Mobilis - in - Mobile

dedicated to submersibles, from toys to science-fiction collector items

Warning:
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This museum is not a commercial site; none of the items exposed here is for sale. Links to commercial websites are only mentioned for your information and to help hobbyists in their research. “Mobilis in Mobile” receives funding neither from possible visitors’ transactions nor from those websites. Mobilis in Mobile’s policy is hobby-, history- and science-oriented, and it is mainly aimed at all those still nostalgic about an era when we still knew how to dream... This museum is free and does not host advertisements; it is purposefully aimed at the public at large, but “specialists” are invited to enrich it through their remarks, documents and precisions. May they be thanked in advance! 

A few sections of this museum are all but in an embryonic state (e.g., prizes) due to a lack of sufficient documentation. The existence of this section leads us to quote a few brands: again, this is purely in the interest of research.
Our overseas friends will kindly forgive us for a few repetitions or truisms, especially in the sections dealing with science-fiction, but must bear in mind that on this side of the Atlantic, in France, except for those rehashed products derived from Harry Potter, Star Wars, Pirates of the Caribbean and such, it is practically impossible to get the models or collector items that constitute parts of this museum: the only sufficiently-stocked resources are the English, American or even Japanese commercial sites... and a solid network of correspondents established over the years! "the subcommittee" website relate all activities of real and dreaming submarines.

Any contributions or remarks from their part would therefore be welcome.
Items are shown with a “rarity rating” from zero to five stars. This rating essentially applies to the French market of S.-F. collector items and for complete toys, in good general condition but “as is” (unrestored).
The letter preceding the *** rating indicates the country where the model was originally made (ex.: F = France). The ratings include the following factors: 

1) Price as recorded at shows, shops and galleries visited in over 10 years; 

2) Frequency of exposed toys (rare or common); 

3) Price as recorded at sales; 

4) Coverage in specialized press; 

5) Articles about the item in the biography given at the end of the visit.

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What a year ! One crisis is following the other, the shows and the flea markets as well. The first ones have not slowed down the others and the prices are raising steadily.  A submarine mini bubble?
Anyway, we are happy to announce the new items that our museum will have in its possession in 2012. Some of them are presently in the hands of the expert SOS Vintage, others still in their boxes, since Yours truly has been busy finalising his book on the dirty animals… you already know about…

First a “Black Edition” of Nautilus Disney, signed Scott Brodeen. 40 cm ! Also the very small (10 cm) Nautilus from the Grigorov workshop, assembled by our friend from Model Stories: JC Carbonel.
A new subglacior from Black and Mortimer, in its hold and intact, and at last the Nautilus from Nadia and the secret of the blue waters of Aoshima.

Concerning movies, things are progressing, David Fincher has started the new version of 20 000 leagues under the sea promised for 2013. According to what can be heard this will be a prequel, i.e. the story of Nemo before  Jules Verne’s novel.  Should this be true, the movie will end with the construction of Nautilus from 1954 by Harper Geoffrey  and the edition of an upgraded version of the film of 1954, like George Lucas’ work on the episodes 4,5 and 6 of Starwar.   
Crazy, but still …