Thanks Beau. That sounds like a really cool job, once in a lifetime experience. I'm not really giving this kit the attention I should as I just wanted to do a quick build to try and build all the 1/600 liners. I have her in 1/400 scale which I plan to do in much more detail. This is good practice as I think they are similar in kit construction.Nice work on you your QM2 Model.
I oversaw the fitting out and commissioning of all the hotel areas on board the QM2 during her construction at Chantier de Atlantique in Saint Nazaire, France back in 2003.
It was an amazing project to work on.
Thanks Bluebeard. I started building these ocean liners a little over a year ago. This is the seventh one I've built. I built this particular ship just because I'm trying to build all the liners I can find and this one just happened to come up next. I'm trying to finish all the 1/600 scale ships before I move back to the larger scales.Marvelous
What made you chose this particular ship?
Nice work, Chris. Where is your source to get those great PE railings etc? I have a bunch of models that I have lined up that will need some and I would love to get good quality ones.I said I was gonna build this out of the box but I flip flopped and started doing black PE railings on the balconies of 1/600 QM2. Did the first four blocks on one side. I have some Gold Medal stainless PE which I can never seem to bend correctly so I’ll use it up here since these are straight runs. I’ll use brass for the rest of the railings. I also changed the color of the screw blades from copper to something more towards a steel color.View attachment 225048View attachment 225049View attachment 225050
Thanks, Chris.... I found some Gold Medal stuff a full set for $70... Gold Medal Models have been bought by someone else and are not selling from their own site anymore, but I assume the new owners will start up again (I hope)... I found mine at https://squadron.com for the same price that GMM sold for, so at least they are still available. A question: do they take gentle spraying with a primer included paint? I don't want to clog up the gaps, but also want them to look smoothly white...I either use Gold Medal, Tom's Model Works, or White Ensign. I have found Gold Medal is the sturdiest. They all have advantages and disadvantages dependent on the model in my experience.