The idea of this project came from playing a mobile game and it was just a random game with a submarine as the boss at the end of the level. Then I thought would it be possible for me to design modular tiles that would form a submarine. After days of fiddling with the OpenLOCK tiles I was finally confident that it was doable. It was quite fun and very challenging at the same time!

I know this isn’t the first of its kind but its something totally new to me. I’ve done spaceships and terrains in the past I thought why not combine both! Designing the initial “frame” of the submarine took a long time. First I had to come up with the overall shape. Followed by separating the pieces into smaller tiles before integrating with the OpenLOCK system. Once that was done I was able to finally focus more on the actual design of the submarine both inside and out.

As you can see I did not design the submarine based on traditional / modern submarines but rather more scifi / sleek style (what a surprise!). I wanted something sleek but at the same time with a bit of a bulkiness or wide stance like the Sea Shadow. And why this name? Suzunami was actually a Yugumo-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy as well as Takanami-class destroyer of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. The word suzunami means “breaking wave”, which is exactly what I imagine my submarine would do, breaking / cutting through waves.

This is how I envision the submarine being used in different games:

assault from sea to some key locations
submarine being hijacked, mission is to regain control over it
recover important intel, VIP or cargo from the submarine
If all goes well with this project, I have plans for introducing more ships in the future.

The base set consists of over 100 pieces in the following sections:

• floor tiles
• side wall tiles
• inner wall / door tiles
• side to top tiles
• top tiles (regular and medium size)
• side mid slanted tiles
• front slanted tiles
• front / rear tiles
• decorative tiles
• non tile decorative pieces
• Bonus pieces:
  • inner walls style B
  • top tiles for recon mode
  • missile pods deployed at 45 degree angle and
  • retracted top tiles
  • alternate 180 degree front screens left + center +
  • right wall tiles combined to form one giant screen
  • top tile with turrets
  • side missile pods side wall tile

Note: there will be pieces that you simply need to “mirror” using your favorite slicer like CURA or 3D Builder. For example there will be a left piece, you simply use the “mirror” feature to get the equivalent right piece.