Titanic Moon etc?

[Dave Jay]

Dave, I mentioned that it was you who sorted out the moon phase and I did thank you all .....But thanks again anyway. You were a great help.
P.S. Great pity about the moon, it would have been fun trying to model the effects of a full one!


Cheers,


Ron

Different Dave Ron, think it was Dave from Brussels that gave you the link about the moon phase etc, I'm happy to take the credit for it though!


It would have been interesting to see how an full moon effect could be done maybe it's worth challenging the peeps on here to suggestions, after all it could benefit the modellers of bomber dioramas, drive in dioramas etc.


Glad to been of help to you.


All the best, Dave

[spanner570]

OOPS! Quite right Dave, sorry. Dave wrong Dave, I'm sorry Dave.


I was really looking forward to the challenge of a full moon dio., but I can't do it now....There again perhaps I wouldn't get pulled up if I did it anyway. I could just act daft!


I'm slowly coming to the conclusion that no so called 'Titanic Expert' despite their fancy computer simulations, knows exactly how the ship looked moments before she disappeared....There seem to be so many theories, each contradicting the other.


So I reckon I'll build it as I see fit (within reason) 'cos nobody will be able to state that this or that is wrong because nobody seems to knows for sure anyway!


Ron

[Guest]

Well since I was there I can tell you exactly what happened. There was a greeny bluish light and a saucer shaped space craft appeared, piloted by green wolf like aliens who laid eggs in the captain, which grew then burst out of his guts then went and attacked everyone else, I hid in the cistern of a toilet so escaped the aliens sank the Titanic to hide the evidence. Shhh don't tell anyone or they might come back for me.

[Gern]

Well since I was there I can tell you exactly what happened. There was a greeny bluish light and a saucer shaped space craft appeared, piloted by green wolf like aliens who laid eggs in the captain, which grew then burst out of his guts then went and attacked everyone else, I hid in the cistern of a toilet so escaped the aliens sank the Titanic to hide the evidence. Shhh don't tell anyone or they might come back for me.

Foolish human! Do not bother to run. Now we know where you are we will find you ......

[spanner570]

Sleep well tonight Ken....But keep a close eye on the wardrobe doors.....Too late there's one coming out of Gern's 'wardrobe' avatar right now!

[Jambo]

I spent quite a bit of time studying the Titanic when I was younger, and there are about as many theories as there are people spouting them on how the last hour went.


The dominant theories have changed significantly over the years, as originally it was deemed that she'd sunk whole, as the ship was thought to be so strong and massive it could not have broken. There were eye-witnesses at the time that declared that they'd seen the ship break in half just before she went under, but while still on the surface. With the panic & near total darkness this was dismissed and the noises were explained away as the sound of the boilers breaking away as the stern raised higher.


Later when Ballard found the ship it was accepted that she'd broken in two as described, though whether this would have been above or below the surface was still debated.


James Cameron actually did a decent documentary on this a little while back which I'd say is well worth a watch, as they spent a fair bit of time looking at the timings and as he put it "just how much of that film I'm going to have to re-shoot.."


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Jambo

[Guest]

http://www.moonpage.com/index.html


This gives the phase of the moon for any time of the clock and the date1810 (or whever the Titanic sank).

[Dave Jay]

OOPS! Quite right Dave, sorry. Dave wrong Dave, I'm sorry Dave.
No need for the apologies Ron, there is a heck of a lot of us Daves on here, easy to get us mixed up!