ChrisSC Posted August 11, 2020 #1 Posted August 11, 2020 I have a 1/350 Lusitania on hold waiting for parts so I decided to try out a 1/600 scale ship. I didn't think I would enjoy the smaller size but it's growing on me. I just added some PE and decals to the decks tonight. I am going to finish up all the inclined ladders/stairs with PE and add PE railings . I started gluing on a few decks and am test fitting on the superstructure. I used some left over 1/350 PE grills for the vents and printed up some basic window decals. I masked and painted the bridge windows and then decided decals were much easier and look about the same. Rudolf, BANYAN, Old Collingwood and 3 others 6 Quote
Ryland Craze Posted August 11, 2020 #2 Posted August 11, 2020 Looks nice. That 1/600 photo etch is mighty small. You are doing a good job working with it. Old Collingwood and ChrisSC 2 Quote Ryland Member - Hampton Roads Ship Model Society - Ship Model Society of New Jersey - Nautical Research Guild Current Build - Armed Virginia Sloop, 18th Century Longboat Completed Build - Medway Longboat
ChrisSC Posted August 11, 2020 Author #3 Posted August 11, 2020 Thanks. The sad part is you can see it with a close up photo but when you're looking at the model in person you don't notice most of it lol. Ryland Craze and Old Collingwood 2 Quote
amateur Posted August 11, 2020 #4 Posted August 11, 2020 That is not true, although you don't see the individual parts, you do see the difference between a model with and without PE. Espcially when done with care, like yours. and if only seen on pics, we can only encourage you to place more pics Most of the small scales here are warships. Itis niceto see something slightly more peacefull jan Old Collingwood and Ryland Craze 2 Quote
ChrisSC Posted August 11, 2020 Author #5 Posted August 11, 2020 4 hours ago, amateur said: That is not true, although you don't see the individual parts, you do see the difference between a model with and without PE. Espcially when done with care, like yours. and if only seen on pics, we can only encourage you to place more pics Most of the small scales here are warships. Itis niceto see something slightly more peacefull jan I do like battleships but since I was a child I have always had a fascination and like for the old ocean liners. They are my preference in models at this point. Old Collingwood and Ryland Craze 2 Quote
Louie da fly Posted August 11, 2020 #6 Posted August 11, 2020 Nice clean work, Chris. I'll be following this build with interest. Old Collingwood and ChrisSC 2 Quote It's not really a ship model unless you've bled on it. CURRENT BUILDS Golden City - Ballarat paddlewheeler La Lomellina - Theoretical Reconstruction of a Genoese carrack sunk in 1516 FINISHED Venetian merchant Ship from Basilica of San Marco Australian couta boat RMS Titanic HMVS Cerberus 11th century Byzantine dromon Winchelsea Nef - Late 13th century Mediaeval ship Henry Grace a Dieu - Rebuild of 1:200 model I started in 1967 Mistydeefer - restoration of decor model yacht
Old Collingwood Posted August 12, 2020 #7 Posted August 12, 2020 Amazing work and at 1/600 scale - superb work, tidy clean and really sharp painting. I too have done a few of these kits SS France, QE2 and Canberra, but not as nice as you have, looking forward to more. OC. ChrisSC 1 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1
ChrisSC Posted August 14, 2020 Author #8 Posted August 14, 2020 Thank You. The model doesn't come with the platform on the forecastle so I added it. I finished most of the stairs and am doing all the railings I won't be able to get to once the lifeboat davits are installed and in my way. I also glued on the bridge area and props. I think I'm going to do the lifeboat davits next. I have PE parts for them so it should take awhile. Old Collingwood, ccoyle, mtaylor and 2 others 5 Quote
ChrisSC Posted August 17, 2020 Author #9 Posted August 17, 2020 I decided against the PE davits, they are just too thin IMO to hold the lifeboats. I was going to use some of the parts and make a combo out of plastic and PE but I don't think it will look good, I am going to use the seats though. I painted and installed the funnels. All that remains are the railings, masts, lifeboats and rigging. Ryland Craze, yvesvidal, Rudolf and 2 others 5 Quote
yvesvidal Posted August 18, 2020 #10 Posted August 18, 2020 You are turning a very old and crude kit by Airfix, into a little marvel!!! Yves Louie da fly, Old Collingwood and ChrisSC 3 Quote
ChrisSC Posted August 18, 2020 Author #11 Posted August 18, 2020 3 hours ago, yvesvidal said: You are turning a very old and crude kit by Airfix, into a little marvel!!! Yves Thanks so much, that inspires me to do as nice a job of it as I can. Ryland Craze, shipman and Old Collingwood 3 Quote
Louie da fly Posted August 19, 2020 #12 Posted August 19, 2020 On 8/19/2020 at 2:04 AM, yvesvidal said: You are turning a very old and crude kit by Airfix, into a little marvel!!! Agreed. ChrisSC and Old Collingwood 2 Quote It's not really a ship model unless you've bled on it. CURRENT BUILDS Golden City - Ballarat paddlewheeler La Lomellina - Theoretical Reconstruction of a Genoese carrack sunk in 1516 FINISHED Venetian merchant Ship from Basilica of San Marco Australian couta boat RMS Titanic HMVS Cerberus 11th century Byzantine dromon Winchelsea Nef - Late 13th century Mediaeval ship Henry Grace a Dieu - Rebuild of 1:200 model I started in 1967 Mistydeefer - restoration of decor model yacht
ChrisSC Posted August 20, 2020 Author #13 Posted August 20, 2020 Thanks Steven. Some more progress on my 1/600 Queen Elizabeth. Davits are installed, lifeboats are finished, and I am starting to install some railings that will be easier to do now than when the lifeboats are in the way. yvesvidal, Ryland Craze and Old Collingwood 3 Quote
ChrisSC Posted August 21, 2020 Author #14 Posted August 21, 2020 More railings on Queen Elizabeth. I am finding that these 1/600 railings are a lot harder to do than 1/350! Tedious for sure and difficult to see and place. If you're standing 2 feet away you don't even see them. Lots more of them to do. Old Collingwood, yvesvidal and Louie da fly 3 Quote
Louie da fly Posted August 23, 2020 #15 Posted August 23, 2020 That's very nice work, Chris. At 1:600 they must be tiny, but they really make the model. ChrisSC and Old Collingwood 2 Quote It's not really a ship model unless you've bled on it. CURRENT BUILDS Golden City - Ballarat paddlewheeler La Lomellina - Theoretical Reconstruction of a Genoese carrack sunk in 1516 FINISHED Venetian merchant Ship from Basilica of San Marco Australian couta boat RMS Titanic HMVS Cerberus 11th century Byzantine dromon Winchelsea Nef - Late 13th century Mediaeval ship Henry Grace a Dieu - Rebuild of 1:200 model I started in 1967 Mistydeefer - restoration of decor model yacht
ChrisSC Posted August 23, 2020 Author #16 Posted August 23, 2020 Thanks a lot Louie da fly. I installed the lifeboats and added more railings. The boats really don't fit very well on the davits but they are now attached. I also had the top most section of railing around the brown area get stuck in a position I didn't want....I hate CA glue for that reason. It will have to stay that way as it's never coming off lol. She is almost done. Another couple of days for a few more railings, masts, ratlines, and 4 or 5 pieces of rigging and I'm gonna call it done. yvesvidal, Ryland Craze and Old Collingwood 3 Quote
ChrisSC Posted August 25, 2020 Author #17 Posted August 25, 2020 Almost done on my 1/600 Queen Elizabeth. I think if all goes well I will finish her off tomorrow. I installed all the railings on the forecastle and its little platform, the bridge railings, the forward mast and ratlines, some rigging, and the anchors. Tomorrow I will finish up the main mast, rear ratlines and rigging, and a few more railings at the stern. Then it will be onto something else, maybe a Queen Mary. Old Collingwood, Louie da fly and Ryland Craze 3 Quote
Louie da fly Posted August 25, 2020 #18 Posted August 25, 2020 Looking good! As far as I know, nail polish remover dissolves CA. Might be worth a try (but probably best to test it on scrap first!) ChrisSC and Old Collingwood 2 Quote It's not really a ship model unless you've bled on it. CURRENT BUILDS Golden City - Ballarat paddlewheeler La Lomellina - Theoretical Reconstruction of a Genoese carrack sunk in 1516 FINISHED Venetian merchant Ship from Basilica of San Marco Australian couta boat RMS Titanic HMVS Cerberus 11th century Byzantine dromon Winchelsea Nef - Late 13th century Mediaeval ship Henry Grace a Dieu - Rebuild of 1:200 model I started in 1967 Mistydeefer - restoration of decor model yacht
ChrisSC Posted August 25, 2020 Author #19 Posted August 25, 2020 8 hours ago, Louie da fly said: Looking good! As far as I know, nail polish remover dissolves CA. Might be worth a try (but probably best to test it on scrap first!) Thanks. I think I am just going to leave it alone. It is only the railing around the brown area in the photo. My intention was to just tack a corner down then slightly pull the rear of the railing into a slight curve. Instead I grabbed the super thin CA as opposed to the thicker stuff and it immediately wicked under and welded the whole thing in place. It's not too bad, unfortunately it has the darkest color under it that's on the ship and shows itself. To tell you the truth the camera highlights everything, in life you don't even see most of the railings. At least at 57 I don't lol! yvesvidal, Ryland Craze, Old Collingwood and 2 others 5 Quote
ChrisSC Posted August 25, 2020 Author #20 Posted August 25, 2020 1/600 Queen Elizabeth is done. I finished up the stern area this morning. That's a wrap. Thanks for all the interest and comments. ccoyle, Ryland Craze, dvm27 and 4 others 7 Quote
yvesvidal Posted August 25, 2020 #21 Posted August 25, 2020 I bet you that even Airfix does not have such a nice model in their collection. Very well done. So, what is the next one? Titanic 1/200 by Trumpeter? Yves ChrisSC, Louie da fly, Ryland Craze and 1 other 4 Quote
ChrisSC Posted August 25, 2020 Author #22 Posted August 25, 2020 17 minutes ago, yvesvidal said: I bet you that even Airfix does not have such a nice model in their collection. Very well done. So, what is the next one? Titanic 1/200 by Trumpeter? Yves Thanks so much for your kind words. In a perfect world I would be able to finish my 1/350 Lusitania that is half built but unfortunately I have been waiting on some parts I need for a few months. I don't think I am going to build the 1/200 Titanic in the near future. In all honesty I really enjoyed this 1/600 and I think I may build several more of the kits I have in that scale. I am leaning towards either an Airfix 1/600 RMS QE2 or a Revell 1/570 RMS Queen Mary. Louie da fly, Ryland Craze, yvesvidal and 1 other 4 Quote
Louie da fly Posted August 26, 2020 #23 Posted August 26, 2020 You've done a beautiful job of her, Chris. That's really a model to be proud of. Old Collingwood, Ryland Craze and ChrisSC 3 Quote It's not really a ship model unless you've bled on it. CURRENT BUILDS Golden City - Ballarat paddlewheeler La Lomellina - Theoretical Reconstruction of a Genoese carrack sunk in 1516 FINISHED Venetian merchant Ship from Basilica of San Marco Australian couta boat RMS Titanic HMVS Cerberus 11th century Byzantine dromon Winchelsea Nef - Late 13th century Mediaeval ship Henry Grace a Dieu - Rebuild of 1:200 model I started in 1967 Mistydeefer - restoration of decor model yacht
Old Collingwood Posted August 27, 2020 #24 Posted August 27, 2020 Very well done, she looks beautiful. OC. ChrisSC and Ryland Craze 2 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1
Ryland Craze Posted August 27, 2020 #25 Posted August 27, 2020 Congratulations on completing your Titanic. It is one of the nicest built models of this ship that I have seen. I look forward to your next project. Old Collingwood and ChrisSC 2 Quote Ryland Member - Hampton Roads Ship Model Society - Ship Model Society of New Jersey - Nautical Research Guild Current Build - Armed Virginia Sloop, 18th Century Longboat Completed Build - Medway Longboat
ChrisSC Posted August 27, 2020 Author #26 Posted August 27, 2020 Thanks guys. I think I am going to do a 1/570 Queen Mary next. I figure she might as well have her sister as company! Old Collingwood and Ryland Craze 2 Quote
Queen Elizabeith model Posted February 4, 2022 #27 Posted February 4, 2022 Steven, excellent work on the QE model. I am building the same Airfix version now and will use your photos as a guide. The instructions that were included in the box are not very detailed. Your model will also help me with color verification. Many thanks. Donald Old Collingwood 1 Quote
Jim Goff Posted July 29, 2023 #28 Posted July 29, 2023 Beautiful build! Can you provide the paint colors used? Particularly interested in what you used for wood decks, anti-fouling red, stacks, and grey and brown colors on the roofs. Attached a shot I took in 1965 of the ship docked on the Hudson River in NYC. Would love to complete a build of this kit as part of that memory. Thanks for any info you can provide. Canute and Old Collingwood 2 Quote
Some Lt Posted February 11 #29 Posted February 11 Hi Chris SC - that is a fantastic build of the QUEEN ELIZABETH. I'm just starting my own and wanted to ask about your fore and aft mast stays and ratlines. Did you make them yourself? Or were you able to find them pre-made, perhaps in photo etch? Many thanks! Nick Old Collingwood and Canute 2 Quote
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