Marine Boy P-105

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Daikaiju1

Discussion Starter · Feb 20, 2009 (Edited)

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Ayup, you lot!

Here are a couple of pics of my Imai Marine Boy P1 sub. Its an old kit of maybe 14 parts, but lovely box art. I modded and painted mine to to be as close to the painting as I could get. This included removing the wheel arch humps/openings, adding some interior details and decals, etc. Filled in missile launcher holes with epoxy and added nice torp tubes. Extra stencil decals from Gundam sheets. Custom stand from blackbutt timber and bronze rod. Hope you like!

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John P

· #2 · Feb 20, 2009

Oh, that's wonderful!
I used to think that thing was so cool when I was a kid.
Actually, I still do.

idman

· #3 · Feb 20, 2009

OMG I didn't even know they made a model of that that is so cool WHERE CAN I GET ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Richard Baker

· #4 · Feb 20, 2009

I never heard of this befoe but that is a nice design.

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jbond

· #5 · Feb 20, 2009

These can be found on ebay occasionally--I wish I'd had the moxie to remove the big wheel bumps on mine. There's a smaller version that does not have these and is a bit more "accurate" (as far as a kit based on this kind of cartoon can be) but mine at least came without any clear parts. This was one of my favorite shows as a kid.

PhilipMarlowe

· #6 · Feb 20, 2009

Loved that cartoon as a kid. Cool kit:thumbsup:

Daikaiju1

Discussion Starter · #7 · Feb 20, 2009

Thank you all for your kind comments!
It is a nice little subject and was fun to do. They do show up on the online auctions or in stores but are generally pretty costly for such a simple kit.

I think it was worth it though.
Cheers,
Geoff

fluke

· #8 · Feb 21, 2009

Hey M8T! Thats rather cool :thumbsup: NICE WORK!

What scale is that or better yet what is the length and width?

Daikaiju1

Discussion Starter · #9 · Feb 21, 2009

fluke said:
Hey M8T! Thats rather cool :thumbsup: NICE WORK!

What scale is that or better yet what is the length and width?

Thanks Fluke! The hull length is 130mm not including nose probe, 62mm wide at the fattest point of the hull. The wings are also retractable, but I like 'em out.

drewid142

· #10 · Feb 21, 2009

one word for you... OXIGUM

Wbnemo1

· #11 · Feb 21, 2009

hah! i used to watch this show big time as a kid...it started me on a quest of making small yellow boomerangs. I got pretty good at it too...finally got the bommerangs to start returning...no longer a bent yellow stick at that point..
Will
Ps had this model too...on of the SFFM mags has fan made tech drawings done up in it...

Lloyd Collins

· #12 · Feb 21, 2009 (Edited)

I don't remember the series, but, that is one cool sub! You did a great job capturing the box art.

If interested, I found a site that has the complete series. http://8store.8thman.com/mboy.html

John P

· #13 · Feb 21, 2009

Lloyd Collins said:
I don't remember the series, but, that is one cool sub! You did a great job capturing the box art.

If interested, I found a site that has the complete series. http://8store.8thman.com/mboy.html

Oooo! 8th Man!!

Too expensive, though.

Daikaiju1

Discussion Starter · #14 · Feb 21, 2009

Yeah that is expensive, especially for DVD-Rs.

No cheap sticky labels though!

BrianM

· #15 · Feb 21, 2009

Great job on that kit! The kit is rather "toy" like, but you made it look like a studio filming model. I loved "Marine Boy" as a kid. I remember making a cardboard boomerang and using Trident as "Oxy-Gum".

..."Pipe down, Piper!"

Xenodyssey

· #16 · Feb 21, 2009

P-105

Hi

Wow, like other I never realised there was a kit of this. Great work on it. Loved the show when I was a kid as well.

Did you buy it in Sydney or off the web? Just wondered. Pity the hobby stores I frequent don't get in kits like this anymore. Hobbyco only gets in Star Wars kits and Gundam etc. Although I did see the Voyager and Seaview model kits there briefly last year.

Daikaiju1

Discussion Starter · #17 · Feb 22, 2009

Hi there, thank you for the kind words!

I bought this from an ebay seller, TonyinTokyo. I have bought a couple of things from him at different times with no problems.

I did see one of these in Hobby Japan at Box Hill in Melbourne, the guy was asking $100 for it. I couldn't justify that for such a simple and as someone else said, toylike kit.

But with a bit of work it turns out nice and as I said, I love the box art,too!

Edwriter

· #18 · Oct 20, 2009

The P1

I was excited to see your post as I have both kits the 1/100 or larger scale more accurate IMAI kit that (darn it) had no transparencies. I was able to make one for the rear compartment but have not yet been able to figure how to make one for the forward compartment.

On the larger kit which seems like 1/72 I was disappointed by the toy aspects that created the unwanted bulges. I was able to fix most of the openings by card and putty but how did you get rid of those bulges?

I was also curious as to your pate pallete. I justed used Testors flat red and white. You look to have done something else.

Also the colors on interior? I am really curious as to what FS colors you decided for the interior?

That was some fine model work you did there. Any additional details of what you did would be appreciated.

The show was a childhood favorite of mine, one of the first I saw in color and I remember if vividly as the first show was something I saw while recovering from a serious fever.
kind regards
Ed:wave:

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falcondesigns

· #19 · Oct 21, 2009

Love these old kits......I have a few in my stash.Nice job.

Steve H

· #20 · Oct 21, 2009

Nicely done! Turning those old 'play models' into something more is quite the task sometimes!

Stupid technical point, the character after the '0' is 'Go', which is used for ship names that are not Japanese (so, USS Enterprise-go. Jupiter 2-go, etc) So, to be technically correct that's called the P1-0 go, or in Western "The P1-0"

Just putting that out there

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