Just a friendly reminder, 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea is playing on the Turner Classic Movies Channel (TCM) THIS SUNDAY, December 7: 1:00 PM Pacific Time 2:00...
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Andy
andybann2002
Dec 7, 2008 3:24 am
Hi all, New member here. Has anyone had dealings with Lee M. Seiler? I placed an order with him for a Totalimmersion Nautilus kit over two months ago. To date...
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Andrew Moore
sourdoh
Dec 7, 2008 7:38 am
... Andy - My name is Andy too! I have dealt with Lee Siler in the past. He is a nice guy. It took me over a year to get my model. It is a nice model with...
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igs105@...
igs105
Dec 7, 2008 7:03 pm
Andy, HI. It took Lee two years to respond to my deposit and finally send a kit. Great when it arrived. He never did send the stand for it. I suspect he is ...
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Andy
andybann2002
Dec 7, 2008 7:03 pm
Andy, Many thanks for the response. This does make me feel a bit better! I also contacted Randy Neubert at VoodoFX who does a lighting kit for the Nautilus and...
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Andy Bannister
andybann2002
Dec 7, 2008 8:03 pm
Thanks for that Rick. Two years! Man, I don't know if I have that much patience, but I really do want the kit. As I live in the UK I have a feeling my options...
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Bruce Sherman
bruce_frm_bklyn
Dec 8, 2008 12:31 am
Curious what the name is from. I did a search and only found the Star Trek references. Bruce...
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vulcania_submarine
vulcania_sub...
Dec 8, 2008 8:18 am
Bruce, I've always thought the name Rura Penthe (Klingon penal asteroid in Star Trek VI) was a nod to Rorapandi, the island prison seen in Disney's 20,000...
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Lee M. Seiler
ichthyosapie...
Dec 8, 2008 8:20 am
Not re-cast, Andy. Ther are very simular there is no doubt, but that is about it. It's true that I used some of the same model approaches. But there is no...
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Larry Brooks
cyberlarry7
Dec 8, 2008 10:23 am
This would make a great animated screen saver. http://www.ruegen-nautilus.de/...
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doug deaton
rddeaton1
Dec 8, 2008 9:45 pm
You are so right, Larry! I wonder if this could become a franchise and available here in the States? This is an incredibly creative operation. Since Pat...
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Elizabethb0072@...
elizabethb007
Dec 8, 2008 9:45 pm
That is so cool! I want to go there! Liz In a message dated 12/8/2008 2:23:55 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, cyberlarry7@... writes: This would make a...
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Bruce Sherman
bruce_frm_bklyn
Dec 8, 2008 9:46 pm
Pat, I thought it was the same name, didn't know it was of a different spelling. Bruce ... From: vulcania_submarine To: DISNEYS_20-000_Leagues@yahoogroups.com ...
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Elizabethb0072@...
elizabethb007
Dec 9, 2008 2:18 am
Perhaps it would be a good idea to make sure your customers know up front that they may not receive the product for a lengthy period of time due to your ...
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vulcania_submarine
vulcania_sub...
Dec 9, 2008 2:18 am
Bruce, One caveat here. I'm not saying that's what it actually is. Just that's what I and some other Leaguers I know have surmised in the past. Seams that...
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vulcania_submarine
vulcania_sub...
Dec 9, 2008 2:19 am
(Playing hooky from work today to work around the house; have some time for the computer. Got some extra pictures posted on Bill Stropahl's page. Check 'em...
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NBachers@...
neilbachers
Dec 9, 2008 2:19 am
Wow, that's awesome. I'd love to visit that place. But I hope the "ping" noise isn't going on all the time you're there. I had to hit the "ton aus" ...
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vulcania_submarine
vulcania_sub...
Dec 9, 2008 2:19 am
About the spelling: Rura Penthe seems associated with Star Trek; Rorapandi is how it's spelled in the Disney script. But again, as for the similarities, it's...
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Withheld by Request
doombuggyman
Dec 9, 2008 4:12 am
... "Rura Penthe" (aka "The Alien's Graveyard") in Star Trek 6: The Undiscovered Country is indeed an homage to 20K's "Rorapandi" (aka "The White Man's...
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Andrew Moore
sourdoh
Dec 9, 2008 5:40 am
I must reply that the statements I made, good and bad, in relation to Lee Siler, stand as stated. Anyone who has seen the castings of detail parts for his boat...
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rjpcbean@...
rjpcbean2002
Dec 9, 2008 10:43 am
I am going ot this place if I get promoted - will takes lots of pics - I am stationed in Germany! ... From: Larry Brooks <cyberlarry7@...> To:...
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David L Buckley
robots42
Dec 10, 2008 6:19 am
I have just added to the files section the Flash animation file ruegen-nautilus_sub_bg.swf from Hotel der Nautilus®.htm After downloading it will run in...
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Larry Brooks
cyberlarry7
Dec 19, 2008 11:57 am
Here's an ultra-rare shot of a Disney technician preparing the giant squid for the Disneyland Submarine Ride at the Anaheim park. This article came from the...
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doug deaton
rddeaton1
Dec 19, 2008 3:28 pm
Say Larry, Has anyone ever figured out if the squid was female ? If so, she could be our "main squeeze" ...... If anyone is in the market for some snow,...
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Larry Brooks
cyberlarry7
Dec 19, 2008 4:07 pm
CECIL B. DeMILLE'S MIGHTY SPECTACLE! Men Against Giant Sea Monster 50 Fathoms Down! Cecil B. DeMille talks about the Giant Squid: The audience's eyes, however,...
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Bruce Sherman
bruce_frm_bklyn
Dec 20, 2008 3:36 am
I remember hearing a story that Ed Wood stole a squid movie prop to film a scene with Bela Lagosi. They forget to take the controls for the squid so they...
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vulcania_submarine
vulcania_sub...
Dec 22, 2008 4:34 am
Happy Holidays! Been busy at work and had very little time for the Internet; just catching up on things now. Here's some things you might want to check out at...
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vulcania_submarine
vulcania_sub...
Dec 22, 2008 7:49 pm
All, Added another new page at VSC: a continuation of our tribute to the Disney Divers. As Larry pointed out to me tonight, there is an archive of unpublished...
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vulcania_submarine
vulcania_sub...
Dec 29, 2008 11:09 pm
I'll be working through the Holiday, so I wanted to take this opportunity to wish the Leaguers a Happy New Year. Actually, despite a busy schedule at my "real...
