HI All,
Following on (sort of) from Gator's thread what would you consider the top 10 fictional vessels (It has to float on the sea or travel under the sea though. No starships or airships) from books or films.
Here are mine in no particular order:
USS Cunningham from James Cobb's novels
The Nautilus of Jules Verne/Disney fame
HMS Ulysses Macleans cruiser
Red October from Tom Clancy
HMS Hyperion a 74 gun ship of the line by Alexander Kent
USS Liberator from David Mace's post WW 3 novel
USS Barracuda a Skipjack class SSN from the novel 'To Kill the Potemkin'
HMS Suprise captained by Jack Aubrey
HMS Sutherland of Hornblower fame
and
HMS Compass Rose in 'The Cruel Sea'
TTFN
Tom
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Top 10 Ships in Fiction
allycat
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Posted: Monday, November 26, 2007 - 08:00 PM UTC
wildspear
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Posted: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 - 02:25 AM UTC
alleycat,
What sub was used fo the "Red October" and do you know of any plastic kit put out for tis sub and plastic skipjack kits? I'm at a total loss on sub kits and have never made any.
What sub was used fo the "Red October" and do you know of any plastic kit put out for tis sub and plastic skipjack kits? I'm at a total loss on sub kits and have never made any.
gator
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Posted: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 - 02:32 AM UTC
Let's see...
The most recognizable ~ USS Sea Tiger from Operation Petticoat
The coolest ~ (tie) Nautilus from 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, seaQuest DSV 4600, SSRN Seaview and Flying Sub FS-1 from Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
And my personal favorites:
HMS Surprise ~ who wouldn't want to sail with Lucky Jack
USS Belinda ~ Away All Boats
MS Ergenstrasse ~ who wouldn't want to sail with Lana Turner
Gator
The most recognizable ~ USS Sea Tiger from Operation Petticoat
The coolest ~ (tie) Nautilus from 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, seaQuest DSV 4600, SSRN Seaview and Flying Sub FS-1 from Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
And my personal favorites:
HMS Surprise ~ who wouldn't want to sail with Lucky Jack
USS Belinda ~ Away All Boats
MS Ergenstrasse ~ who wouldn't want to sail with Lana Turner
Gator
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Posted: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 - 02:33 AM UTC
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alleycat,
What sub was used fo the "Red October" and do you know of any plastic kit put out for tis sub and plastic skipjack kits? I'm at a total loss on sub kits and have never made any.
Dragon does a "Dallas vs Typhoon" box set in 1/700.
Gator
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Posted: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 - 03:15 AM UTC
Top ten ships of fiction, well, that is a tough one. Let me see if I can dig ten up.
These are in no particular order.
#1. Red October I loved the book and thought the movie was ok.
#2. The Argus Jason and the Argonauts ship.
#3. USS Reluctant Mr. Roberts
#4. USOS/SSRN Seaview Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
#5. HMS Lydia Captain Horatio Hornblower w/ Gregory Peck
#6. The Flying Dutchman
#7. “Old Swayback” John Wayne’s ship in “In Harm’s Way”
#8. U96 Das Boot I know it’s a real sub, but one heck of Movie.
#9. Pequod Mody Dick
#10. Astrea Roman Galley in Ben Hurr
There, that’s my list.
These are in no particular order.
#1. Red October I loved the book and thought the movie was ok.
#2. The Argus Jason and the Argonauts ship.
#3. USS Reluctant Mr. Roberts
#4. USOS/SSRN Seaview Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
#5. HMS Lydia Captain Horatio Hornblower w/ Gregory Peck
#6. The Flying Dutchman
#7. “Old Swayback” John Wayne’s ship in “In Harm’s Way”
#8. U96 Das Boot I know it’s a real sub, but one heck of Movie.
#9. Pequod Mody Dick
#10. Astrea Roman Galley in Ben Hurr
There, that’s my list.
gator
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Posted: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 - 07:05 AM UTC
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#3. USS Reluctant Mr. Roberts
I forgot about the Reluctant!
One of these days Doug boy! Marbles in the captain's overhead.
Gator
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Posted: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 - 07:09 AM UTC
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Quoted Text#3. USS Reluctant Mr. Roberts
I forgot about the Reluctant!
One of these days Doug boy! Marbles in the captain's overhead.
Gator
Or maybe a firecracker!
That is a really good movie. You know there had to be a ship like that in WWII.
allycat
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Posted: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 - 07:20 AM UTC
I remember Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea well and I did think of including Seaview in my top 10 but I could never figure out why the USN would put a boomer under the control of a civilian agency?
I also considered Thunderbird 4 and Stingray
Tom
I also considered Thunderbird 4 and Stingray
Tom
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Posted: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 - 10:58 AM UTC
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That is a really good movie. You know there had to be a ship like that in WWII.
In reading "Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailor", either the crew of the Heermann or the Hoel did put marbles in the captain's overhead.
Gator
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Posted: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 - 11:52 AM UTC
USS San Pablo.
95bravo
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Posted: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 - 12:49 PM UTC
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alleycat,
What sub was used fo the "Red October" and do you know of any plastic kit put out for tis sub and plastic skipjack kits? I'm at a total loss on sub kits and have never made any.
Dragon also did a 1/350th Dallas vs. Alfa. GMW (Great Models Web Store) I believe is taking pre-orders for a re-release of this kit.
95bravo
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Posted: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 - 12:58 PM UTC
Mine:
1) Disney version of the Nautilus
2) HMS Surprise
3) Das Boot
4) Seaview
5) Titanic
6) Miss Budweiser
6) Ok, really...the Sea Quest
Ican't think of ten. I liked Thunderbird 4 but not as much as Thunderbird 2.
1) Disney version of the Nautilus
2) HMS Surprise
3) Das Boot
4) Seaview
5) Titanic
6) Miss Budweiser
6) Ok, really...the Sea Quest
Ican't think of ten. I liked Thunderbird 4 but not as much as Thunderbird 2.
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Posted: Wednesday, November 28, 2007 - 10:05 AM UTC
From one of the greatest movies of all times The African Queen, The USS Caine from the Caine Mutiny (Bogey films for all you youngsters) and I'm surprised no one has listed this previously---The Black Pearl from 3 PIrates of the Carribean movies
Halfyank
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Posted: Sunday, December 09, 2007 - 04:23 PM UTC
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From one of the greatest movies of all times The African Queen, The USS Caine from the Caine Mutiny (Bogey films for all you youngsters) and I'm surprised no one has listed this previously---The Black Pearl from 3 PIrates of the Carribean movies
You took two out of three of them out of my mouth Steve, I also forgot the Black Pearl.
HMS Lydia from Beat to Quarters, aka The Happy Return, aka Captain Horatio Hornblower. HMS Sutherland, from Ship of the Line. And The Witch of Endor from Flying Colors. All great choices but of the three the Sutherland holds a place in my heart.
goldenpony
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Posted: Monday, December 10, 2007 - 12:24 AM UTC
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Quoted TextFrom one of the greatest movies of all times The African Queen, The USS Caine from the Caine Mutiny (Bogey films for all you youngsters) and I'm surprised no one has listed this previously---The Black Pearl from 3 PIrates of the Carribean movies
You took two out of three of them out of my mouth Steve, I also forgot the Black Pearl.
HMS Lydia from Beat to Quarters, aka The Happy Return, aka Captain Horatio Hornblower. HMS Sutherland, from Ship of the Line. And The Witch of Endor from Flying Colors. All great choices but of the three the Sutherland holds a place in my heart.
The Witch of Endor was also in the Gregory Peck Hornbolwer movie as well.
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Posted: Monday, December 10, 2007 - 12:56 AM UTC
guys,
the SS Minnow, which was shipwrecked on Gilligan's Island.
the SS Minnow, which was shipwrecked on Gilligan's Island.
Halfyank
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Posted: Monday, December 10, 2007 - 01:20 AM UTC
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The Witch of Endor was also in the Gregory Peck Hornbolwer movie as well.
All three were in the Peck movie, though Sutherland kind of gets glossed over. The movie is a compilation of the first three books, Beat to Quarters, which is the American name for the British book The Happy Return, Ship of the Line, and Flying Colors.
If I'm not mistaken in the movie the Sutherland is referred to as French built, while in the book she was Dutch. This is used several times to fool the French.
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