James bond lotus submarine

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

That was BEAUTIFUL! Well done, sir. Now, fix that god-awful heeling and you have it all.

[RCSubGuy]

Here is the benchmark! (Sincere apologies for the quasi-thread-hijack):

[ffr2608]

That is correct. The 1/12 is glass and 1/8 is resin printed. You could drive a truck over the glass boat. The hope is to make a high power ultra hydrobatic model for the pool. Rolls and surface breaching kind of stuff.

[Schmitty1944]

Fantastic work. Love the Corgi toys too. I still have mine from when the movie was new. So you made a mold of the 1/12 scale and then made a glassfibre body/hull? But the 1/8 you are using the 3D printed hull directly? In the last photo with the Corgis and the carpenters square on the large model the back window looks more curved. Did you change it?

Looking forward to the lake test!

Jason

[redboat219]

Lake test this weekend.

As Q would say, "Do try to bring her back in one piece."

[ffr2608]

The prototype Wet Nellie was printed in 1:12, cast and layed up in fiberglass. If the 1/8 printed model is a success, I’m going to make a single engine hot rod out of the fiberglass hull.

[ffr2608]

Final tub float test. I have 1/8” of roof above the water for a good starting trim. Using Velcro in the corners to do the fine tuning. Radio box is complete and I was able to get the 900mhz antenna pretty vertical and the 2.4 at the highest point of the pressure box.
Lake test this weekend.

[ffr2608]

I don’t think there is enough meat but will do a test on 1. Easy to sleeve, just waiting on an EBay order to get started.
They look to be a nice fit.
DH

[redboat219]

I need to sleeve the shafts since I have 1/8 in the design and the props are 3/32. Simple step down using brass.

You could bore out the props David sent to 1/8. White metal is relatively soft. You could do it by hand using a new 1/8 drill bit.

[ffr2608]

Last bit of work on the electronics box. Going with a 2s 5000 to start and will add a cell if performance is too low. Foam is placed in the upper hull so time for a float test and ballasting.

[ffr2608]

They will be. Currently testing with the printed versions. I just had to see how efficient they were.
I need to sleeve the shafts since I have 1/8” in the design and the props are 3/32. Simple step down using brass.

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Tub test went great. I got the motor control dialed in with the ability to pivot and hold position in a small space. Electronics box was bone dry so on to foam placement and ballasting. I plan to place the foam on the upper hull to keep things clean. She is currently a sinker but should be an easy job using a plastic tub in the garage.
DH

https://youtu.be/5P8myw1MOOQ?feature=shared

Were the propellers useful?

[ffr2608]

Tub test went great. I got the motor control dialed in with the ability to pivot and hold position in a small space. Electronics box was bone dry so on to foam placement and ballasting. I plan to place the foam on the upper hull to keep things clean. She is currently a sinker but should be an easy job using a plastic tub in the garage.
DH

https://youtu.be/5P8myw1MOOQ?feature=shared

[ffr2608]

Amazing collection! That’s my 43 MB and the event was held in the Southern California foothills.

[Schmitty1944]

" I can appreciate your eye seeing the differences between the road car and submarine model. I modeled the movie prop which has a TON of low spots, "

I completely understand. I am very interested in this subject and in no way am I meaning to be critical, just very curious. When you mention your model is based on the movie prop, Do you mean the full size "wet nellie" submarine version or an effects miniature? Where did you get the dimensions etc from exactly?

Is that photo your actual WWII Jeep? it looks super nice. Is that photo from a movie set?

The photo I posted is some of my car collection and my cat Marmite. Classic/collector cars is what I do for a living and a hobby. I also have a couple WWII Vehicles a 1942 Willy's Jeep and a 1944 VW "Kubelwagen". I have loved Lotus cars my whole life and have had many Esprits. I currently have the red 1977 series 1 you see in the photo. My love for them definitely is due to "The spy who loved me" which I saw for the first time at 6 years old.

BTW: I recently noticed the yellow wet submarine that chases the Esprit in TSWLM, The one that Bob and gang saw in person a while ago and then the owner asked Bob to remove all footage from existence, It's called the Shark Hunter II. It is in the background of a warehouse in another James Bond move. Timothy Dalton's 2nd bond film "License to Kill". I was surprised to see it.

Jason