Sunken Titanic Concept 1/700 Revell

[edz280zx]

While I'm building my Ghostbuster 2 Titanic model, I've also got another project going on as well. It's based off of a Ken Marschall painting that he had done before the wreck had been found. The romantic in me has always wished that the actual ship had gone down in one piece so I decided to build one for myself...lol.

Below is the original painting along with some pics of the model as it currently sits...more to come.

 

[BarleyBop]

What a great theme to build on!
Will be watching for sure...

 

[edz280zx]

What a great theme to build on!
Will be watching for sure...

Thank you, good sir!

 

[blakeh1]

Great project. Looking forward to it

 

[Edbert]

Will it be displayed submerged in clear resin?

 

[BarleyBop]

clear resin

Remember me @edz280zx when you make your million$ , seal it and market it as a 'one of a kind' aquarium accessory! Sure beats the mermaids and pirate chests!

 

[Edbert]

Ooohhh...imagine a hyper-detail kit with 1,000 bits of PE!

 

[BarleyBop]

the actual ship

Hey Ed, this came across my news feed this morning, thought you might enjoy

 

[edz280zx]

Thanks guys! lol...yeah, I'm probably not doing the resin..that would be cool tho. For now it will be on a seabed base and probably displayed on a shelf..lol.

 

[edz280zx]

Hey Ed, this came across my news feed this morning, thought you might enjoy

Too cool!

 

[edz280zx]

Update:
The superstructure is now fully attached and prime coat is applied. You can also see the iceberg damage. I will be working on that to make it look a little better.

 

[Edbert]

I confess I know less than nothing about the true sinking event.

But those two breaches, the holes in the front section, those sank the entire ship?

 

[airdave]

The ship is divided front to rear by bulkheads making 16 "watertight" compartments.
From what I understand, multiple tears below the waterline allowed water into six forward compartments.
As those compartments filled, the nose is weighed down allowing the water level to rise even higher.
When the water reached D deck (about halfway up the ship) it flowed over the top of the watertight bulkheads dividing the compartments.
This allowed the water to travel to more compartments.
Had the bulkheads been designed to reach higher in the vessel it could have held a lot more water and stayed afloat.

 

[BarleyBop]

Came across this on BBC today ...

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy6gjwd0g6o

 

[Jim62]

Never forget the rich tycoons that were against the federal reserve that were on board and died. But that's just one of those conspiracy theories afloat out there.

 

[Deleted member 11187]

Never forget the rich tycoons that were against the federal reserve that were on board and died. But that's just one of those conspiracy theories afloat out there.

Afloat out there. Jim, I see what you did there.

 

[Jim62]

Afloat out there. Jim, I see what you did there.

I couldn't help myself.

 

[blakeh1]

Great job with the iceberg damage

 

[Deleted member 11187]

I couldn't help myself.

I know.

 

[edz280zx]

Came across this on BBC today ...

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy6gjwd0g6o

Definitely cool

 

[locomotive]

Ooohhh...imagine a hyper-detail kit with 1,000 bits of PE!

Now imagine a nervous breakdown….

 

[Edbert]

Now imagine a nervous breakdown….

This ship kit is well over 1k PE parts, I readily admit that is one reason it is still in the box

 

[edz280zx]

Little bit of an update. This has been a "re-learning" experience..lol. I really should have painted the decks and superstructure before final assembly. Doing it this way is much more difficult...lesson learned. Any who...started the painting process. As soon as the base colors are done, I will then start the weathering. It's not going to be strictly realistic, but more of a homage to the old illustrations of what they thought sunken ships look like. Rust streaks on the hull and paint job with lots of rigging and stuff hanging off. We'll see how it goes.

 

[BarleyBop]

This has been a "re-learning"

Keep us updated!
I find every kit has learning attached... just when I think I've got it down, "re-think that assumption, bud!"

 

[edz280zx]

Another update. Definitely worked out better than I thought it would. Still some more dry brushing to do, then the masts and funnel rigging. After that I think the ship itself will be done and I will start on the ocean floor base.

 

[BarleyBop]

worked out better

... starting to look suitably tragic.

 

[edz280zx]

Finalized the weathering on the model itself. Now time for the base.

 

[BarleyBop]

Amazing work on the 'weathering' 12.5k feet under the weather!