Original Das Boot Model Photos-1981

iambecomelife · 03-12-21, 08:50 PM

Stumbled on a fascinating site with images of almost all the ship models used in "Das Boot" - the submarine (of course), the destroyer they try to sink, the tanker, and the ships in Vigo harbor.

http://www.modelshipsinthecinema.com...boot-1981.html

Interesting trivia as well - I never knew they used Ken/Barbie dolls for some of the distant shots!

Being a merchant obsessed guy I of course loved the shots of the tanker model, but there's a lot more; take a look.

Jimbuna · 03-13-21, 05:49 AM

What a great resource and plenty other theme related movies on there as well

Bookmarked and thanks for sharing

Commander Wallace · 03-13-21, 09:35 AM

Wow, this is a very cool site. I also bookmarked it for reference. Thanks so much for sharing.

Dowly · 03-13-21, 10:17 AM

Great find! There really is something special about movie miniatures. Not only are they great works of craftmanship and ingenuity (check sometime how some of the spaceships in the original ALIEN were made for example*), but they also withstand the test of time way better than CGI in most cases.

*Here's an awesome documentary series of ALIEN on Dennis Lowe's site, much of it is about props and effects.

http://www.zen171398.zen.co.uk/Alien.html

mapuc · 03-13-21, 10:50 AM

WAUW great picture.

From a time where CGI was an unknown thing.

Markus

fireftr18 · 03-15-21, 09:23 PM

Great post. Thanks for sharing.

nikimcbee · 03-19-21, 05:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

What a great resource and plenty other theme related movies on there as well

Bookmarked and thanks for sharing

Ditto!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dowly

Great find! There really is something special about movie miniatures. Not only are they great works of craftmanship and ingenuity (check sometime how some of the spaceships in the original ALIEN were made for example*), but they also withstand the test of time way better than CGI in most cases.

*Here's an awesome documentary series of ALIEN on Dennis Lowe's site, much of it is about props and effects.

http://www.zen171398.zen.co.uk/Alien.html

Yeah, I hate CGI and love the old tyme movie methods I always wanted to do this as a career.

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iambecomelife Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 4,706 Downloads: 300 Uploads: 0	Original Das Boot Model Photos-1981 Stumbled on a fascinating site with images of almost all the ship models used in "Das Boot" - the submarine (of course), the destroyer they try to sink, the tanker, and the ships in Vigo harbor. http://www.modelshipsinthecinema.com...boot-1981.html Interesting trivia as well - I never knew they used Ken/Barbie dolls for some of the distant shots! Being a merchant obsessed guy I of course loved the shots of the tanker model, but there's a lot more; take a look. __________________ https://www.facebook.com/WolvesoftheKaiser/

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Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	What a great resource and plenty other theme related movies on there as well Bookmarked and thanks for sharing __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

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mapuc CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 20,535 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	WAUW great picture. From a time where CGI was an unknown thing. Markus __________________ My little lovely female cat

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Commander Wallace Navy Seal Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Under the sea in an Octupus garden in the shade Posts: 5,294 Downloads: 366 Uploads: 0	Wow, this is a very cool site. I also bookmarked it for reference. Thanks so much for sharing.

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Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,052 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Great find! There really is something special about movie miniatures. Not only are they great works of craftmanship and ingenuity (check sometime how some of the spaceships in the original ALIEN were made for example), but they also withstand the test of time way better than CGI in most cases. Here's an awesome documentary series of ALIEN on Dennis Lowe's site, much of it is about props and effects. http://www.zen171398.zen.co.uk/Alien.html