Revell 1/570 RMS Titanic built as the wreck discovered in 1986

[SigEp Ziggy]

Thanks jimmystratos, I will try thinning first and maybe hot water

 

[Kurt Konrath]

I have seen guys who model armor that is battle damaged thin plastic with dremmel or other similar tool to paper thin edge and then cut and carve damaged torn edge while keeping warm with hair drier. You want is soft, but not to much to melt edges.

 

[SigEp Ziggy]

Thank you for the tip Kurt, I will post how it turns out.

 

[SigEp Ziggy]

I have been adding windows and portholes, lots of portholes...



also, I put together the Grand Staircase.

 

[Ctynes]

Amazingly awesome! totally following.

 

[Wedgie01]

I have been adding windows and portholes, lots of portholes...

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also, I put together the Grand Staircase.

Looks amazing.

 

[jimmystratos]

I came across this video and thought of your build - how are you getting on?

https://fb.watch/iyuY0Gncw0/

 

[SigEp Ziggy]

I think fear has made me stop, I need to thin the hull sides and cut-in the damage. I guess I need to use the 'Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead!' approach.

 

[Uwek]

I plan on following a youtube tutorial on modeling the wreck of RMS Titanic. I will use the 1/570 Revell model as it is an old molding and has fitting issues, which is perfect for the amount of destruction that will be modeled.

The wreck model will be small, 10 inches (25 cm) by 2 inches (5 cm) for the bow section shown here, but the look will be the same

Reference material will come mostly from these books and online.

So far just mock-up of the break and some detail added to the forecastle.

Hallo @SigEp Ziggy
we wish you all the BEST and a HAPPY BIRTHDAY

 

[ubjs]

I suggest that you buy plasticcard and experiment with that instead of using the kit.
I would also try hot air gun or just a hair dryer.

 

[SigEp Ziggy]

Thank you for the Birthday well wishing, I am past the the candles on the cake due to the fire hazard.

ubis, I think a practice run is a good idea.

 

[SigEp Ziggy]

I did primer most of the parts

 

[Myhr99]

Hello, Ziggy!
If you're still out there, I hope you got further on your project. I did what you're doing, but I did it using only Ken Marschall's paintings because there was no video footage (and no internet!) in 1989.
I wrote an article back then, which led to working on a project with Ken in 1990, using the Minicraft 1/350 kit. (the article in pdf format is too large to attach here. These pics are of the 1/350 scale. A lot has changed at the wreck site in the last 39 years, would love to do a wreck model using the Trumpeter 1/200, using recent wreck images, but time and finances prevent that.
Good luck to ya!

 

[Myhr99]

Here's the 1989 Scale Ship Modeler article mentioned above

 

[SigEp Ziggy]

Wow, I can't believe it has been over three years since I worked on this model. Time flies when you're old. I chickened out when it came to thinning the hull, I guess I will need to get over this fear and finish this project. Thank you for your interest in my build Myhr99!

 

[ERSRich]

Mark the area to be removed, then drill small holes along the perimeter, with a bit or the tip of an Xacto knife, then cut and connect the holes, and remove the waste. Use a file to approach the marked line.

Good luck.

-Rich

 

[Myhr99]

Hey Shane! Glad you're still around!!
Back in '88, I was just focused on "recreating" Ken's paintings. It was like doing a painting of someone while working from a live model. If I saw a section that needed thinner hull plates, I just scraped down that section. The rest would be hidden inside the model where thickness didn't matter. For thinner, twisted metal on the aft end, I just used aluminum foil or super-glue coated toilet paper. There was not enough data from the dives back then to do an accurate detailed representation, and at 1/570 scale, I just needed to get the illusion of accuracy.
I'd like to see where you go with this so I can relive the moments of experimenting, seeing what techniques worked and what didn't, and seeing the build vicariously through your eyes!
And, yeah, time speeds up as you get older. Can't believe I worked on this nearly 40 years ago! I can see it like it was yesterday. Time's a-wastin', Bubba!
I did some digging and found some pics of the 1/570 version...

 

[SigEp Ziggy]

Awesome, this may motivate me to finish this project!

 

[535i]

Awesome, this may motivate me to finish this project!

Really terrific work on this. Just wondering if you're going to seal it with acrylic as if it's underwater?

 

[g8rfan99]

Hi Shane,
Just saw this, and wow, what a great idea. Really looking forward to following along