This model belongs in a museum. Actually, the Smithsonian is where it belongs. The Nautilus deserves a spot just like the Enterprise got one. Beautiful work and most impressive. I can't wait to see this lit up in all its glory.
@@DrWhom I feel like this kind of 70-year-old Atomic Age-meets-retro Flash Gordon science fiction/fantasy is fairly uncommon today... what's an example of it being "too prominent in our current culture"?
Ken did a better job of laying out the interior than the studio did. But then the boat's design changed so many times before filming, the interior's end result was a mixture of several stages.
Do you think Ken could dare to give up his Nautilus while he's alive? I absolutely agree it is of museum quality craftsmanship. A fibre-optic inspection camera POV tour would top it off.
Thank you for rationalizing an issue I have with movies of all kinds--the disconnect between exterior volume and interior spaces. That disconnect derails my willing suspension of disbelief. I have enough trouble in the real world with navigating through interior and exterior spaces. During the 1990's I visited Disneyland Paris several times and enjoyed their Nautilus walk-through despite the total disconnect between interiors and exteriors. I've toured a Russian Cold War diesel-powered submarine and two American WW2 submarines (the Drum and the Bowfin). Worse, I've crawled through airplanes and tanks both on display and professionally. Living in an M577A2 Tracked Command Post Carrier isn't the same thing as camping out in an RV but the same principles apply. Making the miniature seem real obviously was a lot of time and effort. I doubt that you could force convicts to do that as punishment for a crime. The things we do for love--this was a labor of love. Now you're going to light up the interior! You had to do a lot of reverse engineering--ever see Galaxy Quest? That would be an interesting adjunct to building scale model submarines--pretending that a pool was outer space and building spaceship-styled submarines. Starting with the flying sub from Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (no way to make it both fly and operate as a submarine!) an operating RC spaceship would be even more impressive--and if there was a twin static-display model with all of the interiors on display, that would be a museum all by itself in miniature. At least one museum built an "Ark" life-size and conducts tours through it, but I doubt that the boat would float! I have long lost count of the scale models I've built. Most have been exterior only, some have been sectioned so that I could build interiors (Revelle made a Polaris submarine during the Sixties--and the model company had to answer bunches of questions regarding how they made their interiors so accurate!). Scales of 1/12 to 1/6 allowed me to make some features work. Then there are doll houses and for boys, forts and castles! Hobbies take up space. A workshop and a display area are both needed. I'm reminded of the story of a man who built a boat in his living room--but when he finished, he realized that the boat wouldn't fit through the doors or windows. Oopsie! Back around 1965 I was in an indoor mall in Biloxi or Gulfport (MS) and they had a boat show. All of the boats I saw were too big to fit through the doors I saw--there had to be some sort of larger doorway to the display area, but I couldn't find it--and I suspected that they had to take down the masts on the sailboat. Scheels and Cabellas have indoor displays that had to be built inside the building--a full-sized airplane hanging from the ceiling and one Scheels had a ferris wheel. That leads up to this question--in your planning stage, did you consider how you were going to move the Nautilus out of your workshop and to display locations? That model must weigh more than 200 pounds given size and materials. That tells me "use a forklift," and I need to design lifting points reinforced so that whatever crane or other machine I use can carry the model around without destroying it. On automobiles there are jack points and tow points--simply shoving a jack anywhere or hooking a tow chain can rip apart most cars. Tow truck operators have to figure out those points. Car designers have to build those jack points and tow points into their vehicles. Being able to dismantle the model for transport is nice, can reduce the size and individual component weight for easy transport. At the 2004 G I Joe Collectors Club Convention held at the Contemporary Resort in Walt Disney World, many of the dioramas had to be built inside the convention show room and then demolished (not merely disassembled) because their design wasn't modular enough. Then there was the problem of a very heavy 1:6th-scale RC Tiger tank that weighed several hundred pounds--the monster had to be displayed on a custom-built platform because the folding lunchroom tables lacked the payload rating. That tank was almost too big to drive through the doors. Scale models, movie sets, theme park attractions and real-world machines all have different requirements. It is UNFAIR of me to expect movie sets to conform to the miniatures used for exterior shots. Model making companies that produce kits to make submarines with interiors have my respect. In the real world, the crew spaces and storage areas are often afterthoughts--"build it and let the crew sort themselves out." Thanks again for sharing your model. You put a lot of research, thought, time, effort and love into your Nautilus project.
His work, that model are truly unbelievable. The thousands of hours he's put into creating, modeling and building this out, all without the aid of a computer are unfathomable. You can tell how proud he is of this, and the details he's created are simply incredible. Previous comments noted this model belongs in a museum.
Sir you are a true craftsman! WOW I love this sub since I was a kid and first time watching the movie! I've been trying to purchase a Nautilus model that has a detailed interior or one that is hollow and I can make the interior. Your work is awesome!!! Beautiful
Absolutely stunning craftsmanship and attention to detail!!! Thanks so much for having Ken on to show us this amazing model. I'm a huge Disney/20,000 Leagues fan. This is just epic. Really enjoy your channel and hopefully one day I will have a sub of my own. Thanks again 👍🏽👍🏽
An incredible piece of art. I hope you can make some 3D scans of the detail as this needs to be recorded for all to see and move through. They have some small dental scanners that would be perfect to use on this master piece. I’m sure there is someone out there that would love to help out on this project. Great job Ken
Greetings! I have been following you for “many” years and now you have again come out of the “deep water” presenting an awesome Nautilus model! The Gentleman who presented this extraordinary model should receive some kind of award 🎖️ for his “attention to detail” with his work! Anxious to see the following wiring updates! ENJOYED THIS TREMENDOUSLY!! 🇺🇸🤠🇺🇸
I think if it were to be in a museum it would have to take up an entire room and not just confined to single display. Each separate piece would have to be under glass on a wheel so it could turn to show off as much interior detail as possible with a small picture of the sub with an arrow showing where on the ship it fits. A separate model of the completed sub could be in a separate display in the middle of the room with THIS particular deep dive video on display at 4 different areas so as many people could watch in part or in full as they wish. There should also be two walls featuring a large-scale blueprint. Perhaps along the walls there could be pipes and assorted gadgets to add to the "feel" of a submarine and the general lighting scheme could be splashes of blues and greens. Just a thought. But OMG what a stunning and incredible achievement.
Thank you Bob for putting this on with out you putting this on we would never know that something like this was out there. This puts Trumpeters 1/48 scale U Boat to shame if this ever wanted a job I would be willing to bet the US Navy's model museum would give a job in a heart bet. P.S. I didn't know you were Canadian so from one Canadian to another Cheers!
Back in 1988 my wife and I went to Disney World. At the time, the 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea ride with the Nautilus was still in operation. As you perhaps know, Disney sells a hat for EVERYTHING. One of my cousins who collects different hats asked me to try and find him one that was unusual. I looked and looked at all the gift shops which were themed with the attractions and rides but could not find anything that truly stood out. Then we got to the 20000 Leagues ride. The attendants that were directing people through the cordons all wore the horizontal striped sailor shirts with Watch Hats (similar to Chauffeur's caps) with the stylized "N" and Trident above the brim representing the Nautilus. BINGO!!! I found it! So I asked where I could get one. They sort of looked puzzled and said "I don't think they sell them here". I could not believe it! It's not often that Disney misses a revenue/marketing opportunity.
Dudes, I'm an antique Fast Attack sailor/yardbird/multifaceted career supporting subs. Love the work, setting considered in the details and outfitting, et al. Bet Jules Verne would have loved it.
What an incredibly stunning job done in constructing this sun in such an amazing way. Absolutely mind boggling! Why would have been a tribute to this master builder, would have been interior images showing the area in the film model
I've never even seen the movie no idea what that looks like.. But the level of detail is crazy, You can see love went into it.. And lots of trial and error
I've seen a lot of model building in my life, some functional other display like this one. This could be water, air, road, rail or space vehicles , contraptions whatever. But this sits in the top 5 of best ever seen. If you have computer tools or not, that doesn't matter, the attention to detail, the pure love gone in to this project, there are no words for this. I look forward seeing the electrical cherry on the cake. Sir you got my deepened respects… Best regards, Danny
Breathtaking Ken Dowd and Bob. Every modeler-maker needs to see this series, beautiful. I am a book collector, I grew very fond of Disney Studios illustrations of 20 000 Leagues in their boxed hardbacks and thought If i could find a good hardback of Verne's novel i would tip them in. It turned out the Navel Institute Press published 20 000 Leagues in a unabridged, annotated and illustrated edition (restored from the original French texts) in 1993 by Walter Miller and Frederick Walter. Recommended. -Christchurch, New Zealand
Ken you sir are the master of model making. Your attention to details are beyond insane and your tenacity to staying on this project needs to be commended.
That work is amazing! Harper Goff and (especially) Walt Disney would be impressed by Ken Dowd's loving eye for detail. There seem to be quite a few others who think that this model should be exhibited in a museum. If Mr. Dowd is interested, he really ought to consider reaching out to the Walt Disney Family Museum in San Francisco. I can't see them not being interested in showcasing this fine work.
Ken is, in my opinion, one of a small number of superb master model craftsmen, such as Rojas Bazan & Young C. Park (both of whom have scratch built incredibly detailed, large scale aircraft models from metal, & by using hand fabrication methods). This model of the Disney Nautilus submarine is simply outstanding (clearly) in every way; detail, design, planning, craftsmanship & creativity, to say the least, probably. Since there were no overall definite interior layout arrangement plans available for the movie submarine (I gather), of course several interior compartments & associated details & size would need to be based on Ken's own analysis, research & best determination, of which he clearly gave much consideration. That the model was constructed to be disassembled, with very closely fitting sub assemblies, is also amazing, as a stand alone feature of outstanding craftsmanship. I believe model should definitely be preserved in museum conditions.
What an incredible accomplishment! It's just amazing to see how inspired people can be. The level of detail is beyond words....and what impressed me the most is that everything is square...i.e. painstakingly meticulous attention to everything being straight, level, etc etc. Really hard to do. Should get Adam Savage to come visit and play with it too!! His head would probably explode!! Getting lights into it will be very, very difficult to do well.
A wonder ! Does Ken have a site where you can see photos of the stages of its construction? I have already built 4 or 5 Nautilus in my life, but I have never reached such a level of perfection!
The amount of love in his voice for that model is so sincere and its well deserved , i myself am in love with it and we've just met lol. Absolutely amazing talent & workmanship 👏 .
Just trying to wrap my brain around the amount of talent, patience and imagination required to create this wonderful model. Now, after the lighting has been completed, you really need to have a micro-camera take a journey through the interior of the Nautilus.
Dear god Ken! That is a master piece! Thank you ever so much for the walkthrough and talking points. I am as many on here are a modeler. I appreciate your logic and eye for design and detail. Please at some point let someone scan you finished work into 3D. Again amazing work. I look forward to seeing her lit up.
I was 7 years old when I first saw this movie and have been fascinated with the movie and models of the Nautilus since. When we remodeled our basement, I painted one wall an ocean blue. I have always wanted someone with artistic skills to paint the Nautilus on the wall with a 3D perspective and an emphasis on the lighting and crocodile eyes. Great video…great project.
Parabéns, trabalho incrível. Sou um admirador do submarino do filme , do livro, de todos os artistas que constroem réplicas maravilhosas e lógico de Júlio Verne. Tive a oportunidade de comprar a réplica do Nautilus na escala de 1/69 em resina para rádio controle, que comprei do amigo Bob Martin. Parabéns a esse grande artista que nos perrmitiu uma visita por todo o interior do submarino Nautilus. Escrevo da cidade de Santos - São Paulo - Brasil.
This model takes me right back to when I first saw the film as a youngster, lovely model and who minds whether it is or isn't totally accurate to the film. The research and design must have taken a considerable amount of time.
This is absolutely amazing! Beautiful! I loved the movie. And seeing this model brings the adventure to life! Please let this eventually end up in a maritime museum to inspire future generations.
I really like miniature boat models, but I didn't think that someone would make a submarine with so many details. extraordinary work and attention and devotion. thank you
That us one amazing model! Ken is like the Thermians in Galaxy Quest who made a "real" version the TV show spaceship. Ken made a "real" version of the Nautilus that looks like it could work. I wish I could get small and crawl around inside that model. Harper Goff, the designer of the Nautilus, would be amazed!
This video BLEW ME AWAY… This Man is the DEFINITION of an ARTIST. What a Craftsman. What an Engineer. Truly TALENTED… I WISH this Man was my Brother, Father, or Grandpa. GOD BLESS him. I’ve never seen this movie. Going to watch it NOW!!! I’m just wondering… How many curse words were involved in fabricating this piece? My guess is… not many… 🙂
Seriously, forget cramped carbon fiber death traps to go to the Titanic. Someone should build this nautilus in real life. Not just because it would be visually impressive and Steampunk fans would be floored, but to show the world that it could have been done as a testament to Jules Verne and the character of Nemo. It doesn't have to dive more than a couple hundred feet and obviously can't be nuclear powered, but still, it would be amazing.
There is no greater sophistication or complexity than modern submarines. Jules Verne’s Nautilus in 20,000 leagues (almost 69,047 nautical miles) to the first nuclear submarine with the same name USS Nautilus SSN-571 first trans world submerged voyage August 3, 1958, and now …
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ONCE you get that all the way you want it-- you could have a company laser scan it all-- and turn it into a KIT-- to be reproduced and SOLD to modelers-- and make a blooming FORTUNE!!! (get Disney permission, though).. Then many many others could build this too.. THAT is absolutely AMAZING...BETTER than the original movie one...
That model would be amazing if he 3D printed it. The fact that he hand crafted it is incredable. If only there were cameras small enough to move around inside the intact model and still have decent picture quality. A tourable, textured and lit version built in something like Unreal 5 based on this would be SO popular.
If you know the island where he built the Nautilus was a ship graveyard, which isn't really specified in the novel, but vulacnia in Disney's version, as well as ofc after he built the nautilus he was sinking vessels, that's how he got all the supplies to build the Nautilus and survive. He wasn't like shipping items to him.....I don't think?
You can always tell a passionate maker when they speak about their projects. A master at his craft and it shows. Amazing Build My Dude. Some how Pride just doesn't cover it does it?
🤪🤛KNOCKOUT Impressive build infact impressive isn't exactly enough I think it's beauty and the mans talent are amazing stupendous and the exactness and is probably the best part of this seven foot version. I've seen a few as I'm a fan of the film as I became when I was just a child in the late 1960's. Now I haven't seen one on you tube in a long time I thanks for sharing !😊🇺🇦🕊peace must come !
Fantastic model! The interior detail is outstanding!! 😳 what would be a great thing to do if it can be done?? Would be to do a video “fly through” of the interior using a small fibre optic endoscopic camera slowly moving through each section then SPEED IT UP😄 would look AWESOME!!
Ive said for year-- it is NOT to scale--- no accurate proportions. IF the side window were correct..the rest of the sub would have be a LOT bigger to be to correct scale!!! IF the window were accurate-- there could only be ONE floor- not several- and it just would NOT work dimensionally.. It's a BEAUTIFUL design- and I've always loved it- but the dimensions would NOT work.
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea was the first book I read as a boy. It was my favorite ride at Walt Disney World and I love the movie. I have been aboard the USS Nautilus SSN-571 in Connecticut. Mr. Dowd's model is absolutely amazing!
@25:17 he says he doesn't know what it does. That my friend is an "Inverted Stagilator". It lubricates the "Chrome Plated Muffler Bearing", which in turn, offsets the vibration caused by the Geezel Strap. I hope this clarifies it for you.
Amazing. Brilliant! What a cool artist. This needs interior lighting asap! Using lights, cutouts of people, and shadows from spinning machines - would really bring the inside to life easily. Needs spinning lights. A fire in one corner using red fabric and a fan like old Hollywood tricks. Needs lights casting shadows from cutouts of people. My two cents. 🎉
Damn ,gentlemen this is Awesome ! One of y Great Uncles was inWW 2 Silent Service on the USSS Spadefish and then as a ElectricalEngineer after the war he went to work for Philco And wastheir top Repairman after his retirement. he wound up building Scale replicas of the Spadefish. that operated. By Remote Control including diving ,shooting Torpedos ,Surfacing and performing all of the operations of a WW2 Submarine they were commissioned by the Smithstonian. to build a Scale Model with the detail they used and were compensated Financially and the boat was put on Display. in the Museumn FYI. the agreement. was this boat would not be a functioning model with all the electronics all though. it was built that they knew what. Electronics would operate it if it ever was desired ? they never went down that path and sadly my Uncle has passed since then he was also honored by the United States Navy for his Service and dedication to the Silent Service Vetrans Association where my Uncle built and towed another Scale Spadefish model in Parades and other Venues that boat was built out of Aluminum and was about 17 feet long when completed the diving Remote Control Submarines were finished out at right around 9 feet Bow to Stern and that dimension was because it would fit inside my Uncles Station .wagon he had at that time so he and my Aunt could still travel in their own car to events
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This model belongs in a museum. Actually, the Smithsonian is where it belongs. The Nautilus deserves a spot just like the Enterprise got one. Beautiful work and most impressive. I can't wait to see this lit up in all its glory.
Absolutely. In a beautiful case where everyone can get right up to it and discover all the details.
... FULLY CONCUR ...
not really. fantasy craft are fun, but far too prominent in our current culture
@@DrWhom Which is exactly why it should be in the museum.
Thank you for proving the case!
@@DrWhom I feel like this kind of 70-year-old Atomic Age-meets-retro Flash Gordon science fiction/fantasy is fairly uncommon today... what's an example of it being "too prominent in our current culture"?
Absolutely stunning! Here is a level of scratch building that few modelers will ever reach. This is just the coolest thing. Definitely museum quality.
Bob, thank you for having Ken as your guest on your show. He is truly an amazing artist. This should be in a museum. Best show todate.
Ken is a real genius!!!! He is the real captain Nemo for me! 🤩🥺
There are no words to describe this amazing piece of art adequately.
Was àmazing not adequate enough ?
@@mohammadsattar5488 Jealous Much!?!?!? LOL 😏😋🥲🤪🙃😉😊😆😀🙂
Ken did a better job of laying out the interior than the studio did. But then the boat's design changed so many times before filming, the interior's end result was a mixture of several stages.
I can tell you he did a lot of work comparing the movie shots with the dimensions of the hull and had to reformat several sections.
According to the novella, Nemo had all the parts for Nautilus made all over the world and then shipped to the island where they build the submarine.
I am absolutely stunned at the level of detail! This is a master piece that deserves to be in a museum
Do you think Ken could dare to give up his Nautilus while he's alive? I absolutely agree it is of museum quality craftsmanship. A fibre-optic inspection camera POV tour would top it off.
Bob that is a absolutely amazing model the best interior of the Disney nautilas to date .That is definitely a Smithsonian museum piece tim
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This is Beyond detailed. Amazing model! This is a true master artwork. Very Cool!!
Thank you for rationalizing an issue I have with movies of all kinds--the disconnect between exterior volume and interior spaces. That disconnect derails my willing suspension of disbelief. I have enough trouble in the real world with navigating through interior and exterior spaces. During the 1990's I visited Disneyland Paris several times and enjoyed their Nautilus walk-through despite the total disconnect between interiors and exteriors. I've toured a Russian Cold War diesel-powered submarine and two American WW2 submarines (the Drum and the Bowfin). Worse, I've crawled through airplanes and tanks both on display and professionally. Living in an M577A2 Tracked Command Post Carrier isn't the same thing as camping out in an RV but the same principles apply.
Making the miniature seem real obviously was a lot of time and effort. I doubt that you could force convicts to do that as punishment for a crime. The things we do for love--this was a labor of love. Now you're going to light up the interior! You had to do a lot of reverse engineering--ever see Galaxy Quest? That would be an interesting adjunct to building scale model submarines--pretending that a pool was outer space and building spaceship-styled submarines. Starting with the flying sub from Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (no way to make it both fly and operate as a submarine!) an operating RC spaceship would be even more impressive--and if there was a twin static-display model with all of the interiors on display, that would be a museum all by itself in miniature. At least one museum built an "Ark" life-size and conducts tours through it, but I doubt that the boat would float!
I have long lost count of the scale models I've built. Most have been exterior only, some have been sectioned so that I could build interiors (Revelle made a Polaris submarine during the Sixties--and the model company had to answer bunches of questions regarding how they made their interiors so accurate!). Scales of 1/12 to 1/6 allowed me to make some features work. Then there are doll houses and for boys, forts and castles! Hobbies take up space. A workshop and a display area are both needed.
I'm reminded of the story of a man who built a boat in his living room--but when he finished, he realized that the boat wouldn't fit through the doors or windows. Oopsie! Back around 1965 I was in an indoor mall in Biloxi or Gulfport (MS) and they had a boat show. All of the boats I saw were too big to fit through the doors I saw--there had to be some sort of larger doorway to the display area, but I couldn't find it--and I suspected that they had to take down the masts on the sailboat. Scheels and Cabellas have indoor displays that had to be built inside the building--a full-sized airplane hanging from the ceiling and one Scheels had a ferris wheel. That leads up to this question--in your planning stage, did you consider how you were going to move the Nautilus out of your workshop and to display locations?
That model must weigh more than 200 pounds given size and materials. That tells me "use a forklift," and I need to design lifting points reinforced so that whatever crane or other machine I use can carry the model around without destroying it. On automobiles there are jack points and tow points--simply shoving a jack anywhere or hooking a tow chain can rip apart most cars. Tow truck operators have to figure out those points. Car designers have to build those jack points and tow points into their vehicles. Being able to dismantle the model for transport is nice, can reduce the size and individual component weight for easy transport. At the 2004 G I Joe Collectors Club Convention held at the Contemporary Resort in Walt Disney World, many of the dioramas had to be built inside the convention show room and then demolished (not merely disassembled) because their design wasn't modular enough. Then there was the problem of a very heavy 1:6th-scale RC Tiger tank that weighed several hundred pounds--the monster had to be displayed on a custom-built platform because the folding lunchroom tables lacked the payload rating. That tank was almost too big to drive through the doors.
Scale models, movie sets, theme park attractions and real-world machines all have different requirements. It is UNFAIR of me to expect movie sets to conform to the miniatures used for exterior shots. Model making companies that produce kits to make submarines with interiors have my respect. In the real world, the crew spaces and storage areas are often afterthoughts--"build it and let the crew sort themselves out."
Thanks again for sharing your model. You put a lot of research, thought, time, effort and love into your Nautilus project.
His work, that model are truly unbelievable. The thousands of hours he's put into creating, modeling and building this out, all without the aid of a computer are unfathomable. You can tell how proud he is of this, and the details he's created are simply incredible. Previous comments noted this model belongs in a museum.
that is an amazing model well done .
Sir you are a true craftsman! WOW I love this sub since I was a kid and first time watching the movie! I've been trying to purchase a Nautilus model that has a detailed interior or one that is hollow and I can make the interior. Your work is awesome!!! Beautiful
This is LEGENDARY Level of Craftmanship, I think I cannot conjure the correct words to even say what I wanna say, hats off to a true Master Craftsman.
Absolutely stunning craftsmanship and attention to detail!!! Thanks so much for having Ken on to show us this amazing model. I'm a huge Disney/20,000 Leagues fan. This is just epic. Really enjoy your channel and hopefully one day I will have a sub of my own. Thanks again 👍🏽👍🏽
Incredible work. Doing with 3D printing would still be very difficult.
Absolutely amazing model excellent talent ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ great video Bob 👍
Great video of a beautiful ship and how much work it took to make. Would like to see all the lights installed.
WOW! What skill and craftsmanship. Well done sir!
Sometimes and hour plus for another man's hobby is just soothing to watch. Kudos
This is so well done, incredible 🤯
excellent model !
Incredible imagination and workmanship. Truly an artiste. Thank you to both of you for sharing this.
An incredible piece of art. I hope you can make some 3D scans of the detail as this needs to be recorded for all to see and move through. They have some small dental scanners that would be perfect to use on this master piece. I’m sure there is someone out there that would love to help out on this project. Great job Ken
What an honor it must be to be allowed to work on this marvelous piece of craftmanship! I'm so very curious how it will look with some lighting.
Greetings! I have been following you for “many” years and now you have again come out of the “deep water” presenting an awesome Nautilus model! The Gentleman who presented this extraordinary model should receive some kind of award 🎖️ for his “attention to detail” with his work! Anxious to see the following wiring updates! ENJOYED THIS TREMENDOUSLY!! 🇺🇸🤠🇺🇸
This is absolutely brilliant in both concept and execution! BRAVO!!!
Amazing job
Incredible thank you for sharing your Model with us !
Incredible work the sub is gorgeous just outstanding detail
I think if it were to be in a museum it would have to take up an entire room and not just confined to single display. Each separate piece would have to be under glass on a wheel so it could turn to show off as much interior detail as possible with a small picture of the sub with an arrow showing where on the ship it fits. A separate model of the completed sub could be in a separate display in the middle of the room with THIS particular deep dive video on display at 4 different areas so as many people could watch in part or in full as they wish. There should also be two walls featuring a large-scale blueprint. Perhaps along the walls there could be pipes and assorted gadgets to add to the "feel" of a submarine and the general lighting scheme could be splashes of blues and greens. Just a thought. But OMG what a stunning and incredible achievement.
What a great build and a great story by Mr. Dowd. It was like a private tour of the sub... just wow !
One of the best model iv ever seen
Thank you Bob for putting this on with out you putting this on we would never know that something like this was out there. This puts Trumpeters 1/48 scale U Boat to shame if this ever wanted a job I would be willing to bet the US Navy's model museum would give a job in a heart bet. P.S. I didn't know you were Canadian so from one Canadian to another Cheers!
this is amazing. makes me wish some one made a huge model or RC model of the Ulysses submarine from the disney movie atlantis. would be a cool build
Back in 1988 my wife and I went to Disney World. At the time, the 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea ride with the Nautilus was still in operation. As you perhaps know, Disney sells a hat for EVERYTHING. One of my cousins who collects different hats asked me to try and find him one that was unusual. I looked and looked at all the gift shops which were themed with the attractions and rides but could not find anything that truly stood out. Then we got to the 20000 Leagues ride. The attendants that were directing people through the cordons all wore the horizontal striped sailor shirts with Watch Hats (similar to Chauffeur's caps) with the stylized "N" and Trident above the brim representing the Nautilus. BINGO!!! I found it! So I asked where I could get one. They sort of looked puzzled and said "I don't think they sell them here". I could not believe it! It's not often that Disney misses a revenue/marketing opportunity.
Dudes,
I'm an antique Fast Attack sailor/yardbird/multifaceted career supporting subs.
Love the work, setting considered in the details and outfitting, et al.
Bet Jules Verne
would have
loved it.
Absolutely amazing! My lifelong dream.
What an incredibly stunning job done in constructing this sun in such an amazing way. Absolutely mind boggling!
Why would have been a tribute to this master builder, would have been interior images showing the area in the film model
Can't wait for the next episode!
I have one of William Babington's Nautilus subs; it's been the center-piece of my living room for the past 20 years!
Hahaha first. Love this nautilus
I've never even seen the movie no idea what that looks like.. But the level of detail is crazy, You can see love went into it.. And lots of trial and error
PLEASE.
Will he scan the module pieces so we may be able to download and slowly build our own?!
I'm totally blown away!
I've seen a lot of model building in my life, some functional other display like this one.
This could be water, air, road, rail or space vehicles , contraptions whatever.
But this sits in the top 5 of best ever seen.
If you have computer tools or not, that doesn't matter, the attention to detail, the pure love gone in to this project, there are no words for this.
I look forward seeing the electrical cherry on the cake.
Sir you got my deepened respects…
Best regards,
Danny
Beyond incredible! I really miss the days of talking to you in person about this wonderful project Ken.
I stumbled on this video & my mind was blown by the workmanship, attention to detail, modularity & how intricate it is 👍👍👍
Breathtaking Ken Dowd and Bob. Every modeler-maker needs to see this series, beautiful. I am a book collector, I grew very fond of Disney Studios illustrations of 20 000 Leagues in their boxed hardbacks and thought If i could find a good hardback of Verne's novel i would tip them in.
It turned out the Navel Institute Press published 20 000 Leagues in a unabridged, annotated and illustrated edition (restored from the original French texts) in 1993 by Walter Miller and Frederick Walter. Recommended.
-Christchurch, New Zealand
Ken you sir are the master of model making. Your attention to details are beyond insane and your tenacity to staying on this project needs to be commended.
That work is amazing! Harper Goff and (especially) Walt Disney would be impressed by Ken Dowd's loving eye for detail. There seem to be quite a few others who think that this model should be exhibited in a museum. If Mr. Dowd is interested, he really ought to consider reaching out to the Walt Disney Family Museum in San Francisco. I can't see them not being interested in showcasing this fine work.
Amazing detail; thanks for bringing it to us.
BEST SHOW YET....THANK YOU.
Ken is, in my opinion, one of a small number of superb master model craftsmen, such as Rojas Bazan & Young C. Park (both of whom have scratch built incredibly detailed, large scale aircraft models from metal, & by using hand fabrication methods).
This model of the Disney Nautilus submarine is simply outstanding (clearly) in every way; detail, design, planning, craftsmanship & creativity, to say the least, probably. Since there were no overall definite interior layout arrangement plans available for the movie submarine (I gather), of course several interior compartments & associated details & size would need to be based on Ken's own analysis, research & best determination, of which he clearly gave much consideration. That the model was constructed to be disassembled, with very closely fitting sub assemblies, is also amazing, as a stand alone feature of outstanding craftsmanship.
I believe model should definitely be preserved in museum conditions.
Wow wait a masterpiece yes it belongs in the Smithsonian
This is a masterpiece! This definitely deserves to be in a museum. I wish I had this skill to build like this.
What an incredible accomplishment!
It's just amazing to see how inspired people can be.
The level of detail is beyond words....and what impressed me the most is that everything is square...i.e. painstakingly meticulous attention to everything being straight, level, etc etc. Really hard to do.
Should get Adam Savage to come visit and play with it too!! His head would probably explode!!
Getting lights into it will be very, very difficult to do well.
Nemo said it used the same energy that powers the sun so we can assume it has a fusion reactor. Oh yes, and may i say that my jaw is on the floor!
A wonder ! Does Ken have a site where you can see photos of the stages of its construction? I have already built 4 or 5 Nautilus in my life, but I have never reached such a level of perfection!
The amount of love in his voice for that model is so sincere and its well deserved , i myself am in love with it and we've just met lol. Absolutely amazing talent & workmanship 👏 .
Just trying to wrap my brain around the amount of talent, patience and imagination required to create this wonderful model. Now, after the lighting has been completed, you really need to have a micro-camera take a journey through the interior of the Nautilus.
Coolest grandpa! Super imagination and build skills. I'm just in awe of his skills and obvious patience.
Dear god Ken! That is a master piece! Thank you ever so much for the walkthrough and talking points. I am as many on here are a modeler. I appreciate your logic and eye for design and detail. Please at some point let someone scan you finished work into 3D. Again amazing work. I look forward to seeing her lit up.
I was 7 years old when I first saw this movie and have been fascinated with the movie and models of the Nautilus since. When we remodeled our basement, I painted one wall an ocean blue. I have always wanted someone with artistic skills to paint the Nautilus on the wall with a 3D perspective and an emphasis on the lighting and crocodile eyes. Great video…great project.
Wonderful and amazing work. Congratulations to Ken and thank you to give a new life to the Nautilus, the submarine of my chilhood !
Maybe add Captain Nemo and his crew
Parabéns, trabalho incrível. Sou um admirador do submarino do filme , do livro, de todos os artistas que constroem réplicas maravilhosas e lógico de Júlio Verne. Tive a oportunidade de comprar a réplica do Nautilus na escala de 1/69 em resina para rádio controle, que comprei do amigo Bob Martin.
Parabéns a esse grande artista que nos perrmitiu uma visita por todo o interior do submarino Nautilus.
Escrevo da cidade de Santos - São Paulo - Brasil.
This model takes me right back to when I first saw the film as a youngster, lovely model and who minds whether it is or isn't totally accurate to the film. The research and design must have taken a considerable amount of time.
Absolutely incredible ultra detailed model of the Nautilus made by this retiree!
This man made my dreams come true!
Amazing!
Absolutely amazing! Thank you very much for this in-depth tour of this incredible scale model of Nemo's Nautilus. I've enjoyed every minute!
A labor of LOVE!
What an amazing job. I can't wait to see it completed with lights! Thanks for sharing this tour of my favorite sub.
This is absolutely amazing! Beautiful! I loved the movie. And seeing this model brings the adventure to life! Please let this eventually end up in a maritime museum to inspire future generations.
Amazing ..
WoW! A fantastic model. 😊
Very cool
I really like miniature boat models, but I didn't think that someone would make a submarine with so many details. extraordinary work and attention and devotion. thank you
Amazing model Ken!
Really amazing! So much fun to see and reminds me of when I saw the original with my dad so many years ago!
That us one amazing model! Ken is like the Thermians in Galaxy Quest who made a "real" version the TV show spaceship. Ken made a "real" version of the Nautilus that looks like it could work. I wish I could get small and crawl around inside that model. Harper Goff, the designer of the Nautilus, would be amazed!
This video BLEW ME AWAY…
This Man is the DEFINITION of an ARTIST. What a Craftsman. What an Engineer. Truly TALENTED… I WISH this Man was my Brother, Father, or Grandpa. GOD BLESS him. I’ve never seen this movie. Going to watch it NOW!!!
I’m just wondering… How many curse words were involved in fabricating this piece? My guess is…
not many…
🙂
Seriously, forget cramped carbon fiber death traps to go to the Titanic. Someone should build this nautilus in real life. Not just because it would be visually impressive and Steampunk fans would be floored, but to show the world that it could have been done as a testament to Jules Verne and the character of Nemo. It doesn't have to dive more than a couple hundred feet and obviously can't be nuclear powered, but still, it would be amazing.
There is no greater sophistication or complexity than modern submarines. Jules Verne’s Nautilus in 20,000 leagues (almost 69,047 nautical miles) to the first nuclear submarine with the same name USS Nautilus SSN-571 first trans world submerged voyage August 3, 1958, and now …
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ONCE you get that all the way you want it-- you could have a company laser scan it all-- and turn it into a KIT-- to be reproduced and SOLD to modelers-- and make a blooming FORTUNE!!! (get Disney permission, though).. Then many many others could build this too.. THAT is absolutely AMAZING...BETTER than the original movie one...
That model would be amazing if he 3D printed it. The fact that he hand crafted it is incredable. If only there were cameras small enough to move around inside the intact model and still have decent picture quality.
A tourable, textured and lit version built in something like Unreal 5 based on this would be SO popular.
If you know the island where he built the Nautilus was a ship graveyard, which isn't really specified in the novel, but vulacnia in Disney's version, as well as ofc after he built the nautilus he was sinking vessels, that's how he got all the supplies to build the Nautilus and survive. He wasn't like shipping items to him.....I don't think?
You can always tell a passionate maker when they speak about their projects. A master at his craft and it shows. Amazing Build My Dude. Some how Pride just doesn't cover it does it?
🤪🤛KNOCKOUT
Impressive build infact impressive isn't exactly enough I think it's beauty and the mans talent are amazing stupendous and the exactness and is probably the best part of this seven foot version. I've seen a few as I'm a fan of the film as I became when I was just a child in the late 1960's. Now I haven't seen one on you tube in a long time I thanks for sharing !😊🇺🇦🕊peace must come !
Fantastic model! The interior detail is outstanding!! 😳 what would be a great thing to do if it can be done?? Would be to do a video “fly through” of the interior using a small fibre optic endoscopic camera slowly moving through each section then SPEED IT UP😄 would look AWESOME!!
It’s unbelievable that you crafted all of this by hand! I’m just awe struck.
Ive said for year-- it is NOT to scale--- no accurate proportions. IF the side window were correct..the rest of the sub would have be a LOT bigger to be to correct scale!!! IF the window were accurate-- there could only be ONE floor- not several- and it just would NOT work dimensionally.. It's a BEAUTIFUL design- and I've always loved it- but the dimensions would NOT work.
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea was the first book I read as a boy. It was my favorite ride at Walt Disney World and I love the movie. I have been aboard the USS Nautilus SSN-571 in Connecticut.
Mr. Dowd's model is absolutely amazing!
Always loved that ornate interior of the Nautilus!
@25:17 he says he doesn't know what it does. That my friend is an "Inverted Stagilator". It lubricates the "Chrome Plated Muffler Bearing", which in turn, offsets the vibration caused by the Geezel Strap. I hope this clarifies it for you.
This is absolutely amazing! the attention to detail is nothing short of epic! very impressive!
Amazing. Brilliant! What a cool artist.
This needs interior lighting asap! Using lights, cutouts of people, and shadows from spinning machines - would really bring the inside to life easily.
Needs spinning lights. A fire in one corner using red fabric and a fan like old Hollywood tricks. Needs lights casting shadows from cutouts of people.
My two cents. 🎉
WHAT THE F !!!! ..rthis Model looks actually like the real nautilus would have existed !!! This Gentleman is a real Craftsman!!!
Damn ,gentlemen this is Awesome ! One of y Great Uncles was inWW 2 Silent Service on the USSS Spadefish and then as a ElectricalEngineer after the war he went to work for Philco And wastheir top Repairman after his retirement. he wound up building Scale replicas of the Spadefish. that operated. By Remote Control including diving ,shooting Torpedos ,Surfacing and performing all of the operations of a WW2 Submarine they were commissioned by the Smithstonian. to build a Scale Model with the detail they used and were compensated Financially and the boat was put on Display. in the Museumn FYI. the agreement. was this boat would not be a functioning model with all the electronics all though. it was built that they knew what. Electronics would operate it if it ever was desired ? they never went down that path and sadly my Uncle has passed since then he was also honored by the United States Navy for his Service and dedication to the Silent Service Vetrans Association where my Uncle built and towed another Scale Spadefish model in Parades and other Venues that boat was built out of Aluminum and was about 17 feet long when completed the diving Remote Control Submarines were finished out at right around 9 feet Bow to Stern and that dimension was because it would fit inside my Uncles Station .wagon he had at that time so he and my Aunt could still travel in their own car to events