Flying Sub inbound!
Well it was a bit of a struggle, but mostly a lot of fun. It took 2 cans of Tamiya fine white primer and 2 cans of Tamiya Camel Yellow spray, so the paint cost about 1/2 what the kit cost! I am pretty happy with the overall result though and as Sci Fi kits goes this one was pretty easy over all. I did make my own stand, I felt the one in the kit while very cool and Aurora-esque was just too wobbly.
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Robert Royes said on January 13, 2017
Sub looks wild, as does the stand ! you can almost here the ping ping from the opening of the show.
Craig Abrahamson said on January 13, 2017
“…one ping only, Vassily…”.
Craig Abrahamson said on January 13, 2017
I like it…starkly representative. Nice job, Rob.
DE4EVER said on January 13, 2017
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Very nice clean work Rob. The stand adds a god detail and for sure reminds the viewer of the subject. The model alone brings back good memories. Thanks for sharing this project and for the trip thru memory lane.
Stellan Schroeder Englund said on January 14, 2017
Cool thing! Nice finish you managed to get with all the primer and yellow top coat.
Phil Steele said on January 14, 2017
Looks great !! I had an Sea View kit as a young’un When the TV show was popular.
Stephen W Towle said on January 14, 2017
I half expected to see Richard Basehart /Admiral Harriman Nelson at the controls. Rob the finish …for rattle cans that looks admiral-able. The kit looks like a prop for the TV series.
Two thumbs up
Rob Anderson said on January 14, 2017
Thanks everyone. The rattle can finish was a challenge, at one point I got a run, had to sand and re-paint. Thankfully Tamiya paints are super forgiving for sanding and feathering an edge, just cant do that with enamels well. The thing is huge at 1/32, about a foot across, I also have the 1/350 Seaview I will need to build it soon, it is much more accurate than the old Aurora one.
Dennis Meyers said on January 15, 2017
Very cool. Very well done!
Marc Barris said on January 15, 2017
Nice, very nice indeed
Greg Kittinger said on January 15, 2017
“We all live in a…” – oh wait – different show!
Very nicely done!
Steven Davis said on January 15, 2017
Does bring back lots of good memories love the whole presentation, great job
Rob Anderson said on January 15, 2017
Thanks again guys, I know many of us shy away from Sci Fi kits even though they interest us because they frequently are poorly done. Well this one is no Tamiyagawa kit, but it is well engineered and with some patience builds up great and pretty easy. I am looking forward to the 1/32 Proteus from Fantastic Voyage, it should be out soon, hopefully it is as good a kit as this one was!
Terry Schuler said on January 16, 2017
Rob, nice work, and thanks for the memory’s, always loved this rig !
Tom Bebout said on January 17, 2017
Nice job Rob, the rattle can finish turned out well. I prefer using them especially when the model requires yellow. Hate doing that color.