But does anyone know what type of safety features the Queen carries (ie, watertight compartments, double bottom and the like), or of any sites where I can gather this information?
I recently acquired the Airfix model for £25.00 and painted everything below the plimsoll line in the wrong shade of red, so I decided to conduct an experiment (it's what I'm good at) with it since it is already ruined, and I saw the better Revell model for £10.00 extra last week.
I require the exact details of the safety features, as I have already constructed one transverse watertight bulkhead inside the hull, creating one small compartment at the bow, which I subsequently drilled a hole into in the interests of science. What can I say? I was bored.
Anyway...
At the first instant of water entering the compartment, I noticed that the ship began to list severely from port to starboard, starboard to port.
As the compartment swallowed more water, The listing became more sluggish and acute, until she finally rolled onto her port side and sank after 90 seconds or so.
This made me wonder if anything like this would happen with the Queen's exact layout of safety features inside the plastic hull.
Thanks in advance, and my results will be posted in due time.
Regards, Ryan.
I recently acquired the Airfix model for £25.00 and painted everything below the plimsoll line in the wrong shade of red, so I decided to conduct an experiment (it's what I'm good at) with it since it is already ruined, and I saw the better Revell model for £10.00 extra last week.
I require the exact details of the safety features, as I have already constructed one transverse watertight bulkhead inside the hull, creating one small compartment at the bow, which I subsequently drilled a hole into in the interests of science. What can I say? I was bored.
Anyway...
At the first instant of water entering the compartment, I noticed that the ship began to list severely from port to starboard, starboard to port.
As the compartment swallowed more water, The listing became more sluggish and acute, until she finally rolled onto her port side and sank after 90 seconds or so.
This made me wonder if anything like this would happen with the Queen's exact layout of safety features inside the plastic hull.
Thanks in advance, and my results will be posted in due time.
Regards, Ryan.