What is the OPUS V? Octo-pod Underwater Salvage Vehicle. Or Octo-pod Underwater Salvage #5. Take you pick. Thanks to my wife Kate for coming up with the name.
As I said before, I envision this as a toy set, with an articulated, mechanical octopus with poseable tentacles, opening cockpit, lots of detail and possibly some LED lighting. It will sit on a display base that looks like a portion of ocean floor and will have a shipwreck or some type of salvage laying around.
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ORIGINAL SKETCH |
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REFINED |
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INTERIOR |
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FURTHER REVISION |
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DISPLAY LAYOUT |