But if trumpeter wants to kit all of the big names in ships in 1/200, why not the Yamato? Now a 1/200 Nimitz/Ford class carrier, well that’s a super detailers happy dance. So I have to sell 1 or 2 kids to pay for it, I’m good with that. LOL
gee guy, if you don’t want another Titanic, you don’t have to have one. How many 1/200 Titanics are out there? Oh, far too many for me to make a choice. The more kits of more scales, the better. You can ask your Mommy to make a choice for you if you’re having difficulty. I’m really glad you have nothing to do with kit production. We would have one model of mickey mouse, and nothing else.
I have sent several requests to Trumpeter for a 1/200 IJN Yamato. I hope they make one. I doubt it though. The Chinese hate the Japanese for the Nazi like destruction done to China and its people in the 1930’s and 1940’s.
Trumpeter is working with the Titanic Honor and Glory team to determine the accuracy of this model. If you are not familiar with Titanic Honor and Glory, their team includes as consultants Ken Marschall, Parks Stephenson, and Bill Sauder, to name just a few. Their digital reconstruction of Titanic will be the most accurate ever. They have 2 prototype kits for evaluation right now, one for accuracy, the other for assembly.
If Trumpeter takes thier advice, and makes the corrections, it will be a wonderful model.
White Star Buff is the proper color for the funnels, but no one is exactly sure what color that really is!
I read that it will be available 8/30.
Trumpeter doesn’t have a great track record in actually acting on this sort of feedback, so let’s hope they make an exception this time…
Sure hope Trumpeter takes Advice from the Experts. History seems to show they mostly don’t.
For a quick easy design all Trumpeter had to do was “copy” the Minicraft 1/350, kit#11320, that has all the major corrections. Trumpeters little off-shoot, Minihobby, has been doing the sort of “thing” for years.
A few notes…
One of our FSM menbers, BigJake, was involved in the Minicraft 1/350 Titanic corrections.
A terrible loss: The web site http://titanicmodel.com/, with hundreds of photo’s and model kit tips, hit the proverbial iceberg awhile back.
The Titanic Research and Modeling Association domain site expired too but they still have some photo’s on their facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pg/Titanic-Research-Modeling-Association-TRMA-225700410840480/photos/?ref=page_internal
Hope we get to see some pictures of the actual 1/200 kit parts or even final CAD shots of the design. That could be helpful in working on existing models of the ship.
Nino
P.S. To all you Rivet counters out there. Too see how to improve your exisiting Titanic model, …if you can’t wait for this Trumpeter Uber-Accurate 1/200 model, that is… go here:
http://www.rivet-counter.com/Rivet_Counter_Pages/Contents.html
Is there any update on an actual release date for this kit?
A quick update…
You can pre-order the 1/200 kit here:
https://www.megahobby.com/products/preorder-rms-titanic-ocean-liner-1-200-trumpeter.html
And probably other stores too.
The disclaimer:
“This item is now available for preorder at MegaHobby.com – it has not yet been released. Your credit card will be charged at the time of order placement. This item is expected to be released around Q4 2019*.”
I caution against this. Nothing against Mega Hobby, but being charged to pre-order is pretty risky. Future releases have a way of remaining “future” releases.
Has to be better than this Sterling Innovations 3.99 paper kit I just built.I was going to burn it but my youngest daughter begged me to finish it!
Your Titanic looks great.
Many modelers are not aware of how tough a paper kit can be. Some of us copy and print out the pages and do some serious practrice with these copied sheets. In my case, your Titanic is 10x more involved than any paper kit I have attempted. Well Done I say!
Glad you did not burn it. Life is a learning experience. Challenges are fun (mostly).
( Heck, Ya can’t burn it … It has to be put on ice.)
Thanks for following thru and keeping us interested.
Nino.
Thanks it was tough!
I just saw a video on U-tube about the 1/200 Titanic kit is being released in October. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZL4B3s8SDw
Marcus
Looks like it could be one heck of a model, and cool to build.
I’m with you Nino, I want to build the USS Boise and can’t afford the only resin kit available. So, I bought some plans for the USS Brooklyn on ebay only to find they were very simple, probably for a motorized boat. Well, I plan to build one from scatch, just need some better plans.
Sigep Ziggy,
Keep an eye out for paper kits of the Brooklyn class. I have found the higher priced paper kits of ships have been well researched and can be used to assist in scratch building. One drawback to many paper kits… no lower hull.
If you want to go for a scratch-build, you may find it possible to use the paper forms as a template for plastic. if desired, the tougher parts like Turrets and some superstructure sections can be purchased from folks doing 3D printing.
Paper kits are cheaper than plastic and much cheaper than Resin. But, if you want to make the kit out of plastic using the paper kit as a guide, you will find that once you add the aftermarket stuff like Guns, masts, ready ammo boxes, net baskets, chain, cable reels, portholes, Doors, cranes, antenna/radar, and ships boats, it can get expensive.
However, I plan to do just that. My 1/200 WAK Salt Lake City paper kit has been scanned in prep for changing the scale and using plastic for the major assemblies. The upper hull seemed easy to make in plastic, (lower hull not attempeted yet), and I can even add a wood deck. The intricate stuff like the Turrets and some smaller details will be purchased. Other parts I have already borrowed from spare kits and the finest details like radar, are availble as PE. This is for the future as I am still a Scratch-Build Novice.
I do not know of any paper kits of the Brooklyn class. JSC makes a paper Helena though. It’s close but not a Boise.
Nino
Those paper kits can look pretty good too. Here is a USS Helena:
Nino, thanks for the info. That’s a great idea about the paper kits, bummer no Brooklyn, I will be kit bashing the 1/350 Hobby Boss Arizona into the USS Idaho, I have great plans for that build, but not for the Boise yet.