Non-train modelling

Well, in order to keep this blog afloat (boom boom), I choose to come in for a quick update on the most recent modelling project: a 1:1200 Titanic by Revell. Apparently it is one of the top ten tackiest ways to remember the disaster and looking at some of the things sold as aquarium toys, yes they are tacky, but I wanted a Titanic in my aquarium. As someone with some interest on the topic, I wanted it to be a more true representation of the ship that was, the question was though: do I do the wreck or the boat? If you model the wreck, how far do you go? Thousands of rusticles, crumpled decks, missing funnels, split in two, debris field.... and so it goes? Or just gently sink the ship whole as many thought she was until 1985 when she was found by Dr Bob Ballard. So the model has been painted as she was when afloat but the lifeboats have been tactfully removed or left off. And here are some photos, getting better with the camera, sort of, but close ups are tricky still and yes, now she has been glued together, some paint touching up will occur before she takes that last fateful journey...