AirDave's Kool Wheelz Collection - Page 42

**allhallowseve** · #**411** 07-03-2011, 08:27 AM

By any chance is this one on your list to do ??

The Nautilus Car from The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

**airdave** · #**412** 07-03-2011, 08:35 AM

Oh wow! I forgot all about that Car!!
...and that FANTASTIC movie!

Why is it they don't make sequels to really GOOD movies?
Instead, we get Sex In The City 2!!

That car would take a lot of underdesigning to make it into a KoolWheelz miniature.
...maybe too much for me?!
I will definitely put it on the second string list though!

Did you know Nemo's Car was built...for real! an actual driving car.
But apparently the turning radius was so bad, it needed a entire City Block to turn around! lol
On the same topic....who's gonna design the Nautilus from the same film?

**legion** · #**413** 07-03-2011, 09:12 AM

Quote:

Did you know Nemo's Car was built...for real! an actual driving car.
But apparently the turning radius was so bad, it needed a entire City Block to turn around! lol

James May drove the live action movie version of the TB Rolls. I can imagine that Nemo's ride turns even worse than the Rolls...

**Uyraell** · #**414** 07-03-2011, 10:08 AM

The Green Hornet vehicle has turned out exceptionally well, AirDave, and is another I shall add to my steadily growing collection of "must build" models. I particularly like the non-gloss finish, which certainly adds an authentic look to the car.
Congratulations on another very finely wrought design.

Nemo's Nautilus From "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" would be an exceptionally easy design.
This is because it is very plainly a fusion of elements from two submarine hulls which have very much in common.
Namely: the Type XXI Uboat and the USS Nautilus (Pennant Number 571) which is itself effectively an oversized Type XXI hull containing a nuclear powerplant to replace the intended Ingolin powerplant of the type XXI.

Watching "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen", The design of Nemo's Nautilus as it appears there was easy to discern as having originated as I describe above.
The major differences being the shape of the conning tower and the "Viewing windows" in the hull, and which in the film become independent miniature submarines.
Naturally, for a kit, the minisubs would be redundant.

As a suggestion to anyone taking up such a design challenge, I'd recommend dropping the USS Nautilus hull and simply using a Type XXI hull as a basis, and slightly underscaling the conning tower and its' related fittings.
The resulting model would be, imho, completely acceptable.

Kind and Respectful Regards, Uyraell.

**mchale** · #**415** 07-03-2011, 10:59 AM

hey how about this car two different looks from two different movies

**paulhbell** · #**416** 07-03-2011, 02:13 PM

Would love to see Bumblebee. But actually bumblebee was different in all 3 movies. All the autobots from the first movie.

**airdave** · #**417** 07-03-2011, 02:16 PM

SORRY GUYS
forgot to update the website...

FAB 1 Lady Penelope's Car (Thunderbirds) is AVAILABLE!

SPV (Spectrum Pursuit vehicle) is AVAILABLE!

BLACK BEAUTY (Green Hornet car) is AVAILABLE!

Links are up on my site.
...............

Spectrum MSV is almost finished! test build tonight!
lol

Sorry, although I love Transformers, I have no intentions to do the vehicles.
However, I must admit, I have been tempted by Optimus a few times.
Its possible I may do a Flamed Semi, but thats it.

**ashevilleangler** · #**418** 07-03-2011, 02:47 PM

So which character did the F-22 play? Was it a cameo? For the record I have not seen any of those movies.

Curt

**paulhbell** · #**419** 07-03-2011, 02:55 PM

F-22 was starscream, a decepitcon.

Airdave, sorry for the highjack.

**Airliner Art** · #**420** 07-03-2011, 03:11 PM

I checked out your site Dave ....no Black Beauty yet.....Just a friendly reminder, I thought you may have overlooked it...

Thanks for everything...Art