Originally Posted By ssWEDguy Thanks WBnemo1. The exact figure isn't important. Ballpark is fine. I just figured all that brass had to weigh pretty good. Not gonna pick it up and run with it too easy.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros How did they make it look like it was floating in the movie? I assume they didn't actually put it under water, as that would be bad for the brass and difficult for the cameras. There is a large mounting bracket used in the display, but if it was backlit for the movie, that would have shown up. They could have hung it from wires, but they would have to be pretty big to hold that load.
Originally Posted By ssWEDguy >> I assume they didn't actually put it under water, as that would be bad for the brass << A good question. But then, maybe not. Brass doesn't corrode like iron. That's why outdoor statues are so often made out of brass. They weather well. The brass gives the whole thing that hand-hammered and riveted look, much more a product of Jules Verne's era. And even a 200 pounder will float, if the original model is water tight. Or if it contains an air tight core. There must be pictures somewhere of the model actually being used on the set.
Originally Posted By ssWEDguy >> There must be pictures somewhere of the model actually being used on the set. << Would be cool if some of those pictures would be part of an eventual model display.
Originally Posted By Wbnemo1 Hi guys, you're not too far off the mark. the original miniature was actually flown using a Lydecker rig. filming in both dry for wet and wet for wet techniques were utilized. This of course means that yes the boat was underwater...alot. It was also filmed on a Soundstage using smoke effects for the dry for wet. and yes there are stills of the model in the rig. As a matter of fact , if you have the dvd 2 disc set, there are extensive galleries. This has a few pics of the Nautilus suspended over the water tank...take a look Will
Originally Posted By ChiMike Any update on where this model was moved to? I am more shocked at hearing that this was going to be scraped than I was hearing that they might have turned TLS into seasonal operations. What a bunch of boneheads. Steve Jobs & Bob Iger can't clean house fast enough.
