discussion Build the Titanic a part work. 1\250 scale

[peterairfix]

Time for a what if.
If Titanic had not sunk perhaps she would been a troopship.
So I will be using hachettes build the Titanic part work magazine's.
The main hull is all plank on frame.
Here's some of what's been built and a couple of illustrations of the Olympic in her dazzle colours of witch I will be using.
This part takes the build up to the start of the first layer of planking.

 

[Tim Marlow]

Hi Peter
Airfix this ain’t. Looks interesting, especially the razzle dazzle. I’ll sit in if I may
Tim

 

[Guest]

This builds into an impressive model. Will be watching

 

[peterairfix]

This builds into an impressive model. Will be watching

Currently at the moment I'm out of white paint so she's being done as a standard liner hence the lack of pictures.

 

[peterairfix]

As it stands I have done the planking and finished the second layer that will contains the portholes.
But most of the build is the same as the last one I did but I am not goingView attachment 300709View attachment 300710View attachment 300711View attachment 300712View attachment 300713View attachment 300714 follow the instructions

 

[Wouter]

Nice work so far Peter. That thing is huge!

Cheers

 

[peterairfix]

More work done all painted and now I am stripping one of my older Titanic's for the parts which are refurbished and repainted and I have finished the forward well deck and the second class lift entrance plus all the boat deck structures and the promenade deck side's.
And a couple of pics of the donor shipView attachment 300985View attachment 300986View attachment 300987View attachment 300988View attachment 300989View attachment 300990

 

[Peter Gillson]

Very impressive.

 

[PaulTRose]

thats a big bugger! :astonished::astonished::astonished:

 

[Jim R]

Hi Peter
That is some impressive model. A lot of work.
Jim

 

[Hera]

Hi Peter
Nothing better than a big ship build I look forward to your progress
David

 

[peterairfix]

Just got my bucket of white paint through the post and have now got her painted white ready for the next job which will be the dazzle camouflage.View attachment 301211View attachment 301212View attachment 301213

 

[peterairfix]

Just started on the dazzle camouflage only a small bit done but that took me nearly an hour.View attachment 301288

 

[peterairfix]

Got some more dazzle paintwork done it's a case of mask a bit paint a bit.View attachment 301454

 

[Jim R]

Hi peter
Wow! Well done sir.
Jim

 

[Wouter]

Nice work Peter. And good to see the dazzle camo being used on a model. I like where this is going!

Cheers

 

[Tim Marlow]

This is going to be epic.....great start.
Cheers
Tim

 

[Guest]

Wow! Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious! And scratch built!

 

[peterairfix]

Time to return to this one and up next will be the ectched doors for the hull and a bit of filling.View attachment 310974View attachment 310975

 

[peterairfix]

I have decided to ditch the troopship idea as it's just not working so from now on its just the standard Titanic build.
And here's the state of play after giving it a new paint job.View attachment 317463View attachment 317464View attachment 317465View attachment 317466View attachment 317467View attachment 317468View attachment 317469