Hi all.
Finally a little dream came true, the Nautilus landed on my bench. After having seen the first test shots, some other WIP and having a soft spot for steampunk related things of course, this was a "must have".
The kit itself is based n Greg deSantis' drwaings, who is a conceptional artist that won many awards. It features highly detailed plastic parts, comes with PE parts, masks for the windows (!) and last but not least a squid base.
Here the fun starts...
A table full of parts...
BUILDING THE BASE
The base itself is a tropical root and I got it from a nearby garden center. Sea shells and cut peacock feathers were used for the decoration, as well as some grass flakes, meant for scale trees etc. Some red fibres (for car carpets for example) are supposed to be algae.
On the rear side, theres a little cave, maybe Im gponna build something in there too. Most important thing was - by chance - that the sduid fit perfectly (!) in the dent on the upper side of the base. Didnt expect that, sometimes youre just lucky.
THE SQUID
...is perfectly designed. The tentacles arent just some parts, theyre designed to hold the ship later without rework. The squid was painted in dark grey primer, violet and scarlet red followed, final touches were done with dark brown washing. The eye was painted wet-in-wet by using light buff & white for the outer area, Nato black with some blue & very light blue for the reflectations.
Greg deSantis' "NAUTILUS" | Pegasus | 1/144
Greg deSantis' "NAUTILUS" | Pegasus | 1/144
"Did you really pay a big amount of money for only half a figure?!"
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Re: Greg deSantis' "NAUTILUS" | Pegasus | 1/144
The root alone is a pretty smart idea, but using feathers for depicting subsea flora is genious!
Looking forward how you'll tackle the sub.
Looking forward how you'll tackle the sub.
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I AM ROOT!*
* Thank you. Roots are cheap, convincing and Im getting lazy.
* Thank you. Roots are cheap, convincing and Im getting lazy.
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Cool Tigrazor! Where do you buy your Pegasus kits? I have some trouble locating them in the Netherlands.
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I got it in a shop where I buy very often, its some km away from here. Got it more or less by chance. And I was asked yesterday if I could get another one - for a commission work.
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I started the interior today. Again, my favourite metal colors were used: Vallejo Metal Color Acrylics. Theyre very thin, easy to handle, dont smell and "idiot safe", with a brilliant finish.
A decent washing here and there, some highlights... thats all. Detail painting of the book shelves etc. will follow.
A decent washing here and there, some highlights... thats all. Detail painting of the book shelves etc. will follow.
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That is looking pretty awesome Lucas - you've done a really nice job on that squid.
I love the idea for the base, it's superb!
I love the idea for the base, it's superb!
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Re: Greg deSantis' "NAUTILUS" | Pegasus | 1/144
You are off to a killer start!
Your base work is awesome! Especially the squid....
I know this is not the film version of the Nautilus, but when I was a little boy, I remember seeing the Disney film at the drive in. The part with the giant squid in the movie was pretty intense for this little boy.... You have nailed it
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Re: Greg deSantis' "NAUTILUS" | Pegasus | 1/144
I found a Dutch seller. They want over €100 for this kit!tigrazor wrote:I got it in a shop where I buy very often, its some km away from here. Got it more or less by chance. And I was asked yesterday if I could get another one - for a commission work.
http://www.1001modelbouw.nl/modellen-st ... 91208.html
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Ouch, thats pretty much!
And GR.4 Desert Storm decals in Desert Oink! Is the "oink" relating on the piggy color? And was it GR.4 in 1991, really???
http://www.1001modelbouw.nl/model-panav ... 46-ab.html
And GR.4 Desert Storm decals in Desert Oink! Is the "oink" relating on the piggy color? And was it GR.4 in 1991, really???
http://www.1001modelbouw.nl/model-panav ... 46-ab.html
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