Since February things have gone well: more subs from Science-Fiction or comics: witness the Atragon made by Bernard Brimeur (in Anthology of the Science-Fiction submarine), Blake and Mortimer’s Sub-Glacior ( in Submarines in comics), the octopus from « Mysterious Island » born from Ray Harryhausen’s fertile brain and made by Jean-Yves Martin (in Tentacles), yet another « Yellow Submarine » diorama (in Dioramas), The Japanese « Alpha » Nautilus from the movie « Latitude Zero, » and we promise much more for 2011: the diorama of « It Came from Beneath the Sea, » a very rare model of the Calypso, Tardi’s Piacodus...
On the other hand, delirious prices persist: we’ve seen a JEP Nautilus... at 1250 euros!!!!!! An East-German Dolphin (in Electrically-Powered subs) at... $1200 US. Let’s say it again: DO NOT BUY AT SUCH PRICES!!!!!!!!! This is sheer speculation, not collecting; no chance of later reselling your finds and getting a « little extra. » Better visit the American and English websites; see the magnificent Disney Nautilus (EFX) now for pre-order (4’ for a still respectable $2000 US!) or the reissue of the Japanese Nautilus from « The Secret of Blue Water) by Aoshima for $500 US; if you want to spend money, as well do it on items that are worth it!
Finally, the movie world is alive with rumors about newly unveiled or imagined wonders: a remake of « Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea » in 2012-2013? Or more seriously, the new version of « 20000 Leagues Under the Sea » produced by Disney, maybe directed by David Fincher (« Seven, » « The Fight Club »....), in fact a prequel to the 1954 movie. Likewise we are still awaiting the DVD edition of the « Man from Atlantis » series and a reissue of the Seaquest DSV by Revell or Moebius... Let’s dream a bit! »
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