My 1/35th, 66" long Disney Nautilus
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It sure is. Now one quarter has been rusted and wiped down. The clear coat will darken it some when applied but it is looking good. Next, I will flip it over and do the other bottom section. Then I will turn it upright and do the whole top. I hope to have the paint work completed by Saturday. Then on to running gear. I am still waiting to get my receivers back from Radio South but I have most everything else. I love projects like this where I learn as I go.
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Hi Steve!
Your Nautilus is looking great! The size is so impressive! Your skills with aircraft building are showing through with your Nautilus build. The coloring and your detail work is spot on. Watching your progress on your Nautilus and the great photos you have taken have impressed me to the point you have pushed me over the edge!
I am in the process of purchasing from Bob at Nautilus Drydocks one of his 1:77 scale (31" length) Nautilus complete starter kits. As if I needed more Subs to build!
Keep up the great work Steve, I sure will be following your build close!
Rob
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Hi Steve!
Your Nautilus is looking great! The size is so impressive! Your skills with aircraft building are showing through with your Nautilus build. The coloring and your detail work is spot on. Watching your progress on your Nautilus and the great photos you have taken have impressed me to the point you have pushed me over the edge!
I am in the process of purchasing from Bob at Nautilus Drydocks one of his 1:77 scale (31" length) Nautilus complete starter kits. As if I needed more Subs to build!
Keep up the great work Steve, I sure will be following your build close!
Rob
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is by gimbaling the propeller -- in this example not just pitch, but also swinging it about the yaw axis to complement the turning force of the rudder. This is basically the same kit Rob just bought:
David
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Hi David,
Thank you so much for the photos and the video links for Steve and me to use in our builds of this beautiful Boat! As soon as my Nautilus kit arrives, I will be setting up a build blog on my Nautilus as well. Steve thank you for the use of your blog here so that we could get this great information from the master!!
Rob
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David, that gimbal setup is a masterful piece of engineering. I look forward to your build Rob. Anything shared on any thread of mine is always welcome as an opportunity to learn. I did gimbal the pitch control on my Nautilus but was unaware of being able to incorporate yaw functionality as well until now. I am a little past that point on mine but it is definitely logged into my memory bank for future builds.Comment
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Depending on what model or Nautilus you are painting, on the set Nautilus the rackers have silver/gray along the leading edge. So, no rust where the blades are cutting through the ships hulls.
Here is a picture:
It is a detail I plan on putting on when I build one. Just a random note I had stored away.
Last edited by trout; 04-26-2020, 02:49 AM.If you can cut, drill, saw, hit things and swear a lot, you're well on the way to building a working model sub.👍 1Comment
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I personally like the semi-gloss sheen. Seems more realistic to me, and it's what I do on my Nautilus builds. Matte lacquer actually doesn't play nice with Modern Masters iron paint. It has the terrible habit of turning the rust pink in spots.
I think what you've got going there is perfect.
I'm also a huge proponent of the vertically gimballed prop for pitch control. This boat already has that feature implemented thanks to Steve Neill, but it should be modified for additional throw. I personally feel that the stock rudder has more than enough authority to spin that boat around. Adding a clear piece of plastic to the trailing edge of the rudder would have that thing turning on a dime.
Bob
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