SigEp Ziggy Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 I have seen some videos on Youtube on how to build the Titanic model as the shipwreck at the bottom of the Atlantic and would like to do this with the old Revell kit. I needed information, photos, drawings and paintings. I got a great start from these books. The tooling on this kit is from 1970, back when Revell sold models in 'box scale', hence the odd scale of 1/570. It is an inexpensive kit, perfect for kitbashing! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knb.1451 Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 This will be a cool build, are you gonna remove all the molded on railings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madtatt Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 Interesting. I'll stick with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psdavidson Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 Looks like an interesting bit of a challenge I'll lurk quietly in the corner if you don't mind /P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SigEp Ziggy Posted September 20, 2023 Author Share Posted September 20, 2023 Thanks Guys! Yes, I will remove the molded railings. Let's get started. Cut where the book showed the breakup is. I'm going to model the Grand Staircase down to 'F' deck 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArnoldAmbrose Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 Gidday, you're very brave to butcher a kit like this. Good luck with it. Regards, Jeff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom216 Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 Sure to be a bittersweet display. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SigEp Ziggy Posted September 21, 2023 Author Share Posted September 21, 2023 Thanks Guys, It is fun and that's the name of the game. I have some more photos, I didn't get the order quite right, here they are... This is the real challenge, thinning and twisting the outer hull like this painting... Adding details 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madtatt Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 You have a lot of work ahead of you. I'm very curious to see how you plan to proceed with the twisted hull, for example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArnoldAmbrose Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 Gidday, yeah that circled hull damage will be interesting to see. I noticed in a photo that Capt Smith had a bath tub. Is that why the Titanic sank - he over-filled it? 🙂 Regards, Jeff. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knb.1451 Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 This is turning into quite the build! What's the brand of punch you used to make those little disks? I have been looking for a micro punch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SigEp Ziggy Posted September 21, 2023 Author Share Posted September 21, 2023 It's made in China, like everything else, and I purchased it at a local craft store in the jewelry section 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Smith Posted September 27, 2023 Share Posted September 27, 2023 This is coming on nicely. It reminds me of an enormous scratch build model of the wreck that I saw at Telford IPMS Scale Modelworld show a few years back. Often wondered what happened to the model afterwards. Did it find its way to the Titanic Museum in Belfast or go somewhere else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SigEp Ziggy Posted October 11, 2023 Author Share Posted October 11, 2023 I have another update... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spitfire Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 What a great but difficult project, will follow along. Cheers Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom216 Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 For where the hull plating is ripped and buckled out, would you thin and cut that long the break and then bend those out? Since it'll be sitting 'buried' into the sand, the gap along the open seam/bottom would be hidden. On 9/20/2023 at 11:32 PM, SigEp Ziggy said: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knb.1451 Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 I think that would be the best bet, it would be very tedious however. As for the rips in the shell plating just behind the well deck those you could probably get away with cutting a small sliver of hull out, maybe 3 of 4 mil and graft in .002 plastic sheet into the rest of the kit plastic. Everything from the gymnasium back will be a exercise in extreme patience and low heat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil60 Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 wow this looks tricky but great idea, following with interest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SigEp Ziggy Posted October 17, 2023 Author Share Posted October 17, 2023 Thank you all for the many great comments! I have been thinning the hull and I ready or should I say brave enough to use my Dremal with a small grinder. The other hard part is the eleven degree downward bend on 'C' deck and the forecastle. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 3 hours ago, SigEp Ziggy said: Thank you all for the many great comments! I have been thinning the hull and I ready or should I say brave enough to use my Dremal with a small grinder. The other hard part is the eleven degree downward bend on 'C' deck and the forecastle. Ah power tools! That's my preferred method for making great big mistakes really quickly. 🤣 Seriously, they are such a timesaver for work like this, how did we ever manage without them. You'll soon have the plastic paper-thin and then that 11 degree bend will be as easy for your fingers to bend as sheet steel is for an iceberg. This is an amazing project and I wish you all the best with it. Do you plan to sink it under a resin sea? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bissyboat Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 The ultimate challenge of modeling. Miniature wrecks made to look real. I suppose there´s going to be a fair amount of barnacles on the hull. Are you adding a little deep diving sub too? That would be cool for size difference. ⚓😎 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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