highlanderburial Posted January 2, 2020 #1 Posted January 2, 2020 Having finished my Titanic kit I wanted to build the SS United States as a size comparison. The Glencoe kit is one step above "bathtub toy". I intend to replace the decal hand rails with photoetch. lmagna, GrandpaPhil, thibaultron and 3 others 6
highlanderburial Posted January 3, 2020 Author #2 Posted January 3, 2020 I used my Dremel to cut all the solid handrails down to deck level. I felt like I was vandalizing the kit but one it was done I liked the look of it much better! You can see the handrail decals in my picture. I am using a Rainbow Photoetch 1/400 replacement. So far so good! GrandpaPhil, Canute, TOM G and 2 others 5
TOM G Posted January 4, 2020 #3 Posted January 4, 2020 This ship has a grand history. Sad that it is rusting away...... should have been restored. Nice to see that you are building the model. CDW and Canute 2
highlanderburial Posted January 5, 2020 Author #4 Posted January 5, 2020 Green decks added! I also backed the port and stbd side passage ways with acetate to make the model more accurate. GrandpaPhil, Javlin, lmagna and 3 others 6
highlanderburial Posted March 22, 2020 Author #5 Posted March 22, 2020 (edited) Lower pinstripe added. Handrails added to the upper bridge. A few if the very toylike life boats added. Edited March 23, 2020 by highlanderburial Minor typo CDW, Canute and GrandpaPhil 3
highlanderburial Posted March 22, 2020 Author #6 Posted March 22, 2020 (edited) I thought the gaping giant holes in the deck were for a lift boom or something but then saw this little blurb on the instructions. Edited March 23, 2020 by highlanderburial GrandpaPhil, CDW, Canute and 2 others 5
highlanderburial Posted March 22, 2020 Author #7 Posted March 22, 2020 All lifeboats added and forecastle deck furniture. Screwholes filled and painted. Canute, GrandpaPhil, lmagna and 1 other 4
CDW Posted March 22, 2020 #8 Posted March 22, 2020 Hmmmm...never knew about the Glencoe SS United States. Not sure how I missed seeing this model at some point or another. Great project! Glad to be able to follow along with you on it. Canute and lmagna 2 Completed Projects: USS Fletcher 1:144 Scharnhorst 1:350 USS Independence LCS-2 1:350 1:32 J7W1 Shinden Interceptor/Fighter Fairey Swordfish Mk. II 1:48 Harbor Tug Box Scale Albatros D.V 1:32 Ala-Kart 1:25 Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder 1:24 S-100 Schnellboot 1:72 Mercury Capsule and Atlas Booster BR-52 Steam Locomotive 1:35 Triumph 3 HW Motorcycle 1:9 Scale F-16XL-2 Experimental Fighter Bomber 1:48 Rafale 1:48 F-15E Strike Eagle 1:48 Petlyakov PE-2 Soviet Dive Bomber 1:48 TBM3 Avenger 1:32 1931 Cadillac 1:25 Scammell Pioneer SV2S Heavy Breakdown Tractor 1:35 M-50 Israeli Sherman 1:35 Military Wrecker 1:32 Delahaye 135 1:24 Toyota Sard Supra GT 1:24 Enzo Ferrari 1:24 1970 Baldwin Motion Camaro 1:25 1966 Ford Galaxie 500 Stock Car 1:25 American LaFrance Eagle Fire Pumper 1:25 1940 Ford Standard Coupe 1:25 VolksWagen Dragster/Dune Buggy/Street Rod 1:25 Kawasaki Ninja H2 Carbon 1:12 Porsche GT-1 Evo 1:24 Scharnhorst 1940 1:700 IJN Akitsushima Seaplane Tender 1:700 HMS Hood 1941 1:700 Prinz Eugen 1942 1:700
highlanderburial Posted April 27, 2020 Author #9 Posted April 27, 2020 Final Call! Sorry about the lack of follow up on this one. I struggled to complete this as the kit was infuriatingly inaccurate! I also found out the ship had lined out basketball and shuffleboard courts on the main deck. I added those using super thin pinstripe tape. The hand rails were finished and put in place using some new thinner super glue I got off amazon with a really amazing application tip. Finally here is the real comparison I wanted to from the get go. I constantly get asked how the SS United States compares in size to the Titanic. Well here you go! Thanks to everyone who followed this thread. My overall rating on the Glencoe kit is unless you LOVE cutting plastic with your Dremel and are willing to put in some SERIOUS time with plans and photo etch I would look elsewhere for a good model of the SS United States. Still the experience of painting her and working around her decks made me feel what a loss she would be if she went to the breaker's yard. -TW GrandpaPhil and TOM G 2
ccoyle Posted April 28, 2020 #10 Posted April 28, 2020 Great job, and love the side-by-side comparison! Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, TBD
mapirc Posted July 25, 2020 #11 Posted July 25, 2020 Nice review! "I would look elsewhere for a good model of the SS United States." Where else would the elsewhere be? Scratch-built? I agree that the lines on that Glencoe model are very crude. Thx.
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