UHU02 Submarine?

Gixergs

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Three scale models were built for special effects work. The first, a 35 foot remote controlled model, could sail in high seas and dive; the other two, 18 feet and 8 feet in length, were used for underwater shots. Scale models of tankers, destroyers and other ships were also built to complete the armada.

for any sequel they will just download this beauty.
 

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Gixergs

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More conning tower.
Models built for Das Boot were also used in Raiders of the lost Ark.
 

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OhioMike

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WOW....that is quite awesome! The deck looks very realistic in those views! That detail in the last view is incredible!
 

Gixergs

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Thank you from Japan:wave:
Thank you UHU02 it's nice to see you post here again.
More pictures of the amazing conning tower assembly.
While shooting scale models in the Northern Sea, filming was disturbed by doves landing on the submarine.
 

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Gixergs

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The full-scale model was little more than a hollow shell with an engine, and could be used only in calm waters. While it was being filmed in rougher weather, it cracked in two and sank. It was later recovered, patched with wood planks and used for the final shots.
 

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OhioMike

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Was looking at enlarged views of the above photos and those railings especially look very good. Those are difficult to model at this scale and he accomplished that very well indeed!
 
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Zathros

The railings, the handrail, these details are incredible. It's nice to see the hand that makes the work. You can tell a lot by looking at someone's hands. The picture is a good way of learning how the hands of a Master craftsman work. Exceptional!
 

Gixergs

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A miniature submarine was used for scenes in which we see the submarine from outside. The model was steered from the inside by a diver. After three days, the diver who was hired to steer the model had to quit. He had gotten sea sick for the first time in his two-decades-spanning career.
 

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Zathros

If I could design and make a model like that, I'd probably just run around town yelling "Look what I made" over and over!:roll1:
 
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