View an in-depth overview of the prototype kit on my YouTube channel here:
Disney Nautilus Model Kit in 1:48 Scale
View and download the latest version of the parts list here.
View and download the free 1:48 salon carpet and painting PDF here.
This kit is so new that we're still working on our in-depth, step-by-step assembly video, which we will be releasing in stages beginning at the end of June 2024.
This kit is created from the high-definition CAD files created by the talented Marc Brand and also available for purchase here at the Nautilus Drydocks.com. This, kit, however, has been heavily modified for greater ease of assembly and accuracy, and is available only in physical kit format.
Parts are rendered in high-strength, high-detail plastic resin. The kit includes all parts necessary for building the model, including the hull parts, clear plastic domes, clear plastic floodlight lenses, depth tube acrylic rod and more. This version of the kit was designed for use as a display model, but would easily be converted to an RC model for surface operations. A full RC conversion package will be available in May.
Length: 50" (127cm)
Beam: 8.5" (22cm)Height: 12" (31cm)
*stand adds 2" to height (5cm)
Kit features:
- Fully poseable dive planes and trim tabs
- Fully poseable hatches
- Moveable retracting hatch
- Moveable breathers
- Highly detailed skiff with moveable skiff covers
- Free-spinning propeller
- Highly detailed wheelhouse interior
- Engineered access for the interior for maintenance, repairs and upgrades
- Display stand
- RC tilting propeller assembly
- 3.75" diameter watertight cylinder standoffs
Optional Features:
- Motorized Propeller
- LED lighting kit
- Figure set (Nemo, Arronax, Conseil, Ned Land, Ezmerelda, two crewmen and three divers)
- Basic Salon kit (View details here)
Disney Nautilus Kit in 1:48 Scale
This kit is printed on a commercial-grade 3D printer in high-strength, high-definition resin. It has excellent strength and parts can be heated gently and bent, if required. Without heat, excessive bending can/will result in a cracked or broken part.
Due to the process of manufacturing, there is/may be very fine striations in some parts that will require some post-production work to get perfect. Fitment of the parts is excellent, and very little work will need to be done in order to achieve excellent seams and gaps in parts.All this said, I do not market this as a perfect kit. Expect to put some work into it during assembly. Please do not reach out with complaints about tiny ridges or an occasional mis-printed rivet. This is a hobby-grade kit, not a commercial product. Buy accordingly.