Kalashnikov-47 Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 (edited) Hi... Started on my fourth Titanic build. The first two were the Revell 1/570 kits, and then I built the 'original' 1/350 Minicraft kit about 10-12 years ago when I lived in Texas. This one is Minicraft's retooled/updated version with P.E. deck railings. I've finished up with the forecastle deck, shown here. I'll be building the various decks as if they were seperate models, then bring everything together at the end. I've heard that Hobby Boss is doing a new Titanic kit, but it's unclear whether it will be 1/350 or 1/550 scale. I'm hoping for 1/350, as the molds for the Minicraft kit (originally a 1974 vintage Entex kit) are getting pretty tired. Edited October 6, 2010 by Kalashnikov-47 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MHaz Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 Will you please, PLEASE do us all a favor and do a little whiffery to it: put a tiny firing squad shooting at a figure painted as Leonardo Dicaprio on the stern? Looks great so far Patrick. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SBARC Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 Yup.....looking good so far. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 Nice painting, Patrick ... This is going to be fun ! Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SBARC Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 A couple of photos to amuse or inspire you. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kalashnikov-47 Posted October 6, 2010 Author Share Posted October 6, 2010 (edited) Will you please, PLEASE do us all a favor and do a little whiffery to it: put a tiny firing squad shooting at a figure painted as Leonardo Dicaprio on the stern? ;)Looks great so far Patrick. Hell, put both him and her in front of that firing squad....and add Celine Dion for good measure because that song got played over and over and over and over..... @ SBARC - Have you seen the models done by somebody depicting the Titanic at the bottom? It'd be cool to do that, but that's way beyond my modelling skills. Edited October 8, 2010 by Kalashnikov-47 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SBARC Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 Hell, put both him and her in front of that firing squad....and add Celine Dion for good measure because that song got played over and over and over and over.....@ SBARC - Have you seen the models done by somebody depicting the Titanic at the bottom? It's be cool to do that, but that's way beyong my modelling skills. I seem to vaguely recall seeing a model on the ship on the bottom. Adding the little ghost characters to that model would be cool. But I do agree.....building something like that would be very difficult....much beyond my modest ability. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MiG31 Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 Depending on how far you're willing to add extra detail and make corrections to your model, you might find this webpage handy. As far as HobbyBoss is concerned, where did you hear about the Titanic kit rumor? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kalashnikov-47 Posted October 8, 2010 Author Share Posted October 8, 2010 (edited) Depending on how far you're willing to add extra detail and make corrections to your model, you might find this webpage handy.As far as HobbyBoss is concerned, where did you hear about the Titanic kit rumor? Hi thanks.. familiar with both Titanic-model. com and Rivet Counter. This one's going to be an OOB build. [edit] An outstanding reference is "Titanic The Ship Magnificent" by Bruce Bevridge & Co, from Titanic-Model. Two huge and heavy volumes crammed with 100th level super geek detail. At $75 each, they ain't cheap, but they're worth it. These books get down to the schematics of the Marconi wireless and goes into the plumbing of the ship, amongst other things. Nothing historical, all technical. A very good friend gave them to me on my last birthday. Titanic rumor linked to below. Is it 1/350 or 1/550? Both are mentioned. IMHO, 1/550 don't make sense, but ya never know with our Chinese friends.... http://www.modelshipwrights.com/modules.ph...le&sid=7619 Edited October 8, 2010 by Kalashnikov-47 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jinxter13 Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 (edited) Patrick I know what an uphill climb I faced just doing the two Eagles.....I wouldn't even imagine trying to tackle what you've locked horns with :) . From what I see, you're off to a great start. I'll be following closely. Who knows I might get the itch to do a ship in the near future. Edited October 8, 2010 by Angels49 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kalashnikov-47 Posted October 16, 2010 Author Share Posted October 16, 2010 Some progress: In between working on the individual decks, I'm shaping up and painting the hull. It's very thin in some spots along the bottom. I also hate the display stands that come with plastic ship models, so I found some wooden items in the craft section at the local Hobby Lobby. A little drilling and sanding and you have a much nicer stand! Some plastic and some washers and nuts were epoxied inside the hull bottom. Bolts come up from the bottom of the wooden stand to secure the ship model. After finishing the forecastle deck, I moved to the other end of the ship. Here's the poop deck with the docking bridge. My first time with P.E. railing. It's OK for now, but I'll get better with it as I use it more. I think it wasn't sized quite right for the plastic parts, as there were some alignment issues, but then again, it could have been my error too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 Nice progress, Patrick ... The capstans look sharp ... ;) Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 Patrick, WAY TO GO !!! It looks good...Nice work so far.. HOLMES Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kalashnikov-47 Posted October 29, 2010 Author Share Posted October 29, 2010 I've made some more progress: Hull painted and main deck painted/fitted. Forecastle deck also done. Hull paint was from Floquill railroad colors. Bottom is ATSF Mineral Brown, then there's Engine Black and Reefer White. Some rigging lines are already in place. It kinda makes assembly a pain. I also painted decks and walls. These walls above the hull were painted Tamiya flat white. The deck tan color was a mixture of two Model Master colors called for over at Titanic-Model.com. Some of the sub-assemblies, dry fitted/stacked in place. There's still a long way to go on this model. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kalashnikov-47 Posted October 29, 2010 Author Share Posted October 29, 2010 A couple more before I go to bed.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 Patrick, That some IMPRESSIVE work MY friend B) HOLMES Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 She's looking The Beauty she once was ... Nice work Patrick ... B) Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JasonW Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 Did this ever get finished? Was looking impressive thus far and I was looking forward to seeing the fiber-optic lighting. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gharlane Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 I have a Minicraft Titanic Deluxe Edition Kit #11315 in the stash awaiting its' turn on the table. Could you explain the process you use for the painting of the decks? thank you Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Patrick How is this coming along...Not seen the updates for a while...Promise Celine is not on...! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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