A few months ago I picked up a lot off eBay just to get some Trouble Shooter parts & a Intruder Commander. I was not planning on doing anything with the Sea Wolf hull that was shown in the background, looked like it was missing too many parts & didn't want to have to hunt them all down. When I received the lot I was pleasantly surprised to find that I had won all the TS parts I was in need of & that the Sea Wolf was 75% to 80% complete things were just tucked inside of it. 1 big missing part was the bubble dome, so first thought was to clean it & use it as trade fodder or resell it on eBay. After looking around online at my favorite Joe dealer sites. I struck gold & found a Sea Wolf bubble dome for $9.99 + S&H. This is when I decided that I would make a custom Sea Wolf.
So I was just going to do a nice little custom (a wham bam project), but then I found some RC lights & I thought they would be really cool to use on something. So I called Haz & asked him if I should do a nice little wham bam custom job or should I go balls out on the project? You can just guess what he said, "Go Balls Out on the Project!"
So I ordered the lights & never looked back. Soon after that my old friend Bob the decal wizard of Academy Art & Design appeared on the scene at FHQ, bam another idea hit me for this project. Design custom Wharf Rat decals & see if Bob could/would be able to make them up for me. So I sat & designed some new custom decals for the Wharf Rat submarine & sent them off to have Bob make them up for me.
As seen on eBay:
After clean up:
Removal of claw mount:
Periscope mock up:
Body work:
It's good for me to do a project of this scale occasionally to remind me exactly why I never want to go back to doing full scale Autobody work ever again.
Dome clean up:
RC lights & lighting mock up:
Body all primed:
Decal artwork:
All parts painted:
Ready for assembly:
Wiring for lights:
Decal application:
Testing interior light:
Completed Wharf Rat Adventure Team submersible spy submarine:
Project ARE Action Outfitters custom wetsuit:
Completed Wharf Rat Adventure Team sub pilot/diver:
The complete Wharf Rat Adventure Team submersible spy submarine ensemble:
As of today I'm going to call this one finished, but I may add a few custom accessories down the road.
Some folks I would like to thank:
Haz, for his suggestions, ideas, & encouragement throughout this project. It's all Haz's fault!
Duart, for his help with the muscle body repair.
Bob, for doing an outstanding job making the custom decals.
Skip & Robin, of Project ARE Action Outfitters for making the wetsuit.
Take care
12ozMouse
Photo out takes:
PS. River photos to come at a later date.
