Question about The hunt for Red October

[novagator]

Did they have a full size mockup of the Red October for surface scenes? If so, was it a real sub or a mockup. Any idea what happen to it?

[novagator]

No one knows? http://www.subcommittee.com/forum/icon_sad.gif

No one knows?

[mit]

Maybe Matt Thor or Dave

Maybe Matt Thor or Dave built one for them ?

Nick

[novagator]

I know Dave built the

I know Dave built the models, I'm talking about the full size one.

[thierryc]

The full size one was

The full size one was a mockup, just a floating barge. I have no idea what happenned to it after the movie. Just like the real Red October it was probably broken down once the story was over

[britt boyette]

The one used for the

The one used for the surface shots was actually two barges with a welded on above water line hull and sail. They couldn't take it out in open water to shoot as the Coast Guard wouldn't let them. It was fitted with a ballast system that would let it flood down to decks awash. I beleive it was scrapped soon after filming.

[koeze]

If you look closely at

If you look closely at the movie you can even see the underside of the "hull" of the mockup.

EJK

[novagator]

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[carcharadon]

Are plans for Red October

Are plans for Red October available? Thinking about next sub.

[bob the builder]

Carcharadon,


I bought a 32Parallel Typhoon

Carcharadon,


I bought a 32Parallel Typhoon submarine from another SubCommittee member a few months ago with plans to accurize the model and set it up for RC. Apparently it was designed to be based on the Hunt for Red October submarine. The stern is just like the movie, but is off from the actual Typhoon.

It's in 1]http://www.rc-sub.com/images/modelpics/typsternview.jpg[/img]





Hull only. You'll need to fabricate the control surfaces. I'll include all of the reference material that I've gathered.

Give me a fair offer and she's yours!

[carcharadon]

Bob thanks for the response

Bob thanks for the response and pictures. It is a beautiful sub, as is your Nautilus. Judging from the pictures it’s also a large sub. And as tempting as it might be to make an offer for that sub I'm hesitant to go with another large sub over 4 ft. Not to be misunderstood, there is nothing wrong with a large sub but the trade-off is that it's difficult and hard to transport and test etc. I'm just about done with the 7 ft. Nautilus and when finished its just going to sit in the backyard. I might take it out on occasion but my first choice for fun sailing will be the 4 ft version. Thanks again and great pictures.