"Sahara" Ironclad kit???

The CSS Texas was the ship in the book, and was a real ship. The ship in the movie had a longer superstructure and look more like the Virginia (often called Merrimac).

I found one model for you, which must be about 3" long.

The real CSS Texas was unfinished and abandoned in Richmond.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CSS_Texas 

Found this

http://cgi.ebay.com/CSS-Texas-Sahara-movie-version-1-192-multi-media-PE-/370475075987

I read something that the movie version was based more on a Virginia, then the actual Texas. The actual model appears to be completely fictionalized, but takes some aspects of multiple different classes of CSS ironclads and morphs into something completely new.

I would love to have the model that was sitting on the table in the movie.

That one on ebay doesn't look right and I don't know why the guy had to guess on the lower hull since the model was seen from a number of angles in the film.

Hmm. not sure about the one on eBay and the 700th one sounds just waaay to small. One about the size of the one in the movie would be sweet. Wonder how hard it would be to scratch??

you really shoul read the book. a much better story line.

That movie is what got me reading Cusslers books.

For a while I was reading 4 a week, sadly I'm a bit behind on my reading books still in my stash and have a few to still pick up.

I really need to finish my 2 NUMA PBY's and get started on my I-403.

enemeink

you really shoul read the book. a much better story line.

Actually, I had read about all of Dirk Pitts adventures before they announced the movie. Clive is an amazing writer and ties things together that you would never think could be in the same story. I haven't read any of the books with the new character after Dirk and Al. Personally, the movie was a big dissappointment for me since I had read the book, but most movies based on a novel are TBH.

His newest book is Dirk Pitt.

The site Cusslermen has a listing of the books and what characters are in them.

For the life of me I could have sworn I did screen caps of the movie (specifically the model) a few months ago but now I can't find them.

Jester75

enemeink:

you really shoul read the book. a much better story line.

 

Actually, I had read about all of Dirk Pitts adventures before they announced the movie. Clive is an amazing writer and ties things together that you would never think could be in the same story. I haven't read any of the books with the new character after Dirk and Al. Personally, the movie was a big dissappointment for me since I had read the book, but most movies based on a novel are TBH.

I've read almost all of the cussler books and here's what i think of each of the series:

the Kurt Austin ones are almost the same as the Dirk Pit books so I like them. The Isaac Bell detective books are a nice change up and takes place around the turn of the century. i like these ones a lot as well . the Oregan file book are ok they are a good read from time to time. but the fargo character books are nothing to get excited about.

I agree about the movie. i was pretty excited about it when i heard that it was coming out, but was disapointed when i saw it opening night.

You might look into the Verlinden 1/200th scale Ironclad kits; the Atlanta and Palmetto State are similar in appearance to what I've been able to see of the movie ship online:

http://www.verlindenonline.com/store/index.php?cPath=102_133

They go together really well

If ever there was a type of vessel that is an ideal scratchbuild project, the 'casemate' ironclads must surely be them?! I'd love to have a go, but scale drawings are very hard to come by in the UK.

Will

Well, I was fartin' around on ebay looking for something entirely different and looky what I found:

http://cgi.ebay.com/CSS-Texas-Sahara-movie-version-1-192-multi-media-PE_W0QQitemZ370475075987QQcategoryZ152932QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp3286.m7QQ_

6657130961252893277

Gentlemen,

Please help me out here . . . what movie and what series of books?

Thanks!

Bill Morrison

warshipguy

Gentlemen,

Please help me out here . . . what movie and what series of books?

Thanks!

Bill Morrison

The 2005 movie 'Sahara' see iMDB  http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0318649/

Books by Clive 'Raise the Titanic' Cussler

EdGrune

warshipguy:

Gentlemen,

Please help me out here . . . what movie and what series of books?

Thanks!

Bill Morrison

 

The 2005 movie 'Sahara' see iMDB  http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0318649/

Books by Clive 'Raise the Titanic' Cussler

 

 

the book series are Dirk Pitt Adventures. the book Sahara is pretty good. the movie was good, if you don't take the book into consideration.

The book Pacific Vortex was the first book that was written but Mediterranean Caper (aka Mayday) was the first published.

PV is actually referenced in MC as with so many of his books often refer to things that happened in previous books, although at times there are mistakes made.

Pacific Vortex (1983) (Dirk Pitt Adventure)
Mediterranean Caper (1973) (Dirk Pitt Adventure)
Iceberg (1975) (Dirk Pitt Adventure)
Raise the Titanic (1976) (Dirk Pitt Adventure)
Vixen 03 (1978) (Dirk Pitt Adventure)
Night Probe (1981) (Dirk Pitt Adventure)
Deep Six (1984) (Dirk Pitt Adventure)
Cyclops (1986) (Dirk Pitt Adventure)
Treasure (1988) (Dirk Pitt Adventure)
Dragon (1990) (Dirk Pitt Adventure)
Sahara (1992) (Dirk Pitt Adventure)
Inca Gold (1994) (Dirk Pitt Adventure)
Shockwave (1996) (Dirk Pitt Adventure)
Sea Hunters (1996) Non-Fiction
Flood Tide (1997) (Dirk Pitt Adventure)
Clive Cussler and Dirk Pitt Revealed (1998)
Serpent (1999) NUMA Files
Atlantis Found (1999) (Dirk Pitt Adventure)
Blue Gold (2000) NUMA Files
Valhalla Rising (2001) (Dirk Pitt Adventure)
Fire Ice (2002) NUMA Files
The Sea Hunters II (2002) Non-Fiction
White Death (2003) NUMA Files
Golden Buddha (2003) Oregon Files
Trojan Odyssey (2003) (Dirk Pitt Adventure)
Lost City (2004) NUMA Files
Sacred Stone (2004) Oregon Files
Black Wind (2004) (Dirk Pitt Adventure)
Polar Shift (2005) NUMA Files
Dark Watch (2005) Oregon Files
The Adventures of Vin Fiz (2006) Children's Book
Skeleton Coast (2006) Oregon Files
Treasure of Khan (2006) (Dirk Pitt Adventure)
The Navigator (2007) NUMA Files
The Chase (2007) Western
Plague Ship (2008) Oregon Files
Arctic Drift (2008) (Dirk Pitt Adventure)
Corsair (2009) Oregon Files
Medusa (2009) NUMA Files
Spartan Gold (Fargo Adventure)
Wrecker (2009) Isaac Bell Series
The Silent Sea (2010) Oregon Files
The Adventures of Hotsy Totsy (2010) Children's Book
The Spy (2010) Isaac Bell Series
Lost Empire: A Fargo Adventure
Crescent Dawn (Dirk Pitt Adventure)

I thought Raise the Titanic was first published but Mediterranean Caper was written first? Probably got them mixed up but I have read 95% of those on that list and have enjoyed all of them. Currently looking for them all in hardback to add as a collection.

i don't know if anybody remembers this but Raise the Titanic was also made into a movie. I haven't watched it in 20+ years so i don't really recall anything about it though.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081400/

Flagship models carry a full line of Southern Ironclads and PE sets for scratch building.  The movie ship was a copulation, based on Richmound class ships.

I have built The Flagship Models Palmetto State and Chicora, both were great kits and a lot of fun.  I highly recommend them.

You can find the Palmetto State on the Steel Navy site.