Posted by Richard Tonti on May 02, 1998 at 00:37:51 in 9.middletown-04.va.dial-access.att.net :
In Reply to: Titanic sister ships - question posted by Alex Arnakis on April 30, 1998 at 21:22:23:
: My next project is to build models of the Titanic's sister ships Olympic and Britannic, by modifying the 1:350 Titanic kit as explained in the excellent articles by Ken Hovestadt in the June/July and August/September 1996 issues of Scale Ship Modeler.
: I want to build them as they appeared in World War I, the Britannic (naturally) as a hospital ship and the Olympic as a troop carrier in its wild and wonderful dazzle camouflage scheme. There are some excellent pictures of these ships in the book, Liners in Battledress, by David Williams.
: My question is this: Does anyone know of a source for a picture of the STARBOARD side of the Olympic in its SECOND dazzle camouflage scheme? The Williams book has all the pictures except that one.
: Thanks. --Alex A.
*** Alex,
Since much of this involves research and research can consume much time You might try (THE MARINER'S MUSEUM) in New Port News, Va.
Their web addy is http://www.mariner.org/steamships.html . They also have a seperate addy to contact them for purposes of conducting more extensive research in your specialized area. That addy is tmmlib@infi.net . They also have a contact phone number should you wish to call (757) 596-2222. Membership into the organization can be obtained at (757) 591-7733. They seemed to have just about everything technical and otherwise available on the subject. I sincerely hope this helps you in your quest.
Richard Tonti