{"id":1276,"date":"2014-01-03T10:39:35","date_gmt":"2014-01-03T15:39:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/devinjpoore.com\/?p=1276"},"modified":"2014-01-03T22:52:43","modified_gmt":"2014-01-04T03:52:43","slug":"the-nautilus-part-1-getting-started","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devinjpoore.com\/?p=1276","title":{"rendered":"The Nautilus Part 1: Getting Started"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"wotw<\/a>The Nautilus<\/em> from Jules Verne’s “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea” is one of those iconic ships of fiction, up there with the star ship Enterprise<\/em> and the Millenium Falcon<\/em>. The Nautilus<\/em> has been rendered many ways, the most recognizable the Disney version<\/a> from their movie. This is a new interpretation from artist Greg deSantis, which to me is more in line with the vision in the original novel, and the mid-19th century experimental submarines — especially those of the American Civil War — that Verne would have seen, both in person and depicted in the French press.<\/p>\n

The plan with this kit is for a quick build. But, isn’t that always the way at the outset? Several of us in the New Jersey IPMS club are building this model for a group display on the contest circuit 2014, particularly the Nationals in Hampton, Virginia, in August. I’ve already done the preliminary cleaning to remove any residue on the kit parts (Simple Green, warm water, and an old tooth brush), and have purchased the Para Grafix photo-etch<\/a> for the model. I’ve covered what’s in the box and my initial impressions of the kit in an out of box review on the NJIPMS website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

And away we go…<\/p>\n\r\n\t\t