Fujimi 091921 007 BOND CAR Lotus Esprit ‘Submarine Car’ 1/24 Scale Kit

Basic information Manufacturer Fujimi Product code fjm091921 Weight: 0.31 kg Ean: 4968728091921 Scale 1:24 Added to catalog on: 22.3.2017 Tags: James-Bond Wet Nellie is the name of the mini-submarine car used by Her Majesty’s agent James Bond in the film ” The Spy Who Loved Me ”from 1977. The car was built in the company Perry Oceanographic Incorporation and its cost was about 100 thousand. dollars. Work on the car started and ended in 1976. Wet Nelmie was based on the Lotus Esprit S1 sports car. In the film, Wet Nelmie requires its passengers to use diving equipment, or at least an oxygen mask, because it is not waterproof. Underwater, the car is powered by four electric motors, and its steerability is ensured by specially retractable horizontal rudders. In the film, the viewer is informed that Wet Nellie was developed by Q and that the vehicle’s blueprints were stolen by a KGB agent. It is worth noting that after the shooting of the film was finished, Wet Nellie was sent to the warehouse, where she stayed for many years, and in 2013 the vehicle was purchased by Elon Musk. SKU: FUJ91921 Categories: All Plastic Kits, Cars, Plastic Kits, Sci-Fi/Educational/TV