Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea |
Back in the 70s and 80s I was writing a number of articles for STARLOG, which included their first Voyage coverage. As part of these articles I covered an auction of movie props in 1980. One of the props for sale was a Flying Sub, and although I didn't attend with the plan to buy anything I started bidding. When I finally decided it had gotten too high I dropped out and let the only other bidder at that point to enjoy the thrill of victory. Things soon got better, though, when someone approached me at the auction and asked if I wanted to buy one from him. It turns out this was Greg Jein, a well-known model maker who had bought the remnants of the model shop when Fox closed it down. |
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My FS-1 was used for the scenes where the
sub hits or launches out of the water, so it has a solid front, no interior.
At one time it had a smoke generator to simulate battle damage but that
was removed before I got it. It needs a bit of work - the rear hatch and
the top hatch are missing - but overall it's in good shape. It has a spot
of honor in my library. I've had numerous offers to sell it but so far
no one has made me the offer not to be refused.
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