Moebius Seaview 1:350 scale WIP

GM, that explains it then. You have a long history of building challenging models!

Tojo72

Nice job overcoming the problems,looks good.

 

Thanks, Tojo. 

Last night I had worked on the sail and what should have been an easy deal turned into a bigger job. I will update on that within the next few days.

Comes from building too many ship models in the 60's with Aztec steps.

GMorrison

In answer I think to your question about why the interior corners of the deck opening aren't square, here's why.

Older molds, in other words everything not made in the modern slide molds which have moving parts, need a "draft" on every part in order to separate the halves of the mold and remove the part from the remaining half.

So no parts can be exactly square to the opening and closing of the mold halves.

This looks like a fun model. Painting it will be really cool.

 

You are pretty knowledgeable about this stuff, GM. Thanks for explaining that. It is good to know that it is not anything that I did.

Images ?

  I am lucky if I spell right . No really . Many folks have been kind enough to try to splain this pichure ting .Just can't seem to get the hang of it . I still am trying .

 Maybe I'll shock the H&** out of meself one day and actually get one on here .Whoo that would be so cool .  T.B.

In answer I think to your question about why the interior corners of the deck opening aren't square, here's why.

Older molds, in other words everything not made in the modern slide molds which have moving parts, need a "draft" on every part in order to separate the halves of the mold and remove the part from the remaining half.

So no parts can be exactly square to the opening and closing of the mold halves.

This looks like a fun model. Painting it will be really cool.

Bakster

I am enjoying the heck out of building this.

Surely glad to hear that. They say this hobby is supposed to be fun, you know. That's what I hear, anyway.

Greg

You just started and it looks like the Seaview already. Cool!

 

Yeah there is not much to this thing. Though there are some fit issues, I am enjoying the heck out of building this. 

You just started and it looks like the Seaview already. Cool!

crown r n7

But its that console that kept Shorting out in any type of underwater turbulence lol !

LOL... I think that I put mine in the bathtub. 

This Seaview went full circle...

Now that I got my hands dirty with sprue dust, I can give you my first impressions.

1. There is some flash to deal with but I have seen much worse, I.E. the Mayflower build.

2. There have been some fit issues, but it may be limited to the one section that I will spend some time talking about.

3. The ease of assembly is very good.

I started by test fitting the two halves of the hull. Immediately, I had noticed that there was some twisting going on. You press here, and it pops there. You press there and it pops here. It didn't seem severe enough though that I should do anything other than glue the darn thing. I started at the bow along it's keel, then over, and all the way back again. I did this in sections to make sure I was getting the best alignments. In the end, it came out pretty good. Phew...

Below: There are some gaps along its keel, and this is the worst of it. No matter how hard that I squeezed on that section I could not close that gap. I will repair that with CA.

Below: Nothing to say here other than to take a gander at the seam. It came together nicely. 

Below: Here is where I had some problems. For reference, the piece that is out of alignment is called the upper deck. The sail gets mounted to this, and behind where the sail sits is where the nuclear missile covers are molded. The problem here is, in short, it would not fit into the recess. And, it wouldn't fit for various reasons.

Below: Here is one of the problems. The recessed corners are not square. I could not account for why this occurred. The rest of the model seems aligned well. I can only guess that this is some sort of defect. I had to notch those corners out so that they were square, and on both ends of the deck had to be done. 

Below: The underside of the deck has two locating plugs and they don't align well with the corresponding notches on the hull. This caused the deck to ride high. So, I had to sand those down until I could get the correct height.

Lastly, the deck was too long! I had to sand the ends down some in order for the piece to fit. What the heck...

The Seaview went full circle for me because I remember having the same dang problem when I built it many many many years ago. I am having flashbacks. 

Below: after all is said and done...it still has a crappy fit. Primarily, this is true at the very ends of the decking. This is unacceptable to me and I can't leave it like this. So, I will fill and sand smooth the entire deck join.

Overall, I am enjoying the simplicity of the build.

Yes I built the aurora kit with lots of flash on black plastic and always ended up in the pool . But its that console that kept Shorting out in any type of underwater turbulence lol !

Don Stauffer

Boy, I am trying to remember how long ago it was when I build a model of the Seaview! It was way back, when the series was on broadcast TV.

 

 

Don, you and me both!

Boy, I am trying to remember how long ago it was when I build a model of the Seaview! It was way back, when the series was on broadcast TV.

Hello, I expect to have an update tonight with how things are progressing. In the meantime, I would like to put out a feeler for sources on wood bases. The sub will be mounted on the water dio base, but below that I would like a nice wood base. I found a source in the UK for some, but I really don't want to order from overseas. 

No need to go searching, just if anyone is aware of a good source. In the end I will probably have to make my own.

Thanks.

Tanker - Builder

I have this ;

   There are four ships ( seasonal ? ) That I do this with . Once every three months I switch them out . There's a model of the M.S. ORIANA that I built ( bigger than the REVELL kit ) . A model of the TITANIC ( with All the windows and doors glazed , Portholes too ) The Premium Edition .

   Then , there,s the U-47 ( Enlarged and  with full detail interior . ) and lastly the Seaview . I am going to " Window " Her in different areas to show off more of the interior . These all make nice night lights !  T.B.

 

These sound awesome.  Have you posted images anywhere that we can link to?

I have this ;

   There are four ships ( seasonal ? ) That I do this with . Once every three months I switch them out . There's a model of the M.S. ORIANA that I built ( bigger than the REVELL kit ) . A model of the TITANIC ( with All the windows and doors glazed , Portholes too ) The Premium Edition .

   Then , there,s the U-47 ( Enlarged and  with full detail interior . ) and lastly the Seaview . I am going to " Window " Her in different areas to show off more of the interior . These all make nice night lights !  T.B.

Tanker - Builder

Oh My !

They made a smaller one ? I am in the middle ? Of my build . Its a monster and the hull is in more than four pieces . Geez . It's going to look good with LEDs in it though . T.B. 

 

Yeah mine is the 14" version. So you have the 33.5" version. Those give you a ton of options for lighting, and they are awesome looking when you do. I always wonder how people display those when they are done. The videos show people laying them out on tables and such. Any thoughts on what you will do?

Oh My !

They made a smaller one ? I am in the middle ? Of my build . Its a monster and the hull is in more than four pieces . Geez . It's going to look good with LEDs in it though . T.B.

 P.S. I was so tickled when they came out with the " Flying Sub " . With a full interior yet ! Neither figure really  resembled David Hedison or the Captain .  Neat Build though ! 

Greg

 

 

GMorrison

Help me!!!

 

 

Oh, gawd, G..... I'd forgotten about that. That line haunted me for years and I just now remembered that my best friend taunted me relentlessly by saying it, knowing that it gave me the creeps.

 

Lol...

GMorrison

Help me!!!

Oh, gawd, G..... I'd forgotten about that. That line haunted me for years and I just now remembered that my best friend taunted me relentlessly by saying it, knowing that it gave me the creeps.

Tojo72

Very interesting project,will enjoy following along.I also enjoyed the initial movie,my father took me to see that.

 

Hey Tojo, it is great to hear from you. I agree about the movie. It has a pretty darn good story to it. The opening scene with Barbara Eden was kind of odd but the story develops pretty nicely.

I am glad that you will be following along! 

GMorrison

Funny you mentioned how you and your brother had to be in front of the set at a given time. Folks don't realize that now.

So true. I remember when VCRs came about and how liberating that was. And now we have DVRs. What I remember most though was having to get up to change the channel. This was before remote controls, or at least it was in our house. They were around, but a pretty expensive adder on new TV sets. Anyway, we'd take turns on who gets up to change the channel. Advertisers had a captive audience because channel surfing was too much work... 

Help me!!!

I will find out the the name of the typographer who designed that title.

That's my thing...

Funny you mentioned how you and your brother had to be in front of the set at a given time.

Folks don't realize that now.

Greg

Way to jump back on the horse, Steve!

That graphic is extra cool. I was pretty much glued to the show too. David Hedison was my hero. I later saw him in The Fly and it scared the heck out of me and I couldn't understand how he could do that.

This'll be fun to watch, glad you're doing it as a WIP.

 

Greg, thanks for all that. By the way...I have that movie and it IS creepy. Especially when he accidentally teleports his pet cat into inner space. You can hear the cat meowing, but there is nothing he can do to retrieve it. Its lost in inner space for all time. How awful. Then of course he messes up his own genetics and mutates into a fly. Crazy.

Thanks...

Way to jump back on the horse, Steve!

That graphic is extra cool. I was pretty much glued to the show too. David Hedison was my hero. I later saw him in The Fly and it scared the heck out of me and I couldn't understand how he could do that.

This'll be fun to watch, glad you're doing it as a WIP.