I Hate Titanic Models !

GMorrison

Comes with a little Shelley Winters fig.

Little? LOL

"I'm not overweight. I'm just nine inches too short."

Right !

 Now think about this " G " There have been many Movie ships that have never been made in plastic ! Both Fiction , Science fiction and good old seagoing movies . Remember Humphrey Bogart talking to his ship and the Duke talking to " Baby " while he piloted that old steamer down " Blood Alley " ?

 Oh , on that score , Have you ever seen say , a 1/32 scale plastic model of either the " African Queen or the Louisa " From the movie ? Nope ! There is a Queen in wood . 

modelcrazy

we need the Posiden!

Wait, which one? 

The original with Leslie Nielson at the helm, or the 2006 remake?

I like the look of the original personaly.

Ernest Borgnine's.

There's got to be a morning after...the great Maureen McGovern.

Okay Now :

 How did the Poseidon become the center of attention ?

Tanker - Builder

Okay Now :

 How did the Poseidon become the center of attention ?

 

But seriously, that's what it takes. A knowledge by the general public.

The novel is loosely based on a ship like the Queen Mary. The movie was partly filmed on board that ship in Long Beach.

That would be the logical place to start.

GMorrison

 

 

Tanker - Builder

Okay Now :

 How did the Poseidon become the center of attention ?

 

 

 

 

A total lack of self control.

 

 

LOL, now that's funny

Tanker - Builder

Okay Now :

 How did the Poseidon become the center of attention ?

Becasue this is Ships, and we always have Thread Drfit

Besides, the poopsidedown wass kind of a cool liner

Yeah ;

 I guess being Poopside Down did add to the panache ! LOL.LOL. Thread Drift , Wait , who's the helmsman here ? T.B.

Tanker - Builder

 I had to say it !

 I do believe the above named ship is made in as many forms as a B.F.109 or a P-51 Mustang . I mean how long can companies harp on the same ship !

 There are so many out there that for whatever reason sank in extraordinary circumstances  ! Such as the Andeae Doria .The Lusitania , the Normandie And so on .

   As to Warships , Well how long did we have to wait for the Indianapolis ! What about the better French and Italian Major ships . ? Not to many .

 Now you take this into account . There were many Lines during the fifties and sixties . Most on either coast . Carrying liquids and dry cargo . And even small ships going north and south along coasts all over the world !

 But no ,! they have to keep on witj that durned ship ! Come on there's more ships out there that were considered something else . Yes the Savannah is one , but how about the Morro castle for instance .

 Here's another for you . How about the ship that was responsible for the sinking of the Doria . Sure , a model of the ship that hit her ! How about the great Liner , Isle De France that was present for the rescue ! Just stop with the Titanic , Please ?

The Titanic has left a deep scar to most people's psyche.

It's name, size, speed, and promotion was bigger and better than anything at the time. It was drummed into everybody of its invincibility as "unskinkable" and then suddenly it sunk. The shock and letdown was dramatic and massive. The hope-idea that we humans can conquer anything imaginable got dashed to the ground, like a fallen angel. Populations, worldwide, suddenly went form invincible to vunerable overnight.

If the psyche scar was not there, the Titanic would not have prevailed for as long as it has.

PeterPan

The Titanic has left a deep scar to most people's psyche. It's name, size, speed, and promotion was bigger and better than anything at the time. It was drummed into everybody of its invincibility as "unskinkable" and then suddenly it sunk. The shock and letdown was dramatic and massive. The hope-idea that we humans can conquer anything imaginable got dashed to the ground, like a fallen angel. Populations, worldwide, suddenly went form invincible to vunerable overnight. If the psyche scar was not there, the Titanic would not have prevailed for as long as it has.

Very well said, and I think spot on. 

Hi Peter ! 

 You know I think you are right . My Grandmother , on my Mother's side , would agree .She missed the sailing and came over on the Olympic ! She never got over the fact that such a Beautiful ( as ships went then ) Vessel and man's grandest Peaceful endeavor on the high seas could be lost so easily . She called it Hubris . I think she got it right !

GMorrison

 

 

Tanker - Builder

Okay Now :

 How did the Poseidon become the center of attention ?

 

 

 

 

A total lack of self control.

 

But seriously, that's what it takes. A knowledge by the general public.

The novel is loosely based on a ship like the Queen Mary. The movie was partly filmed on board that ship in Long Beach.

That would be the logical place to start.

 

 

 Bill,   Regarding  "... filmed on board..."

     My memory sometimes comes in pieces so I am now remembering a movie with a real Passanger Liner that was actually filmed while sinking. Anybody remember what Ship/ Movie? The guy from the original Time Machine movie was the star I think (Rod Taylor ??). 

Okay, we're really adrift now.  It's time to lower the sea anchor.

  Jim.

Nino

Passanger Liner that was actually filmed while sinking. Anybody remember what Ship/ Movie?

Probably not Rod, unless you are thinking of "Glass Bottom Boat"

Perhaps it was "Juggernaught" with Omar Sharif, Richard Harris, and Tony Hopkins?  If I remember rightly, the ship used was on its way to the breakers, and thus available for filming.

Okay, we're really adrift now. It's time to lower the sea anchor.

Well, a sea anchor is only useful if the sea current is moving in a useful direction.  (Sea anchor works by increasing drag from water current.)

Were it a serious need, the Quartermaster of the Watch would remind the Duty Helmsman of the base course.  Far better if it were QMoW than the JOoD, or OoD, or, heaven forfend, the CO. 

Juggernaut it was.  Thanks CapnMac82!

 I wonder what it was like for cast and crew of the Juggernaut movie to know you really are going to sink.  Perhaps they had a small inkling of what the original Titanic "Cast and Crew" felt in 1911.

      TB,

It's a terrible thought but maybe it took that many kits to finally get a good accurate Titanic model.  Minicraft's newer 1/350 release has all the best fixes. (FSM member BigJake was involved in the corrections to the mold). 

Tanker - Builder

Hi Peter ! 

 You know I think you are right . My Grandmother , on my Mother's side , would agree .She missed the sailing and came over on the Olympic ! She never got over the fact that such a Beautiful ( as ships went then ) Vessel and man's grandest Peaceful endeavor on the high seas could be lost so easily . She called it Hubris . I think she got it right !

I learnt a new word. Thanks.

What ?

You never heard of Hubris ? Those who missed the Ark knew of it . So did the famous 300 ( Later that is ). Hubris is a state of mind conjecturing that neither fate or human interference could harm what they built . No matter how great or small .

Tanker - Builder

What ?

You never heard of Hubris ? Those who missed the Ark knew of it . So did the famous 300 ( Later that is ). Hubris is a state of mind conjecturing that neither fate or human interference could harm what they built . No matter how great or small .

 

A cat and a rigged ship on a shelf will cure Hubris.   

    Jim

. Cats and models.... 

Cats.

last legitimate excuse for civilian ownership of assault rifles.

Tanker - Builder

Hubris is a state of mind conjecturing that neither fate or human interference could harm what they built . No matter how great or small .

"My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!"

In context these words are inscribed upon the ruins of a broken terra cotta statue.

Gravitas sine veritas hubris est

Hey " G " 

 You don't like cats ? Mine loves models .And surprisingly she doesn't touch them either .All the time my Land-lady's daughter is telling me to be careful . All the time Sam ( the cat's name ), makes a worrier of nothing out of her .

 Sam doesn't even touch my LEGO constructs that start out being built on the floor . I give her her own brick and she's fine . When I am modeling she gets a bottle or small plastic jar lid and she's happy .

 Besides when I hurt either emotionally or physically she's there to comfort me ! Purring will make me go to sleep just like a oversize shot of " Jack - Black ". She just seems to know that something isn't right .

 Besides , Have you ever seen a cat try to jump from the cabinet top to the bunk just as the ship rolls ? FunnnnY ! !

Tank, You get 5 stars for your last post. Any man that loves cats can't be all bad. I never paid much attention to cats until I got Lucy & she is the light of our lives. 

I am truly sorry for what I said.

Seriously.

It was meant as a joke.

But it's not funny.

I don't like cats but other people do, and it's for a good reason.

Animals make our life better.

I love Saint Francis, as we do in the area where I live. My parish was founded by a Franciscan, we have a Franciscan Saint in our local church, and my wife who is very devout and interested in symbols has Frank stuff all over the house.

Good Pope too.

In any case, who am I to advocate killing cats?

A bad joke.

  GM, I thought it was funny, but then life has never been too serious for me & I just started loving cats when we got Lucy. Then another good friend of mine who has entered & won a lot of Toyko;s big Tamiya contests was building the Titanic,1.350, in a forced perspective setting. He had the model finished & was putting it in a special box to show it sinking & the cat knocked it off the table. He took the remains to Tokyo & entered a special contest. 

Keeping my chair warm

Preventing ribbons from taking over the world.

Not a hazard to curios or models.
Sadly, gone three years' now.  Such is the circle of life.
Icebergs, Sweedish frieghters, random German torpedos, one just never knows

This one

did this...

lets just say that I was quite tempted to use (justified) deadly force...

" G " 

 Fear not my friend .You just don't understand them . Cats are NOT for everyone and I do believe there have been at least two in my life I would've liked to terminate !

 Cats aren't really attuned to what we think a pet should be . There is a phrase I learned many years ago that sums it up . "You don't have a cat . The Cat has you ! " 

 All is good  ,as I have dog type Friends ( one ) and two bossy talking birds . We all get along swimingly. The Birds have already drawn the line where the cats are concerned . Haven't seen the cats cross it either !