Trumpeter 1/200 Titanic

Nino

It'll be a show-stopper in an In-Ground pool.

Yes it would, Nino. Throw in some chunks of dry ice for bergs and you'll have quite the scene, man.

Ive seen the preorder at Mega Hobby and it looks nice but the bow is slightly pointed forward towards the top when Titanic and her sisters were verticle. It could be the angle of the photography but I see it in two of the 4 or five pics listed with the preorder. I hope the PE on the display model is included at the listed $600.00 price. I'm excited and would spend the money, as I've been a Titanic nut for the last 39 yrs, but need/want to see and hear feedback from others before I jump in.

GMorrison

Google search will give you a good idea of possible answers for your first question. I think the color was a White Star Line proprietary color. It's buff, but seems to usually be represented in models as a darker brown version. Not like USCG Spar.

Again lots of yap online about the funnels, which haven't been found. I don't at all believe that the aft funnel was just cosmetic. While it doesn't seem to have any boiler uptakes that I've read of, no doubt in my mind that it would have made use of the deck space taken with other exhausts/ ventilators. Thats common practice.

 

 The Number Four (aft) Funnel was more or less cosmetic.  It did vent heat and fumes from the Ship's Kitchen, but that is about it.

 

 

I totally agree with you....I served aboard USS MERRICK (AKA97) and USS WINDHAM COUNTY (LST1170), and ended up at Assault Craft Unit ONE. The gators are finally getting some recognition for their role in America's wars. I'd really like to see a 1156-class LST, but fear that'll never happen. Maybe more Brown Water Navy vessels, eh?

I just pre-ordered my Trumpeter Titanic. Now comes the anticipation of waiting for it and the aftermarket upgrades. Contrary to what many may believe, the Titanic's Bow was not a 90 degree vertical from horizontal, but had a slant, from top to bottom of about 4 degrees toward aft. I don't have the exact angle, but many archival photos, especially of her being built at H&W show this slant. So do the H&W plans. There are of course many modern drawings that show a perfect vertical bow, but any drawing not referencing the original blueprints are suspect to begin with. I had built the Academy/Minicraft 1/350 kit in the mid-90s, and really look forward to super-detailing this one. My interest in the Titanic began in the 1970s when I read Clive Cussler's "Raise The Titanic", and has blossomed into a collection of artifacts and over 250 books on the subject, to include many first editions of books by survivors such as Beesley and Gracie. There will, of course be problems (there always are) that the "rivet counters" will find, and I look forward to their input and research. This, at least for me, will be an exciting and fun build.

as much as this new 1/200 offering is exciting in its own right, with not too much change i think they could have pulled off a Lusitania at least! and to repeat , i would give a portion of a pinky toe for a nice 1/200 Queen Mary , or SS United States!  heck , throw in a QE2  NS Savannah and Normandie i will put an addition on my house!

retdfeuerwehr

I totally agree with you....I served aboard USS MERRICK (AKA97) and USS WINDHAM COUNTY (LST1170), and ended up at Assault Craft Unit ONE. The gators are finally getting some recognition for their role in America's wars. I'd really like to see a 1156-class LST, but fear that'll never happen. Maybe more Brown Water Navy vessels, eh?

 

My father served on AKA-91 USS-Whitley,I would love to see a 1/350 or a1/200 of that one,even though he is long gone.

I agree with your sentiments, but the fact is that the Titanic story is still as enthralling today as it was one hundred years ago. Certainly the Lusitania carries an equally captivating story, as does the Andrea Doria, and others...But Titanic was the first...and in a scale this large, with this much cost, they are going with a "sure thing". Additionally, there are volumes upon volumes of technical details and photos available to inform the above average modeler, that even among builders there will be noticeable differences. If this sells well, I would expect a future release of historic liners, just as we saw after the release of the USS ARIZONA in military ships. My guess is that there will be follow on kits of the Britannic, and "Old Reliable", Olympic. The Lusitania and Mauritania are both worthy of the 1/200 scale, and should be done.  Now the several Minicraft /350 and 1/400 scale plastic and the Amati 1/250 plank on frame kits will be pushed further back on the shelf...for "later".

Secretly however, I would love to see a 1/200 scale (or larger) super detailed Hindenburg Airship. I won't be holding my breath though.

Still waiting on the INJ Yamato or a Nimitz/Ford class carrier in 1/200. Been on my Christmas wish list for years! LOL

ive seen that 1/250 yamato floating around on ebay.. looks like a monster. i just personally was never turned on by the yamato. however i think the recessed boat lauch ports are one of the coolest design features of that era

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.

 

Olblindman

If Trumpeter takes thier advice, and makes the corrections, it will be a wonderful model.

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.....

Olblindman

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.

 

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!

philo426

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

Marcus McBean

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.

Nino

Patiently waiting for a plastic 1/350 Brooklyn class Cl, cheaper than $245.  

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.