Academy 1: 400 - Titanic White Star Liner

Model arrived properly and with. No damage to box or parts

Very nice model, Easy to read instruction booklet and it has some parts already painted! It even has a some information on the real ship. Definitely worth the price.

very complicated. not one for a beginner

Brilliant model. As a Titanic mega fan this is my sixth model I've done. Even though its the easiest one I've done by far I couldn't help but get my paint out and go over parts in the correct colours, such as the funnels. The funnels are more of a orange colour in the box but any Titanic enthusiast will know that the funnels were actually more of a beige colour so I had to fix that, but all in all if you want an easy model to do then definately go for this one!!

Firstly I must confess I didn't buy from Amazon, I bought this kit from my local model shop in Johannesburg for the equivalent price of fourty two pounds, quite a bargain. The quality of the plastic extrusion is very good, Academy have gone to great lengths to show very fine detail but this means at a scale of 1:400 some of the pieces are very small, a steady hand, good eyesight and fine tweezers are required. I did have to do a bit of "plastic surgery" on one of the deck pieces to get a good fit and you have to study the assembly of the deck sections carefully. I would not recommend this kit for a first time modeler or a very young person.I used Tamia Extra thin cement and found it to excellent. If Academy could produce this quality on a larger scale it would be a great kit.