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BijouBob8mm	Disney's Nautilus, just in time for Christmas!	Lead	[-]
Aug 16 11 11:34 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	http://www.hallmark.com/Browse/Index?n=&ctx=ContentSearchProfile&pg=1&rpp=&sort=&k=nautilus&npath=
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Mark Redfield		#1	[-]
Aug 16 11 2:48 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I am definitely on board for this! Mark Redfield Visit www.redfieldarts.com <
Rider		#2	[-]
Aug 16 11 4:02 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I'm sure it looks better in person. Man that is a horrible photo.
BijouBob8mm		#3	[-]
Aug 16 11 4:20 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	One of the local Hallmark shops has a better-looking image of it in their store. I know sometimes Disney does a series of releases based on a theme...if this sells well maybe we'll see a diver from the Nautilus next year? Nemo's pipe organ?
scotpens		#4	[-]
Aug 16 11 9:44 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Looks sweet! At 5 inches long, it almost qualifies as a small model. And it’s got LIGHTS!
Mark Redfield		#5	[-]
Aug 17 11 2:05 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I checked in at a Hallmark store tonight, too, and they said it's on shelves the 2nd week of October. Mark Redfield Visit www.redfieldarts.com <
bipolarber		#6	[-]
Aug 17 11 10:20 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	(Suddenly feeling $20.00 being sucked out of my back pocket...) "[The audiance] will populate the darkness with more horrors than all the horror writers in Hollywood could think of. If you make the screen dark enough, the mind's eye will read anything into it you want! We're great ones for the dark patches." -VAL LEWTON
BijouBob8mm		#7	[-]
Aug 17 11 12:22 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	At 5 inches long, it almost qualifies as a small model. I've got a small snap-together model of the Nautilus that's roughly that size from, I think, Disney Tokyo. And I've got one of those 8 or 9 inch PVC Nautilus models that came from Japan. (Might have been a claw machine prize, but won't swear to that.) At WonderFest I saw a variation of that one that also came with a squid. There's a larger PVC Nautilus as well (maybe 15 inches?), I think from the same company. Have yet to add that one to the fleet. (I remember picking up a model of the Fireball XL-5 from England's Comet Miniatures years ago, and there was an insert in the kit saying they offered a Nautilus kit, but never came across it.)
lsasser		#8	[-]
Sep 1 11 3:46 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Comet's Nautilus was not an exact copy of the Disney craft, so don't regret not seeing it.
TrickyBrains		#9	[-]
Oct 7 11 2:06 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I picked up one of these this afternoon (10/6) at a local Hallmark. I was planning on posting a photo of it lit up. But, for the life of me, I can't get the darned thing open to insert the batteries (I don't know about you but nothing makes me feel more like an idiot than not be able to get the batteries into something). There is a small screw on the bottom that holds the battery door in place (you'll need a small phillips head screwdriver). It turns and, at a certain point, doesn't come out anymore...and the door. It doesn't budge. If you try to force it, it will definitely break. I'm wondering if this is a production error or if I got a defective one. If anyone else has any trouble with this, please post. I do like it...it reminds me of a much smaller version of the X-Plus model. The color is a little off but the texture and some of the details are nicely done for an ornament. Any Hallmark store will likely have it out on display...so you can check it out before you buy (and it will probably be lighted). "I'm cheating him. I'm getting scared for nothing!" My Animation Channel - http://www.youtube.com/user/DiabolicalVideoGuy?feature=mhee
HauntedDave		#10	[-]
Oct 7 11 7:04 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I picked one up as well. It is a bit smaller than I thought it would be but it does look very nice. I had to get a small flathead screwdriver to help me open the door but did it get open. The lights really do look cool. Will try to get a shot up later unless someone beats me to it.
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TrickyBrains		#11	[-]
Oct 9 11 12:53 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I followed HauntedDave's lead (thank you, sir) and I was able to pry the door open with a small flathead screwdriver. Once I got it open, I discovered the obvious. I don't know how the paint is applied but it ran into the seam between the battery door and the rest of the ornament; sealing it shut (as I've pointed out with a bunch of ridiculous arrows in the photograph below). "I'm cheating him. I'm getting scared for nothing!" My Animation Channel - http://www.youtube.com/user/DiabolicalVideoGuy?feature=mhee
Mattel Jones		#12	[-]
Oct 10 11 1:31 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I went to see this at a nearby Hallmark Gold Çrown store and thought it looked about the size of a cereal box toy. OK for the completist I guess.
Shonokin		#13	[-]
Oct 10 11 11:05 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Glad you figured it out TrickyBrains. Would you mind posting a pic of it with the lights turned on? -Shonokin The Pulp Reader
TrickyBrains		#14	[-]
Oct 11 11 2:11 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Shonokin wrote: Glad you figured it out TrickyBrains. Would you mind posting a pic of it with the lights turned on? Sure, Shonokin. The camera flash washed out the brightness...so I indicated where the lights are. They light up on both sides of the ornament. "I'm cheating him. I'm getting scared for nothing!" My Animation Channel - http://www.youtube.com/user/DiabolicalVideoGuy?feature=mhee
The Batman of Gotham		#15	[-]
Oct 25 11 11:12 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	It appears to have pretty nice detail for it's size: - GJS
Mattel Jones		#16	[-]
Oct 26 11 8:31 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I wish someone would post a picture that actually shows the scale of the thing (i.e. next to a quarter). It's a lovely piece for the completist, but it is a tiny bit of tosh none-the-less.
Mark Redfield	It looked bigger in the movie--but I love it!	#17	[-]
Nov 24 11 2:28 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Here's a quick snap of the Hallmark Nautilus shown next to (from left to right) a severed Stan Laurel head, a quarter, an old gray lace mustache, and the severed right hand of Jiminy Cricket (for scale). Here, The Nautilus is shown next to James Cagney's autograph. (Ya never know what's laying around the ol' home studio these days...) Mark Redfield Visit www.redfieldarts.com <
HalLane		#18	[-]
Nov 24 11 6:37 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Dunno what's more surreal -- the underwater Cagney or the severed Stan. Thanx for posting, Mark . I think you should use the moustache for seaweed on the hull, like in that opening shot of the movie.
Mattel Jones		#19	[-]
Nov 24 11 7:56 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Thanks for the pix Mr. Redfield! The bottom line with any collectible (or most anything I guess) is does it make you happy? If the answer is yes, and it's within your reach, then what else really matters. Happy holidays!
bipolarber		#20	[-]
Jan 22 12 11:37 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Finally got one of these for about half retail, via ebay. I think it's beautiful, and has amazing detail for a palm sized miniature... (and, it looks GREAT as an aquarium decoration in my coral collection!) "[The audiance] will populate the darkness with more horrors than all the horror writers in Hollywood could think of. If you make the screen dark enough, the mind's eye will read anything into it you want! We're great ones for the dark patches." -VAL LEWTON
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