Lovefordgalaxie Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 This was supposed to be a quick easy build, painting nothing. Ended painting almost all parts, and spent two days on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 She looks great. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nacho Z Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 That is great! Love the night shot! Very nice looking Titanic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nacho Z Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 Did you add the lighting kit or was it supplied with the kit? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovefordgalaxie Posted September 15, 2018 Author Share Posted September 15, 2018 Thanks guys!! 4 minutes ago, Nacho Z said: Did you add the lighting kit or was it supplied with the kit? Thanks. The lighting comes with the kit. The Leds are quite strong in my opinion, if I were to build another I would paint the inside of the ship flat black to minimize light bleeding trough. This is the box: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nacho Z Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 Just now, Lovefordgalaxie said: Thanks guys!! The lighting comes with the kit. The Leds are quite strong in my opinion, if I were to build another I would paint the inside of the ship flat black to minimize light bleeding trough. This is the box: Thanks so much! I have a co-worker who's little boy is fascinated with the Titanic. I showed her your ship and she would like to get one for her son. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 Well done ! Two days ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vamach1 Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 15 minutes ago, cobraman said: Well done ! Two days ? Must have been 48 hours straight. . It's impressive for sure. I built a diorama of it sinking but that picture is somewhere on the hard drive from about ten years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovefordgalaxie Posted September 15, 2018 Author Share Posted September 15, 2018 26 minutes ago, cobraman said: Well done ! Two days ? Yep. Painted the parts in one afternoon, put it together in another. It's a very simple kit, almost a snap. 9 minutes ago, vamach1 said: Must have been 48 hours straight. . It's impressive for sure. I built a diorama of it sinking but that picture is somewhere on the hard drive from about ten years ago. LOL!!! This kit is very simple. It comes with pre colored parts trees, so, in theory it can be built with no paint. I just gave the parts a coat of the basic colors, and the most time consuming stuff was painting the white and black details in the tan deck pieces. Black on the hull is bare plastic, the red on the hull is also bare plastic. If one is not painting anything, it can be built in a hour or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vamach1 Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 46 minutes ago, Lovefordgalaxie said: Yep. Painted the parts in one afternoon, put it together in another. It's a very simple kit, almost a snap. LOL!!! This kit is very simple. It comes with pre colored parts trees, so, in theory it can be built with no paint. I just gave the parts a coat of the basic colors, and the most time consuming stuff was painting the white and black details in the tan deck pieces. Black on the hull is bare plastic, the red on the hull is also bare plastic. If one is not painting anything, it can be built in a hour or two. That is cool. THe only I built was all white and I had to paint everything. More models should be this easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteski Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 (edited) Nice model! You can likely reduce brightness of those LEDs by installing additional resistor or resistors into the circuits. But I would have to see the entire circuit to offer any specific suggestions as to the resistor value. I guess that that splicing a 1000 ohm (1k ohm) resistor into one of the wires coming out of the battery would reduce the brightness by quite a bit. It will not cause any damage. Edited September 17, 2018 by peteski Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovefordgalaxie Posted September 17, 2018 Author Share Posted September 17, 2018 20 minutes ago, peteski said: Nice model! You can likely reduce brightness of those LEDs by installing additional resistor or resistors into the circuits. But I would have to see the entire circuit to offer any specific suggestions as to the resistor value. I guess that that splicing a 1000 ohm (1k ohm) resistor into one of the wires coming out of the battery would reduce the brightness by quite a bit. It will not cause any damage. Thanks!! Yes, I was thinking about a resistor in series with the circuit. All the LEDs are in parallel with each other, what puts 3 Volts on every single one of them (two AAA batteries), and other than a on/off switch between them and the batteries, there is nothing more to it. I said I was thinking, as I found a very compact dimmer, that I plan on testing. Let's see what results I'll get from that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteski Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 21 minutes ago, Lovefordgalaxie said: Thanks!! Yes, I was thinking about a resistor in series with the circuit. All the LEDs are in parallel with each other, what puts 3 Volts on every single one of them (two AAA batteries), and other than a on/off switch between them and the batteries, there is nothing more to it. I said I was thinking, as I found a very compact dimmer, that I plan on testing. Let's see what results I'll get from that. If it is one of those electronic PWM dimmers then it is way overkill. No need - simple resistor will do the trick. If you want to have control of the brightness get a small trimmer potentiometer. I would get a 5000 ohm (5 k ohm) 1/2W rated and then use it instead of a fixed resistor. That will give you a good range of brightness adjustment. Something like this one: https://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/cts-electrocomponents/201XR502B/201XR502B-ND/98337 But do whatever works for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclescott58 Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 Built the exact same kit last summer. I did not use any paint on mine. Nor did I do any rigging. I also built Academy's 1/1000 scale version for comparison to Polar Lights 1/1000 starship Enterprise kit. Because I had so much fun building those two, I also purchased Academy's 1/400 scale Titanic. In last year I haven't gotten as far as I would like with that kit. The kit comes with rigging, and I'm more than a little intimidated by that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David G. Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 Nicely Done! David G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewetwo Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 Wow. That's beautiful. I've always had this connection to the Titanic. It really affects me. Don't know why. My Great Aunt had a copy of the Saturday Globe which was a Utica NY newspaper dated April 27th, 1912. When she passed away I found it and it's framed and on the wall. In looking it over. I realize that the photos of people that are rectangle were deceased and ones in the oval shape were survivors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 Interesting piece of history, David. Very cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim N Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 Great job Tulio. I just bought this kit and then saw your post. After seeing your work, I think I am going to move this near the top of upcoming builds. On 9/24/2018 at 2:37 PM, ewetwo said: Wow. That's beautiful. I've always had this connection to the Titanic. It really affects me. Don't know why. My Great Aunt had a copy of the Saturday Globe which was a Utica NY newspaper dated April 27th, 1912. When she passed away I found it and it's framed and on the wall. In looking it over. I realize that the photos of people that are rectangle were deceased and ones in the oval shape were survivors. Thanks for sharing the article David. Time has a way of dulling one's sense of the scope of a tragedy, but this one is still huge by any measurement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scalper Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 nice build. really starting to like model ships. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYLIBUD Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 Great job.I like anything to do with the Titanic,and the whole sad story behind it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carmad1957 Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 What a nice job! This is the first one I've seen complete and gotta say WOW!? Thanks for sharing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olsbooks Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 Nice job! A cheap and quick mod I've found for LED's to soften and warm them (and reduce light leaks) is simply to wrap them with masking tape. Outstanding work. Peace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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