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Promare, Inc. [PROmoting MArine Research and Exploration] asked us to make a replica of their newest submersible called the Marian S201. It is a work in progress for Promare as they continue to make changes to the prototype but refinements have been made to the design and in the images here I can show you what the latest craft looks like.
Our models of the S201 are 10th and 24th scale. The 10th scale is 3' long and is really quite a nice platform for RC. We vacuform the hull top and bottom and then add the details directly on the hull with the lasercutter but... it can all be done using templates. Time to complete the hull as you see here from the time we vacuformed the hull to delivery of the model was 3 days. Keep in mind that we spent more time mastering to simplify assembly so that puts into perspective that the model as finished was quite a lot of work to GET to the vacuform stage.
In any case enjoy. We also did a digital model of the S201 as well as a study. I included a couple of those shots too to show how pretty this little boat appears.
Top Shell after lasercutting the details. These can be put in easily with templates, we just had the files available since we created them to make the master.
Stern thruster duct roughed in.
Stern Tail section. Nice size!
Some of the small parts ... Lots of nice brushed aluminum on this model.
Forward view of model. Viewport down low has an interior which looks really interesting.
View looking into the viewport
Stern section... Hull in real life is fiberglass with a gloss.
Top down view showing stern details and access panels
Sail area.
Overall Port side view of finished model
Before creating the physical model above, we created the digital model below. These types of models are very useful for determining the physical 3D relationships in a model between components. You can pre-engineer all the parts ahead of time and make measurements for the physical model and get complex curvatures figured out.
Digital Model in a warehouse environment for ambience.
Bow Thruster in forward Duct of digital model.
Tail section of the digital model.
Our models of the S201 are 10th and 24th scale. The 10th scale is 3' long and is really quite a nice platform for RC. We vacuform the hull top and bottom and then add the details directly on the hull with the lasercutter but... it can all be done using templates. Time to complete the hull as you see here from the time we vacuformed the hull to delivery of the model was 3 days. Keep in mind that we spent more time mastering to simplify assembly so that puts into perspective that the model as finished was quite a lot of work to GET to the vacuform stage.
In any case enjoy. We also did a digital model of the S201 as well as a study. I included a couple of those shots too to show how pretty this little boat appears.
Top Shell after lasercutting the details. These can be put in easily with templates, we just had the files available since we created them to make the master.
Stern thruster duct roughed in.
Stern Tail section. Nice size!
Some of the small parts ... Lots of nice brushed aluminum on this model.
Forward view of model. Viewport down low has an interior which looks really interesting.
View looking into the viewport
Stern section... Hull in real life is fiberglass with a gloss.
Top down view showing stern details and access panels
Sail area.
Overall Port side view of finished model
Before creating the physical model above, we created the digital model below. These types of models are very useful for determining the physical 3D relationships in a model between components. You can pre-engineer all the parts ahead of time and make measurements for the physical model and get complex curvatures figured out.
Digital Model in a warehouse environment for ambience.
Bow Thruster in forward Duct of digital model.
Tail section of the digital model.
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