Gimme Shelter Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 I am not a ship builder and have no previous experience of photo etch or wooden deckings so this is a new challenge for me. Nor am I a Titanic expert so please enjoy my build on the basis that this is strictly just a model and not guaranteed to be a 100% accurate reproduction of the titan herself. I've used a few books for reference where needed but have come to the conclusion that the limited pictures of the Titanic itself (as opposed to her sister ships) don't really help the modeller to accurately paint her based on black and white photos and film stills, James Cameron seems to have produced good data to work from but that has left me asking myself if he too improvised. The Pontos set was a bit of a shock for me but I have literally taken it in small stages and have not worried about setting any deadlines. I have however focused purely on this build and have down tooled on all other builds as I need to stay focused on the Pontos detailing and not get myself distracted. The photo etch railings are something I have no previous skill at modelling but it seems to be going together OK so far. I did drill out all the hull portholes and added some 3D printed bulkhead and hull straighteners. The bulkheads in one of the photos below did not end up getting used as I need open frames to allow for the interior hull lighting to be added. I've had to go back and fill and paint the davits as I drilled them out mistaking them for portholes. I used some of the kits packaging to wrap the additional 5v LED hull lighting onto, and will add another level of LED lights for C/D deck. The kits funnel lights are not being included as they are bulky and do not do the model any credit. The Port side will be at waterline, while the starboard shall be on full display. With such an amount of superb brass pieces, I've also chosen to not over paint the capstans and leave them looking nice and shiny. The same applies to some of the doors, hatches, vent covers, steps; I just felt it would be very white and loose some of the finite detail that the Pontos set provides, so some silver has been used just to break up the deck and super structure colour work. Based on the sheer amount of hard work this kit generates, I'd prefer the Titanic fanatics to just enjoy my attempt here rather than criticise, however any help and guidance will be thoroughly appreciated thank you. Here we go. Firstly, Nigel's superb porthole drilling guides which cover 4 different sized portholes If you choose to use Trumpeters recommended Cocoa Brown, don't because it is too brown. I added a 50% bright red mix and got it right the second time unlike the below first attempt. Now the hull with the colour corrected using the 50/50 cocoa and bright red mix Below shows the 3d printed hollow hull strengtheners and the kit packaging I added to attach the hull LED lighting onto Having tested the LED's I over painted them using Tamiya clear Orange as the kit's LEDs are a nice Victorian yellow type light 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. Early work on the Stern I felt it to be a shame to leave out the Pontos sets interior detail for the lifeboats so my model will show the Portside boats with their covers on, and the starboard side without covers My son who has an appetite for war gaming figure painting has kindly offered to paint this bag of 200 x 1/200 figures - he hasn't seen how small they are yet !!! Yep, I know, I've still got to drill out the forward front end aperture below Shapeways bench folding jig initial first attempt to use them, I need to use a vice next time and tape the etch into the jog before the fold process 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) John 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry L Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 Hello Gimme, I will be following your build, as I will be building the TITANIC. Currently I am awaiting the delivery of the MK1 detail set and 'The Scale The Titanic' photo etch sets. If you are looking for some interesting references for your build may I suggest; www.rivet-counter.com. Also I would recommend www.titanic-cad-plans.com, I use the latter quite extensively. Good luck and most importantly enjoy and have fun building. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefy66 Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 Looks like a lot of great details on this build already 👍 beefy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 Hi John, You want to watch yourself. You've quite an aptitude for this shippy stuff, and it's possibly too late to warn you that it is both contagious and addictive. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 great start Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nocoolname Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 I'm just about to sell on a factory sealed version of this detail set so it will be nice to see what's in the box and how well it goes down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelter Posted August 25, 2020 Author Share Posted August 25, 2020 15 hours ago, Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies said: Hi John, You want to watch yourself. You've quite an aptitude for this shippy stuff, and it's possibly too late to warn you that it is both contagious and addictive. You may very well be right - I've just bought myself the Trumpeter 1/48 U Boat and Big Ed set. As much as I am looking forward to starting the U552, I am going to stay loyal to the Titan and complete her before starting the Sea Wolfe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelter Posted August 25, 2020 Author Share Posted August 25, 2020 17 hours ago, Jerry L said: Hello Gimme, I will be following your build, as I will be building the TITANIC. Currently I am awaiting the delivery of the MK1 detail set and 'The Scale The Titanic' photo etch sets. If you are looking for some interesting references for your build may I suggest; www.rivet-counter.com. Also I would recommend www.titanic-cad-plans.com, I use the latter quite extensively. Good luck and most importantly enjoy and have fun building. Thank you very much for your tips here Jerry. I shall follow your advice here. I have also found 4 very specific facebook groups dedicated to this kit and it is nice to see how others are tackling the pontos funnel wrap stages as I am about to start that stage and can see problems on the horizon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelter Posted September 21, 2020 Author Share Posted September 21, 2020 Hi So with the help of a lot of very knowledgeable Titanic specialists, I have managed some good progress of this kit - thanks mainly to the facebook group builds I must add. The below pictures have been best uploaded in date order. Working with the addition of the Pontos set, I have found that the kit's instructions are best not followed and have therefore added a wide breadth of pictures for you below in case it helps anyone else, particularly around the assembly of the superstructure from the gym, boat deck and down to C deck level and promenade areas etc. The figures now seen below are the TORI Factory 3D printed Titanic sets available from KA Models of Korea. Expensive but worth while at 1/200 size for areas of the ship where you want to display accurate passengers, and of course; Rose and Jack! An extra layer of LED's added between the Hull lighting and where the kit's supplied lighting starts off. Overpainted warm white LED's with Tamiya clear yellow to give it that Victorian feel Basic agricultural figures out on the promenade enclosed levels Photoetch bench production line Assembling the promenade sides not the way trumpeter suggest so as to ensure figures and lighting can be added successfully TORI Factory figures some more of the railings now added etc correcting the waterline (again) Test fit of the funnels Never let go Jack Captain E Smith and his officers 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 Fantastic, beautiful work. What an endeavor! Looking magnificent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nocoolname Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 Hooked on this thread now. My kit has been laid up since the crash in March. I let go of the Pontos set but got hold of the KA Models set which included the figures above along with some other extras. I really like how the addition of the figures helps to bring the model to life. Great stuff. Looking forward to the next instalment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceman 29 Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 Nice assembly! Just one remark: The garden benches are disproportionately large, they look like children sitting on them. Scale problem? A Pontos accessory? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelter Posted November 17, 2020 Author Share Posted November 17, 2020 On 11/6/2020 at 7:32 PM, Iceman 29 said: Nice assembly! Just one remark: The garden benches are disproportionately large, they look like children sitting on them. Scale problem? A Pontos accessory? Hi - Yep - they are the Pontos benches with 1/200 figures (Architectural not the KA set but they seem very much the same in size) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 I had to laugh at the Jack & Rose figures... please tell me you're going to fit them I've got a 1:600 Revell Titanic kit here to review, and was really quite surprised how long it was at this scale. At 1:200 it must be immense 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 John, superb stuff! As Mike said, this must be a monster kit. What a project. How are you going to get it down to club (when the time comes!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefy66 Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 4 hours ago, Alan P said: How are you going to get it down to club (when the time comes!) He will be praying for a lot of rain and NO ice I would have thought the size of it beefy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stelangton Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 Absolutely fantastic cracking job! Can’t wait to see it lit up!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stelangton Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 Give us more!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelter Posted January 11, 2021 Author Share Posted January 11, 2021 On 11/17/2020 at 3:32 PM, Alan P said: John, superb stuff! As Mike said, this must be a monster kit. What a project. How are you going to get it down to club (when the time comes!) Hi Alan - Probably with the use of a Horse Box or similar ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesModeller Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 Good to see someone taking on this mighty beast. And a grand job you’re doing too!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killingholme Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 Superb model! I wonder whether there is an opportunity to address the well deck "dadoes" which I think ought to be a darker rust colour rather than the yellow you have them? http://www.titanic-cad-plans.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Dark-Mast-Article.pdf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SallysDad Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 Beautiful work!!! Any updates, sir? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stelangton Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 update?? looking great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceman 29 Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 Great job! 😉 The benches on the deck are provided in all kits are unfortunately much too big, not to the right scale. I have the 2 upgrade kits, Pontos and Ka Models. I printed benches in the right size for a friend. There are two models on this ship. More here : https://www-laroyale--modelisme-net.translate.goog/t27750-rms-titanic-rms-olympic-bancs-modelisation-impression-3d-1-200-de-iceman29?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=fr&_x_tr_pto=wapp 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Gyselinck Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 Hi dear builders. I ordered a Trumpeter Titanic myself and in the meantime of delivery I watch how other builders do the things their way. I already noticed that a lot of details are difficult to find about this great ship. So I will do like anyone else and try to find my own preferences, but based on a mix of all your ways to do it. First thing I would like to find are the jigs to drill the portholes. I can not find where to order them, neither do I have FaceBook. Another thing is the white painting: on several build video's I noticed that the most builders paint the white area's in matt white. This sounds not realistic nor a good idea to me. I'm not saying that it was not matt on the real ship, but why would they use matt paint sinds it has only disadvantages. It is not beautiful on a ship, it stains very quickly, it is difficult to get clean again and least but not least it is not strong and will disintegrate faster than glossy paint. Now a days this is still an issue whit any matt paint, so I guess early 20th century the quality of the paints where maybe worse than they are now. Of course there is a big chance that my opinion is wrong. Anyway I will paint my model in glossy white, and one of the reasons is that the small details like rivets will light up better that way. Anyway I am happy that a lot of builders show their models on these forums so that we can enjoy them and learn from them 😉 Kind regards, Daniel, Belgium Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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