Posted by Will Clark on February 24, 2000 at 01:03:01:
In Reply to: Scratch-building a real working Titanic model! posted by Will Clark on February 23, 2000 at 17:30:50:
I will try to get Robert Hahn's plans and build it from the ground up, plus I can try to get my hands on both exterior and exterior photos. It will be R/Ced, and also it will have working cranes. The smoke from the smoke stacks will come from Railroad smoke units (3 in all), both running and interior lighting, and have 3 water pumps (just in case). The whole project will be made entirely out of Balsawood, and it will have individiual plating (like the real ship), once the hull is done, I will then reinforce it with fiberglass or another hardener agent. The bulkheads will be higher (going all the way to C Deck) and reinforced along with the hull with fiberglass. As with the riviting, a little technique I learned off from a Model Airplane News magazine. I will use a combination of water and CA or water and white glue, along with a rivit template I can get from a company in the magazine. This should make it easier to build the rooms without the interferrence of pins being in the way. Any more questions???? If so post them here and I will try to answer all I can! Thanks!