Gunze Sangyo 1/350 Lusitania

Looking fabulous.

My base looks almost exactly like yours!  Nice taste.  Great minds think alike?

Bob

Lusitania is getting some rear end work.

Mrchntmarine

Hey Chris - like all the details - tks for posting.  So, never having done a model as large as this, how long is that sucker?  Also, curious, as mentioned, when tying the rigging like that, how much extra do you leave?  Finally, do you stain the decks?  Tsk much and looking good.  Wm

 

Hey Chris - like all the details - tks for posting.  So, never having done a model as large as this, how long is that sucker?  Also, curious, as mentioned, when tying the rigging like that, how much extra do you leave?  Finally, do you stain the decks?  Tsk much and looking good.  Wm

Adding some of the easier details to Lusitania. It's much more enjoyable than wrestling with gluing decks!

Tanker-Builder

ChriscSC;

    I have to add more to that. Although the Designer was on scene the Shipboard Pumps were inoperable due to no Steam Aboard. The Dock steam supply and pumping capacity was overwhelmed by the scope and speed of the fire.

    She was in what in the Navy was referred to as " Cold Iron " where steam plants were concerned.

 

ChriscSC;

    I have to add more to that. Although the Designer was on scene the Shipboard Pumps were inoperable due to no Steam Aboard. The Dock steam supply and pumping capacity was overwhelmed by the scope and speed of the fire.

    She was in what in the Navy was referred to as " Cold Iron " where steam plants were concerned.

Some progress on my Lusitania. That big deck is giving me lots of trouble to install as the hull is a bit warped. Just making things worse trying to fix it after it's glued. Best to just leave it be.

I fitted and glued down some more wood decking on my 1/350 Lusitania today.

Tanker-Builder

Yessir;

       The Normandie was a very large ship for the time. That's why she was in Process to become the U.S.S. Lafayette,( Troop Ship). I still think, No matter what the history says, she was sabotaged. Anyone with any sense would know that time of year, in that part of the country. Too much water fighting the fire would freeze making her top-Heavy.

      The result, the ice weight was to much and brought her over. I think if the Berth had been deeper she would've just turned Turtle!

 

Yessir;

       The Normandie was a very large ship for the time. That's why she was in Process to become the U.S.S. Lafayette,( Troop Ship). I still think, No matter what the history says, she was sabotaged. Anyone with any sense would know that time of year, in that part of the country. Too much water fighting the fire would freeze making her top-Heavy.

      The result, the ice weight was to much and brought her over. I think if the Berth had been deeper she would've just turned Turtle!

Brilliant.

Little by little she's starting to look like a Lusitania. I got a resin 1/350 Normandie, same scale as this Lusitania. It makes the Lusitania look tiny side by side. The Normandie was a huge ship!

Wilbur Wright

I built this exact kit in the 90's. Box is the same.  It's still on the shelf and looks good.

Bob Ballard had a great book out on this ship named "Exploring the Lusitania", as the wreck is easily accessible.

I would check it out see if it's still in print.

This is a great kit.  I also painted the funnels in Cunard Red-Orange.

 

I built this exact kit in the 90's. Box is the same.  It's still on the shelf and looks good.

Bob Ballard had a great book out on this ship named "Exploring the Lusitania", as the wreck is easily accessible.

I would check it out see if it's still in print.

This is a great kit.  I also painted the funnels in Cunard Red-Orange.

Mike I like his decks for 1/350. I used them on my Titanic. That top deck on the Lusitania has a lot going on there, I couldn't have cut it myself.

Tanker-Builder, thanks. I like the scaledecks because they aren't peel and stick. You get to use your choice of glue. They do add a lot of work to the model though.

Yeah,But !

 You are doing a bang up job anyway.That's regardless of my personal feelings about the wood deck products. It's not easy even if the decks are flat like some areas of capitol ships are! Keep it up. I am getting excited now!

Chris,

Just spoke to Scaledecks. He's finished the Lusitania (as I should have guessed based on a recent post of yours) and is working on the instructions. He said he should have it listed on Monday.

When I see them listed I'll be buying the set.

I started gluing wood decks down on my 1/350 Lusitania.

warshipguy

Chris,

Allow me to say "AMEN!" to Bill's post.  Take care of your family!.  Your model building skills will carry you through this build.

Bill

 

Tanker-Builder

I don't know what you do or did for a living:

       I was both a structural Engineer and Acrhitect. I collected a great many technical pans and pencils. I do stuff like decks with a wedge shaped technical pencil! The other thing that works real well is my.010 lining pencil. This is for drawing lines and arrows to various locations . Much like an instruction sheet for a model.

 

 

Silly_me

I finally found one of these on ebay, all parts present but the instructions are missing, does anyone know if there is a PDF of them somewhere?  My Google-fu is failing me.

 

 

 

ChrisSC

I am posting on this thread because I am really excited that I just got word that my wood decks are in the mail.

 

 

 

 

That is great, where did you source them from?

 

I finally found one of these on ebay, all parts present but the instructions are missing, does anyone know if there is a PDF of them somewhere?  My Google-fu is failing me.

ChrisSC

I am posting on this thread because I am really excited that I just got word that my wood decks are in the mail.

That is great, where did you source them from?

I don't know what you do or did for a living:

       I was both a structural Engineer and Acrhitect. I collected a great many technical pans and pencils. I do stuff like decks with a wedge shaped technical pencil! The other thing that works real well is my.010 lining pencil. This is for drawing lines and arrows to various locations . Much like an instruction sheet for a model.

Chris,

Allow me to say "AMEN!" to Bill's post.  Take care of your family!.  Your model building skills will carry you through this build.

Bill

designck

Were you going to be using the same tan wood for those mahogany colored decks? I am not as adventurous as you with the wood for the decks, but I did buy the PE sets for this and the Titanic, along with some 1:350 people to populate the ship (what the hell was I thinking? LOL!). If I am not mistaken all those mahogany colored wood decks should be the tan color and the details on the deck remain mahogany, correct? The Assembly instructions in the GUNZE kit leave a LOT to be desired! I do have a fabulous book on teh Lusitania which will help with rigging etc, but no color photos obviously, so it's a guess for that...