Not only am i amazed by your modeling skills but by how little trouble you have with CA glue. I know its vital to assembling these kits especially the PE parts . I have been assembling models from plastic kits for 50 years to recently in the past ten years a O scale model railroad layout with hundreds of thousand of parts and always have a battle with CA glue. You have every thing set up correctly and one of these things always happen. The glue doesn't set up and hold or the glue is on the tweezers and sticks to everything but where you want it. I love watching your videos because you inspire me not to give up on the hobby I love. It would be great to show what type of CA glue you use and how you avoid these problems. Amazing work.
Thanks! It’s just “Bob Smith’s CA Glue”. I like the medium thickness stuff. Sometimes you need a little accelerator. Or, blowing on the glue actually works as a kicker as well. They key to making sure it doesn’t stick to the tweezers is keeping it off the tweezers in the first place. (I know, easier said than done.) But if they get glue on them, hold the tips to a flame. It will burn all of the glue off in an instant. Helping you to try again.
The detail is looking amazing Ben. Just a wee bit of history re the extra unfitted lifeboats. It wouldn’t have mattered if there had been more lifeboats provided. When the ship sank, they launched 18 boats. The final 2 just floated off the deck because they didn’t have time to launch them. It wouldn’t have mattered if they had 32, 48, or 64 lifeboats onboard. The fact is they only managed to launch 18 boats in 1 hr 40 mins.
Great work, Thanks. I remember building Entex's 'Late Great Titanic' model in 1978. After a few years of kids playing with it, I decided to make it the sunken version. I made sandy bottom in one of our unused aquariums and set the ship on the bottom with a faint light lighting it. Then, Robert Ballard showed us it was in two pieces and in terrible condition!! I never had the inclination to break it apart. Since the Trumpeter Version videos are so amazingly helpful, I may have another go! Thanks again.
You have the patience of a priest. In 1965 I purchases revel’s Constitution. My sister took the time to paint the interior walls of the captains cabin. The hull was put together along with the masts. The hull half’s were reenforced with epoxy got a good seal. The main deck was painted with varied tones of brown, then brushed from bow to stern following the wood grain, the sanded to dull it out and let the grain of the wood show off. In 1977 I moved from Las Vegas to Dallas….the Bekins movers put together a weird-looking box…..the ship arrived in perfect condition…..Now it sits in my office, unfinished with a damaged bowsprit after my wife placed a candle near it. Now after losing some of my sight, the shit will never be completed. I really onfoyed watching your videos….I’m going back to watch the whole series, How did you ship (no pun intended) it to the customer?.Stay safe.
for added detail inside the cutter should be the oars , the folded down mast with the sail rolled up and a barrel shaped water keg /floatation device ( much smaller than a conventional barrel ) or a life ring plus the detached rudder and a couple of bill hooks ( useful for fulling people out of the water )
The tedious details are mind boggling. I have clubs for fingers...lol...would be very difficult for me. Great job so far Ben. I really enjoy watching your skill in these model builds. Thank-you for sharing...can't wait to see the crane builds.
Nice work .. I been working on mine about 8 months and almost at the finish line with the mk1 kit.. I don’t know if you notice but this kit for me has been the most time consuming complicated some time challenging model of all my 1/200 scale ship models 😮😅 I ever build… keep up the good work you are almost finish too lol…🤙🏼
It’s taken me longer than it should, too. I blame the poor instructions on the detail sets. I spend about 25% of my time trying to figure out what I’m supposed to do next.
Do you want to install the aft mast when you have the docking bridge to install on the aft deck. The model looks incredible, such insane detail, you are doing an incredible job on this build!
would have been good to show the clean up process to avoid damaging the boat after your initial removal from the support frame as I found the fore and aft areas were tricky to keep them undamaged
Amazing work man! Your videos inspired me to build a 1:200 Yamato that I plan on starting in a couple months, and I plan on building the 1:200 Missouri too maybe next year sometime.
I've watched the Arizona, Missouri, and now the Titanic all come together beautifully. The level of detail is simply astounding in each build. I very much like the Shop Talk videos as well. One question, putting together bits for Titanic build myself (1/400) and was curious what is the reddish brown color you're using for the crane bases and side of the inner hull. I can't recall when they were painted up so I can't find the video. Thanks!
I put down a base coat of flat white. Then a light coat of Model Master Skin Tone Warm Intensity. (A ridiculous name for a color). Basically I looked at colors available to me locally and selected something that looked “right”.
What was the sounding(?) bar for? Didn't quite catch that. Excellent progress so far, each video tops the last in how impressive the detail and your skills are.
when not in use the kelvins were covered by a wooden cabinet cover , China 3d have them on the deck bits 2 set so you don't have to build them , I'm building one covered and one on display
I do not know of a 1:100 scale Titanic. Some one would have to scratch build that scale so I would imagine it would be more than the average person would be willing to spend.
Thanks. I put it in the description for those that are interested. I don’t want to come across as asking for donations. If folks want to contribute, we are great full. 😀
I''m on my second Titanic and looking to up grade certain parts. I don't want to buy the KA kit at 330.00; but am looking for only sheet "O" with the forward ands aft well deck bullwork details. I have emailed Woody's and KA with no response. I know you have both the KA and Pontos kits.If you have any spares or any ideas where I can purchase said items it would be appreciated. Of course I've been following your builds for months now.
HI ben one thing I've found out with this kit is there is no tie hooks on the deck for the rigging. and can you tell me what size battery do I need to make the lights work I've tried a 5 volt but no good
You need to match the voltage of the LEDs. If you’re using the kit lights, it will be in the instructions. For aftermarket lights, use the power source recommended by the manufacturer.
More lifeboats wouldn't necessarily have saved more people anday have even killed people. Only 18/20 boats were actually launched (the last 2 floated off the deck). Had there been more boats that stayed tethered to the ship and maintained buoyancy the lines would eventually snap and send the boats rocketing to the surface where they could hit people. Also, lifeboats at the time were intended to ferry people between the stricken vessel and the rescue craft so they wouldn't have needed to be filled all the way (granted the crew probably knew there was no help nearby).
I can't believe you're going to ship that. Is there any way that you could squeeze your client for gas money? Something this big is worth a road trip just for safety.
Sort of. I was asked to build a wood base that supports the ships on all sides. The contact points are foam with small bubble wrap. Then two butterfly bolts go up into the hull (some communications about this earlier in the build would have resulted in nuts being installed, but the client doesn’t intend to move it after it arrives at his house) this is to keep the ship from lifting off the base. Then the moving company is going to build a box/crate around this whole thing and off it goes. Similar to how things are shipped to the Smithsonian. Now, am I convinced it will arrive damaged free? Maybe. But I’m going to try to make sure it has a real chance of making it. And the customer used to build models so I’m sure if something comes loose he can fix it. I did ship another model to a guy in California and the model arrived unscathed. So I guess this method does work.
@@TheMidwestModelShop Hey, thanks for the explanation. That's fascinating. And the ship is just gorgeous. Your client is going to be ecstatic, I think.
Hi Ben, I'm nowhere near this stage yet ,but god that's fiddly.
Not only am i amazed by your modeling skills but by how little trouble you have with CA glue. I know its vital to assembling these kits especially the PE parts . I have been assembling models from plastic kits for 50 years to recently in the past ten years a O scale model railroad layout with hundreds of thousand of parts and always have a battle with CA glue. You have every thing set up correctly and one of these things always happen. The glue doesn't set up and hold or the glue is on the tweezers and sticks to everything but where you want it. I love watching your videos because you inspire me not to give up on the hobby I love. It would be great to show what type of CA glue you use and how you avoid these problems. Amazing work.
Thanks! It’s just “Bob Smith’s CA Glue”. I like the medium thickness stuff. Sometimes you need a little accelerator. Or, blowing on the glue actually works as a kicker as well. They key to making sure it doesn’t stick to the tweezers is keeping it off the tweezers in the first place. (I know, easier said than done.) But if they get glue on them, hold the tips to a flame. It will burn all of the glue off in an instant. Helping you to try again.
The detail is looking amazing Ben. Just a wee bit of history re the extra unfitted lifeboats. It wouldn’t have mattered if there had been more lifeboats provided. When the ship sank, they launched 18 boats. The final 2 just floated off the deck because they didn’t have time to launch them. It wouldn’t have mattered if they had 32, 48, or 64 lifeboats onboard. The fact is they only managed to launch 18 boats in 1 hr 40 mins.
Great work, Thanks.
I remember building Entex's 'Late Great Titanic' model in 1978. After a few years of kids playing with it, I decided to make it the sunken version. I made sandy bottom in one of our unused aquariums and set the ship on the bottom with a faint light lighting it.
Then, Robert Ballard showed us it was in two pieces and in terrible condition!! I never had the inclination to break it apart. Since the Trumpeter Version videos are so amazingly helpful, I may have another go! Thanks again.
fantastic work...!!!
Looking amazing
The detail on this build has been absolutely mind-boggling! Beautiful work!
Because (sigh) just because…😂 Looks amazing Ben!
Looking awesome 👍
Ben! YOU ARE A MASTER!!! It is plain flat GORGEOUS!!! Period!
Excellent work.
Great job, love your channel. I think your camera keeps trying to focus on the lines of the cutting mat when youre zoomed in.
You have the patience of a priest. In 1965 I purchases revel’s Constitution. My sister took the time to paint the interior walls of the captains cabin. The hull was put together along with the masts. The hull half’s were reenforced with epoxy got a good seal. The main deck was painted with varied tones of brown, then brushed from bow to stern following the wood grain, the sanded to dull it out and let the grain of the wood show off. In 1977 I moved from Las Vegas to Dallas….the Bekins movers put together a weird-looking box…..the ship arrived in perfect condition…..Now it sits in my office, unfinished with a damaged bowsprit after my wife placed a candle near it. Now after losing some of my sight, the shit will never be completed. I really onfoyed watching your videos….I’m going back to watch the whole series, How did you ship (no pun intended) it to the customer?.Stay safe.
Great work Ben.
Okay, I've watched all your builds now, and seriously, your skill with PE never ceases to amaze me. Fantastic work!
for added detail inside the cutter should be the oars , the folded down mast with the sail rolled up and a barrel shaped water keg /floatation device ( much smaller than a conventional barrel ) or a life ring plus the detached rudder and a couple of bill hooks ( useful for fulling people out of the water )
The tedious details are mind boggling. I have clubs for fingers...lol...would be very difficult for me. Great job so far Ben. I really enjoy watching your skill in these model builds. Thank-you for sharing...can't wait to see the crane builds.
What more can I say that has not already been said? Stellar!
That's a great Titanic.What a great video! So cool!!!~ I have an RC Titanic!~~~^_^😊😊😊
Immaculate work.
Absolutely magnificent! And yes, very handsome lines. You do beautiful work, sir.
Fantastic work, it looks incredible
Nice work .. I been working on mine about 8 months and almost at the finish line with the mk1 kit.. I don’t know if you notice but this kit for me has been the most time consuming complicated some time challenging model of all my 1/200 scale ship models 😮😅 I ever build… keep up the good work you are almost finish too lol…🤙🏼
It’s taken me longer than it should, too. I blame the poor instructions on the detail sets. I spend about 25% of my time trying to figure out what I’m supposed to do next.
Impressive work!
Do you want to install the aft mast when you have the docking bridge to install on the aft deck. The model looks incredible, such insane detail, you are doing an incredible job on this build!
would have been good to show the clean up process to avoid damaging the boat after your initial removal from the support frame as I found the fore and aft areas were tricky to keep them undamaged
I just hit it with a sanding stick. I didn’t have any trouble which is why I didn’t show it.
Amazing work man! Your videos inspired me to build a 1:200 Yamato that I plan on starting in a couple months, and I plan on building the 1:200 Missouri too maybe next year sometime.
You could've been a surgeon Ben!
😆 yeah but then I wouldn’t have time to build models 🤷🏻♂️
I've watched the Arizona, Missouri, and now the Titanic all come together beautifully. The level of detail is simply astounding in each build. I very much like the Shop Talk videos as well. One question, putting together bits for Titanic build myself (1/400) and was curious what is the reddish brown color you're using for the crane bases and side of the inner hull. I can't recall when they were painted up so I can't find the video. Thanks!
I put down a base coat of flat white. Then a light coat of Model Master Skin Tone Warm Intensity. (A ridiculous name for a color). Basically I looked at colors available to me locally and selected something that looked “right”.
What was the sounding(?) bar for? Didn't quite catch that. Excellent progress so far, each video tops the last in how impressive the detail and your skills are.
depth sounding before sonar was around
@@tumbleweed1970able Oh that's neat. Thank you!
when not in use the kelvins were covered by a wooden cabinet cover , China 3d have them on the deck bits 2 set so you don't have to build them , I'm building one covered and one on display
Good to know!
If you could only afford one detail kit, which would you get??
The KA.
(Finishes folding microscopic brass) “now here is where it gets tricky”. 😂
I laugh every time he says something like that
I lol’d LOUDLY when I read this!!😂
Do you know what would be the price for 1:100 titanic model very detailed and accurate.
I do not know of a 1:100 scale Titanic. Some one would have to scratch build that scale so I would imagine it would be more than the average person would be willing to spend.
Where is the patreon link in the description?
patreon.com/user?u=80929626&Link&
@@TheMidwestModelShop I meant was you should pin it in the comments.
Thanks. I put it in the description for those that are interested. I don’t want to come across as asking for donations. If folks want to contribute, we are great full. 😀
One of the 25ft cutters is hanging backwards...
Looks fantastic Ben, museum quality.
Yeah... Don't look for sounding bar on Google. Learned the hard way... You can safely search for maritime sounding bar.
😆😆😆
I''m on my second Titanic and looking to up grade certain parts. I don't want to buy the KA kit at 330.00; but am looking for only sheet "O" with the forward ands aft well deck bullwork details. I have emailed Woody's and KA with no response. I know you have both the KA and Pontos kits.If you have any spares or any ideas where I can purchase said items it would be appreciated. Of course I've been following your builds for months now.
What kind of air brush kit do you have the paint looks great
I use an Iwata Eclipe.
Wow those are very expensive I looked it up I wish I could get one it would make my models look better the paint spread on it beautifully
How long does it take?
How long does what take?
HI ben one thing I've found out with this kit is there is no tie hooks on the deck for the rigging. and can you tell me what size battery do I need to make the lights work I've tried a 5 volt but no good
You need to match the voltage of the LEDs. If you’re using the kit lights, it will be in the instructions. For aftermarket lights, use the power source recommended by the manufacturer.
Where can I get this
why are the ropes black?
More lifeboats wouldn't necessarily have saved more people anday have even killed people. Only 18/20 boats were actually launched (the last 2 floated off the deck). Had there been more boats that stayed tethered to the ship and maintained buoyancy the lines would eventually snap and send the boats rocketing to the surface where they could hit people. Also, lifeboats at the time were intended to ferry people between the stricken vessel and the rescue craft so they wouldn't have needed to be filled all the way (granted the crew probably knew there was no help nearby).
I can't believe you're going to ship that. Is there any way that you could squeeze your client for gas money? Something this big is worth a road trip just for safety.
Well, he has a company all picked out for this. And they are not cheap. So, that’s the route we are going.
@@TheMidwestModelShop OK, I can dig that. Any chance we'll get to see how it's packaged in the end?
Sort of. I was asked to build a wood base that supports the ships on all sides. The contact points are foam with small bubble wrap. Then two butterfly bolts go up into the hull (some communications about this earlier in the build would have resulted in nuts being installed, but the client doesn’t intend to move it after it arrives at his house) this is to keep the ship from lifting off the base. Then the moving company is going to build a box/crate around this whole thing and off it goes. Similar to how things are shipped to the Smithsonian. Now, am I convinced it will arrive damaged free? Maybe. But I’m going to try to make sure it has a real chance of making it. And the customer used to build models so I’m sure if something comes loose he can fix it. I did ship another model to a guy in California and the model arrived unscathed. So I guess this method does work.
@@TheMidwestModelShop Hey, thanks for the explanation. That's fascinating. And the ship is just gorgeous. Your client is going to be ecstatic, I think.
Wie viel kostet dieses Schiff, wenn ich es selber baue?
It depends on where you buy it from. Just Google the kit.
You and you’re client really need to go out and purchase some lives. This is getting beyond inane. There is more to life than this.
If you only knew the kind of life I live 😂😂😂😂😂