Trumpeter TRU03719 Plastic Model kit

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Can you name a ship more famous than the Titanic? Probably not, right? The RMS Titanic is easily the most famous passenger liner ever built. Unfortunately, it’s so famous because it sank on its maiden voyage, causing the death of more than 1500 passengers and crew members. I agree with your view on build log formatting... I don't think Facebook and other similar forums lend themselves to laying out a log. The MSW type of environment is best since everything is laid out in one place and others can easily follow the progression and improve on my approach (and mistakes). It allows everyone to see a cohesive narrative and get context on the WHAT, WHY, HOW questions that inform my build. In regard to the aftermarket stuff. With what comes with the kit itself and what's included in the MK1 set, seems like plenty. These guides were slipped over the drill bit and held in place at ninety degrees while drilling. I didn’t need to drill all the way through the hull – only needed enough of a dimple to guide the larger bit. These worked like a charm.

So on to the KA resin version. This rudder was much improved in terms of shape and detail, but mine was a bit warped and needed a bath in warm water to get it (mostly) straightened. Finally we got this new 1/200 scale model of the RMS Titanic from Trumpeter, had heard about it, thought about it and saved my pennys for it ... today it arrived ... WOW. But it isn’t as though the Trumpeter designers just copied and pasted the starboard side details over to the port side resulting in all the errors... There are clear differences to the two sides that were intentionally made. Just like any other ship model kit, there are scales to choose from. For ship modelers, or at least for those focusing on passenger liners, the most popular scales are the 1/350, 1/400, and 1/700 scales. Keep in mind, that the Titanic was a huge beast with a length of 882 feet (269 meters). In the 1/400 scale, that means you’re going to end up with a 2.2 feet (67 cm) long model. So, unless you’ve got a lot of space, it might be a wise decision to go for a smaller kit. Did I tell you there’s also a huge 1/200 scale Titanic kit? Ok, let’s cut to the chase and look at the recommended Titanic kits now. Product Name

The lower davits were later filled and overpainted, but here is the hull with it's interior lighting. The Portside hull has not been completely painted as it will be displayed at waterline. These Ash Places and their outer doors were not symmetrical between port and starboard. Trumpeter got that right. The doors are in the right spots on either side, but inexplicably they’ve added a third narrow door on the port side that leads to a phantom Ash Place. And that's it for the moment. I hope you have enjoyed the challenge I have on the workbench this month. I think I've been at work on this for about 4-5 weeks now (Furlough is brilliant)

The remaining holes were easily finished off and everything looks good… I’ll proceed to the next largest portholes in my next session.For the vast majority of the ship, I'll be using Tamiya rattle cans for the larger items such as the hull. Some additional hull details need to be attended to, but I can’t put off drilling out the portholes forever… Its about 5ft long, we all knew it was gonna be big, but not quite that big ... holy cow, its about 5ft long! It was almost released about 2 years ago but there were some bow important accuracy issues that needed corrected, finally the kit is out and I have mine ... where I'm going to put it I do not know? but I'm going to have a lot of fun building and super detailing this model ... Oh yeah.

Yup. I got so caught up in the flow of building out the strakes and balancing them against each other and blending in with the kit plating that I neglected to include one of the strakes! To make the correct plating pattern, I’ll likely need to undo everything I’ve done. The spacing would need to be reset starting with the critical first centerline plate near the hole for the stern post. UPS are saying mine will be here on Thursday from E Models ... still dont know where I'm going to put it, Box or finished kit, LOL. Most of the shaping was done with a detail chisel (I have a set from Micro-Mark that comes in handy). I would peel away small layers of the plastic up to the notched edge of the curve. I’m not sure I’ll go down the LED route. Certainly, Titanic is the perfect model for LED treatment, but it generally isn’t my thing – not sure the extra time/effort will be worthwhile. Still pondering… I first considered modifying the kit rudder to improve the shape and add the missing details. I assembled the necessary tools and marked a pencil line to refine the shape and went to work.

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Visiting the Midwest Model Shop Youtube channel is also recommended. Ben and his charming wife Nora walk through every stage of their 1/200 Titanic build and give a terrific overview of their process along the way. It is refreshing to see an experienced modeler identify his own mistakes and show how he goes about correcting for them along the way. Includes terrific episodes about 3 rd party upgrades – in particular the brass sheets from Neil Woods.