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Old 04-15-2012, 02:42 AM
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Deepsea Challenger 1/35

I was researching around for photos of Deepsea Challenger, the submersible piloted by James Cameron to the bottom of the Challenger Deep last month. It just so happens that Paper-Replika has already put out a model in 1/35, which builds up to a great representation of the craft (front booms left off for the moment on my build for transport purposes):





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Deepsea Challenger Sub Paper Model
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Old 04-15-2012, 03:15 AM
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Nice build! Did you build the display stand as well?

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Old 04-15-2012, 09:45 AM
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I haven't built it yet. I've been mulling over some other display ideas.
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Deepsea Challenger Sub 1/35 Scale

Great find, jparenti,

I have it downloaded know. I have had an interest in these specialized deep sea submarines ever since the Swiss/Italian Piccard 'Trieste' bathyscaphe:

"The Trieste holds the record for the deepest manned dive at a depth of 35,797 ft (10,911 metres). The dive took place on January 23rd, 1960 in the deepest known part of the ocean, the Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench in the western Pacific Ocean near Guam. The Trieste is a Bathyscaphe, a navigable deep diving vessel for underwater exploration, designed by the Swiss scientist Auguste Piccard. It was built in Italy, first launched in 1953, and later acquired by the US Navy in 1958. As part of Project Nekton in 1959, The Trieste was transported to Guam where it was to take part in a series of deep discovery dives. Two men were carried in the vessel, Jacques Piccard (the son of Auguste Piccard, the designer) and Us Navy Lieutenant Don Walsh. On January 23rd, 1960 The Trieste reached the deepest known point of Earth's oceans.

According to the information available in the current Wikipedia article, "The descent to the ocean floor occupied 4 hours and 48 minutes at a descent rate of 0.9 metres per second (3.0 ft/s). After passing 9,000 metres one of the outer Plexiglas window panes cracked, shaking the entire vessel. The two men spent barely twenty minutes at the ocean floor, eating chocolate bars for sustenance. The temperature in the cabin was a mere 7°C (45°F) at the time. While on the bottom, Piccard and Walsh observed a number of small sole and flounder swimming away, proving that at least some vertebrate life can withstand the extremes of pressure in the Earth's oceans. They noted that the floor of the Challenger Deep consisted of diatomaceous ooze. The ascent to surface occupied 3 hours, 15 minutes." Since that time no manned craft has returned to that depth within the Marianna Trench or elsewhere in Earth's Oceans".


With James Cameron's recent dive, the Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench had it's second visit by humans. It's fascinating how little we know about the deepest places on this Earth.

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You can easily get lost/sidetracked following James Cameron's project at National Geographic's site

DEEPSEA CHALLENGE ? National Geographic Explorer James Cameron?s Expedition

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Jules really does a good job designing these models. He worked from photos and known dimensions. Great stuff
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Trieste is one of my dreams for a card model... along with Alvin, Sea Cliff, and Turtle. There aren't enough deep-diving submersibles in card form.
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Absolutely magnificent, Thanks for sharing it.

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Joe,

Check out Paper Captain,
It has a couple of the deep sea divers you are looking for
Not as detailed as a Modelik USS Ohio, but they are nice

Paper Captain: The Paper Boat Captain's Manual: Juliette Cezzar, Rear Ad. Rear Admiral W.J. Holland Jr.: 9780789318091: Amazon.com: Books

Rick
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national geographic shows the episode tonight! 9pm est time
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