Bishop Hobbies

12/28/13 I built this model for my neighbor last month.  It's his favorite aircraft and I must admit I love it too.  This is the 1/72 HobbyBoss kit and is just a real jem, easy to put together and looks great when it's finished.  The only problem I had was with the decals which would just tear apart with the slightest tension and did not respond to setting solution at all.  I also used Eduards masking set for the canopy.  After putting the kit together I sanded down the seams, sprayed it with Tamiya Fine Surface Primer then shot it with Tamiya Light Grey.  After than I shot it with Future and put the decals on.  Then another coat of Future and finally finished it off with ModelMaster flat.  I shot the front windscreen with Tamiya clear green to tint it.  The decal scheme was for the Jolly Rogers as that just looks cool.  Now on to the pictures…

5/30/2025

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea is a 1954 American science fiction adventure film directed by Richard Fleischer, from a screenplay by Earl Felton. Adapted from Jules Verne's 1870 novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas, the film was produced by Walt Disney Productions. It stars Kirk Douglas, James Mason, Paul Lukas, and Peter Lorre. Photographed in Technicolor, the film was one of the first feature-length motion pictures to be filmed in CinemaScope. It was also the first feature-length Disney film to be distributed by Buena Vista Distribution.

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea was a critical and commercial success, being especially remembered for the fight with a giant squid, as well as Mason's definitive performance as the charismatic anti-hero Captain Nemo. The film won two Academy Awards for its art direction and special effects.

I have just finished my 3D printed model of the Nautulus – this is the design used in the movie 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea which came out in 1954.  It's a little rough around the edges, but it was fun to build.

7/28/2025 To view a video of the completed model, go HERE.