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Titanic detail sets
Posted by pingtang on Monday, September 20, 2004 7:44 AM
G'day,

I'm about to start work on a 1/400 Academy Titanic kit. I want to know which detail set to choose, the eduard or Toms modelworks. I need rails and other general details. Which of these two sets is the better one? and which covers the most detail?

Thanks in advance
-Daniel
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Posted by Jeff Herne on Tuesday, September 21, 2004 10:07 AM
Go with Toms...if you're looking for accuracy, he's worked directly with the Titanic Society.

Jeff
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  • From: Greenville, NC
Posted by jtilley on Tuesday, September 21, 2004 9:53 PM
I haven't built a Titanic or examined any of the photo-etched sets closely, but I have the impression that the several sets by Gold Medal Models are excellent. In addition to the usual railings, ladders, etc., GMM offers such things as deck benches and crew/passenger figures. The firm's owner, Loren Perry, discusses various controversial aspects of them on his website. It can be reached via the Steel Navy site.

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Posted by Ernie on Wednesday, September 22, 2004 9:26 AM
I thenk Your best bet is to go with Gold Medal photo-etch there seems to be a little more attention to things like where to make the bends in the railings and stuff. I never had a single problem with GMM but did have some fitting problems with Toms though. I guess everybody has there own personal favorites Good Luck.
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  • From: Greenville, NC
Posted by jtilley on Wednesday, September 22, 2004 11:45 AM
I just checked the links on the Steel Navy site. It seems that Gold Medal's Titanic detail sets are all in 1/350 scale. The list is quite impressive: there's a basic set, an additional set of really precise details, and a fret of figures. There's also a link to a model that Mr. Perry built, incorporating all those sets, and it's pretty spectacular. But nothing in 1/400. The link to Tom's Modelworks establishes that that firm does indeed have a 1/400 Titanic set, and on the basis of the photo therein it looks pretty impressive.

I haven't gotten on board the Titanic bandwagon, but I have the general impression that there's quite a bit of argument over which kit, the Academy 1/400 or the older-but-updated Minicraft 1/350, is a better basis for a serious model. Clearly the 1/350 version offers more in the way of aftermarket parts.

I was disappointed to learn, in the FSM review, that the new 1/720 Titanic has significant problems. That scale is more to my taste for such vessels. I find it remarkable, given the current public interest in the topic, that there are so few classic liners in 1/700 or 1/720. Imagine what a curio cabinet containing, say, a Titanic, a Lusitania, a Queen Mary, and a United States would look like! Then throw in a couple of those beautiful old German ships, maybe the Normandie, the Aquitania....Well, maybe some day.

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, September 30, 2004 6:07 AM
Hi,
Better late than never...Minicraft 1/350 Titanic:
Tom's: Rails Set #3511, Window Frames #3521,Benches #3522, Misc. Detail Set #3523, Deck Chairs #3533.
Gold Medal: Life Boat Davits #LP-350-19, Ocean Liner Set Period Passengers(218) #LP-350-16. If you buy all this then you must be serious! Also: The handbook from Gold Medal is good for basic instruction #HB-1
Have Fun!!
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