Subject: R.M.S. Titanic wreck site Kit Number: 85-0445
Date Built: August 2005
Modifications:
Heavily modified from the Revell kit
Stern is 90% new from .020 sheet styrene
Bow section is 85% new from .020 sheet styrene
Crumpled and torn plating made from embossed lead foil
Deck houses made from Evergreen strip styrene
Tom's Modelworks merchant ship railing set
In
2004 I started with Revell's 1/570 R.M.S. Titanic as a base and
combined it with heavy scratch building to create a model of the wreck
site as it appeared on the 2004 expedition. The hull was cut in half and
the bow modified using embossed foil to create the buckled hull plates
and destroyed aft portion. All decks as well as the deck houses are
various shapes of Plastruct sheet, tube, rod, and square styrene. The
only kit items I used in construction were the deck fittings and cranes.
The stern section is almost entirely built from sheet plastic and lead
foil save for the overhang under the poop deck. Both sections were
painted and weathered with various acrylic rust colors and pastel
chalks. I plan to build another wreck site in the future based on the
larger Revell 1/400 scale kit so I will be able to add much more detail
than I was able to in this small scale. Completed Build Click thumbnails to enlarge
Is it possible to buy it?
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