Here we so far- I think the camera washed out some detail...

Thanks to you all, it really wasn't that fast just seemed that way. Again I can't wait to see these builds coming up.

Nice work on Robby there Jibber. Haven't had much time to work on Spidey due to work and trying to get my car fixed, but have managed to get his limbs together and the seams on his legs sanded out.

Aaro amd Tim- love the Vlog. Missed watching them.

That's ok, I have a finger glued to the deck of my sailboat!

Jibber - looks great!  Man...that was fast, and good.  I think I may have a hip glued to my horse, and that's it.

GM sorry about posting to Jack. You have quite an undertaking and I can't wait to see it. Jules Verne was quite a futurist and left you with a real project.

Jack thats quite an undertaking, I can see any number of sub assemblies. Great subject.

Thank you SO MUCH for the link. I had no idea about any of this.

Ray Bradbury gave his eulogy! That really rocks!

The suit in the photo is a crew suit. Nemo's is similar, but the body suit itself is white, of course since he's the boss.

The guy at Dimensional Designs tells me the headlamp can be illuminated. I want to figure that one out.

GM, that diving suit could turn out to be quite colourful.  Here's why I say that after googling for images:

... and more photos from the site:

http://tomscherman.blogspot.ca/2010/05/epcot-living-seas-pavilion-nautilus.html

regards

Jack

Way to go, Jibber!

Tim- gulp yes that seems to be "in the cards".

I completed research stage 1 last night. Watched the "20,000 Leagues Under The Sea" movie on YouTube. I can't say it's aged so well, but I did get extensive info on the diving suits.

Thank you.

Jibber,

Very nice! I've posted your photo to the lead page.

Cheers, Aaron

GMorrison - That looks like it'll build up into one heck of a fine model. Just down the street, you say? More figures in your future?

I wish the camera showed it better, thanks Bish.

jibber, that's brilliant, I love it. The red undercoat was defiantly a good move.

Thanks Jack, I'll tell Robby.

jibber - Robby looks great, and that metallic finish looks flawless.  

I think that red undercoat helped give it a slight warm look to the metal, I can see a bit violet hues all around.  As for being a fun kit, well if it were me I'd be ecstatic to have completed this in a week's time.

regards,

Jack

Thanks, I think it is right up there with the best of the 50's Sci Fi movies. I can't wait to see some of these other builds, a nice change of pace.

GM: Cool, looks like a really nice kit there!

Jibber: Wow! Been a little while since I've seen the film but he looks pretty darn close to me! I guess I should pull out the DVD and rewatch it now! The gunmetal looks fantastic!

The problem with the legs are in the curves. I set them to make the least amount of work because the high and low parts of the arcs were off by just enough that they needed a lot of work. First I lowered the high points and had to rebuild especially the low points where they met. Ugh. But I think it turned out alright and you would need a gauge to see that they're slightly off. I actually thought this would be a fun little kit, couple hours maybe......

Well done, Jibber! That's really stunning.

Like Tim, I'm curious about the legs (after Aaron's dire remarks in the vlog....)

Jibber - Well done! You wasted no time at all! Grab the badge you prefer and feel free to add it to your sig line.

I'll put a pic of Robby up in the Hall of Fame.

How did the seams along the legs turn out for you? Any advice regarding fit you'd want to impart to those of us who might build the kit in the future?

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Just finishing up Robby. The body is complete and I just finished up his head gear. The base I sprayed Desert Yellow by Tamiya and then dry brushed a dark brown. These are the colors suggested by Polar Lights, but in the movie the ground and mountains are a lot darker so I chose the sandy/brown combo for the contrast. The entire kit had fit problems and the head gear was no exception.

Woohoo!

Nemo has arrived!

Boy, I don't know what I'm getting myself into here, but it's gotta be worth a shot.

It turns out the actual manufacturer is an outfit called "Dimensional Designs" and they are right down the street from my office.

Uh Oh...

I already called the guy because there were no specific instructions in the box. His recommendation- look at built models online and watch the movie. That makes perfect sense.

I'm pretty excited about this.

Hi guys!

Marc - Very nice! Yeah, I know. I'm trying to get to the important business of figure modeling, but all this editing and publishing hoo-ha keeps getting in the way.

Gamera - Make it so. (I don't know what you're supposed to make so, but it sounded better than saying something with No. 1 in it.)

Unlike Marc, I can't show you any images of the model I'm working on--need to keep that shielded from sonar until ... well, I'm not sure which issue it'll appear in, but until that issue preview hits the website. I will tell you that I spent many hours with window masks and photoetched-metal parts over the weekend. So many hours I missed trick or treating with Dark Power (YOU HEAR THAT AARON!?)

Oh well, I have another stab at it (HA! stab at it ... I kill me ... HA!) on the 31st. Not that the kid needs anymore candy--he always brings home a huge haul. I guess his cousins were upset that he was getting full-size Snickers and Butterfinger bars when they were only getting the snack sizes. It pays to be five, cute, and charismatic.

The work that's getting done in here so far is looking GOOD! Keep it up, gents. As for me, I have two feature stories for March that are howling for my attention. I'm off to whet my flensing blades. Back, beast! Back, I say!

Hey nice Abrams Marc!!!

I did get the faces mostly done over the weekend, they're to the point they may need a little more work but I'm afraid to fiddle with them more and mess them up. Dang- I was going to take photos but got in a hurry and forgot, I'll see what I can do if we get some good sunlight here- I really need a photo booth or something like that.

Good to see the vlogs up and running again.  And shocked to see Arron whoopin' yur tail there Tim.  Working at work?  PRIORITIES MAN!

Can't show anything  on the CFTBL but I can show you how close I'm gettin'.  The photo sort of applies since it is most definitely a hero.

Bish I'm spraying Robby with Gun Metal. I've done this before with a red primer and it has a slightly different hue to it but I don't think I would do it on an AFV, but Robby is a robot and I taking a chance it works for him.    

Aaron, nice start. Going to check the vlog out later, I aim to keep up with them this time.