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Great photo Tom! Thanks for putting it up! I am so looking forward to my build of the Nautilus. There is so much great information on the nautilus on this forum.
Ok, so as is my custom, I typically let something sit a couple days while I look at it and wonder what I like or don't like about it. I wasn't too fond of the contrast between the base coat and rust effect after the satin clear went on. First I tried a light coat of matte clear to see if that would help and it was a little better but I felt it needed more of a rusty hue. As an experiment I tried dusting the whole model with some Vallejo old rust powder pigment and then hit it again with a light coat of Krylon clear matte and now I couldn't be more pleased with it. She looks friggin' awesome!
Thank you gentlemen. Can anyone tell me roughly how many of these kits might have been made and when production stopped? The detail of this boat is very impressive. The running gear install is progressing although I think some bad filament has caused me some grief trying to print a bracket I need. I am able to keep the center section free for potential salon detail and am looking at replacing the wheelhouse and salon windows. I will have one servo, battery, motor and ESC in the wet. Everything else will be in the watertight boxes. More pictures to come.
If memory serves, Jim and I sold around 200 over 10 years. I'd wager most are still on the shelf somewhere awaiting building (or the death of the owner, which typically seems equally likely to occur).
Those lights really set that boat off! The last photo would certainly scare the crews of any ship that might wonder into it's path. Great look, with the blueish/green light!
Are you doing any of the interior work inside the main hull?
The green LED's are likely going to change. I am considering detailing out the salon to a point. Already working on replacing the windows in the wheelhouse and salon but it will still be hard to see much inside it.
One of two ballast tanks. 5-1/2" sphere with 12V solenoid installed and mounted in a 3D printed frame. The frame simply screws to four pillars glued to the bottom of the hull.
That ballast tank is the slickest thing I've seen in a long time! I love it!
For the uninitiated, a spherical ballast tank is the ONLY way to ensure no change in center of buoyancy due to water movement during operation. It's ideal from a physics perspective, but not for space-saving.
That ballast tank is the slickest thing I've seen in a long time!
Bob
I agree with Bob, it is really a cool look. For whatever reason, it fits the Nautilus theme. It has a Steam Punk look and feel to it. If the frame is painted an antique bronze it will be eye candy on the inside. Steve, you are doing.a great job on this submarine.
If you can cut, drill, saw, hit things and swear a lot, you're well on the way to building a working model sub.
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