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RMS Mauretania in 1:600

Very nice work on your Mauretania. Looks great. It's the first time I've seen a Airfix model ship. What do you think of the quality?

Bill
 
Bill-R said:
Very nice work on your Mauretania. Looks great. It's the first time I've seen a Airfix model ship. What do you think of the quality?

Bill
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It's an old kit so the mold quality is terrible. Unfortunately, I think it is the only kit available on this subject.
 
I remember building Airfix model airplanes many years ago and as I recall their quality wasn't the best. I built the Revell Arizona and Missouri. They were poor quality kits, but hey were fun to build.

Take your time, have fun and it will turn out great.

Bill
 
Lorenzo said:
Did the anchor chains come in the kit or did you add them?
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No, they did not. I had these chains in my stash amongst some chains that I had been collecting for this purpose in various scales.
 
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manvscode said:
I ended up repainting the whole three times. The white line is now 1/32 inches. Any smaller and I think it will be a bit challenging for me.

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I fondly remember building this model as a teenager back in the 70's, along with other Airfix and Revell liner kits of the time. Would love to get a hold of the old Revell 1/570 Queen Mary kit again and do it justice, now being older and wiser in the ways of ship modelling. :-)
Good luck with your build. Looking forward to seeing your progress.
 
Agreed, the kit first came onto the market in 1964. Nevertheless, I think it's not that bad, it's certainly not "terrible" as manvscode writes.
But what can you complain about when there is still no alternative to the Airfix kit?
So take a look at two examples from two model building enthusiasts. It's just great what they got out of the old kit!

Passagierschiff RMS Mauretania (1/600, Airfix) von Frank Spahr

Modellvorstellung britisches Passagierschiff RMS Mauretania im Maßstab 1/600 (Bausatz Airfix) von Frank Spahr
www.modellmarine.de www.modellmarine.de

RMS Mauretania, Airfix 1:600 von Jim Baumann

Galeriebeitrag RMS Mauretania von Airfix, ein Modell gebaut von Jim Baumann in 1:600.
www.modellversium.de
 
Kaleu NW said:
... it's certainly not "terrible" as manvscode writes.
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I am entitled to my opinion. A great kit should not require expensive detail-up sets or significant scratch building. A great kit should have clear instructions, possibly in color (yes, we're in the 21st century), and have correct paint diagrams. Molds should be crisp and use modern plastics.

I can point you to a $15 USD ship kit with enough photoetch out of the box to create a marvelously beautiful model.

So, it begs the question of what YOU think is a great kit?

With that said, I have dealt with enough OCD, autists, and armchair experts to make me think twice about posting anymore on this forum. It's worse than the cesspool that is Reddit.
 
Kaleu NW said:
Agreed, the kit first came onto the market in 1964. Nevertheless, I think it's not that bad, it's certainly not "terrible" as manvscode writes.
But what can you complain about when there is still no alternative to the Airfix kit?
So take a look at two examples from two model building enthusiasts. It's just great what they got out of the old kit!

Passagierschiff RMS Mauretania (1/600, Airfix) von Frank Spahr

Modellvorstellung britisches Passagierschiff RMS Mauretania im Maßstab 1/600 (Bausatz Airfix) von Frank Spahr
www.modellmarine.de www.modellmarine.de

RMS Mauretania, Airfix 1:600 von Jim Baumann

Galeriebeitrag RMS Mauretania von Airfix, ein Modell gebaut von Jim Baumann in 1:600.
www.modellversium.de
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I quite agree, Kaleu. Back when dinosaurs roamed the earth and I wore bell-bottom jeans and Elvis sideburns, I turned the basic (to say the least!) Aurora 1/48 Famous Fighter WWI range kits into cased vignettes I was able to sell for the to-me fabulous price of $100 each...in 1960s dollars! Of course, the amount of requisite sanding, scratchbuilding, hand-painting (including cutting templates for the various national markings, to replace the excrementaly awful decals), and piano-wire rigging quickly reduced the per-hour earning to a very modest figure indeed. I had the same success (and the same very modest per-hour financial return) with Aurora's "Corsair" privateer, a surprisingly nice-for-its-time styrene rendering of the historic Prince de Neufchatel. The point is, great things CAN be done with even a toy-like kit if the basic configuration is okay. Sometimes what's in the box actually matters less than what the modeler can do with/to it.
 
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manvscode said:
I am entitled to my opinion. A great kit should not require expensive detail-up sets or significant scratch building. A great kit should have clear instructions, possibly in color (yes, we're in the 21st century), and have correct paint diagrams. Molds should be crisp and use modern plastics.

I can point you to a $15 USD ship kit with enough photoetch out of the box to create a marvelously beautiful model.

So, it begs the question of what YOU think is a great kit?

With that said, I have dealt with enough OCD, autists, and armchair experts to make me think twice about posting anymore on this forum. It's worse than the cesspool that is Reddit.
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manvscode said:
I am entitled to my opinion. A great kit should not require expensive detail-up sets or significant scratch building. A great kit should have clear instructions, possibly in color (yes, we're in the 21st century), and have correct paint diagrams. Molds should be crisp and use modern plastics.

I can point you to a $15 USD ship kit with enough photoetch out of the box to create a marvelously beautiful model.

So, it begs the question of what YOU think is a great kit?

With that said, I have dealt with enough OCD, autists, and armchair experts to make me think twice about posting anymore on this forum. It's worse than the cesspool that is Reddit.
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manvscode said:
I am entitled to my opinion. A great kit should not require expensive detail-up sets or significant scratch building. A great kit should have clear instructions, possibly in color (yes, we're in the 21st century), and have correct paint diagrams. Molds should be crisp and use modern plastics.

I can point you to a $15 USD ship kit with enough photoetch out of the box to create a marvelously beautiful model.

So, it begs the question of what YOU think is a great kit?

With that said, I have dealt with enough OCD, autists, and armchair experts to make me think twice about posting anymore on this forum. It's worse than the cesspool that is Reddi
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The right to your opinion is undisputed. However, anyone who makes their opinion public cannot assume that it will remain unchallenged.

I hope for you that your expectations, ideas and demands (including those for the 21st century) are always, at any time and immediately fulfilled.

Happy modelling!
 
Always admire craftsmanship of those building ships of ships at that scale. Good work!
 
Kilo66 said:
I quite agree, Kaleu. Back when dinosaurs roamed the earth and I wore bell-bottom jeans and Elvis sideburns, I turned the basic (to say the least!) Aurora 1/48 Famous Fighter WWI range kits into cased vignettes I was able to sell for the to-me fabulous price of $100 each...in 1960s dollars! Of course, the amount of requisite sanding, scratchbuilding, hand-painting (including cutting templates for the various national markings, to replace the excrementaly awful decals), and piano-wire rigging quickly reduced the per-hour earning to a very modest figure indeed. I had the same success (and the same very modest per-hour financial return) with Aurora's "Corsair" privateer, a surprisingly nice-for-its-time styrene rendering of the historic Prince de Neufchatel. The point is, great things CAN be done with even a toy-like kit if the basic configuration is okay. Sometimes what's in the box actually matters less than what the modeler can do with/to it.
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Today's model kits are more like LEGO at a higher level.

For the others, I quote you:
"The point is, great things CAN be done with even a toy-like kit if the basic configuration is okay. Sometimes what's in the box actually matters less than what the modeler can do with/to it."
 
Those were the days building Airfix kits when I was young , I did the Canberra, Cutty Sark , Wasa and those were the ones I remember, I actually sailed on the Canberra as a junior Officer in 1970, The Mauritania was scrapped at Inverkeithing and I went to Nautical College in Leith , I took the train every morning which went past the yard and over the 4 years I was at college saw her gradually disappear , very sad , your model looks great .
 
manvscode said:
With that said, I have dealt with enough OCD, autists, and armchair experts to make me think twice about posting anymore on this forum. It's worse than the cesspool that is Reddit.
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You may disagree with others and have your opinion, but it is unnecessary to insult all forum members with such tags as OCD or armchair experts, hence, comparing SOS being worse than a cesspool. It is not up to our forum's ethics! Posting or not posting is purely voluntary, however, if you decide to post, consider respecting other's opinions.
 
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