http://sneillfx.com/page13
I've done it and although a great deal smaller it's still a decent sized model. One I can take to the lake under my arm. It takes two people to deal with the big VIIC.
There have been at lease 10 or more Gato's that I know of that have been converted to RC. And the Seaview and so on and so forth.
Look over my web site and you'll see what I mean. Currently I building a large Seaview for a customer:
www.stevneill.wordpress.com
Enjoy,
Steve