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Mess Deck: General Section => Full Scale Ships => Topic started by: Martin (Admin) on May 16, 2008, 10:18:08 pm

Title: James Bond boats - Disco Volante
Post by: Martin (Admin) on May 16, 2008, 10:18:08 pm

From Thunderball:

Has anyone made a boat that does this?!?!!

Title: Re: James Bond boats - Disco Volante
Post by: The long Build on May 16, 2008, 11:20:15 pm

Funny I was thinking that last time I saw the film , Go on, go for it Martin..

Title: Re: James Bond boats - Disco Volante
Post by: RickF on May 16, 2008, 11:52:07 pm

I built one years ago that did that, long before Thunderball came out. It wasn't meant to, of course!!!

Rick

BTW, I was serving at RAF Waddington when they filmed the Vulcans taxiing early in  the film. I always maintain that I am in the film - somewhere. Our squadron hangar is, at least.

Title: Re: James Bond boats - Disco Volante
Post by: Umi_Ryuzuki on May 17, 2008, 05:55:42 am

You want to start with a PT-20 Hydrofoil.
Then add the stern drop piece. ;)

In the filming of that scene, they loaded a small outcrop of rocks with explosives to
simulate the destruction of the Disco Volante'. The crew wasn't sure how much
explosive to use, so they went, " the bigger the better"...

They blew out every window of every building that faced the harbor...

Title: Re: James Bond boats - Disco Volante
Post by: Martin (Admin) on July 07, 2019, 11:15:27 am

 
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