Here is one of
Titan's mechanical fish submarines. The actual mechanical
fish models had articulated, segmented, cardboard bodies
and plaster heads. The mouths and tails were movable.
These models were very crude but as they were always
filmed behind a thin fish tank filled with tinted water,
they did not have to be highly detailed. Mechanical fish
were seen in the Stingray pilot, 'Plant of Doom',
'Countdown', 'The Man from the Navy' and many other
episodes.
X20's
Submarine
Titan's surface
agent X20 used this small submarine, which was kept
hidden under the Island of Lemoy. The actual model was
made using a Revell Bell X-5 variable geometry research
aircraft kit. Extra fins were added and the holes where
the wings were supposed to fit were filled with what
appear to have been aircraft external fuel tanks.
Sometimes this model appears on screen with ventral fins,
other times it does not! X20's submarine was seen in
'Plant of Doom', 'Echo of Danger', 'Rescue from the
Skies', and many other episodes.
The Solarstar Missile
Ejector Submarine
This is the
missile ejector submarine from the underwater city of
Solarstar as seen in 'The Big Gun'. It looks like two 12
to 14 inch models were made from a combination of balsa
wood and plastic kit parts. However, it may be that only
one model was built and this was provided with different
markings on each side to simulate two submarines. A large
section was built for scenes showing the gun turret being
elevated out of the water into firing position. All
models were destroyed during filming.
Gaddus's
Submarine
Here is the
submarine used by Gaddus in 'Hostages of the Deep'. It
looks as if this model was made from a variety of
different store bought shapes and kit parts including the
hull of a sailing ship, aircraft fins or wings, and some B-58 'Hustler' jet engines and a fuel
tank/weapon pod. It is possible that some components
(like the circular shape at the front) used to make this
model were recycled from the alien spaceships seen in the
Fireball XL5 episode 'Invasion Earth'.
Yellow
Submarine
There was a yellow
submarine featured in a couple of Stingray episodes long
before the Beatles song and animated film. This hostile
submarine design was seen in 'Ghost of the Sea' and
'Invisible Enemy'. It was another simple balsa wood model
with plastic aircraft kit fins added for detail. This 10
to 14 inch model was later converted into the 'Hepcat'
submarine featured in 'Raptures of the Deep'.
Ghost
Ship Submarine
Here is something
you don't see every day, a hostile submarine disguised as
an old Spanish Galleon! This thing is exactly what it
appears to be, a wooden sailing ship model like those
made by Bliss Marine. It seems likely that two different
sized models were made, a small model (seen here) which
was filmed behind the fish tank, and a larger more
detailed model that was filmed in the ocean surface tank.
These are the exact same Galleon models that were
featured in 'Set Sail for Adventure'.
Magnetic
Tug
Here is the
strange magnetic tug submarine that was used by professor
Cordo to replace Stingray with a non-functional replica
in 'Trapped in the Depths'. This 10 inch model appears to
have been made from various wooden shapes and kit parts
that were attached to a hollow tube hull. The top of this
model would have had some kind of removable hatch
installed to permit access the mechanism that operated
the working tow line.
Pink
Ice Submarine
This is the
mysterious enemy submarine from 'Pink Ice' caught in the
act of releasing it's chemical ice weapon. This 10 to 12
inch model appears to have been made from balsa wood, a
plastic or rubber ball, and a variety of plastic kit
shapes. It looks like the landing legs or whatever they
are at the bottom of the model were made from AA or AAA
electric batteries!
Sea
of Oil Submarine
This is the
underwater alien submarine featured in 'Sea of Oil'. The
12 inch model was made from an F-102 'Delta Dagger' kit (probably Revell's)
with the first stage of an Atlas rocket kit and part of a
Redstone rocket kit attached to the end. Note that the
F-102 wings have been attached upside down!
Titan's
Personal Underwater Craft
Here is Titan's
personal underwater craft as seen in 'The Golden Sea'.
Not the most sophisticated model used in Stingray, it
appears to have been made from a plastic or rubber ball
mounted on top of an actual Scallop shell!
Mystery
Submarine
This is the
mystery submarine featured in 'A Christmas to Remember'.
This model appears to have been built using some kind of
plastic ship kit's hull, various aircraft kit drop tanks,
fins from several B-58 'Hustler' kits, and balsa wood.
Missile Submarine
The missile
submarine was featured in 'A Nut for Marineville'. This
model was made from a combination of balsa wood, tubing,
and kit parts. It looks like part of this model's tail
assembly was salvaged from the 'Pink Ice' submarine.
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