HUGE Revell AG Queen Mary 2!!!!!!!!

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Hey! I was just on the Revell AG website and I discovered something new. I think they’re working on some model of the Queen Mary 2 (That’s right, QM2) in some really large scale (1/400?) That thing is HUGE. I can’t wait until that thing is in stores. It’ll probably be a very nice model…very good. Anyone have more info??![?]

Anthony[:D]

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Hi Awan,

The QM2 Model by Revell is to be released very shortly if it is not already out.

I was involved with building the real ship last year at Ch de l’Atlantique / Alstom in Saint Nazair, France.

It is a great ship and was a fantastic project to be involved with.

I am also looking forward to building the model.

All the best,

Beau.

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I have a question, what is that large thing sticking out from the bottom of the ship’s bow, and what is it used for?

I always wondered what that thingy was.

Awan

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That “large Thing” is called a bulck, it’s supposed to reduce the drag of the hull, I belive they started to design the hulls like that in the early seventies.
But I must say that I’m surprised to see a “smooth” bulck on a hyper-modern ship like QMII, since computermodels have proven that the “facetted” bulcks are more affective.

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Oh, so that’s what that thing is- a bulck. Does anyone knoe exactly where they are going to sell this model? (Revell AG 1/400 QM2) I really want to pre-order it like I did with their U-boat. There are some pre-release reviews on www.google.com if you type in “Revell AG 1/400 Queen Mary 2” or just “Revell 1/400 Queen Mary 2”. There’s one from Hyperscale, and one from Modeling Madness (?)

Awan

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The Revell QM2 model has just been released in Europe and is in the hobby stores.
I am hoping to pick up my one tomorrow.

It feels strange for me as it wasexactly a year ago that I finished all my areas on board.
and I have also had a number of Christmas emails from others who worked with me.
The strange thing is that It seams like years ago since we were there.

Beau

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I thinks it’s a bulbus bow/bulck and they have been designed in ships since the early part of last centery though not sticking out like modern ships. Thats a modern version. most warships had one especiacly USN ones, Normandie and a few others as well. I also saw a good link to a preview of the revell model though i can’t remember it!!!
I looks really good

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Yeah, bulbus could be the English for it, in Dutch we call it Bulk-Steven.