The Nautilus Construction Page
Photos of a 66" Nautilus from Disney's "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" being built. Contact Jim Key at www.customreplicas.com.
   

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Wheelhouse master mold under construction.
The wheelhouse.
Upper hull master mold under construction.
Wheelhouse and deck test fit.
Wheelhouse interior parts.
Upper hull.
Upper hull, styrene skins being applied.
Stern view. Skiff slot in view.
Wheelhouse and deck.
Figures. Land, Arronax, Conseil, Nemo, two Crewmen.
Port side upper and lower hull test fit.
Starboard side. Note figure of Ned Land near dorsal fin for scale.
Starboard view.
Wheelhouse interior parts test fit.
Interior starboard wall of wheelhouse.
Interior port wall of wheelhouse.
Starboard and port side fins test fit.
Fins and raker arch.
Stern view.
Wheelhouse and deck.
Skiff slot.
Keel.
Salon window.
Stern view.
Starboard view.
Rear hatch and salon.
Bow.
Stern.
Mapping rivet pattern per 11' filming miniature rivet detail.
Rivets mapped.
Applying rivets.
A dental tool and a glue mixture.
The rivets are beads of glue.
Salon window.
Starboard bow.
Starboard stern.
Stern.
Starboard.
Applying fiberglass to master mold of upper hull.
Pouring rubber into fiberglass mold over mastermold.
Negative cast of upper hull.
The negative mold cleaned up.
Fiberglass laid into rubber mold of lower hull.
Upper and lower hulls pulled from rubber.
Upper and lower hulls.
Anchor and hull surface details in place.
Skiff test fit.
Salon window iris test fit.
Salon window frame test fit.
Coming together.
The Nautilus on custom built base.
The Nautilus on her base.
Lighting test. Note wires and lit bulb.
Hull details after primer coat.
Details.
Speed screw.
Bottom hatch.
Upper rear hatch.
Skiff slot, deck.
Raker arch.
Wheelhouse roof.
Salon interior parts under construction.
Ballast vents.
Wheelhouse interior parts.
Wheelhouse floor.
Crewmen test fit.
Wiring test for wheelhouse "croc" eyes.
Starboard lighting test.
Port lighting test.
Lights on.
Lights on, closer.
Welcome aboard.
New crewmen sculpted after test fit of first crewmen unsuccessful.
Wheelhouse interior coming together.
Crewmen in place.
Ready to sail.
The Nautilus.
Picture taken without a flash to show color of hull and interior lights.
Stern view.
A thing of beauty.
Harper Goff's Nautilus for Walt Disney's "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea."