Bandsaw Steve 6,729 Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 RMS Carpathia - 1/500 Scale - Scratchbuilt I present for your viewing pleasure my recently completed model of RMS Carpathia. She is depicted as she may have appeared on the night of the 15 April 1912, the night that she sped to the rescue of the beleaguered survivors of the Titanic disaster. The model is constructed from wood, brass, plastic-sheet and various other bits and pieces. It is completely scratchbuilt except for the lifeboats that are 3D printed. The WIP thread that tracks the process of the construction of the model and the sea-scape can be found here: I am quite pleased with the result - especially as the project took less than 4 months from start to finish. The model will be on display at next weekend's WASMEx scale model exhibition at Cannington community hall in Perth Western Australia. Thanks to everyone in the Britmodeller community for showing interest in this project. All comments, criticisms and queries most welcome. Best Regards, Bandsaw Steve 51 2 Link to post Share on other sites
JohnWS 3,251 Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 A wonderful build Steve. The subject - associated with a famous moment in history, the ship model - well executed with just enough detail for the scale, the seascape - very realistic, and scratch built - does it get any better than that? Well done! John 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites
ArnoldAmbrose 2,409 Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 Gidday Steve, "CONGRATULATIONS" on your completion! I look forward to seeing her this coming weekend. Regards, Jeff. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
MikeR 2,033 Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 Excellent! Mike. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
keefr22 13,818 Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 That's just lovely - lovely model on a lovely seascape - lovely!! Keith 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Swindell 2,459 Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 Turned out nice, that did, Steve! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
longshanks 10,317 Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 Beautiful As fine illustration of scratch building. Good luck at the show Kev 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Redshift 821 Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 Not bad, not bad at all. Nicely observed wake.effects. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Courageous 11,300 Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 Excellent work and well presented. Well done. Stuart 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Vince1159 4,593 Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 Beautiful job,scratchbuilt (faints)...... 1 Link to post Share on other sites
beefy66 9,007 Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 When you see what you started with to the end results cracking job Steve. Beefy 1 Link to post Share on other sites
robgizlu 5,623 Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 Steve - That is an absolute delight !! Congrats on a Very Fine piece Rob 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Nils 442 Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 Congratulations with a fantastic job done! It’s when your model sits next to the coffee mug, one really sees how tiny it is ... It’s truly awesome. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Max Headroom 7,527 Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 I like that a lot. It’s also hard to believe that’s not real water! Trevor 1 Link to post Share on other sites
stevehnz 11,119 Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 That looks brilliant Steve, a pity that Perth is a little too far to swing by this weekend, I'd love to see it in the flesh so to speak. Steve. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Bandsaw Steve 6,729 Posted April 29, 2019 Author Share Posted April 29, 2019 38 minutes ago, stevehnz said: a pity that Perth is a little too far to swing by this weekend, Lift your game Stevehnz! It’s only a seven-hour flight! 3 Link to post Share on other sites
ArnoldAmbrose 2,409 Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 Gidday All, My life is now complete, fullfilled. I can die now knowing I have seen Nirvana - well, Carpathia anyway. In the flesh (or whatever the nautical equivalent is). Well done Steve and congratulations. Regards, Jeff. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Ray S 4,484 Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 Steve, what a great result! I am looking forward to the final updates back in WIP to see how you finished her off! Ray 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies 13,183 Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 Very nice Steve! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Vanroon 165 Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Great water effect Bandy. 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Nils 442 Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 Sooo, how did it go at the expo? 1 Link to post Share on other sites
dnl42 3,094 Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 Bravo! The model is done well, and water effects are particularly nice. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Irishgreek 8 Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 Well Done. I had forgotten what she looked like. They sure made cargo ships look a lot different back then. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
stevej60 38,158 Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 Superb finish,great work! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Bandsaw Steve 6,729 Posted May 12, 2019 Author Share Posted May 12, 2019 Deja vu On 08/05/2019 at 20:38, Nils said: Sooo, how did it go at the expo? No real surprises Nils - same outcome as 2018. Carpathia was beaten into second spot fair and square by another sensational product of the local champion ship modeller 'GW'. This year he won with a 1/196 scale battlecruiser HMAS Australia which also, very deservedly won best Australian subject. For those of you that remember my project from last year you might recall a very similar outcome when HMAS AE2 went head to head with HMS Vanguard. Which means that on both occasions I went home with a silver medal. All of which is fine by me. I don't mind getting beaten be 'GW', he's a proper gentleman and wins by the fair application of superior skill and diligence. You also might be interested to know that under WASMEx rules unless a model has been entered as a diorama or a vignette the judges must not pay any attention to the base. So in this category the sea-scape counts for nothing - which is fair enough as far as I'm concerned. So, now it's back to the Avro 504K that you can see here: GW doesn't do aircraft - except for those aeroplanes that grace the decks of his aircraft carriers - so I might stand a chance next year! As promised I will continue with the Carpathia build log and expect to be writing the next post in that one quite soon. Best Regards and thanks for the interest shown, Bandsaw Steve 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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