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Re: Models of QE2
« Reply #150 on: Jun 30, 2011, 10:46 AM »
Thanks for your reply to my earlier post Peter.---that is a good guess--but is it the right answer?--time will tell!!--LOL :)

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Re: Models of QE2
« Reply #151 on: Jun 30, 2011, 08:09 PM »
Good luck with building this beautiful kit, bobso.

I made mine 20 years ago from the Gunze Sangyo box and am still very proud of it (actually posted a pic on another thread: https://www.theqe2story.com/forum/index.php/topic,2265.0.html)

Can't wait to see your model complete with light, passengers... and whistle(?) or whatever that has never been done before...

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« Reply #152 on: Jul 01, 2011, 06:32 AM »
To reply to QE2 forever.---That is a lovely model you have made, i have saved the pictures in my picture album as reference for my future model. It will be a while yet before i get round to building it as i have 2 greenhouses full of plants and also my garden to look after. However, it will be a challenge to build and i am looking forward to doing so.

 I am about a half way through building a kit of a multi masted sailing ship. Then i have to finish a three quarter finished model of the sister ship to Titanic--the "Britannic". It is fully lit and if you have ever watched the film of the Britannic, you may remember that the real ship in Hospital colours had two sets of green lights running down both Port and Starboard sides. I have managed to replicate this in my model and have fitted this and it is in working order. I did it with E.L.wire and an inverter and it looks well. Once i have finished this i will then begin building the QE2 with lights. This in itself takes a good while to do as each LED has to have a resistor soldered to it as i use a 12 volt supply to light up my models. Led's are rated at about 2 volts hence the need to wire a resistor to each one. If i use in the region of say 150 led's you can imagine the work involved. Then there is the Fiber Optics to run!!! It will take quite a while to do,but hopefully the result will be worth it. Rob--(our Rob) has kindly given me his advice on the lighting of the model and that is something to live up to!!

 I am happy i have managed at last to find this kit and time will tell if i have done it justice.


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« Reply #153 on: Jul 09, 2011, 09:58 AM »
Hiya,

Thanks for uploading the photos, looks great! Especially like the green line, do you know why they did that? Had never heard of it until now.

Glad to hear you are recovering noticably, all the best.  8)



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« Reply #154 on: Jul 11, 2011, 10:24 AM »
That would make sense because on most of the Continent a pharmacy is indicated by a green cross.  From memory I think at least in France so are the A&E hospitals.
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Re: Models of QE2
« Reply #155 on: Jul 12, 2011, 10:38 PM »
An extremely generous forum member recently made me this. Something i will treasure forever.

The fact that I am not the type of person who is capable of this makes it all the more special to me.

You know who you are... thankyou!
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« Reply #156 on: Jul 13, 2011, 10:42 AM »
Lovely QE2 model gifted from a talented and generous person. 

This is certainly a gift to treasure.   
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« Reply #157 on: Jul 14, 2011, 06:39 AM »
Rob--this is a superb model that you have been given by a VERY talented modeller. May i please ask you what scale is the model?

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Re: Models of QE2
« Reply #158 on: Jul 19, 2011, 10:53 AM »
For the fascinating discussion about the beautiful non QE2 models that our members have made, please see the following topic within our sea shanties area.

 https://www.theqe2story.com/forum/index.php/topic,3335.0.html
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« Reply #159 on: Jul 22, 2011, 12:47 PM »
It looks like the 1:450 scale model which has been very well put together and beautifully painted.
I've just finished the vintage airfix model (1:600) from 1968 so will also be posting some pics soon  ;D

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« Reply #160 on: Jul 22, 2011, 05:01 PM »
To reply to Alistair--i would be extremely interested in seeing pictures of your Airfix 1/600 scale QE2 ;D

I have a number of these kits still in their boxes to build --"sometime"--3 of the QE2 as it was when built when powered by steam--easy to find , they turn up frequently on E-Bay, and 1 as it was re-built and powered by Diesels--these are harder to find and have been described as "rare"--not sure about the rare part as they must have been turned out in their thousands. Then their is the one i tried to find for ages--the "Otaki" in 1/450 scale. Which i did eventually find but already started. I will see what i can do with it.

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« Reply #161 on: Jul 23, 2011, 05:03 PM »
Here are some pics of my just completed Airfix QE2 model.
I had a few problems with it. Even though it was still sealed in the plastic bag a lot of the pieces had been prized off the moulding bars and a few stairs were broken off...managed to find them and glue them back together but one was completely missing so that could have been a manufacturing fault. Then when I was sticking the hull together I lined up the rear end with the the openings on the rear decks. Then, after the glue had set I noticed that the hull down by the rudder was about half a millimeter out of alignment. This has given the whole thing a slight twist once the decks are on. Still...it's over 40 years old so can't complain really!

Anyway......some pics of the airfix model then a picture of all three of my QE2 models and a final one including a recently finished vintage Airfix Concord as QE2 had a symbiotic relationship with the aircraft for a number of years...and I have had too much time on my hands over the past couple of months!

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Re: Models of QE2
« Reply #162 on: Jul 23, 2011, 05:35 PM »
Thanks Alistair for posting those very nice pictures of your own models of the QE2. They look good indeed. The picture with all 3 models on it--i take it the bottom one in the Revell one in 1/1200 scale, the middle one is the Airfix QE2 in 1/600 scale, but is the top one the Gunze-Sanyo/Revell/Otataki one in 1/450 scale? Either way-- they look very good indeed and show a considerable skill as a model maker.
Well done and i only hope my models turn out as good.

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« Reply #163 on: Jul 23, 2011, 06:05 PM »
The 40 year old Airfix model shown above is the one I have of two unassembled models.  I hope they are still OK in that attic in Jacksonville, FL!

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« Reply #164 on: Jul 23, 2011, 08:59 PM »
Amazing models !!