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Offline Antonio Sobral

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Nautilus Submarine (The Pegasus kit with a twist)
« on: December 06, 2013, 08:21:22 AM »
Hi Everyone

This is my first Nautilus, based on the Pegasus Hobbies kit.

But since I did not like some of the kit "features", I modified  it a little bit. I hope you donīt mind.

Please find below some pictures:


First attempt:




Didnīt like the result, so proceeded with some more trials until I found the final one:




Wit the side windows "problem" solved, it was time to tackle another "issue":






Third modification was the label. Nautilus is  like Facebook: no need for the "THE" :)



Definitely more elegant and international!

By the way, I am also not using the Giant Squid. I am using a rock instead:




With the exterior pretty much sorted out, It is time to start working on the interior decoration...

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Re: Nautilus Submarine (The Pegasus kit with a twist)
« Reply #1 on: December 06, 2013, 08:45:12 AM »
Love the mods so far. this is going to be very cool!

ps how big is the actual model btw?

cheers
Brent

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Re: Nautilus Submarine (The Pegasus kit with a twist)
« Reply #2 on: December 06, 2013, 09:49:10 AM »
settling in for this.. love your builds

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Re: Nautilus Submarine (The Pegasus kit with a twist)
« Reply #3 on: December 06, 2013, 10:30:40 AM »
Nice, will watch this build with interest. 8)
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Re: Nautilus Submarine (The Pegasus kit with a twist)
« Reply #4 on: December 06, 2013, 10:36:32 AM »
I can see another Sobral Success in the making, here.

I'll be watching! ;)

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Re: Nautilus Submarine (The Pegasus kit with a twist)
« Reply #5 on: December 06, 2013, 06:39:43 PM »
As always, very interesting and impressive !!!  Well worth watching ..
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Re: Nautilus Submarine (The Pegasus kit with a twist)
« Reply #6 on: December 07, 2013, 03:29:01 AM »
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Re: Nautilus Submarine (The Pegasus kit with a twist)
« Reply #7 on: December 07, 2013, 05:06:04 AM »
Looking good and very fitting iwth Verne's description of her.

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Re: Nautilus Submarine (The Pegasus kit with a twist)
« Reply #8 on: December 09, 2013, 05:12:44 PM »
Hi guys

Thansk for the feedback!

The model is approx. 40cm long (roughly 16 inches) of pure fun :)

As for the giant squid, I am planning to use in another related project, so nothing is lost!
Just twice the fun for the same money.

And I found out another thing I did not like in the kit: The chains:



So it was time to some chemistry:




And some more drilling:







And "voilá" :)




No, still not quite right. Still needs a final touch!




Now, I am happy :)


Thanks for watching!

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Re: Nautilus Submarine (The Pegasus kit with a twist)
« Reply #9 on: December 09, 2013, 05:22:59 PM »
Thnx matey, 40cm is a good size to work with, I'm thinking victorian/pulp spaceship thingy ......

Nice job on the chains, first time I've seen Blackenit at work although I've heard of it before.
Might be worth a try .......

cheers
Brent

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Re: Nautilus Submarine (The Pegasus kit with a twist)
« Reply #10 on: December 10, 2013, 09:15:27 AM »
The new chains look great!  :) Although the kit's chains look pretty decent for an injection-moulded kit.
Cheers,
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Re: Nautilus Submarine (The Pegasus kit with a twist)
« Reply #11 on: December 11, 2013, 04:25:40 AM »
Swapping out the chains was a good call. With that level of detail, it sure looks like you're well on the way to building a fantastic Nautilus!



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Re: Nautilus Submarine (The Pegasus kit with a twist)
« Reply #12 on: December 11, 2013, 04:54:46 PM »
Thanks for the comments!

And here are some pics of the interior "re-decoration" and some of the charaters involved in ths story:


































I hope you like it.
Dont be too harsh on the figures. They are really tiny and hard to paint :)


Surely that opened hatch must mean some business, so now it is time to plan the outside activities and related figurants!

To be continued...

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Re: Nautilus Submarine (The Pegasus kit with a twist)
« Reply #13 on: December 11, 2013, 06:24:14 PM »
Intriguing! What is going on, I wonder? ::)

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Re: Nautilus Submarine (The Pegasus kit with a twist)
« Reply #14 on: December 21, 2013, 06:16:25 PM »
A lot is going on down under... the sub :)

And now is time for the the rest of the "players" to show up :)

First thoughts...



Diving suit completed.




Inserted in the scene, just to see the effect.




I liked it, so I proceeded with the rest of the crew...





With the crew problem solved, is time to get back to the ship:

The general assembly is pretty much done:



The legend is also finished.

Before



After



With some primary color applied on the beast:



But now is time to pause a little bit and wish you all a Merry Christmas!!!!

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Re: Nautilus Submarine (The Pegasus kit with a twist)
« Reply #15 on: December 21, 2013, 10:58:33 PM »
This is a beautiful build. If those figures are 1/144, the painting is just unbelievable. Great skin colors, shade variations and nice and flat finish.  I wish I could get that shadowing and depth in 1/35! 

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Re: Nautilus Submarine (The Pegasus kit with a twist)
« Reply #16 on: December 22, 2013, 04:11:10 AM »
Looking great.
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Re: Nautilus Submarine (The Pegasus kit with a twist)
« Reply #17 on: December 23, 2013, 10:54:08 PM »
 That is looking terrific - A Happy Christmas to you and yours!

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Re: Nautilus Submarine (The Pegasus kit with a twist)
« Reply #18 on: December 24, 2013, 05:20:35 AM »
I really like the divers!

Happiest of holidays to you & yours, Antonio.

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Re: Nautilus Submarine (The Pegasus kit with a twist)
« Reply #19 on: December 24, 2013, 05:27:42 PM »
i like the way it turned out  :)

also, happy holidays  O0
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Re: Nautilus Submarine (The Pegasus kit with a twist)
« Reply #20 on: December 24, 2013, 06:26:21 PM »
This is looking very impressive  8)

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Re: Nautilus Submarine (The Pegasus kit with a twist)
« Reply #21 on: December 24, 2013, 06:56:21 PM »
Slendid all around.  Looks the part  :)
Name plate, chain, figures, interior mods, and exterior color accents are cool touches  8)

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Re: Nautilus Submarine (The Pegasus kit with a twist)
« Reply #22 on: December 29, 2013, 02:32:37 AM »
Hi guys

Thanks for the nice comments.

I hope everybody had an excellent Christmas time together with family and friends!!!


In the meanwhile, among all the sweets and treats,  this Nautilus is finished.

Please find below the final photos.

I tried to get some different than usual perspectives. Hope you like it!

























































































And thatīs all for now folks. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask.
Thanks for watching.

And a Merry 2014 to you all! ;)

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Re: Nautilus Submarine (The Pegasus kit with a twist)
« Reply #23 on: December 29, 2013, 02:39:05 AM »
That looks superb - very well done indeed!  :) :-*
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« Reply #24 on: December 29, 2013, 03:45:28 AM »
Damn, that's beautiful, and beautifully done.

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Re: Nautilus Submarine (The Pegasus kit with a twist)
« Reply #25 on: December 29, 2013, 03:51:09 AM »
Very nice!
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Re: Nautilus Submarine (The Pegasus kit with a twist)
« Reply #26 on: December 29, 2013, 06:55:17 AM »
Excellent build and first rate finish, love the weathering!! 8) 8)
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Re: Nautilus Submarine (The Pegasus kit with a twist)
« Reply #27 on: December 29, 2013, 07:09:43 AM »
It's really impresive. Could you tell what you used for paint and weathering? What paints and techniques?
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Re: Nautilus Submarine (The Pegasus kit with a twist)
« Reply #28 on: December 29, 2013, 12:53:43 PM »
Beautiful. Outstanding workmanship.

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Re: Nautilus Submarine (The Pegasus kit with a twist)
« Reply #29 on: December 29, 2013, 01:00:06 PM »
Fantastic job!  I love the subject and the execution is wonderful!

Cheers,

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Re: Nautilus Submarine (The Pegasus kit with a twist)
« Reply #30 on: December 29, 2013, 03:47:00 PM »
I am speechless, you work, as always, astounds!

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Re: Nautilus Submarine (The Pegasus kit with a twist)
« Reply #31 on: December 29, 2013, 04:31:59 PM »
 :-* :-* :-*


Pure inspiration ..........

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Re: Nautilus Submarine (The Pegasus kit with a twist)
« Reply #32 on: January 02, 2014, 10:20:06 PM »
Hi

Thanks for the nice words and comments.

Please feel free to "steal" anything you like :)

As for the painting and weathering involved, it was faily straightforward:

The base color was an simple mixture of Tamiya Acrylics: XF-25 Light Sea Grey with some XF-50 Field Blue (just a tiny little bit).
Everything applied with an airbrush, with the center of the pannels "lightened" with some XF-2 White added to the previous mixture.

The global weathering and the final hue variations and "grime and rust" on the panels and bolts were done with Winsor & Newton oils.
3 or 4 different kinds of "yellows & browns": burnt sienna, burnt umber, raw umber and Naples yellow...

To finish, a coat of Vallejo acrylic mat varnish all over the scene.

I guess this summarizes pretty much the whole thing :)


Whishes of an excellent 2014 to you all!



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Re: Nautilus Submarine (The Pegasus kit with a twist)
« Reply #33 on: January 03, 2014, 04:51:55 AM »
Just awesome work Antonio.. that is one of the best renditions of that I have seen.
Everything on that just works.

 O0

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Re: Nautilus Submarine (The Pegasus kit with a twist)
« Reply #34 on: January 08, 2014, 01:29:59 AM »
I think "astoundingly awesome" is something of an understatement, but I'll go with it anyway...

Seriously, astoundingly awesome job, Antonio! 8)

:)

Guy
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Re: Nautilus Submarine (The Pegasus kit with a twist)
« Reply #35 on: April 28, 2014, 07:46:23 PM »
Antonio
I've seen this just now...
I am astonished by your work...

The WIP thread and the kit itself together are a sort of inspirational source.

Great Work !

Antonio