Titanic by Tsm209 - 1/100

[Tsm209]

Hello, I have been working on a scratch-built 1/100 Titanic for quite some time now and I have decided to share it on here. I am actively working on the ship to get the hull frames filled in and to start the hull plating.

Here is the keel of the ship cut out into 2 pieces. 

 

Forward and aft parts of the ship with the frames glued.

 

Aft section of the ship, partially filled.

 

Here is the ship with both pieces together to create a massive hull. 

 

Slowly but surely, getting the frames filled. 

[GGibson]

It's going to be HUGE!  Will watch with great interest. 

[Tsm209]

I’ve started to fill the hull in with filler.

 

[NavyShooter]

It sure is massive in this scale, isn't it?

I'm working on one for stand-off scale presentation for the Maritime Ship Modellers Guild here in Halifax NS.  Maybe I should start a thread as well.  

[Tsm209]

Yes it is quite big, almost 9 feet. 

[Tsm209]

The bow has been filled, although some slight gaps to be still filled so that it is completely smooth. Now remains the tricky shape of the stern.

[Louie da fly]

This site - https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=the olympic %2C titanic and britannic fan site - contains some Titanic pics I hadn't seen before. Regarding the shape of the stern, the one below is, I think, particularly instructive.

 

 

Steven

[Louie da fly]

And here's another one - The Britannic under construction in 1914

 

[Tsm209]

The photos do help when tackling these tricky shapes. I'll have to make it up as I go along, following the frames to give me a guide of the shape.

[Tsm209]

Finally finished up the stern. It‘s very rough, but I think that some filler will do the job and smooth it out.

 

 

[Louie da fly]

Yes, a very difficult shape. Good luck with getting it nice and smooth.

 

Steven

[Tsm209]

The filler and smoothing process is going nicely. When it's done I'll probably post some more pics here. I still need to make the outboard propeller wings and then I can start marking out the hull for the hull plating. That should be fun.

[Tsm209]

Finished up the hull. It's now ready for the hull plating stage of the build. I hope to mark the plates out on the hull in the upcoming month. 

[Louie da fly]

Nice work. I'm following with interest. I finished my solid hull model of the same ship, but was not terribly satisfied with it - particularly whether I'd got the details right. So I'll be very interested to see what you do with yours (no pressure, of course!)

 

Steven

[Tsm209]

I’ll post as much progress pics/details of the hull as I can. The bottom plating is relatively simple, from about midway on the ship to the double riveted plate strakes is where all the detailing comes on the hull.

Edited December 28, 2023 by Tsm209

[KeithAug]

The hull turned out rather well.

[Mirabell61]

On 11/27/2023 at 8:34 PM, Tsm209 said:

The filler and smoothing process is going nicely. When it's done I'll probably post some more pics here. I still need to make the outboard propeller wings and then I can start marking out the hull for the hull plating. That should be fun.

Looks good,

must have been a lot of filler and "endless" sanding, but you`ve made it....

 

Nils