007 Lotus submarine scratch build

Mr Danger

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• Mar 22, 2016

• #1

I Finished my Moonraker project and now I'm working on the Lotus submarine. Here are some pictures of the process. Still have some details to do, lights, logos, paint stripes etc. Everything is made with simple methods and tools, nothing fancy here.

 

Robiwon

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• Mar 22, 2016

• #2

Nice. I just built the Fujimi kit. It's a bit smaller than yours though, lol.

 

GF

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• Mar 22, 2016

• #3

AWESOME!!!!

 

doppelganger

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• Mar 23, 2016

• #4

My favourite bond gadget and in my top 10 favourite cars of all time..... boy got skills.

 

Mr Danger

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• Mar 23, 2016

• #5

Thank you guys for the comments! It's super inspiring to see all the fun and skilful stuff going on here!

 

Robiwon

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• Mar 23, 2016

• #6

Now, what you should do is mold and cast that beast up as a kit!!!

:cool

 

Mr Danger

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• Mar 23, 2016

• #7

Yeah, good idea! ...a bit beyond my skills yet : D

 

Pedro

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• Mar 24, 2016

• #8

Very cool! I loved the heck out of that car when I was a kid.

 

Hunk a Junk

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• Mar 24, 2016

• #9

Niiiice. What's the material you used to carve the body?

 

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SuperHero

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• Mar 25, 2016

• #10

Best car. Great work.


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Mr Danger

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• Mar 25, 2016

• #11

Thank you guys! The material is polystyrene foam. I don't know if there is some other name for it? We often use for house isolation in Finland. Here is a starting point picture and one from today. I made the side fins a bit smaller and painted the stripes.

 

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Prefect42

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• Apr 3, 2016

• #12

Brilliant build. I love seeing old school model building.

Cheers!

Ted.

 

Vacformedhero

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• Apr 6, 2016

• #13

Very nice model, clean and very original

 

Duncanator

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• Apr 6, 2016

• #14

I always wanted the submarine Lotus after seeing that movie as a kid. Nice job!

 

Mr Danger

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• Apr 9, 2018

• #15

Here are some updates on my Bond builds.

 

JediMichael

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• Apr 9, 2018

• #16

I take it you are a Bond fan, maybe not, just guessing....
Looks good.

 

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whb64

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• Apr 9, 2018

• #17

Mr Danger said:

Thank you guys! The material is polystyrene foam. I don't know if there is some other name for it? We often use for house isolation in Finland. Here is a starting point picture and one from today. I made the side fins a bit smaller and painted the stripes.View attachment 607691View attachment 607690

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VERY impressive work!

I see how you made the basic shape, but how do you get the surface finish smooth and how do you create the clean lines and complex bends/angles? Again this is absolutely amazing!

 

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Mr Danger

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• Apr 9, 2018

• #18

Nah... just a bit : D Thanx!

 

Mr Danger

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• Apr 9, 2018

• #19

Then it's basically just filler and sandpapering all night long : ) And painting. I'm still learning and testing. The materials are perhaps not the best for making super detailed forms, but I simplify where needed. I also really don't have a place to do wood or metal work, so I choose materials that I can work on in the living room.

Then I also use foam board/core (It's called something like that I think...).