RMS Titanic 1912 by Paul Jarman - Amati - 1/250

[Paul Jarman]

Starting on the Poop deck detailing. Photo etch benches as opposed to the plastic benches supplied with the kit.

They look better with the naked eye. The tablet doesn't get as clear a picture as a good camera would.

They are at least slatted The third picture shows the bottom of the benches. They are slightly larger and will take up more room on the deck,but look so much better.

Edited March 18 by Paul Jarman

[Peterairfix]

Good morning I was just looking at your fine build and I was just wondering if you can help me out I have the same kit but I have no instructions I just need the part numbers for the forward cargo hatch that's the one that is on bow I would be grateful if you can help me out. 

[Paul Jarman]

On 3/22/2024 at 8:07 AM, Peterairfix said:

Good morning I was just looking at your fine build and I was just wondering if you can help me out I have the same kit but I have no instructions I just need the part numbers for the forward cargo hatch that's the one that is on bow I would be grateful if you can help me out. 

The part numbers are on plan sheet 4. Along with the building instructions. 

[Paul Jarman]

I can't believe I have not invested in one of these before. They are so much better then the headband magnifier I have been using. This one is 10x. Can't find one with higher magnification. 

[Paul Jarman]

This is where I have the model sitting when working on the parts that need painting.

Sometimes in this hobby things work out in your favour. I was struggling to open a container with a screw on lid to start painting the ladders,which are a dark brown. Couldn't get the lid to move at all. 

Wether there was a slight build up of fumes in the container or not I don't know. But the lid suddenly without warning burst off. And the paint literally exploded out of the container. I should have taken a picture.

Somehow the paint had splattered all over the windows. And underneath the window sill. The wall and radiator where covered in thick paint.

And somehow as if there was a shield around the model only a few tiny spots hit the ship.Can't explain how the model was not covered in paint. Or what I would have done had it been.

 

[Paul Jarman]

Not actually Titanic related. Just wanted show my next project when I finish Titanic. Wanted this for ages. Over 900 parts and photo etch to replace all the railings and other bits.maybe before the end of this year I may finish Titanic and start a build log for this. 

 

I'm working on Titanic's stern at the moment. Most of the  poop deck and we'll deck fittings are painted and ready to install. I have reverted to the plastic benches supplied with the kit. I built 8 of the photo etch benches and they where just to large. once again should have taken a photo to show how They looked.They dominated the deck and the various fittings. They looked so out of scale with everything else on the model. I did try cutting them down but it didn't work. 

I am building the 6 cranes that go on the stern. They are a pain. Gluing the small sides to the crane jibs is a chore.

[Paul Jarman]

The cranes for the stern. These where a right pain. Attaching the sides to the jibs was so finicky. And three of them didn't have the small tabs used as guides. And one had the front part damaged. 

I have gone with the jewellers wire for the lifting cable. I am also displaying them flat instead of the 45°raised angle suggested in the instructions. I don't like raised look and much prefer them this way. They are roughly in their finished position.

Now need to add all the fittings that I have painted  ready to be added to the stern before gluing them in place. Then the docking bridge and onto the boat deck detailing. 

Edited May 9 by Paul Jarman

[Paul Jarman]

Starting to add the Poop deck fittings. The bench colours are based on the Titanic research association recommended colours to represent the teal colour. They are khaki Matt with black armrests. They look a lot better seeing them normally. They look crooked in the picture,but they are not. 

Will have to build the docking bridge next. Looking at the plans some of the parts go between the bridge columns. Lucky I did not add them first or it could have thrown the way they fit out.

[Paul Jarman]

Had a seriously bad accident with Titanic. I had the poop deck handrails in place. Reached up to get some tweezers to add some bits and pulled the pair of pliers you see down. They landed smack onto the rails. The damage was unreal. After spending nearly two hours repairing them as best I could they are probably as good as they are going to get. The picture does make the look worse then they are, but Just can't get all the kinks out unfortunately. I have now put up some new shelves lower down. My tools where on the shelf that the Two models are on. 

[Paul Jarman]

Titanic stern area complete. Now onto the boat deck and it's fittings. Then it's the ships boats and finally the funnels.

 

On another note I have always wanted to build one of the 1\200 scale Trumpeter Ship kits.But not Titanic,prefer to build her in wood. So treated myself to this monster of a kit. 

 

 

Edited May 31 by Paul Jarman

[Canute]

Nice work on the Titanic, Paul.

 

Ahh, the mighty 'ood. This is a great source for info on HMS Hood at https://www.hmshood.org.uk/

[Paul Jarman]

Thanks  Ken, 

Yes  I've seen that site. I also have the Anatomy of a ship book. And will hopefully be able to get one of the aftermarket kits.