Hello, Being interested in the realization of the model of this ship, (by the way, I would appreciate a lot to also find a comparable model of the Normandie and its after-market components), I am in phase of studying and gathering all the possible elements to improve this model. By looking to improve the issues related to C-deck, B-deck and A-deck, I discovered a solution provided by a part designed by Elixander Chamoun from Scale The Titanic. In the meanwhile, I cannot find an active website and I read your confirmation here. Do you have any news about a re-issuing? An alternate solution? Thank you. All the best
I received my set a few weeks ago and it's just delicious!...delicate yet tough,detailing sublime I am going to take extreme care when I reach the installation stage of my model.
On the glazing, I think this would be a great project to use microscope slide cover glass. They come 24mm x 24mm and are only 0.13mm thick. It would give you crystal clear windows and portholes. They usually come 100/box for around $8 US. I would think anyone going to the trouble of installing this set would want glazing that looks the part and isn't hazy or scratched. It would be quite a project in its own right installing all of it, for sure. Just a thought. Great review as always, Nige!
Looking forward to your video of how you add this to the main hull and paint it. Having seen the instructions for the 1/200, the superstructure builds itself almost like the Academy 1/400 making the painting easier, though now adding this photo etch kinda scraps everything and have to attach the sides first, then like the old Minicraft 1/350 and Revell 1/400 kits paint them which are a headache to paint. Looking forward to your solution before jumping and getting this for my kit since that detail my gawd...its beautiful. It's a pity K.A. didn't contact you since I had originally purchased their detail set, but had other expenses and asked for my money return, and they quickly responded. Oh well. Their loss.
Glad you got this part Nigel. Will be interesting to see how much of the original you leave behind. I'm thinking of cutting out large sections in the side of C & B deck leaving more or less a frame to hold the deck floors.
Thank you for doing this video Nigel! I am glad to hear you are so impressed with the product! I’ll be happy to send you a test sheet just for the sake of your channel 😊 also, if anyone has any questions about this product, don’t hesitate to reply here.
How will you be attaching these thin, rather large sheets to the plastic model? Looks like the brass sheets are "warp-prone". How will the "backer sheets" be attached to each other? Level of detail is impressive! Is "CANOPY GLUE" a possibility? CA glue seems dangerous to me when trying to "line up" the overlapping large pieces. Looking forward to seeing how you attach to the plastic! THIS WILL BE VERY INTERESTING!!! Re: ANNEALING. I've seen a TH-cam that suggested (as a way to gauge the amount of heating required) marking the brass surface with a "Sharpie" marker and then heating with a torch (moving torch back & forth for even heating) until the Sharpie marks "cook off". What do you think?
@@S_MannMann not sure about the sharpie method. i use the colour to determine when to stop. i will do a how to video when i know what Elixander will do with the A deck design.
Great video Nigel. I would have got this straight away but as I am converting my kit to the Olympic there is no point! I have ordered the stern plating and detail though. I agree with you about the thickness of the plastic. I am committed to thinning it down wherever possible which is hard work and prone to warping if taken too far. At the rate that we are going there wont be much of the original kit left that's usable, what with the Pontos bits and other add on's that are becoming available now!!! New rudder, better anchor chain etc etc. MiniBrass do some good stuff too but it can be fractionally oversized for the Trumpeter kit in some areas. However there is nothing that a good file cant sort out! :-)
Probably, had it on in the background so may have missed it, just had a order in myself from Poland I think may interest you Rpm tks tankette full interior 1/35 £5:50 retail, but it could do with a bit of tickling on the interior. 👍🏻 I think you would enjoy it.
I receive my set a few days ago, and jumped right into it without reading every word of the instructions (typical guy, right). I started with the B and C pieces from sheet 1, because they only have on backing piece each. When I cut the front pieces from the sheet they immediately curled into almost a full tube. The backing pieces stayed virtually flat. I was able to tape down the front pieces and get the backing glued on, and the assembly stayed pretty flat after some pressure from "Titanic the Ship Magnificent" which is also a great reference:)
It's difficult to get your head around just how beautiful and exquisitely detailed these tiny parts are. I take it you are going totally detail crazy and considering the 3D printed set that contains all those resin grand staircases, and hundreds of tables and chairs too? This one kit is turning into a lifes work with all theses extra details sets - and that might not be a bad thing !
Hi Nigel, this looks really tempting, but the scale of trumpeter is too big for me, I have a 1/570 Revell that I'm building slowly, on the side , (the detail is honestly not so bad, at least it's got the radio antenna and so on) , I'm detailing it (using laser-cutting for, of course the deck but also replacing some of the crude walls, with "glass" on the back,...), removing "walls" where there should be railing etc. it's a fun project but very time consuming due to the CAD work and "calipering" everything, It would be great if Alex scales down his p.e. to 1/350 Minicraft and 1/570(?) Revell. I think that the 1/350 is a good compromise as kit, not too big, not too expensive, decent detail and some aftermarket parts available like railing, benches, chairs...from Tom's model (I'm intimidated by expensive kits that I'm afraid to screw-up). It's amazing that nobody is able to reproduce an accurate kit of this iconic ship, there is tons of documentation. Regards, Yves.
Great review. I'm sold. This should keep the Rivet Counters busy for a while. I wish Alexander had a 1/400 scale set for the Academy Titanic. If the 1/200 scale set improves the Trumpeter kit that much image what it can do for a 1/400 scale kit.
I'm a bit worried about the seem when the different parts are mated side by side - the underlying backing plates seem to have the same seem line, so how to get them to be in plane with each other, looks like a challenge - as you can't putty them together.
Seems was a necessary evil. The kit is huge and even split into four sections these parts are very big. Any bigger than this and they would have been very difficult to work with. There are two ways of approaching the seems. If you use the kit plastic behind you will have an even bed for the PE to attach to which means they will be in level with each other. If you omit the kit plastic, a simple piece of plastic or scrap PE behind the seam will also align the pieces perfectly from C-deck up to B-deck 😊
Will you be doing a tutorial build on RMS Titanic? Something in the lines of the B-52. Although in no way a beginner's model. I'd love to see something in those lines. Keep up your EXCELLENT work!
yes there lot of work with 1/200 from Trumpeter,we 6 guys work ing 2 nigths a week for the next 2 years we think .and will will about 8000 kr with paint resin 3D print brass funitures glas in color glas.it a big project.
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I have no idea what I'm looking at but I like it and it's awesome 😁 Edit; well I know what it is but I don't have a titanic model, still though, awesome
Be sure to check out Olympic Class Modelers Club of Facebook, would love to see some of your work shared. Maybe help spread the word and grow the community.
What is annoying is the fact that the manufacturers release a kit claiming it's the most accurate kit ever of subject X, then we all realise that it's not very good at all.
@@NigelsModellingBench I'm going to buy the trumpeter kit soon, but I'm confused as to what I would need to get on the side to improve it, I saw an updated detail box set that sells for over £300 which is a a lot on top of the £350 kit you need to get with the hull. Like you said, I heard they worked with a team to make it accurate and changed it three times before settling with the kit. When I see what you are doing with the hull, it blows my mind, wouldn't be easier to make a new 3D digital model and have it printed??? haha
PLEASE NOTE:- Scale the Titanic are not currently trading so this set is not available as I write this in April 2021.
I was just about to buy it and came to find out that it’s no longer being produced. Is there any other option to get photo etch detail of the hull?
@@AngelGarcia-up6jh not that I know of?
Hello, Being interested in the realization of the model of this ship, (by the way, I would appreciate a lot to also find a comparable model of the Normandie and its after-market components), I am in phase of studying and gathering all the possible elements to improve this model.
By looking to improve the issues related to C-deck, B-deck and A-deck, I discovered a solution provided by a part designed by Elixander Chamoun from Scale The Titanic. In the meanwhile, I cannot find an active website and I read your confirmation here.
Do you have any news about a re-issuing? An alternate solution?
Thank you.
All the best
@@arnaudkm5898 sorry, no.
@@NigelsModellingBench Sad. Thank you!
I received my set a few weeks ago and it's just delicious!...delicate yet tough,detailing sublime I am going to take extreme care when I reach the installation stage of my model.
On the glazing, I think this would be a great project to use microscope slide cover glass. They come 24mm x 24mm and are only 0.13mm thick. It would give you crystal clear windows and portholes. They usually come 100/box for around $8 US. I would think anyone going to the trouble of installing this set would want glazing that looks the part and isn't hazy or scratched. It would be quite a project in its own right installing all of it, for sure. Just a thought. Great review as always, Nige!
Just search Slide Cover Glass. Amazon or any of a dozen other places have it. Not too hard to find.
Looking forward to your video of how you add this to the main hull and paint it. Having seen the instructions for the 1/200, the superstructure builds itself almost like the Academy 1/400 making the painting easier, though now adding this photo etch kinda scraps everything and have to attach the sides first, then like the old Minicraft 1/350 and Revell 1/400 kits paint them which are a headache to paint. Looking forward to your solution before jumping and getting this for my kit since that detail my gawd...its beautiful.
It's a pity K.A. didn't contact you since I had originally purchased their detail set, but had other expenses and asked for my money return, and they quickly responded. Oh well. Their loss.
Glad you got this part Nigel. Will be interesting to see how much of the original you leave behind. I'm thinking of cutting out large sections in the side of C & B deck leaving more or less a frame to hold the deck floors.
Hi Nigel,
They are fantastically detailed sheets of photo etch.
Are you bulk heads and port hole jigs still available?
I am compiling a list for bulkheads and jigs. If enough people are interested, (10), I'll make some more. Shall I add you to the list?
Thank you for doing this video Nigel! I am glad to hear you are so impressed with the product! I’ll be happy to send you a test sheet just for the sake of your channel 😊 also, if anyone has any questions about this product, don’t hesitate to reply here.
Do you have your new sets out now?
Commodore Urban its available through my website www.scalethetitanic.com
@@scalethetitanic3711 OK thanks
will you do the rest of the decks or no? I now know your doing A deck but what about the rest like e and f??
Thanks for following up with this new product!
No problem!
How will you be attaching these thin, rather large sheets to the plastic model? Looks like the brass sheets are "warp-prone". How will the "backer sheets" be attached to each other?
Level of detail is impressive!
Is "CANOPY GLUE" a possibility?
CA glue seems dangerous to me when trying to "line up" the overlapping large pieces.
Looking forward to seeing how you attach to the plastic! THIS WILL BE VERY INTERESTING!!!
Re: ANNEALING.
I've seen a TH-cam that suggested (as a way to gauge the amount of heating required) marking the brass surface with a "Sharpie" marker and then heating with a torch (moving torch back & forth for even heating) until the Sharpie marks "cook off". What do you think?
@@S_MannMann not sure about the sharpie method. i use the colour to determine when to stop. i will do a how to video when i know what Elixander will do with the A deck design.
@@NigelsModellingBench GREAT will look forward to that!
These are beautiful! If I get the the kit, I'm getting these set as well
Great video Nigel. I would have got this straight away but as I am converting my kit to the Olympic there is no point! I have ordered the stern plating and detail though. I agree with you about the thickness of the plastic. I am committed to thinning it down wherever possible which is hard work and prone to warping if taken too far. At the rate that we are going there wont be much of the original kit left that's usable, what with the Pontos bits and other add on's that are becoming available now!!! New rudder, better anchor chain etc etc. MiniBrass do some good stuff too but it can be fractionally oversized for the Trumpeter kit in some areas. However there is nothing that a good file cant sort out! :-)
Thought you would have told me you intended to buy this detail kit as I introduced you to it but glad you got it anyway.
Cool now with all that on it will be unsinkable, Lots of scrap brass too don't throw it away will come in handy
I did mention the excess in the video didnt I?? Maybe I edited it out?
Probably, had it on in the background so may have missed it, just had a order in myself from Poland I think may interest you Rpm tks tankette full interior 1/35 £5:50 retail, but it could do with a bit of tickling on the interior. 👍🏻 I think you would enjoy it.
I receive my set a few days ago, and jumped right into it without reading every word of the instructions (typical guy, right).
I started with the B and C pieces from sheet 1, because they only have on backing piece each. When I cut the front pieces from the sheet they immediately curled into almost a full tube. The backing pieces stayed virtually flat. I was able to tape down the front pieces and get the backing glued on, and the assembly stayed pretty flat after some pressure from "Titanic the Ship Magnificent" which is also a great reference:)
Glad to hear you managed to sort it out! TTSM has a lot of uses lol
It's difficult to get your head around just how beautiful and exquisitely detailed these tiny parts are. I take it you are going totally detail crazy and considering the 3D printed set that contains all those resin grand staircases, and hundreds of tables and chairs too? This one kit is turning into a lifes work with all theses extra details sets - and that might not be a bad thing !
Hi Nigel, this looks really tempting, but the scale of trumpeter is too big for me, I have a 1/570 Revell that I'm building slowly, on the side , (the detail is honestly not so bad, at least it's got the radio antenna and so on) , I'm detailing it (using laser-cutting for, of course the deck but also replacing some of the crude walls, with "glass" on the back,...), removing "walls" where there should be railing etc. it's a fun project but very time consuming due to the CAD work and "calipering" everything, It would be great if Alex scales down his p.e. to 1/350 Minicraft and 1/570(?) Revell. I think that the 1/350 is a good compromise as kit, not too big, not too expensive, decent detail and some aftermarket parts available like railing, benches, chairs...from Tom's model (I'm intimidated by expensive kits that I'm afraid to screw-up). It's amazing that nobody is able to reproduce an accurate kit of this iconic ship, there is tons of documentation.
Regards, Yves.
Great review. I'm sold. This should keep the Rivet Counters busy for a while. I wish Alexander had a 1/400 scale set for the Academy Titanic. If the 1/200 scale set improves the Trumpeter kit that much image what it can do for a 1/400 scale kit.
Looking forward to your fitting video good work sir.
I'm a bit worried about the seem when the different parts are mated side by side - the underlying backing plates seem to have the same seem line, so how to get them to be in plane with each other, looks like a challenge - as you can't putty them together.
Seems was a necessary evil. The kit is huge and even split into four sections these parts are very big. Any bigger than this and they would have been very difficult to work with. There are two ways of approaching the seems. If you use the kit plastic behind you will have an even bed for the PE to attach to which means they will be in level with each other. If you omit the kit plastic, a simple piece of plastic or scrap PE behind the seam will also align the pieces perfectly from C-deck up to B-deck 😊
Will you be doing a tutorial build on RMS Titanic? Something in the lines of the B-52. Although in no way a beginner's model. I'd love to see something in those lines. Keep up your EXCELLENT work!
I doubt it mate.
Are there any 1/144 hull plating kits around?
I dont think so?
Cool Video Sir!
Hello Nigel,
How are you ?
Sorry to bother you, could you give me the diameters of the portholes of the kit please. thanks a lot for your answer
I dont remember sorry. Google is your friend.
@@NigelsModellingBench Ok, thank you
yes there lot of work with 1/200 from Trumpeter,we 6 guys work ing 2 nigths a week for the next 2 years we think .and will will about 8000 kr with paint resin 3D print brass funitures glas in color glas.it a big project.
I have no idea what I'm looking at but I like it and it's awesome 😁
Edit; well I know what it is but I don't have a titanic model, still though, awesome
Be sure to check out Olympic Class Modelers Club of Facebook, would love to see some of your work shared. Maybe help spread the word and grow the community.
Sorry mate.. don't do facebook.
Your making me want to buy these and repaint my parts again lol.
You have until Dec 17th to decide.. other wise you'll miss out.
Great review would have loved this photo etch but scale the titanic no longer exist according to there website .
£ 123 sounds like a bargain.That riveting detail looks great.
PE. and sand it with 1200 so paint hold on ,keep u good workNigel dont panic over u task.
If you sand this PE with 1200 you will lose all the detail and rip the paper to pieces???
All I can say is W O W ..............................................
10a is a pointed blade
Sorry.. 10. I always get them mixed up.
we use a microwawe 70 c. before we bend our PH
How annoying they release a kit and make all sorts of separate updates, ugrades, 3d printed parts all sold separately later :(
What is annoying is the fact that the manufacturers release a kit claiming it's the most accurate kit ever of subject X, then we all realise that it's not very good at all.
@@NigelsModellingBench I'm going to buy the trumpeter kit soon, but I'm confused as to what I would need to get on the side to improve it, I saw an updated detail box set that sells for over £300 which is a a lot on top of the £350 kit you need to get with the hull.
Like you said, I heard they worked with a team to make it accurate and changed it three times before settling with the kit.
When I see what you are doing with the hull, it blows my mind, wouldn't be easier to make a new 3D digital model and have it printed??? haha