ParaGrafix Seaview Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea... User manual

Materials
INTRODUCTION
Thank you for purchasing ParaGrafix’s photoetched enhancement set for the Moebius Models XXX. We have made every effort to ensure that
these parts can be used successfully by a modeler of modest experience, but there may be items that require advanced modeling
techniques. For a basic primer on the use of photoetch, please visit http://www.paragrafix.biz/video-instructions-1.asp and other resources
available on the web.
In addition to the photoetch, you will also need scissors or a knife* to remove individual pieces from the main fret, a file to remove material
left from cutting, and super glue (aka CA or cyanoacrylate). Additionally, to fold some pieces, you will need a pair of razor blades** or a
specialty tool such as an Etchmate 3C from Mission Models.
* We prefer a #17 Xacto chisel blade.
** Extreme care must be taken when using razor blades. Risk of serious injury.
Materials
Kit Instructions Steps 1A, 1B, & 1F
Observation Lounge
Assemble the upper deck and girders per the kit instructions, but
substituting etch part 3 for kit part 80. Then assemble the entire lounge
per kit instructions step 1F.
Kit Instructions Steps 1A, 1B, & 1F
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SEAVIEWSEAVIEW
8-Window Movie
& 1st Season TV
8-Window Movie
& 1st Season TV
Photoetch SetPhotoetch Set
KeyKey
Kit part (plastic):
Photoetched part:
1
1
3
44
43
45
46 47
48
Credenza / Seaview ModelCredenza / Seaview Model
The credenza and Seaview model are located in the
observation lounge during TV show, but not the
movie.
Fold etch part 8 as shown and cement the Seaview
“model” centered to its top.
Ceiling GirdersCeiling Girders
These girders are speculative and are intended to simply
hide the hull of the ship.
Fold the two tabs on each girder and cement them at the 1/3
and 2/3 points along the ceiling of the observation lounge.
8
9
17 x2
Same Distance
OR
OROR
10
45
12
OR
16A 16B
1
Kit Instructions Step 2
Sail
Replace kit antenna (part 54) with etch part 16A or 16B. 16A matches the as-built
studio miniature which 16B matches the studio blueprints.
Note that the antenna can be formed to give it the proper parabolic shape.
You may find it easier to anneal the piece(s) before forming.
The etch sail doors match the bolted-in-place ones used in the full
sized set. Before attaching the doors, file off the existing kits ones. If
you will be lighting your sail, you can position etch parts 10 with their
hole facing up so that light shows through.
An alternate, open door (etch parts 5 and 12) are also provided. To realistically
show the door open, you will need to cut a hole in the side of the sail.
Kit Instructions Step 2

Kit Instructions Step 3E
Grab Handles
Prior to attaching the rear deck (part 22):
Remove the kit grab handles and smooth the
remaining deck area.
Align the drilling guide’s groove with the inside edge
of the grab handle area and drill pilot holes using a
0.015” (0.4mm) bit.
Attach the rear deck and smooth the seam before
attaching the grab handles (etch parts 2).
Kit Instructions Step 3E 1
2x36 each side
Drilling Guide
6A6A
Kit Instructions Step 3E
Cleats
Seen only on the full scale set, there are 3 pairs of cleats at
the locations shown at right. Use a 0.015” (0.4mm) drill bit to make pilot
holes for the cleats and glue in place.
Kit Instructions Step 3E
Kit Instructions Step 4A
Rudder Tie Rods and Lower Drain Holes
Fold the four tie rod brackets (etch parts 6)and glue into the positions shown at
right. Insert the two tie rods (etch parts 11) and glue in place.
The drain holes (etch parts 1) may be surface mounted or used as cutting
guides (this is more accurate).
If surface mounting the drains to an R/C model, paint the kit and etch before
attaching them using RTV sealant (the blue gasket making material available
in most auto parts stores). This will allow the bond to flex as the model goes through
the temperature changes experienced by a R/C submarine.
Kit Instructions Step 4A
5/16”
(0.56” - 14mm)
1/8”
(0.12” - 3mm)
26
6
11
1
x4
x2
Bow
Remove
13
12
Both
Sides
Remove
Stern
Fill
12
7
Both
Sides
Kit Instructions Step 4
Limber Holes
Note that the limber holes replicate the 17’ (large) filming miniature.
Anneal the limber hole plates (etch parts 7 and 13) before
proceeding so that the parts will hold their shape after bending and
not try to spring back.
Remove material as shown to provide through-holes. (You can place curved plastic
following the contour of the round outer hull to simulate an internal pressure hull.)
Apply the limber hole plates as shown, aligning the lower edges of the plates to the etch
of the kit parts.
If you are building the Seaview as an R/C model, paint the kit and etch before
attaching them using RTV sealant as with the drain
holes in the previous step.
Kit Instructions Step 4
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Attleboro MA 02703 USA
[phone]
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Thank you to Frank Winspur and Dave Metzner of Moebius Models for making such a great kit, their help and encouragement during the
development of this add-on set, and providing a pre-release copy of the model. Thank you to David Merriman for his guidance on making this
set R/C compatible. Thank you to Gary Kerr for his, as always, generous help on getting the details right.
“Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea”™ is © Irwin Allen Properties, LLC and Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. Licensed by Synthesis
Entertainment. All Rights Reserved. “The Fantasy Worlds of Irwin Allen”® is a registered trademark of Synthesis Entertainment. All Rights
Reserved. Moebius® is a registered trademark of Moebius Models. All Rights Reserved. ParaGrafix™ and PGMS™ are TM Paul H. Bodensiek. All
Rights Reserved.
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