Hello/Bonjour !
Thanks for allowing me on your great forum, and I apologize for not being able to communicate to you in French, unfortunately my school French is lost...
Anyway, I started my kit of the RMS Titanic, with some prepping of the hull, and drilling of portholes. I've used drilling jigs (to get the holes dead center) from niglesmodellingbench, they are designed to 4 different size porthole, and the smallest drill bit (1MM) will center itself. I plan to use fiberoptic rod in the portholes, and some light diffusing paper behind windows to distribute the light evenly.
I drilled out the port side, but was missing some drill bits so decided to order some from Amazon
Hard to see from a distance, but there are a few hundred holes there!
Drill bits, from Amazon, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5 and 3mm. It cost $17 Canadian for 50, so I think I got a good deal!
Whilst I await the fiber optic rod for the portholes, I decided to start some minim-models within the model. I decided to clean up the deck detail to accept wooden decks, and I also cleaned up the deck houses, and started the first ones with details.
Ready for cleaning up!
Top of 2nd class entrance
Where it sits
KA Windows, they fit in very very well!
On the little house there are many of these windows... Many. They are attached with 3 points to the brass sheet, so very careful clipping and sanding is required, but it is ok work, just patience is required!
So there we are, a couple hours into the build. It's going to take a lot of work, but this is something I'm really looking forward to completing!
Kind Regards
Harald
Thanks for allowing me on your great forum, and I apologize for not being able to communicate to you in French, unfortunately my school French is lost...
Anyway, I started my kit of the RMS Titanic, with some prepping of the hull, and drilling of portholes. I've used drilling jigs (to get the holes dead center) from niglesmodellingbench, they are designed to 4 different size porthole, and the smallest drill bit (1MM) will center itself. I plan to use fiberoptic rod in the portholes, and some light diffusing paper behind windows to distribute the light evenly.
I drilled out the port side, but was missing some drill bits so decided to order some from Amazon
Hard to see from a distance, but there are a few hundred holes there!
Drill bits, from Amazon, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5 and 3mm. It cost $17 Canadian for 50, so I think I got a good deal!
Whilst I await the fiber optic rod for the portholes, I decided to start some minim-models within the model. I decided to clean up the deck detail to accept wooden decks, and I also cleaned up the deck houses, and started the first ones with details.
Ready for cleaning up!
Top of 2nd class entrance
Where it sits
KA Windows, they fit in very very well!
On the little house there are many of these windows... Many. They are attached with 3 points to the brass sheet, so very careful clipping and sanding is required, but it is ok work, just patience is required!
So there we are, a couple hours into the build. It's going to take a lot of work, but this is something I'm really looking forward to completing!
Kind Regards
Harald