Passenger Ships (Not cruise ships of today)

General Discussion General Modeling Discussion
1

I Was wondering:

I know there is an interest in them. It may not be up to the level of others But they are there and I am sure they do have a fan base. Mainly my question is this. Does anyone know how many Vessels of this type have been modeled or produced by Model companies.

I do know some have been erroniously produced after others have come to market by re-using the mold and labeling the ship as another.i.e. Ideal’s S.S.United States, being released as such when originally it was the America and so on. I am looking for Non-Resin/Non Paper versions.

I don’t build many resin anything and I know some have come up in that market. BUT, the historical ones that should’ve been done? Weren’t, like the Normandie, Andrea Dria etc. Oh now, before we jump the gun, they have been done in paper. The Andrea Doria/Stockholm unit is awesome and points to one unusual fact, The Stockholm in the same scale is a whole lot smaller then the Doria.

I mainly am concerned with plastic and who did them and what scale. Can anyone help here?

2

I can think of a few. Revell made the Titanic, Queen Mary, Oriana, Brazil, Argentina, and United States in box scales around 1/500. Airfix has made the Queen Elizabeth 2, Canberra, Mauritania, Queen Elizabeth, and France in 1/600.

3

Hi,

I also believe that Lindberg did a SS President Cleveland and Revell and/or Glencoe did an NSS Savannah, nulear cargo/passenger ship.

Pat

4

Whats wrong with cruise ships? I have one in my stash along with the Titanic. In the fifties I build a wood electric powerer Stirling kit. Have done a few plastic liners but they did not survive my many moves.

5

I seem to remember a recent RoG modern ship that’s looks nice.

Don, maybe you built it?

The Lindberg President can also be a troop ship.

Bill