discussion Minicraft 1\350 RMS Titanic

[peterairfix]

This is one that I have never done from the start as all the others I have done have been all been started in some way.
A nice kit and apparently the best one out there and it does have the five porthole arrangement on the port side on the bow.
Here's what is in the box.
I could show all the spures but I would be there for a long time as there is so much.

 

[Allen Dewire]

Wow Peter,

That does look like a whole lot of parts. I see the hull is molded in black plastic too. What is the gold pieces sprue for?

Looks like you have your work cut out for you. I'll watch if you don't mind...

Prost
Allen

 

[peterairfix]

What is the gold pieces sprue for?

They are parts for the stand and the stand nameplate.

 

[papa 695]

Wow Peter,

That does look like a whole lot of parts. I see the hull is molded in black plastic too. What is the gold pieces sprue for?

Looks like you have your work cut out for you. I'll watch if you don't mind...

Prost
Allen

The gold parts look like a stand to me Allen
Peter just beat me with the answer.

 

[Allen Dewire]

Thanks Guys,

I had thought that too, but I wasn't sure. I'm not too hip on big boat kits I'm afraid. Gonna be a big one for sure!

 

[peterairfix]

Started putting some colour on the hull and have attached the two wing props and the two bilge keels and have started on the yellow stripe witch are decals.

 

[Dave Ward]

Peter,
Very sorry to be negative about the model moulding - but that plating doesn't look good - more like wooden planking than rivetted steel. At 1/350, it should be pretty flush. Short of sanding it all off & rescribing, I don't there is an easy way to remedy this. :worried:
Dave

 

[peterairfix]

Peter,
Very sorry to be negative about the model moulding - but that plating doesn't look good - more like wooden planking than rivetted steel. At 1/350, it should be pretty flush. Short of sanding it all off & rescribing, I don't there is an easy way to remedy this. :worried:
Dave

It's probably down to moulds they have been around for a bit I think they started out as company called entex industries then Anmark then they went to academy and finally minicraft.

 

[eddiesolo]

It is a great size and does have some superb detail, as pointed out the hull plating is a let down on a model this size-as pointed by Peter, the moulds are not great.

Now to the model, nice paintwork mate, nice lines on the black and the antifoul. You and Titanic/Olympic models do seem to be drawn together. I am sure this will another of your top builds on this genre.

 

[peterairfix]

as pointed out the hull plating is a let down on a model this size-as pointed by Peter, the moulds are not great.

I have just been on scalemates and have traced this kit back to 1976 when it was Entex industries and I have a reboxing of this original kit even though it's dated 1997 hence the poor quality moulding.

 

[eddiesolo]

I have just been on scalemates and have traced this kit back to 1976 when it was Entex industries and I have a reboxing of this original kit even though it's dated 1997 hence the poor quality moulding.

Yeah, I was wondering that it was rebox. Still, I know you will make a cracking finished model.

 

[peterairfix]

Started on the cabin walls and vents and a couple of benches plus a piece of decking added.
All the vents will have to be drilled out as they come flat.

 

[peterairfix]

I have started on the upper decks I have the promonade deck and boat together and the bridge front has been painted and attached.

 

[peterairfix]

Moving on to the next part this time it's the turn of the officers quarters and funnels one and two to be finished and rigged and all the vents and I have finished the first class dome and cover

 

[Allen Dewire]

Wow Peter, you are really moving along on this puppy. Looks good too! I was wondering what all the loose cords were for and then your last two pictures answered my question. I never knew the stacks had cable supports...

 

[peterairfix]

As I am at full on mojo time to have a go at some of the smaller PE so I will be building one of the davits and adding the hand rope's to the side of the life boats I have finished one but the supplied PE needs to be cut down to fit and somewhere in amongst those parts are davits for twenty life boats.

 

[scottie3158]

Looking good so far.

 

[eddiesolo]

Excellent etch work Peter, looking superb mate.

 

[peterairfix]

Time for an update I have finished off all the lifeboats and I have started on the davits witch are small and fiddly and the kit supplied part along with the PE parts to show the difference finally installed on the ship.

 

[peterairfix]

Time to return to this build and I will finishing off PE davits all parts shown should make up 3 single and 5 double davits.