[modeleng] Titanic Model

I quote from today's Daily Telegraph:
'The first model of the Titanic to be built from the ship's plans has been 
unveiled with a £1.3 million price tag.
The 1:48 model is a replica of the White Star liner that sank 96 years ago with 
the loss of more than 1,500 lives.
Made from brass, wood and fibreglass, it took seven years to build and relied 
on plans, drawings and measurements from the liner.
It was the first time that the plans had been released, and the Harland and 
Wolff yard in Belfast worked alongside Fine Art Models, a modelmaker from 
Michigan on the project.
The model is 18ft long and features a hull made of fibreglass with brass 
plating, held together by more than 3.3 million rivets.
Each bulkhead on the 1,500lb replica is positioned just where it would have 
been on the 882ft, 46,328 ton liner, which cost £1.5 million to build 100 years 
ago.   The decking is all made from wood, as is the deck furniture, also 
crafted to scale.
The Titanic sank on April 15, 1912, when it struck an iceberg as it made its 
maiden voyage from Southampton to New York.'

The newspaper has three pictures, which are, unfortunately not displayed on The 
Daily Telegraph web site.    My scanner is temporarily out of order.    When it 
is fixed, I will send the pictures.   If anyone has today's Telegraph, it 
appears on page 12.   If you have a scanner, please send us the pictures.

Cheers!   Hubert
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