Mechanical Squid

[Andym]

Cheers again for all the comments.

I went with the concencus and painted it red. For the more VSF feel I painted it the same sort of red that old steamtrains were, so it's also not too far removed from the Silverhawks ship....



More pics on the Aquanauts thread...

http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?PHPSESSID=d548576da3f141bc323ccc4a4a6a9193&topic=24709.270
Cheers!

[Major_Gilbear]

That looks really quite excellent!  

I also think the dark red colour you went with helps to make it look as if it's underwater (since colours do often look different and dark/more subdued when underwater).

Anyway, top stuff; I always enjoy looking though your threads, so thank you for sharing!  

[Dr Mathias]

Not meaning to hijack, but here's a Silverhawks re-release:

http://www.wbshop.com/on/demandware.store/Sites-WB-Site/default/Search-Show?q=1000249512&adid=1011WACNRaEml&src=EW1011A

Very nice job, I may attempt some sea creature myself.

[Melnibonean]

Absolutely fantastic.
I like your choice of building materials.

[Furt]

Lucky I was here - told you red.

Looks AMAZING!!   

[dijit]

That looks really wonderful!

[Golgotha]

Red ones go faster... a fallacy often mentioned by people who drive fast...  
Do like this mechanical monster of the deep. Would have liked to have seen it painted varying shades of metallic green and blue but it certainly looks good.

[Andym]

Cheers guys!!

I've got a turtle sub that's nearly finished( I'll post it when it's totally done) in various shades of green if that makes you feel better?

[Blackwolf]

Andy,that looks cracking! And by the way; in water,red is the last colour to go in the colour spectrum as one goes deeper. A damn fine colour for the sub.

[Dewbakuk]

And by the way; in water,red is the last colour to go in the colour spectrum as one goes deeper.

Not sure that's right as I was in a Sealife centre the other day and there was a group of fish in there that were very good hunters as they were red and the other fish couldn't see them.

[OSHIROmodels]

Fish don't see in colour the way we do though do they?

cheers

James

[Blackwolf]

Fish don't see in colour the way we do though do they?

cheers

James

 Jim,you are correct. And remember a fish tank is not an natural enviroment,ever noticed fish moving? It is amazing watching the counter-shading work,as they twist and turn,flashes of silver and bronze. I'll shut up.....

[OSHIROmodels]

Similar idea to tiger, leopard etc camouflage then?

cheers

James

[Blackwolf]

Similar idea to tiger, leopard etc camouflage then?

cheers

James

 Exactly,fish also sense things along their lateral line (following the spine). I would have to know if the red fish were pelagic (like a tuna),where they came from ,environment et cetera.

[Dewbakuk]

I believe it was a type of soldier fish. Big eyes, and not very pretty
I assume it's a deep dweller due to the eyes etc but if red is the last to go, how would that act as camoflague, surely the colour would be irrelevant?