Revell 1/570 Titanic

Looking great, Brian. I've been following this one over on the Titanic-Model website but I like this thread because it's so photo rich. Great job on your rigging. This is one thing I'm dreading with mine as I've never done rigging either. Keep posting your progress.

Matt

The work continues on the foremast rigging. I'm using really thin fly-tying line which has been excellent for this scale. I had never done rigging before this model and am pretty happy with the results.

...a little more work this week - added the lifeboats, the lifeboat gates, and the cranes. With the gates, it became apparent that I had misjudged the center two funnel stays for the #1 funnel, which made the gates for the 1 lifeboat on each side nearly impossible. On the cranes, the cables were actually slack when they were stowed, but I didn't like the look, so I made them taught...

...the funnel ladder platforms are too high, but I only realized this after 3 of them were on, so I went with it. Funny how much you can mess up and still be happy with the work. I'll eventually build another, so it will get corrected then...

Thanks! I'm detail oriented by nature, so I've got that working for me. On the downside, I see so many ways this build could have been better, and I'm feeling compelled to buy another kit and repeat this work again over the next 2 years...

An update on progress: Finally finished the funnel stays and completed the photo-etch railings. I began with Elmer's glue thinned with water for the railings, but a few broke loose, so I switched to thin CA. More recently, I've found that medium CA sets quicker. In working with the photo-etch, I'm starting to think I need one of those custom tools from The Small Shop, but it may just be my love of purchasing gadgets speaking rather than any real need. Pics follow...

That is an excellent build.

Excellent!

Sorry, guys! I'm new to this forum. I made some changes that hopefully will help...

Yes, but...

When doing a photo-rich post like that, set small to medium images up. Otherwise some us old computer guys can't even open the posts.

Brian, since you are already using Photobucket, it is pretty easy to embed the photos in your message. Use the rich formatting option and select the icon that looks like a frame of photo film.  For more help, go to the help forum, the one on help using the finescale forums.