My Grandfather saw the Titanic. He shouted loudly to all within earshot "that ship is going to sink!". He was ignored. But he kept it up "Mark my words. That ship will sink on her maiden voyage!" Eventually, the ushers just threw him out of the theater. 😉
If it helps, to be accurate you don't need to drill out all the holes as not every room was lit up or being used. Not sure which holes you would need to drill, I just know that Honor and Glory said it would be more accurate to not drill all the holes
DemonWolf 1991 the Titanic was heavily underbooked, so not all cabins were lit, and it depends of course at which time of day your setting takes place, but for example the double portholes on d deck from the dining room should be off at night because after setting the table, the crew put the lights off there (so during the sinking they were off)
Jiskpirate I suspect a great deal of the lights were out at the time she struck the iceberg. Many passengers had already gone to bed, and none of the restaurants were open. Imagine most modellers will be wanting to depict her as she was on a typical evening, much like the well known Ken Marschall paintings.
It does seem odd that the hull portholes are not openings for glazing. That's going to be one heck of a job to drill all those out, and only one has to be the tiniest bit out to throw the whole lot.
The model looks great but when I've unpacked it to check I've noticed some things that are missing. 2 life boats are missing, the boats that were swung out on the sides so the cranes also have to be adjusted to the ready to lower position. Also the wall of reading and writing roomthat is facing the 1st class grand staircase entrance on the side has no window, also the entrances on both sides of the grand staircase have no windows nor doors. So these would require extra work to cut the wall and make windows AND the frames... So far and hopefully these are the only missing things I've noticed.
I have this kit and just in the middle of putting the LED light in but one thing I've not see in all the wholes for the chemly stakes so how do I fit all the strings to
Ive noticed the window openings on the bridge deck piece officers quarters are molded at a slant, slightly cock-eyed, just hope the PE window frames will fit...
We have had you mentioned several times on our Dedicated facebook group -Trumpeter TITANIC 1/200th model ONLY building tips and tricks - people looking for models in the UK - great video
Great model only problem I had with these plastic kits i got bord with them after a while my problem sorry! had to add my personal touch break them up so they'd look like the wreck. So eventually I had to build my very own so i wouldn't
Theo Lyk I haven’t got to paint the white just yet, but generally white is white, I’ll probably give the hull a coat of Matt anyway just to even out the difference in pain finishes
@@skipperted Great to hear from you again. I hope you and your good lady are as well as can be and KEEPING SAFE mate. I'll be back with you on Monday nights shortly. Take care Ted
@@bushranger900 it's pretty obvious what he means. Nigel is very motivated by money. He said himself he wouldn't make a video id he couldn't monitise it. The kit does not need bulkheads. Common sense should tell you that once the decks go on it will be a solid shape. All bulkheads will do is come lose and rattle around inside.
@@Titan52berg,Colin Johnston and vindicari Well I am not a Titanic fanatic and I have no intentions or interest in building it, but that does not stop me from watching others who do. I simply inferred, at least I thought there may be some fragility in the hull that may be supported by bulkheads given the flexibility of the sides of the the hull. Then I get piled on. The guy I mentioned, Nigel who I also follow (and is a competent builder in his own right) has his own build going on and noticed that "deficiency". It prompted me to let other modelers who may have concern about this probable issue to consider looking at how they may overcome it. If people choose not to ...what is the issue. Band wagon comment is BS so what if the guy wants to make few sheckles what is the problem. Snobs in this hobby as well it seems.
The models we build for eModels are only really "on loan" (i.e. they go back the eModels Towers cabinets when we finish them) so we tend not to spend our own money on them (eModels don't currently stock any detail-up sets for this kit).
The models we build for eModels are only really "on loan" (i.e. they go back the eModels Towers cabinets when we finish them) so we tend not to spend our own money on them (eModels don't currently stock any detail-up sets for this kit).
Hey Ted. Looking forward to watching the Titanic model being built. However, just one question. According to my sources there were 46 States prior to May 1911, the fateful month that the Titanic sank, yet the decals show 47 on one and 48 on the other. Which is correct? Regards Mike
Hi Andrew. I'm bad and you are correct. There were 48 States in April 1912 and not 46, the day Titanic sank. My sincere apologies. My source should get his own facts correct before letting slip. Thanks for this, and it won't happen again. Mike
Oh, ok....the reason why is that i noticed some of the old minicraft/maxicraft drills are considered some of the best to work with,though theyve been discontinued for years, ebay offers occasionally pop up.
Commodore Urban no ... I’ll be building it out of the box.. with maybe just a few additional things such as rigging.. to show what can be done without the upgrades
Excellent Ted ! I have like many others been waiting for you to make a start on this bad boy. I just knew that you would want to customise it a bit more! Many of us are waiting for instructions on how to buy the up date kit but I guess the current situation has fouled the propellers of industry up a bit! Really interested in your approach on the lights. A lot of us are abandoning the awful funnel LED's straight away! Direct funnel lights did not actually exist anyway, they only added them for the movie! Had a thought about using Fibre optics for the Navigation lights as the ones provided are way too bright. However, I thought about still using the bulbs provided but putting them in masking boxes hidden down in the hull with a thin F Optic cable taking the light up to the bridge wings. Any exposed cable could be painted white. Another thought, using a slightly frosted plastic sheeting behind the portholes and windows would defuse the light a little and soften it too. Unlike today's modern cruise ships or liners the lighting would have been much more subtle to any passing iceberg! Looking forward to your next video! : )
Hi Ted, nice to see you breaking into this one.. what exactly is wrong with the kits rudder?? Just to let you know I have had an email from China to tell me my update set is on it's way, or soon will be.
Nigel’s Modelling Bench it’s apparently too narrow, there is an after market one available, but this build is out of the box , it will still build into a great subject
You have to remember that this is a museum-grade, huge and prestige kit that comes on the back of years of research and development, and involvement of historical groups and researchers, and is aimed at the seriously serious modelmakers. It's no different to a Range Rover costing £90K when a Kia Sportage costs £20K. You are paying for different things - the effort that has gone into the production, the quality of the kit, and the sheer amount of stuff you get in it - over 1200 parts, 7 frets of hundreds of photo etch parts, lighting, and more, all at a very high quality. For the same amount you could get 11 Tamiya 1/35 Panzer IV kits and the Titanic kit would still have more parts and give you more to do compared to all those combined. And being an advanced build, a skilled modeller would get much more enjoyment and sheer hobby from the Titanic kit. So think of it as not "a lot of money for one kit" but rather "a lot of kit all at the same time, all in one go". Also keep in mind that this sort of large, prestige kit is quite common nowadays (and they are often produced in much smaller numbers than regular mass-produced pile-it-high-and-sell-it-cheap kits) as they are aimed at the seriously hardcore - and the manufacturers have to make a profit. They might sell a million little basic £20 skill level 2 1/700 Titanic kits but only a few thousand of these big 1/200 boys - and this will have cost them a lot more to develop. The tool for the single-piece hull could be worth 100K+ just by itself. The research and design has taken years and is not just a team of guys churning out a basic model in CAD programmes within six months. So you are not just paying for the plastic in the box, you are paying for research, development, manufacture, design , marketing, packaging, distribution and a lot of other stuff. So, ultimately, it is normal for a kit like this to command such a price - and this is nothing compared to some SUPER prestige kits like Tamiya's 1/16 Abrams tank. You get what you pay for, and with this kit, you get a hell of a lot. Same reason Ferraris cost more than Fiestas :)
@@gurufoxx Ok then but I bet I can find the same high quality model kit somewhere else for a lot cheaper for a model this big your going to need a pretty big room to display it
@@gurufoxx Thanks for the information i was searching for. I was wondering if my purchase of this kit was a good investment or not and this realy confirmed my thoughts about this huge kit. Im going to buy one more before the price goes up. Who knows in 5-10 years what an unbild version still in her box untouched could be worth. I guess a fortune.
@@gurufoxx its not really museum grade it's just large. Some of the smaller parts like the cranes, ventilators, winches have not been reslised very well. To do it justice you will need the new pontos set to go with it.
My Grandfather saw the Titanic. He shouted loudly to all within earshot "that ship is going to sink!". He was ignored. But he kept it up "Mark my words. That ship will sink on her maiden voyage!" Eventually, the ushers just threw him out of the theater. 😉
This might be stolen but i dont fricking care it never gets old!! Also its theatre*
Bas Finnis has us in the first half not gonna lie
Ha ha, that actually made me laugh out loud!
That was good Snoopy! :)
@@heatherchandler724 Actually, both spellings are accepted.
If it helps, to be accurate you don't need to drill out all the holes as not every room was lit up or being used. Not sure which holes you would need to drill, I just know that Honor and Glory said it would be more accurate to not drill all the holes
DemonWolf 1991 the Titanic was heavily underbooked, so not all cabins were lit, and it depends of course at which time of day your setting takes place, but for example the double portholes on d deck from the dining room should be off at night because after setting the table, the crew put the lights off there (so during the sinking they were off)
Jiskpirate I suspect a great deal of the lights were out at the time she struck the iceberg. Many passengers had already gone to bed, and none of the restaurants were open. Imagine most modellers will be wanting to depict her as she was on a typical evening, much like the well known Ken Marschall paintings.
For goodness sake people listen to yourselves does it friggen matter which lights were on or off Jesus you rivet counters make me laugh.
@@Letsgetiton41 less holes means less work
It does seem odd that the hull portholes are not openings for glazing. That's going to be one heck of a job to drill all those out, and only one has to be the tiniest bit out to throw the whole lot.
The model looks great but when I've unpacked it to check I've noticed some things that are missing. 2 life boats are missing, the boats that were swung out on the sides so the cranes also have to be adjusted to the ready to lower position. Also the wall of reading and writing roomthat is facing the 1st class grand staircase entrance on the side has no window, also the entrances on both sides of the grand staircase have no windows nor doors. So these would require extra work to cut the wall and make windows AND the frames... So far and hopefully these are the only missing things I've noticed.
when can we expect part 2? Great model
I WILL buy this one day. But the pricing for the detail add-ons is RIDICULOUS.
I’m buying it on my birthday
I've never built a model but I'm determined to have a big, high quality LED lit Titanic model ship. I presume this isn't recommended for beginners.
Cannot wait for part 2
I have this kit and just in the middle of putting the LED light in but one thing I've not see in all the wholes for the chemly stakes so how do I fit all the strings to
This really is a titanic build
Ive noticed the window openings on the bridge deck piece officers quarters are molded at a slant, slightly cock-eyed, just hope the PE window frames will fit...
Great vid. A LOT of Model building wisdom here. This is going to be a fantastic build to watch. (I laughed out loud here: 14:11)
We have had you mentioned several times on our Dedicated facebook group -Trumpeter TITANIC 1/200th model ONLY building tips and tricks - people looking for models in the UK - great video
If you struggle with the lighting, I'm sure Foxx will be able to help :D :D :D
Great start to the build Ted, I’m with you on the kit lights - they only cover upper decks and not the second and third class below decks cabins.
This is going to be an awesome build Ted. Great model to christen the new workshop/loft with. Hope this model takes a year to complete😊. Cheers.
Great model only problem I had with these plastic kits i got bord with them after a while my problem sorry! had to add my personal touch break them up so they'd look like the wreck. So eventually I had to build my very own so i wouldn't
For the White colour I have to choose between tamyia pure white ts26 and hambrol spray Matt 34 .These are in my stock.Any help is welcome.
Theo Lyk I haven’t got to paint the white just yet, but generally white is white, I’ll probably give the hull a coat of Matt anyway just to even out the difference in pain finishes
Is part 2 coming soon?
Have a question does the box have everything needed to make it
At least the basic hull is in one piece, not like some airfix ones where you have two seperate parts.
Nov '20 I still haven't seen a part 2. Any updates? Thoroughly enjoyed part one, very helpful.
Hey up Ted
I've made it back on the scene again.
Great video as ever mate! Really enjoyable Truly looking forward to these vids and the build.
Chris Balchin hey Chris great time see you again.. was only thinking of you the other day when I was sorting my stash
@@skipperted Great to hear from you again.
I hope you and your good lady are as well as can be and KEEPING SAFE mate.
I'll be back with you on Monday nights shortly.
Take care Ted
did they find Moses drifting down the river in that? Good start Ted!
Awesome tip on taping that first part on the hull I wish I did that on my Bismarck in 1/200
Hey Ted Been looking forward to see so take care of yourself be stay self Ray from Malta thanks my friend
Very nice start, Ted 👍
Awe-inspiring undertaking! I'm hopeless at kits and admire your skill and patience! Love Titanic!
So they went with four bladed center screw after all..
Great video ted looking forword to the rest of the build
Great stuff Ted many thanks :)
I spent the extra money and got the rc upgrade kit with brass props, rudder etc as mine will be a running model. Should look great on the local lake.
Been looking forward to this built for a long time
Love You're Build Videos, but stop calling it a Boat! It's a Ship!!!
Hey Ted.. "Nigel’s Modelling Bench"..makes the bulkheads checkem out
not necessary just jumping on the bandwagon. the kit is more than sturdy enough.
@@vindicari what are you suggesting about "jumping on the bandwagon"?
@@bushranger900 it's pretty obvious what he means. Nigel is very motivated by money. He said himself he wouldn't make a video id he couldn't monitise it. The kit does not need bulkheads. Common sense should tell you that once the decks go on it will be a solid shape. All bulkheads will do is come lose and rattle around inside.
I didn't actually get the impression that bulkheads were absolutely necessary. Just a way to make money on someone else's work!
@@Titan52berg,Colin Johnston and vindicari Well I am not a Titanic fanatic and I have no intentions or interest in building it, but that does not stop me from watching others who do. I simply inferred, at least I thought there may be some fragility in the hull that may be supported by bulkheads given the flexibility of the sides of the the hull. Then I get piled on. The guy I mentioned, Nigel who I also follow (and is a competent builder in his own right) has his own build going on and noticed that "deficiency". It prompted me to let other modelers who may have concern about this probable issue to consider looking at how they may overcome it. If people choose not to ...what is the issue. Band wagon comment is BS so what if the guy wants to make few sheckles what is the problem. Snobs in this hobby as well it seems.
hi Emodels when will part 2 be out really looking forward to the rest of the build
good video Ted but please call her a ship not a boat.
How to install the radio Control conversion into the trumpeter titanic
Thank god your using "WELDING" cement!!!!
Ted please please please get the wooden decks and use them, they make such a big difference instead of just painting.
The detail up set is another £150 and Ted would have to pay for that himself because it's not stocked by eModels.
The models we build for eModels are only really "on loan" (i.e. they go back the eModels Towers cabinets when we finish them) so we tend not to spend our own money on them (eModels don't currently stock any detail-up sets for this kit).
waiting a queen mary 2 trumpeter 1:200
huge kit but damn, you pay for it. $500 USD + $180 USD for the upgrade kits is over $1000 cdn. I paid $750 for a running and driving F150 4 x 4......
Ted I agree please go for the wood decks, so much more professional result.
The models we build for eModels are only really "on loan" (i.e. they go back the eModels Towers cabinets when we finish them) so we tend not to spend our own money on them (eModels don't currently stock any detail-up sets for this kit).
Hey Ted. Looking forward to watching the Titanic model being built. However, just one question. According to my sources there were 46 States prior to May 1911, the fateful month that the Titanic sank, yet the decals show 47 on one and 48 on the other. Which is correct? Regards Mike
Gartsherrie Junction Hi Mike ... I don’t know ????? That messes with my brain!!
The Titanic sank in 1912, not 1911.
Hi Andrew. I'm bad and you are correct. There were 48 States in April 1912 and not 46, the day Titanic sank. My sincere apologies. My source should get his own facts correct before letting slip. Thanks for this, and it won't happen again. Mike
does anyone know how tall this ship is ?
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SLAP 🖐️ it on.....
I wish i could buy this modell.
But no romance without finance.
But i believe that i will get it one day...And im sure that will be a magic day
I hope you bought a case of tamiya super thin cement lol.....
"beep beep beep" what's that?
That's the transport truck of cement showing up hahahah
Hi
I can’t wait to buy this, put it in the river and blow the bow off with fireworks and watch it sink.
what kind of moto tool is that u drilled portholes with
Mike Pecoulos it’s just a cheap Dremel copy ... however I was able to make it slow enough to be useful for drilling the plastic without melting it.
Oh, ok....the reason why is that i noticed some of the old minicraft/maxicraft drills are considered some of the best to work with,though theyve been discontinued for years, ebay offers occasionally pop up.
Hello Ted, you getting the detail kit?
Commodore Urban no ... I’ll be building it out of the box.. with maybe just a few additional things such as rigging.. to show what can be done without the upgrades
Skippers Scale Models ok, looking forward to it. The 108th anniversary is the 14th.
Pretty sure the rudder was meant to be movable
Excellent Ted ! I have like many others been waiting for you to make a start on this bad boy. I just knew that you would want to customise it a bit more! Many of us are waiting for instructions on how to buy the up date kit but I guess the current situation has fouled the propellers of industry up a bit! Really interested in your approach on the lights. A lot of us are abandoning the awful funnel LED's straight away! Direct funnel lights did not actually exist anyway, they only added them for the movie! Had a thought about using Fibre optics for the Navigation lights as the ones provided are way too bright. However, I thought about still using the bulbs provided but putting them in masking boxes hidden down in the hull with a thin F Optic cable taking the light up to the bridge wings. Any exposed cable could be painted white. Another thought, using a slightly frosted plastic sheeting behind the portholes and windows would defuse the light a little and soften it too. Unlike today's modern cruise ships or liners the lighting would have been much more subtle to any passing iceberg! Looking forward to your next video! : )
where is part 2?
Hi Ted, nice to see you breaking into this one.. what exactly is wrong with the kits rudder?? Just to let you know I have had an email from China to tell me my update set is on it's way, or soon will be.
Nigel’s Modelling Bench it’s apparently too narrow, there is an after market one available, but this build is out of the box , it will still build into a great subject
Does it come with a hole
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I saw this on the website it was being sold on they wanted 449.99 for the model what makes it so expensive it is still made out of plastic right
You have to remember that this is a museum-grade, huge and prestige kit that comes on the back of years of research and development, and involvement of historical groups and researchers, and is aimed at the seriously serious modelmakers.
It's no different to a Range Rover costing £90K when a Kia Sportage costs £20K. You are paying for different things - the effort that has gone into the production, the quality of the kit, and the sheer amount of stuff you get in it - over 1200 parts, 7 frets of hundreds of photo etch parts, lighting, and more, all at a very high quality.
For the same amount you could get 11 Tamiya 1/35 Panzer IV kits and the Titanic kit would still have more parts and give you more to do compared to all those combined. And being an advanced build, a skilled modeller would get much more enjoyment and sheer hobby from the Titanic kit. So think of it as not "a lot of money for one kit" but rather "a lot of kit all at the same time, all in one go".
Also keep in mind that this sort of large, prestige kit is quite common nowadays (and they are often produced in much smaller numbers than regular mass-produced pile-it-high-and-sell-it-cheap kits) as they are aimed at the seriously hardcore - and the manufacturers have to make a profit. They might sell a million little basic £20 skill level 2 1/700 Titanic kits but only a few thousand of these big 1/200 boys - and this will have cost them a lot more to develop. The tool for the single-piece hull could be worth 100K+ just by itself. The research and design has taken years and is not just a team of guys churning out a basic model in CAD programmes within six months. So you are not just paying for the plastic in the box, you are paying for research, development, manufacture, design , marketing, packaging, distribution and a lot of other stuff.
So, ultimately, it is normal for a kit like this to command such a price - and this is nothing compared to some SUPER prestige kits like Tamiya's 1/16 Abrams tank. You get what you pay for, and with this kit, you get a hell of a lot.
Same reason Ferraris cost more than Fiestas :)
@@gurufoxx Ok then but I bet I can find the same high quality model kit somewhere else for a lot cheaper for a model this big your going to need a pretty big room to display it
@@gurufoxx Thanks for the information i was searching for. I was wondering if my purchase of this kit was a good investment or not and this realy confirmed my thoughts about this huge kit. Im going to buy one more before the price goes up. Who knows in 5-10 years what an unbild version still in her box untouched could be worth. I guess a fortune.
@@gurufoxx its not really museum grade it's just large. Some of the smaller parts like the cranes, ventilators, winches have not been reslised very well. To do it justice you will need the new pontos set to go with it.