Posted by Steve on April 22, 1998 at 19:51:19 in 2cust81.tnt6.sea1.da.uu.net :
In Reply to: 2nd classpromenade windows posted by Jesse on April 22, 1998 at 19:25:36:
: On the one piece hull I received in the box, the aft second class enclosed promenade windows are to low. The gold band that lines the ship should be entirely below the windows. In fact, the windows should be fully in the white painted portion of the hull. Has anyone found a way to correct this problem area. I was considering cutting the improper section away, raising it, filling below it, then trimming the correct shape above the windows.
: The problem is consistent on both the port and starboard sides. Thanks in advance...
: Jesse
It's not so much that the Second Class Promenade windows are too low, it's that the C-deck portholes are too high. If you look at a photo of the Titanic, notice the spacing between the B-deck windows and the C-deck portholes, then compare to the model. There is quite a bit more space between them than on the model. The C-deck portholes should be lined-up with the bottom of the Second Class Promenade windows, not the top as on the model. The gold band should run just below the C-deck portholes and just below the Second Class Promenade windows and continue on just below the well deck wall. This is impossible to do on the model without having a wavy line. There is no reason they could not have reproduced this accurately on the model.