Markie Smizzle Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 Hi All, @Chris Calland and I are pleased to present to you, our OOB build of the Revell 1/400 Queen Mary 2. She has been a kit which has been neglected atop kitchen cupboards and under sofas until it got passed to me to build along with my friend, Chris. Link to our WIP page is here: I know that my model photography skills leave a lot to be desired Thanks for looking, and thanks to those who have helped and offered advice to me along the way. Mark & Chris 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 Great result. How did you divide your labour? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markie Smizzle Posted March 17, 2018 Author Share Posted March 17, 2018 9 minutes ago, Alpha Delta 210 said: Great result. How did you divide your labour? Thank you Alpha, we would set 3 or 4 hours a week aside for a lads night. We'd get as much done as we could, and I'd try and get some done in the spare time I had. Sometimes there wouldn't be any work done for 2-4 weeks, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesModeller Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 Looks great chaps! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bitzer Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 That is a great looking ship and crackin build! I will defiantly need to look into one of these. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markie Smizzle Posted March 18, 2018 Author Share Posted March 18, 2018 12 hours ago, BluesModeller said: Looks great chaps! Thank you B.M 11 hours ago, Bitzer said: That is a great looking ship and crackin build! I will defiantly need to look into one of these. Thank you Bitzer, they'e going for about £90 these days on Amazon and ebay 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robgizlu Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Really nicely finished. (The amount of draught these big liners have always seems a little worrying) Super job Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VMA131Marine Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 (edited) 21 hours ago, robgizlu said: Really nicely finished. (The amount of draught these big liners have always seems a little worrying) Super job Rob Draught is directly related to displacement. The, apparently, shallow draught is an indication of how little these ships weight in relation to their volume. They're like big empty boxes giving them a very low average density. If your concern is stability, the key is that the center of buoyancy has to move towards the list creating a positive righting moment. Typically, for comfort, you don't want an overly stable ship because the result will be a stiff roll mode that rocks the ship quickly from side-by-side and requires much more active roll damping. Edited March 19, 2018 by VMA131Marine 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markie Smizzle Posted March 19, 2018 Author Share Posted March 19, 2018 19 hours ago, robgizlu said: Really nicely finished. (The amount of draught these big liners have always seems a little worrying) Super job Rob Yes, I know the feeling. Especially when you look at the Royal Caribbean 'Of The Seas' Fleet. Thank You for your kind words, Rob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 She turned out a stunner Mark,great job all round 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markie Smizzle Posted April 16, 2018 Author Share Posted April 16, 2018 3 hours ago, stevej60 said: She turned out a stunner Mark,great job all round Thank you Steve, we added some more to her, but that was only flags and the Flagship crest. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kris B Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 Very nice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markie Smizzle Posted April 16, 2018 Author Share Posted April 16, 2018 1 hour ago, Kris B said: Very nice. Thank you, Kris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rwa66 Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 Very nice build, well done to both of you. Cheers Richard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markie Smizzle Posted April 17, 2018 Author Share Posted April 17, 2018 26 minutes ago, Rwa66 said: Very nice build, well done to both of you. Cheers Richard Thanks Richard, there are parts which are nagging me still, but on the whole I love it. If you go to IPMS shows, I've just joined upto a local group, so will be looking to display it at several this year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rwa66 Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 It's very easy to be hyper-critical of your own work, especially when looking at high resolution close ups etc. You should be pleased with your work, it sounds like it was an epic build and that it clearly came good at the end. Kudos for seeing it through. Regards Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markie Smizzle Posted April 18, 2018 Author Share Posted April 18, 2018 11 hours ago, Rwa66 said: It's very easy to be hyper-critical of your own work, especially when looking at high resolution close ups etc. You should be pleased with your work, it sounds like it was an epic build and that it clearly came good at the end. Kudos for seeing it through. Regards Richard Thanks Richard, believe me, it only took so long because it pushed our patience. If not for that, it'd have been done in a few months. There was a lot of poor fitting and warped plastic, but we pushed through it and now we're onto aircraft again. Happy days 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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