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Any modelers out there???
Just thought I'd share a few photos of a model I put together last night.
My wife gave me a 1:600 scale model of the RMS Titanic for Valentines Day. (I've always been a bit of a Titanic buff) I was going to put it together the normal way, but it struck me that it'd be awefully neat to build a "present day" representation of the wreck. Hoo Doogie! So, I started hacking, melting, cutting, cobbling, and butchering. Keep in mind I am no professional modeler. But I do like experimenting with new techniques. I did quite a bit of research on the web and found some photos of the ship as it sits today. I used these as a brief reference when building this one. So far I only have the bow assembled. As some of you may know... the stern sits about a mile away from the bow and is in terrible shape. It is going to be pretty hard to faithfully recreate the stern as the sides of the hull have virtually "slid off". But, I'm gonna give it a shot. Here are a few pics. They are too dark... I'll take some better ones later. By the way, I found a website by this modeler who assembled a model like I'm trying to do. Except it took him a year, one trip to Woods Hole and god only knows how many hours and cash. Mine cost $35, and 6 hrs of work so far!     
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Some more pictures...
       
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My wife says "thumbs up"! (She's got the flu and lost her voice)
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Hmmmmm....... must be a little cold out there in GF, eh Leland?
Lol, nice model though!
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no beer and no tv make Leland something something...
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02-14-2004, 09:47 PM
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Nice work. Somehow, I think you would have loved the Navy.
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How come it looks so....err....sunken?? 
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Why yes, I just got back from a shoot in Tahiti...
Modelers? Oh, sorry, I thought you said models The Titanic looks great Leland. Now get back out in the garage.
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dont you start singing celine songs....
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U boyz are being mean!
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I had fun with it.
It's going on my desk at work.... I think it's kind of symbolic of how I feel about my job.
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Way to go Leland! That takes an awful lot of patience, creativity and skill (lunacy) Very, very cool....
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Awsome model!! I tried one like that of a WWII cruiser wreck, I tried to encase it in resin but screwed it up.
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Here are a few more photos of the wreck now that I have it laid in BONDO!
THERE IS A USE FOR THIS STUFF AFTER ALL! The results are mixed so far... it isn't too bad, but not exactly how I wanted it to come out.   
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damn... some won't load... hold on...
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Wow..cool.
My modelling only goes to 4x4 remote controls. Your work is impressive. Are you going to try to make it appear more 'marine'? It still looks a little too clean, like it is 100 years old but all cleaned up.
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What 'real' pics are you working to? Looking good so far.
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