GIANT 7ft Disney Nautilus with Full Interior - 23 Years In the Making!

Built by Ken Dowd with lighting engineered and installed by your friends at the Nautilus Drydocks, this model of Disney's iconic submarine is undoubtedly the most amazing iteration of this boat you are ever going to see.
Every passage. Every pipe. Every hatch and doorway. Every imaginable detail right down to kitchen knives and crates. All of this has been painstakingly built by hand over the course of decades, built not just for show, but with actual engineering solutions in mind.
Take a tour of this amazing model. If you want far more details on a room by room basis, narrated by the artist builder himself, be sure to check out the in-depth video on my channel here:
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[@MWMTex]

This model belongs in a museum. Actually, the Smithsonian is where it belongs. The Nautilus deserves a spot just like the Enterprise got one. Beautiful work and most impressive. The lighting is awesome!

[@HappyHands.]

with so many hidden features it would be a challenge to display properly

[@roomtemp6374]

@@HappyHands. For a museum display, some strategically placed miniature cameras (fiber optic) output to an array of monitors mounted on the display case would be cool. So it looks a bit like an exploded diagram, with detail windows for the sub assemblies. Or if you wanted it more 'interactive' (for the chirren), output to one big monitor with a row of labeled buttons to select views. Set it to rotate between views if no button is pressed for a few minutes. A little external led indicator that shines like a spot light on the selected section might be a nice touch too. It's really a fantastic model though. I hope lots of people get a chance to appreciate it.

[@melissaolson2517]

What praise can be given that hasn't been said? You deserve all of it. This is a masterpiece. I hope it's eventually preserved for posterity for future generations to dream of and enjoy. ❤

[@vickydunne]

wow just wow you sir are a true keeper of the heart of the Nautilus

[@lokischildren8714]

One of the best models iv ever seen

[@nagjrcjasonbower]

Epically stunning and so faithful to the film… I think Verne himself would approve!!! I read the novel and (spoiler ALERT) “Mysterious Island” back in middle school so many times over again… It kinda reminded me of Star Trek (TOS and TNG) and Gene Roddenberry. I never read the Horatio Hornblower series (which Roddenberry acknowledged was an inspiration for Star Trek), but I’d imagine Verne and Sir Doyle were an inspiration….

[@vettebecker1]

This is awesome, loved the Disney movie 20,000 Leagues

[@M35kriegsmarine]

This is absolutely amazing in every way! ❤️⚓️

[@S_MannMann]

FANTASTIC!! Thanks for this video!

[@JaimeWulf]

That's what a lot of Love and Patience gets you! Job Well Done to everyone involved!

[@georgebottarini1788]

Masterpiece

[@ErnieShown]

So.Darned. Cool.!!!!!!

[@lemondemerveilleuxdechrist6515]

This man is my hero! A childhood dream appears here before my eyes!

[@Norantio]

As Indiana Jones once said: this belongs in a museum! Seriously tho, his creation is on another level completely. Unbelievable

[@MaxSupercars]

Beautiful artwork! 😍🥰

[@JoeKiley-lf6vt]

That is the most beautiful thing that I have ever seen.

[@rogerd3051]

This is totally amazing , it should be in a museum

[@DocTerror77]

It's models like this that make me believe a life-sized functional Nautilus can actually be built.

[@tomkroebel4936]

It looks absolutely breathtaking and you did an awesome job! One humble suggestion: Wouldn't it look great if the lights in the reactor were flickering like they did in the movie to simulate fire?

[@RCSubGuy]

I completely agree, but much of the model was built over a decade ago, and it was not envisioned to be lit at all at that time. We had to make concessions, but certainly just minor ones, when we finally did light it up.

[@bobmckinley2498]

Absolutely amazing never have I seen such a beautiful model. It needs to be in the Smithsonian institute

[@dannyherron8652]

Freaking amazing!! Thanks for letting us see a true masterpiece. Now link up with TAKOM and get a truly affordable kit in (plastic) 1/72 or even 1/48. I'll be the very first in line, guaranteed!!

[@mikalmos369]

😲 I'm speechless... and I'm going to go watch Disney's 20000 Leagues Under the Sea right now. The last time I watched it was about 25 years ago when I first started working at the Living Seas at Epcot before the other Nemo invaded LOL you know the small orange one... anyway there were some pieces either replicas or actual I don't remember for sure from the original production on display in entrance sort of what we used to call the eel switchbacks. I wouldn't watched the film the night of my first day working there. Thanks for showcasing this incredible piece of artwork so well. I'll so you now have a new subscriber because of it! Glad the KZbin algorithm brought me your way.

[@KutWrite]

Epic! Such fine work! Love the intro music, too - fitting of Captain Nemo and James Mason, who so powerfully portrayed him. Thanks for sharing your enormous and wondrous project. When I was a kid, I loved that movie. Ned Land (Kirk Douglas) was my imagined role model.

[@bgribs8378]

I am in love..... This is a masterpiece, The Smithsonian couldn't do it justice.

[@johnreynolds3948]

Totally awsome the lighting and the figures are perfect what a masterpiece

[@billb89]

It’s been a while since I’ve seen anything this cool, thank you for sharing this.

[@brucejr.5833]

This is the most amazing Nautilus ever created. It is truly unbelievable and inspiring.

[@keithyork8226]

Absolutely astonishing! Outstanding! 👏

[@InFltSvc]

You all did a fantastic job!

[@aaronmyers3651]

Absolutely amazing detail. Only one way I know of to get such a result is timecand effort. And it shows. Congratulations on completing your project and thanks for sharing.

[@jimradzom4037]

Amazing work!

[@geraldtrudeau3223]

This looks like one hell of a labor of love. Congratulations on a beautiful piece of workmanship.

[@jediyakare]

incredibly good, now it has lights

[@garysunter70]

Fantastic never seen anything as good as this

[@Gauntlet1212]

absolutely marvellous

[@patcecil1685]

absolutely incredible!

[@PhilDockery]

I'm going to go ahead and ask what I'm sure many are thinking: just how feasible would a life-size, operational ship be?

[@JO-kp6lk]

Now THAT is a delightful dream !

[@RCSubGuy]

Anything is possible if you have enough money...

[@jaredcreel-sx6mz]

Awesome

[@geraldtrudeau3223]

Your attention to detail is breathtaking!

[@Jacky-zt5ch]

Incredible

[@jsfbr]

Fabulous!!! 💯

[@junoypi]

Aside with all the comments, it’s also a very well done on photography!😊😊😊

[@RCSubGuy]

I have to say you're the first one to offer a compliment on a video and not an armchair critique. Thank you!

[@Zurenio]

Nobel Prize for you....!! Great...!!

[@SpreadEagled]

I bet he saw the movie, “20,000 Leagues Under The Sea” over a dozen times to get all the details correct. Outstanding! 👍

[@RCSubGuy]

He said he wore out his copy of the movie (on VHS). He said it was more like 100 times..

[@guodzillakaiju5683]

Don't forget Esmeralda the sea lion!

[@artkingofwholefoods74]

INCREDIBLE THROUGH MY VIENS… ⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️

[@CIS101]

Recently saw another video about this model. Amazing. What a labor of love. I commented on another video that exterior dimensions of the Nautilus seem too small for what's supposed to fit inside. Are we seeing evidence of that here ? For example the engine room (pump room ?) seems too far astern, and too small. Aft of the pump room appears to be the body of a steam turbine which would make sense if the pump room is not the engine room as I thought. But how does that compare to the movie ? Unless I missed something, there does not seem to be enough crew quarters, and I'm not seeing quarters for Prof. Aronnax nor Ned Land etc. The grand salon takes up a lot of space, and I thought there was only one large view port.

[@RCSubGuy]

So.. after your five minute assessment, you feel you identified issues with a model that a massive fan and obsessive builder took 23 years to figure out? This (these) builds are an exercise in compromise. The boat doesn't exist in real life, so there is no real life comparison to base things off of.

[@CIS101]

@@RCSubGuy How do you know it was five minutes ? My comments, and questions were reasonable, and polite so what's your problem ?

[@RCSubGuy]

@CIS101 my apologies if you were offended. It felt like you were being critical of Ken's work. There are reasons for each and every decision that was made. Your comment like not knowing Nautilus had two salon windows simply led me to believe you'd posted a half baked comment. I apologize if that wasn't the case

[@CIS101]

@@RCSubGuy Thank you. Not at all - he did a fantastic job. I used to be a pretty good model builder, but no more. I'm a bit confused regarding the Salon windows, and I don't have access to the movie just now. Most fans would know that the Disney sub is not accurate to the novel, but I feel Disney did a great job. For example the suggestion of nuclear power was a stroke of genius, and a sign of the times in 1954.

[@RCSubGuy]

@@CIS101 It's an iconic piece of movie history, for sure. A gorgeous design from the mind of Harper Goff. Having built dozens of these submarines for practical application as RC models, I can say that despite being a fictional vessel, it works quite well in the real world, even if the interior sets don't match up to and cannot fit in the exterior of the boat. I'm working on my own 3D files for the entire interior. It's a massive challenge, and compromises are necessary.

[@geraldstiling3735]

If Walt Disney company🏰 asks to buy this work of art . Don't accept less than a 7 figure sum .I used to believe I was a model maker. 🚢I seriously question now if I have any skill at all.😲

[@3dartistguy]

what is the scale of your Nautilus?

[@jandoerlidoe3412]

What a model, but I think the "pumproom " is actual the engine room... with a 2cyl steam engine to drive the Nautilus... powered by nuclear energy....

[@jandoerlidoe3412]

wonderful, but i think that the "pump room " is actual the engine room....

[@michaelhill2844]

Museum? This thing belongs in the ocean hunting down other ships!

[@alancranford3398]

Lighting the model improved it considerably. I'm at a loss for words. I'd bet that Walt would be very proud of you for rendering his Nautilus in 3D with lights.

[@Gunslinger1875]

Visually stunning! The craftsmanship is beyond belief. Thank you for sharing.

[@TrooBlud34]

Incredible!!! I love the little picture of who I'm guessing is the builder's wife on the wall in Captain Nemo's quarters!🤣

[@RCSubGuy]

You got it! That's his wife, forever enshrined in this amazing model.

[@TrooBlud34]

@@RCSubGuy VERY cool!!🤣 It really is an absolutely amazing model!

[@schrikeiv]

Definitely belongs in a museum......would be really awesome to piece together a full walk through with pictures or a mini camera

[@lawrencebrooks8697]

This is phenomenal, exquisite model work. Jaw-dropping. I wish Harper Goff, Emile Kuri, Richard Fleischer, and Walt Disney were alive to see it.

[@TinyHouseHomestead]

AWESOME! 😁👍👍🇺🇲

[@ollyklassen4534]

Incredible. This is so amazing. Thank you for sharing.

[@sheep1ewe]

This is really in it's own class! This is just an incredible pice of art! I can nothing but agree with those who say this is a geniune museum quality piece of art!

[@MrNBridger]

I was already speechless when I saw the unlit model, she is just amazing.

[@richardspicer8253]

That is epic 👏👏👏

[@Mike00982]

Beautiful

[@JO-kp6lk]

Incredible ! How long did it take to knit the Persian Rug ?

[@littleBIGrobots]

This is so ridiculous in the best way possible. GET IT OUT OF HERE! It's GLORIOUS!!! lol I want to build my own bar for toy photog/world building and this is really inspiring me. It's so, so good. Good work all involved!

[@joshmatte1471]

Amazing work, especially at a time in history where 3D printing was not available and it took a master craftsman to make something as magnificent as this model and have the dedication to strive for excellence that will cause us mere mortals to stare in awe.

[@YouTubecx4]

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️👍

[@c1ph3rpunk]

I’ve seen things that people consider priceless, most of them I could put my own price on, but this? It truly is priceless.

[@connormclaughlin6955]

Good stuff ❤❤❤

[@waynethomas1882]

Truly a work of art, thanks for sharing your passion.

[@JibunnoKage-cj2kz]

Great model! Sad that the company that inspired it... is such a disappointment to the world now. Walt, if he was still with us, would be madder than hell, at what they have done to his wonderful legacy, that was once a dream come true for so, so, many kids around the world!

[@MsAston007]

Beautiful piece! Is it for sale?

[@RCSubGuy]

LOL... Ken said that everything is for sale for the right price. If I had to guess, however, you'd best start your bid at the six digit mark...

[@runeulriksen]

Six digit??!! I’d say eight digits. This is astonishing! If I had built this model I would’nt sell it for all the money in the world.

[@rjt19580326]

Would reduced prop size lessen roll? Ballast system pumps water in water and out, displaced air from ballast tank goes where? in wtc or out snorkel? Where does it get air when submerged too pump out tank from wtc? What mechanism restores scavenged air if that is the system used? Can snorkel be under water?

[@WarDog793]

Absolutely, unbelieveably GORGEOUS! Would that I had about a billion dollars so I could have a full-size working seaworthy version built based on Ken Dowd's augmented version.

[@jacksprat9344]

Beyond incredible. I whole heartedly agree with MWNTex below that this belongs in the Smithsonian.

[@moacirassisjr3497]

Oh boy, what a wonderfull job!!!!! there is not enought words to express that stunning art.

[@alexrebmann1253]

I wish Mobius, or Polar Lights would make a nice model kit of the Disney sub. I am guessing getting the rights to do this is not cheap.

[@drslater9133]

I wish i could be a mouse or a hamster for a while and take a round through the ship. Amazing work!

[@New-tu3mn]

The patience, care, and above all, talent it must have taken to handcraft this from scratch just boggles the mind.

[@Mahogany3661]

Wish Jules Verne could see your work. Awesome!

[@docsavagefan2795]

Very cool 😎

[@hubertvancalenbergh9022]

Fantastic. Get rid of the figurines, though.

[@AA-wd2or]

He onlly need to paint figurines and will be superb

[@vjachaslavbur8802]

Превосходное исполнение, превосходное видео!

[@johnziegelbauer4999]

Harper Goff would be proud....

[@carlosg1165]

Wow❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@flyer45691]

Fantastic job 👏👏👏👏

[@danielsweeney6742]

Nice job!

[@Diver6106]

FANTASTIC model, any museum would be proud to display this in the future!!!!! But, I do recomend you change the Map Room to Chart Room, and add a way to close and dog down the Ventral Hatch from the inside, so the pressure in the chamber can be equalized. And one minor point from the film when Nemo say "breakout a new shaft". How would one be moved that into position on your model? He should have really said 'breakout a new bearing' which would have been easier, or 'shore up the beam to free the shaft'. I very much look forward to seeing it in a museum sometime... and I've been to South Padre many times for Spring Break, TA&MU '74.

[@RCSubGuy]

Great point on the hatch in the dive chamber. I'll add that to my model. I have an 11ft hull that I will be creating my own version of an interior layout for. If I recall correctly, spare shafts were stored on the walls of the pump room.

[@billk8579]

Simply amazing.

[@mitcesac001]

congratulations

[@benjaminwigley4132]

OH_MY_GOD!!!!!

[@danielramsey1959]

Makes you kinda wonder if a working full sized replica could be built.

[@Rippafratta]

It could be built, but it would float like a rubber duck. As cramped as it looks, there is too much air-filled space inside the sub. Maybe if you have plutonium as ballast it could dive 😂. What Verne envisioned was much more realistic and workable, but boring as hell from the outside, so Harper Goff’s design is absolutely on point for what it tells. The model is a beautiful build of a beautiful design.

[@RoryHollarTURTLERCRACING]

😍😍🤩🤩

[@banditb86]

Awesome, but your figures need a good paint job let me know if you want it done

[@RCSubGuy]

He literally received them about 4 hours prior to us taking that video. Rest assured, they will be painted to the same level of quality as the rest of the boat.

[@chesterlouis8361]

I'd like to know what the screw mechanism in the keel forward of the diving hatch is used for. Anybody know?

[@RCSubGuy]

It's known as the spiral speed indicator. It... indicates the speed. ;)

[@chesterlouis8361]

@@RCSubGuy Thank you

[@michaelgonzales3402]

Absolutely fabulous! A first-class work of art! A 20K museum should be built around it!

[@nicholasklangos9704]

Beautiful!! So much more cramped inside than I imagined!

[@vicberwick1934]

Gorgeous job. Map Room would be more properly referred to as the Chart Room in keeping with the book and time period.

[@mariushodea1736]

Minunat