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  1. ChrisSC
    Thanks Roger Pellett. Tom Ruggiero, I'm eventually going to build this kit again mainly because I left the sheer stripe off. I've built quite a few more models since this one and am confident that I somehow will get that yellow stripe on there lol. As previously mentioned this was my first model in decades so I didn't know how to approach many things. Besides the sheer stripe the next one will get decals, proper rigging, and better hull colors. Good luck with your build.
  2. ChrisSC
    The kit I built (11320) comes with some photo etch too. There are also metal masts available for this kit made by Master Models. I bought an old Entex kit for spare parts and found the parts were much cleaner in some areas than the newer Minicraft.
  3. ChrisSC
    I'm not an expert but I believe it may be the only 1:350 kit available. It has been sold by other company names in the past but they are basically the same kit with a few updates along the way. I think there is a kit by another manufacturer in 1:400, Academy, but I haven't built it.
  4. ChrisSC
    Thanks Lou.
  5. ChrisSC
    Thanks wemattson and OC. 1/450 QE2 is as done as I’m gonna make it. It was a quick project, a little over 3 weeks and in some places it shows lol. I’m satisfied with it for a rush job. Biggest issue was I broke off the tiny piece of mast that holds the rigging….after it was rigged. Even though it’s crooked I’m lucky I got the glue to hold it back on at all.
  6. ChrisSC
    Adding a little more PE to her.
  7. ChrisSC
    Some more progress made.
  8. ChrisSC
    A little more progress.
  9. ChrisSC
    Glued the first two decks down and started some PE on 1/450 QE2.
  10. ChrisSC
    Thanks OC. I just blackened all the portholes on the white area of the hull. That's it for today.
  11. ChrisSC
    Thanks wemattson. Started painting the hull and some other bits on 1/450 QE2.
  12. ChrisSC
    Thanks Yves and Wayne. I've bought almost all of them on Ebay since that seems to be the only place the out of production kits are available. The Titanic is the exception as it can be purchased almost anywhere. I am running out of places to put them though lol. The smaller scale kits are on a cheap shelving unit and the 1/350's have their own tables to sit on. I have no clue where I will put the 1/200 Titanic when I get around to building that. It almost needs its own room!
  13. ChrisSC
    Did some more painting and installed the chains.
  14. ChrisSC
    Hi OC. I did quite a few ships in a small amount of time so I took a break. I'm a little rusty lol.
  15. ChrisSC
    Starting a 1/450 QE2.
  16. ChrisSC
    I paid $129 USD.
  17. ChrisSC
    Thanks OC and Yves. My 1/350's get a little better treatment lol. They get their own stand and a better case.
  18. ChrisSC
    Here ya go Yves. One of them is a 1/700 (Normandie).
  19. ChrisSC
    Thanks all. Her display case is arriving today so on the shelf she goes.
  20. ChrisSC
    Thanks OC. Lou, I agree. Now that it's done she looks better with the PE. That’s all for 1/600 Queen Mary 2. Out of the box with some railings. The funnel decals had me using curse words I didn’t even know I knew lol. Time for a break. I am going to build a 3D printer from a kit and try to learn how to use it.
  21. ChrisSC
    Lou, so far she has taken on a lot of PE with all the terraces. Veszett Roka, awesome photo. It really gives you an appreciation of how large this ship is. He's a very cool captain for taking that shot.
  22. ChrisSC
    I added most of the PE. Once the davits are installed I’ll add the boat deck railings.
  23. ChrisSC
    The actual ship has dark tinted glass instead of railings but I definitely wasn't going there. I had the PE set aside for other projects but I realized it was Gold Medal Stainless Steel PE which I hate working with on railings. I can't get it to bend at 90 degrees perfectly crisp as brass does. So in the end I thought I can get rid of a lot of this stainless PE by putting it on this ship. Lou you are off the hook lol!
  24. ChrisSC
    Thanks OC. I don't know what I got myself into here, it's a lot of railing lol.
  25. ChrisSC
    I said I was gonna build this out of the box but I flip flopped and started doing black PE railings on the balconies of 1/600 QM2. Did the first four blocks on one side. I have some Gold Medal stainless PE which I can never seem to bend correctly so I’ll use it up here since these are straight runs. I’ll use brass for the rest of the railings. I also changed the color of the screw blades from copper to something more towards a steel color.

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