ChrisSC

3 hours ago, TomShipModel said:

 

 

I've read in several places that the yellow stripe at the sheer between the black and white on the hull has been impossible to mask because of the plating.  I was going to experiment with liquid mast and air brushing instead of brushing.  The kit that just arrived has a segmented water slide decal for the stripe.  Let's see how it goes.

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.

45 minutes ago, TomShipModel said:

Thank you, Chris,

 

I did a little more research and was able to get the timeline for this kit.  You are correct about it.  The first version was in 1978 by Entrex.  The same kit was marketed by Academy and then Minicraft with three different releases, the last two to update the kit based on new information.  There is yet another release, but that released it as the near sister Olympic.  1:350 is the scale that I want so this will be it.  There are no fewer than seven photoecth sprues available for 1:350 from Toms Model Works as well as wood deck.  I found a few reviews saying that the older molds are a bit "tired" so some of the casting isn't very crisp.  I both the deluxe kit (the latest one).  I'll see if the main parts are decent.  If not, I will look for an old kit and use it for the parts that didn't change over the several releases.  There is Mosquitocon 2022 on April 2, so I can check then as there are hundreds of resell kits available there.  If you are near Wayne NJ, it is put on by IPMS.  Not too many ships, but literally almost 1000 models and plenty of vendors so you can enjoy beautifully detailed plastic models and impulse buy to your hearts content,

 

Thanks for your help.

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.

16 hours ago, TomShipModel said:

Would you consider the Minicraft kit as the best one for 1:350?

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.

6 hours ago, lmagna said:

Very nicely done Chris. I agree with the statements above, she is a very graceful ship.

Thanks Lou.

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.

Adding a little more PE to her.

Some more progress made.

A little more progress.

Glued the first two decks down and started some PE on 1/450 QE2.

4 hours ago, Old Collingwood said:

Looking lovely Chris.

 

OC.

Thanks OC. I just blackened all the portholes on the white area of the hull. That's it for today.

Thanks wemattson. Started painting the hull and some other bits on 1/450 QE2.

On 12/7/2021 at 1:13 PM, yvesvidal said:

Chris,

 

I am very glad to see the Master of Cruise Liners back on the saddle. Still waiting to see that 1/200 Titanic kit.... 🙂

 

Yves

21 hours ago, wemattson said:

Chris,

 

Really good to see you back at it.  Nice job as usual.  I have a couple of questions:

1.  Are you building a "maritime museum" somewhere in your home?  If so, please share some pics, I'd love to see how you're displaying these beauties.

2.  I've always had a love for ocean liners but have had a hard sourcing these kits.  Other than Ebay, there doesn't seem to be any retailers.  What's your source?

 

Looking forward to more installments of this build.

 

Thanks,

Wayne

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!

Did some more painting and installed the chains.

12 hours ago, Old Collingwood said:

Ah  there you are, just asked you over there......

 

OC.

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.

Starting a 1/450 QE2.

17 hours ago, Azzoun said:

Would it be possible to advise what you paid for the kit?  Tia!

I paid $129 USD.

Thanks OC and Yves. My 1/350's get a little better treatment lol. They get their own stand and a better case.

6 hours ago, yvesvidal said:

Chris,

 

Could we get a group picture of all your liners, in 1/600th ?

I thank you in advance.

 

Yves

Here ya go Yves. One of them is a 1/700 (Normandie).

Thanks all. Her display case is arriving today so on the shelf she goes.

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.

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.

I added most of the PE. Once the davits are installed I’ll add the boat deck railings.

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!

Thanks OC. I don't know what I got myself into here, it's a lot of railing lol.

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.