Looking fabulous.
My base looks almost exactly like yours! Nice taste. Great minds think alike?
Bob
Thanks Bob, I guess they do lol!
Ya Know;
Disregarding my earlier comment. I like the look those Decks give the ship! Artfully done!
I didn’t know about the break in the structure at that point and the two deck rise! Interesting!
Note;
Look at the rudder. That’s one of the Design flaws that all the “ICS” Had. The Titanic was the worst though.
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For Sure! I do believe that design wise and the time frame she was even prettier than the S.S. United States! Can You imagine what she would’ve looked like with only two Stacks? Much sleeker for sure! The Normandie will never be surpassed in that regard!
Thanks Tanker-Builder. I think the Normandie was a fantastic ship.
Lusitania Funnels are up and rigged. The ventilator covers are also installed. The funnel caps are not glued yet, just stuck on there crooked. Two of the ventilator covers had to be skewed as the rigging was hitting them. The funnels also wouldn’t sit straight on their platforms, they rocked side to side so I used a slower setting epoxy to give me some time to get them to sit straight. The covers were tedious and so was threading the funnel cables but I’m glad I now have at least some of those lines out of my way. It was becoming a tangled mess with EZ Line laying everywhere. That’s it for today!!
These precut railings are really giving me a hard time on this model. In hindsight I think I would have been better off using generic railings and cutting them myself as I usually do instead of trying to make all these fit.
The wood decks and some warped parts aren’t helping the fit either. The front wheelhouse was the worst so far. Not my best job of getting this one together. You only get one of each so if you mess it up you have to live with it. I’m gonna live with it lol!
Some more progress on my Lusitania. Main mast, ratlines, some rigging, and more railings…lots of railings!
Hmmm;
Looking at your work and the subject. WELL DONE. I do think the Lusitania was a far better looking vessel that the three “ICS”. They had kind of a Brutish look to them. The Lusitania has a more civilized, people friendly look to her.
That particular look, you have brought out very well. One thing that I always wondered about the marine Design engineers back then. Why didn’t they know that those rudders on many of those ships were too small for the ship’s massive size. The Rudders on the " Big Three" didn’t even properly disturb the force from the inner Props. The outers, None at all.
Sadly, although bigger, but inefficiently designed rudders were present they hadn’t learned that lesson by the time of the Lusitania.
Thanks Tanker-Builder. Well the rudder on Titanic certainly didn’t do it any favors! I put on the front mast, ratlines, and some rigging on. The end is in sight. I just have a few more railings, the cranes, anchors, props, and more rigging to go.
Today I added the wireless spreaders and lines, the docking bridge and stairs, and the bow railings.
I’m in the home stretch on my 1/350 Lusitania. I put together and installed the cranes, davits, and lifeboats. I need to add a few more things but expect to be finished tomorrow or the next day!
Well;
You certainly have presented us with a Beautiful Lady of the Sea!
Thank You Tanker-Builder. I just need to add the davit hardware, and a few more odds and ends and I’ll call her complete.
I’m calling 1/350 Lusitania done. That’s as much as I feel like doing.
Beautiful! While I don’t have the talent or patience for something like this, I’m glad I know enough about modeling to really appreciate the skill and work that went into your ship.
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Thanks so much Knox and GMorrison, much appreciated.
Well Shucks! Ya Gonna stop now?
That is Gorgemous. My Dolphins Splash for the job well Done. Been chased by them critters again! Your Ship is breathtaking. I can’t say enough!
Thanks Tanker-Builder. There were a few afterthoughts I was thinking of adding but the rigging is kind of in the way of most things so I decided to leave well enough alone. I don’t feel like breaking anything at this point lol.
Such a great build Chris, I can only hope that mine comes out half as good.