Proteus by Moebius Models - Finished

[Trekkriffic]

After 9 months, or so, I am calling this marathon build of the iconic submarine from the classic 1966 movie, Fantastic Voyage, completed.
Thank you to everyone here on the Clubhouse forum for your support.
You bolstered my spirits and made this build more enjoyable thru your comments in my build thread which can be viewed here:

viewtopic.php?t=126264

Anyway, here are some finished images for your inspection.
I hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoyed taking them.
I will post more as soon as I can upload them to my album on Flickr!.
Thanks for looking…


Proteus - FIN - 005 by Steve J, on Flickr


Proteus - FIN - 008 by Steve J, on Flickr


Proteus - FIN - 010 by Steve J, on Flickr


Proteus - FIN - 012 by Steve J, on Flickr

Stay tuned and remember, as Fantastic Voyage proved, shrinkage is not always a bad thing, this guy’s experience notwithstanding…


constanza by Steve J, on Flickr

[Dale Stringer]

This’ll do…beautiful!

[tay666]

Magnificent!

[bucketfoot-al]

[sparkvark007]

M-A-G-N-I-F-I-C-O!!! Quite the accomplishment... Congrats!

[Trekkriffic]

More pics... some may look a lot like ones I've already posted but there are subtle differences, especially with the lighting...


Proteus - FIN - 011 by Steve J, on Flickr


Proteus - FIN - 015 by Steve J, on Flickr


Proteus - FIN - 016 by Steve J, on Flickr


Proteus - FIN - 034 by Steve J, on Flickr


Proteus - FIN - 017 by Steve J, on Flickr


Proteus - FIN - 018 by Steve J, on Flickr


Proteus - FIN - 035 by Steve J, on Flickr

Captain Bill Owens reaching with his left hand for the red push/pull switch on his dashboard:


Proteus - FIN - 032 by Steve J, on Flickr

Lab images...


Proteus - FIN - 019 by Steve J, on Flickr

You can see the centrifuge to the right of the sink in the lab:


Proteus - FIN - 028 by Steve J, on Flickr

The far wall of the lab is visible in this image:


Proteus - FIN - 014 by Steve J, on Flickr

Closer look at the faucet I made from scratch:


Proteus - FIN - 024 by Steve J, on Flickr

That's probably enough for now. I'll post a few more later.

[bucketfoot-al]

Insane.

[Trekkriffic]

A composite…


Proteus Boldly Going by Steve J, on Flickr

[barad_dur]

This was an amazing build to watch happen in the workbench work in progress section of the clubhouse!
A fantastic model building accomplishment and work of art !

[bucketfoot-al]

An amazing project to watch, unbelievable detail at such a small scale, well done!

Quick technical question, what software did you use to create those composite pictures into one seamless product at the end?

You truly hit this one out of the park! The human beings inside the vehicle, and all of their details, gives this a more personal feel than some of the larger spaceship subjects.

[JOHN ROBINSON]

BEAUTIFUL!!!!

[Trekkriffic]

Quick technical question, what software did you use to create those composite pictures into one seamless product at the end?

l’m embarrassed to admit i use MS Paint and MS Paint 3D. i open two tabs on my laptop. In Paint i open the background and in 3D i open the shot of the subject using the Magic Wand tool to select it. Then I copy and paste the subject from the 3D tab into the background in the Paint tab. Then I save it as a jpeg in the albums on my laptop. i know there are better ways to do this but I started using Paint decades ago and it’s what I’m comfortable with. The Magic Wand tool in 3D really is handy once you get the hang of it and has made this process much easier.

[bucketfoot-al]

I never learned how to use Paint 3D

[Trekkriffic]

An amazing project to watch, unbelievable detail at such a small scale, well done!

You truly hit this one out of the park! The human beings inside the vehicle, and all of their details, gives this a more personal feel than some of the larger spaceship subjects.

Thanks Vlad. i probably spent a couple of months worth of bench time just working on the figures. it’s nice to see them be appreciated!

[Trekkriffic]

Another...


Proteus Traversing the Needle by Steve J, on Flickr

[Trekkriffic]

And another...


Proteus Lymphing Along by Steve J, on Flickr

[bucketfoot-al]

Having trouble deciding weather your build ups or the subsequent photo montages are the more impressive part of your work!

[Trekkriffic]

Having trouble deciding weather your build ups or the subsequent photo montages are the more impressive part of your work!

[Trekkriffic]

More (or less) impressive images….


Proteus on the Shrink Pad by Steve J, on Flickr


Proteus Nearing the Brain Clot by Steve J, on Flickr

[bucketfoot-al]