Favourite Sci-fi/movie sub - Place your bets!

[Guest]

Couple more days to vote,

Couple more days to vote, guys!

Looks like it'll be a close thing!

Andy

[Guest]

....and the winner is-

The Disney

....and the winner is-

The Disney Nautilus!!!

Foregone conclusion really, but it's interesting to see that some of the other boats didn't even get a vote, oh well.

Seaview and Seaquest DSV drew on second place with the proteus trailing in third place.

Cheers

Andy



Edited By Sub culture on 1090523803

[rcher]

The Disney Nautilus is a

The Disney Nautilus is a pretty cool sub, but I'd have to admit that the LEG Sword of the Sea submarine is growing on me.

[rcher]

What the H***?!?! Isn't there

What the H***?!?! Isn't there an edit button for this forum?

Anyway, I meant to say LXG (aka League of Extraordinary Gentlemen) and the Nautilus (aka Sword of the Ocean.)

[Guest]

Yes there is an edit

Yes there is an edit function, but you need to be a member to enjoy that facility.

Andy



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[captain nemo]

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Pat "not trying to make trouble, just wanna have fun" Regan

[Guest]

There were quite few boats

There were quite few boats left out of the poll, mainly Nautilus variations.

Put simply, the ones that I didn't include were left out because they generally failed to move people or stick in the mind.

I think the poll broadly represented sci-fi and movie subs, and the fact that the ABC Nautilus- surely the best Nautilus design since the Goff version- didn't post a single vote proves my point.

Andy

[rcher]

Subculture, I understand that you

Subculture, I understand that you couldn't include all variations of the Nautilus in your poll and you left out one of the THE most famous submarine in the movie industry. (Hint, it's Yellow.) But I voted for the Disney Nautilus myself. []

As for the the Sword of the Ocean Nautilus. I got out my LXG DVD last night and studied the images of the Sword of Ocean. It's a pretty neat looking submarine. I think that the rearend treatment was butt ugly with the pinecone props and the three overhanging rudders. Some of the pictures that I looked at tho, it was pretty cool that the Sword of the Ocean sort of looked like a huge sperm whale. Kinda like the way the Disney Nautilus looked like a giant fish. As for the size and interior of the LXG Nautilus, have you seen the size and interior of a luxury cruise ship lately?? The LXG Nautilus is pretty spartan by comparision.

[bob the builder]

I think the poll broadly

I think the poll broadly represented sci-fi and movie subs, and the fact that the ABC Nautilus- surely the best Nautilus design since the Goff version- didn't post a single vote proves my point.

Andy,


You and I both know that we're on the same page in regards to our opinions of this (awesome) sub design.

Plans are in the works to R/C one, but I'll be darned if I can figure a way to get that scale high waterline with so much hull up there. I'm thinking I'll have to settle for a dynamic diver, probably pulled down with thrusters. I've got two other projects to finish up first, so I've got lots of time to think on it.

In regards to the LXG sub... I could have lived with a different design. It's alright, but waaaaay overdone. I tjust didn't seem to fit with the time period at all (cruise missiles? Come on, people!).

[scott t]

but I'll be darned if

[quote]but I'll be darned if I can figure a way to get that scale high waterline with so much hull up there.

How about adding some air bladders concealed behind bottom hull plates that can be inflated and protrude from the bottom to lift the model to the desired waterline once on the surface.

They would be concealed the rest of the time to give that scale apperance. Sort of like the float on Chitty Chitty Bang Bang or the float around the Apollo space capsule but hidden bellow the boats outline.

Scott

[Guest]

but I'll be darned if

but I'll be darned if I can figure a way to get that scale high waterline with so much hull up there.

How about adding some air bladders concealed behind bottom hull plates that can be inflated and protrude from the bottom to lift the model to the desired waterline once on the surface.

They would be concealed the rest of the time to give that scale apperance. Sort of like the float on Chitty Chitty Bang Bang or the float around the Apollo space capsule but hidden bellow the boats outline.

Scott

Fitting airbags underneath would decrease the metacentric height, which would almost certainly make the boat less stable.
Plus it wouldn't look the part IMHO.

I've discussed this with Bob offline, and I think the solution lies in placing valves in the free flood sections.

This way the boat would be effectively a dry hull boat when at the surface waterline, until opening the valves result in the areas around the wtc free flooding. This could take the boat down to a more managable waterline, whereupon a smaller ballast system (gas, piston tank etc.) mounted inside the WTC could take over buoyancy control.

A centrifugal pump could be used to pump out the water when wishing to return to scale(!) waterline, as it isn't required to work against pressure. Alternatively compressed air could be pressed into service although this would require an air receiver which could result in more bulk.

This system apes full size submarines.

Andy

[scott t]

Sounds good.

I was thinking if

[color=#000000]Sounds good.

I was thinking if there was not enough internal space to float it high enough on ballast tanks then air bags (3 or 4) positioned to form stable legs would push the boat skyward to the desired waterline.

Is the ABC Nautilus the one that resembles a horseshoe crab?

In this version of Captain Nemos Nautilus he has probably installed his high speed surface travel hydro-planes.
As I recall (imagine ) they extend down on legs when in use. ]

[Guest]

The ABC Nautilus was based

The ABC Nautilus was based on a species of Lobster known as the Balmain bug.

These are native to Austrailia and New Zealand.

As the boat was designed and built in Australia, by an outfit known as 'The Modelsmiths', this makes perfect sense.

Not sure how they compare to a horseshoe crab mind.

http://faunanet.gov.au/wos/factfile.cfm?Fact_ID=72

[scott t]

http://www.q-design.com/20k/ABC.jpg

Found a picture on a



Found a picture on a web site. I believe it is of Mr. Babingtons Model.

[scott t]

http://www.q-design.com/20k/ABCbottom.jpg

Bottom of same model.


http://www.subcommittee.com/forum/thumb_f72a.jpg

Balmain bug



Bottom of same model.




Balmain bug