Queen Mary 2 completed pics

lenroberto

Member since
December 2002

Queen Mary 2 completed pics

Posted by lenroberto on Wednesday, January 12, 2005 12:01 PM

Here she is completed- should be a full write up on Modeling Madness soon:

PS- I just scored 9 of the old IMAI sail training ship kits from someone- all are little jewels...

Thanks for looking.

Len Roberto
IPMS Sikorsky, Stratford, Connecticut

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Lufbery

Member since
December 2002
From: Harrisburg, PA

Posted by Lufbery on Wednesday, January 12, 2005 12:46 PM

Wow! That looks great, but where are the topless sunbathers? Wink [;)]

Seriously, that looks like a very fine build.

Regards,

-Drew

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jtilley

Member since
May 2003
From: Greenville, NC

Posted by jtilley on Wednesday, January 12, 2005 1:02 PM

Beautiful model. You've almost convinced me that the ship herself isn't ugly. But not quite.

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, January 12, 2005 1:08 PM

Very impressive, thanks for the peek.

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djmodels1999

Member since
December 2002
From: United Kingdom / Belgium

Posted by djmodels1999 on Wednesday, January 12, 2005 1:25 PM

Wow! First one I see completed! Have you bought the Concorde too by any chances!? Seriously, though, it looks great and I can't wait to read your review in Modeling Madness!

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bablenw

Member since
May 2003
From: Nebraska

Posted by bablenw on Thursday, January 13, 2005 5:52 PM

Absolutely amazing!!

Did you scratch build it or is it a kit?

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lenroberto

Member since
December 2002

Posted by lenroberto on Friday, January 14, 2005 7:17 AM

bablenw-

This is the new Revell Germany kit in 1/400 scale- Squadron is just listing it now for $90.00. I got mine from Hannant's in the UK...

Thanks

Len

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dwtheriault

Member since
January 2003
From: Jacksonville, FL

Posted by dwtheriault on Friday, January 21, 2005 9:58 AM

Len,
I first saw your QM2 on www.modelingmadness.com and was impressed! I came here and, lo and behold, here it is again! The model looks great and I'm going to start looking for this one myself. I think I'd like to add some deck chairs, benches, and people to make it stand out even more. Can't find any in 1/400 scale though...only in 1/350 and they are geared more for the Titanic. Will keep looking though.

Great Job!
Dave
Dave

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rjkplasticmod

Member since
February 2003
From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State

Posted by rjkplasticmod on Friday, January 21, 2005 10:23 AM

Truly excellent build. Well Done!!

Regards, Rick

RICK

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Paul5910

Member since
June 2006

Posted by Paul5910 on Wednesday, July 4, 2007 8:22 PM

Nice work Len! I just picked one of these up yesterday and am looking forward to getting started on her. Did you paint the white areas or leave them alone? Do you have any construction advice?

Thanks..

Paul

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onyxman

Member since
December 2005
From: Seattle, Colorado

Posted by onyxman on Thursday, July 5, 2007 9:47 AM

Nice build! What are those shark-fin-shaped structures on the deck forward of the main superstructure?

Fred

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Grem56

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June 2006
From: Netherlands

Posted by Grem56 on Thursday, July 5, 2007 2:19 PM

Look like spare screw blades to me. Prolly should have been painted a bronze colour instead of white.

Julian

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Jim Barton

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February 2003

Posted by Jim Barton on Thursday, July 5, 2007 2:58 PM

dwtheriault wrote:
Len,
I first saw your QM2 on www.modelingmadness.com and was impressed! I came here and, lo and behold, here it is again! The model looks great and I'm going to start looking for this one myself. I think I'd like to add some deck chairs, benches, and people to make it stand out even more. Can't find any in 1/400 scale though...only in 1/350 and they are geared more for the Titanic. Will keep looking though.

Great Job!
Dave
Dave

Perhaps you can rearrange, uh, convert the deck chairs for the Titanic into chairs for the Queen Mary II. At such a small scale, you might not even need to do that--a 1/350-scale deck chair can't be much more than 1/8 inch long and it probably wouldn't make that much difference in the long run. At any rate, it might save you the frustration of trying to find the right chairs for the QM2.

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davros

Member since
January 2003
From: Barrow in Furness, Cumbria, UK.

Posted by davros on Thursday, July 5, 2007 3:29 PM

Grem56 wrote:

Look like spare screw blades to me. Prolly should have been painted a bronze colour instead of white.
Julian

I doubt that they would be spare blades. The Queen Mary 2 has stainless steel blades anyway or so I seem to remeber from a documentary. They could be the covers of air vents. They look aerodynamic and the design would reducew the chance for the sea to enter if the ship encountered very rough seas.

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Grem56

Member since
June 2006
From: Netherlands

Posted by Grem56 on Thursday, July 5, 2007 3:41 PM

http://www.nn.northropgrumman.com/photogallery/ship_repair.html

Check this link. Spare azipod screw blades. If you start taking on green water on that deck run for the lifeboats or stop the steady diet of "Poseidon adventure" reruns.