Britannic Models

Hi Remco!

Thanks for the info, I knew I was getting into an expensive venture here. So now my questions for you are:

1. Where can I get styrene, I can't find it online. And does the conversion kit detail where else styrene will be needed? if not could you provide these details.

2. Does the resin kit have the correct number of boats and Wellin and gantry davits for the HMHS, and the same number of boats depicted on your model or did you buy extra sets of these as well?

3. What did you use for rigging lines and how do you keep it taught and from sagging?

That is all I can think of for now, if I need anything else I will holler. Your input on this project has been most helpful and appreciated.
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Best Regards,

Brian
 
Hello Brian,

1. I use sheet styrene from a company named Evergreen scale models, I can get it at a local hobbyshop so I assume it should be available there too?

The guide does show some places where styrene will be needed, though it does not show all the things. The entrance for the Infections part of the hospital under the Shade deck and the Palm Court/Smoke Room area spring to mind.
I have photo's of various stages of my model, which have been online at the 'Debris Field' website. Just read that the site should go online again on the 15th of September, so I hope they'll be back! It shows the several building stages quite well I think.

There are quite a few things you'll need to add, it'll keep you busy for a while!;) I could list a few; but I found that one of the most interesting and fun part of building such a model is finding it out yourself at first! Constantly checking deckplans, photo's etc. Give it a try
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2. There are enough Britannic-sized boats for a HMHS Britannic yes, I would not know of the top of my head if the 16 Titanic boats are enough though. It has enough Gantry's, but it has no Welin as they are provided by the Titanic kit. If you want; the Welin are also available in brass.

For my RMS Britannic I had to produce me some extra lifeboats; as the kit didn't had enough. They came out rather well, which surprised me!
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I couldn't use the lifeboats from the Titanic kit as these are too small.

3. I use simple fishing wire for the rigging, which I give a dark-grey/black colour.
As this wire comes from a roll, it has a sort of 'natural' curve. So when you cut a piece to a correct lenght, and glue it to the model it has a nice curve in it which, I think, looks better then a straight and tight line. (and it's easier to glue too!)

Regards,
Remco
 
Remco,

Hi there, I was just wondering how is your RMS Britannic model going? From the past pictures I have seen it looks so awesome. Have you based most of it from the Harland and Wolff builder's model? How far are you from finishing it?

Cheers,

Nigel
 
Hello Nigel,

The past few months I've sadly done very little work on the model. Things have been quite hectic, though I should have some more free time available soon; which will allow me to do more work on the model.

The current status of the model is that all lifeboats are in place, only those that are in 'dangerous' positions are not installed. 3 sets of gantry davits are installed, slowly followed by the rest. The most time consuming part of the whole model are undoubtedly the walkways which are there to provide access to the lifeboats, I've only got one of those sets in place.

The Builders Model is a big help, but I'm using deckplans more actually. Everything from the deckplans is checked using photos, film footage, the Builders Model, descriptions, Olympic and Titanic etc. All these things combined give me a good base to make guess on how it would have been.

I have no idea when it will be finished, the davits will take some time. But when that's done, it can be finished quite fast…I hope it's done in a few months!

Thanks for your interest in the model, it's appreciated!

Regards,
Remco
 
During the time that I'm still researching my Lusitania wreck project I planned on building the Britannic wreck site. I have alot more info on this except around the hole. What does the foreward well deck look like now? I can't seem to find pictures of it.
 
It had some pretty good pics of the overall wreck, but I need specific photos of the well deck or drawings or something like that. The sidescan sonar will come in handy though for overall shapes and the port side hole.I may have to use my own intuition as to what would happen when the ship hit and buckled, We'll see.
 
The plastic has been cut away and bent upward. The hull halves have been glued together and the seam filled. The funnel is part of a mockup. The second photo shows a head on view of the twisted bow.
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Hi Michael. This is most probably way too late but I'll post anyway. I see from your pictures that you are going to remove a large area of material from your model to create the break. The break on the Britannic is just just a split in the plating with the two parts pulling away creating the hole. There are no signs of hull plating having fallen away.
How's the model coming on?
Kevin
 

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