The
plans featured below are recommended for scratchbuilders
or anyone in general who is interested
in the accurate technical side of the ships.
Robert
Hahn / Bruce Beveridge Titanic CAD Plans
The
plans are available in three sizes and are actual
plots not photocopies.
Full set, 1/144
and 1/192 $160.00 each plus $10.00 Shipping
and handling.
1/100th $180.00
plus $10.00 Shipping and handling
Page one only,
Shows the starboard profile, overhead, bow
and stern 1/144 and 1/192 $50.00 plus 10.00
shipping and handling
Page one only
1/100 $60.00 plus $10.00 shipping and handling
1/350th plans
do not show the fore and aft projections
or the hull frames for scratchbuilding.
The 1/350th plan is on one page and was
designed as a tool to assist the Minicraft
modeler in super-detailing the plastic model
kit. $75.00 includes shipping.
For
more information, you can also visit Robert
Hahn's home page at
http://www.titanic-plan.de
A
detailed review by Bruce Beveridge is included
here. You can also read a review by Scott Andrews.
I
have been researching the Titanics structures
for some time now just like many of the people
on the message board. We have been able to stand
on the shoulders of other researchers who have
preceded us. I think it is important to give
credit where credit is due especially in a case
where the student has become the instructor.
We must never forget where we started.
At
some point, the information grows to a level
where the researcher needs to find some sort
of visual media to establish his finds. Some
of us have found that articles, web pages, inventory
and tutorial guides are good sources to place
the results of hours and hours of hard work.
All of this in the hope that someday others
may be able to use these sources of information
to learn from, and use, for the preservation
of the memory of the Titanic. In this forum,
the goal of many of us is to build the most
accurate representation of the Titanic that
our skills will allow.
In
February of this year I noticed a post on the
message board inquiring as to opinions of a
set of Titanic plans drawn by Robert Hahn in
Germany. I read this message and linked into
Roberts web site where he displayed sections
of his plans that he was selling. I typed out
my usual critical response after viewing Roberts
web page without much response from the message
board. Two days later, I received a message
in my personal E-mail box from Robert saying
"Sorry I didnt ad the rivets!".
This message was the start of what would become
months and months of eye straining research
and a good friendship. Robert asked me to review
his plans for accuracy and to give any opinions
I may have on his plans, and he really meant,
my honest opinions. I was really surprised at
all of the things Robert had found. The original
set of plans that he sent me were very good.
In fact the main structures of the plans like
the deckhouses and the hull remain unchanged
from the originals. After the first review of
the plans, Robert and I got to know one another
much better and he found that my photograph
and book collection held the keys to uncovering
a lot of questionable areas and structures of
the Titanic. On my side of the ocean, I researched
everything over again. Every find listed on
the message board was reviewed ,verified for
accuracy or corrected. Robert and I played E-mail
tag every day for nearly five months. In the
process Robert and I found new things on the
Titanic that were never previously given much
attention to. The ventilating system was completely
re-researched. We even found some new duct variations
that had previously gone unnoticed. During the
time of my research for Roberts plans, I received
some new photographs from Europe that brought
about more finds and clarifications of old ones.
The research on the Titanic is a never ending
saga. Robert and I found some things even up
until the week before we thought we were finally
done with the master set of plans. Robert and
I argued over a lot of areas of the decks, spent
hours on the phone together and mailed papers
back and fourth like pen pals. The end result
are a set of plans that are truly Roberts and
show a style of drawing that are unique to his
talent.
We
have come to the pinnacle of our research. A
partnership has grown out of this experience
that we decided to keep secret from the message
boards and the public until after the final
product was done and finally approved by me.
Robert was so gracious to add my name on his
new set of revised plans as an assistant. Anyone
that knows me, knows that if it has my name
on it, it better be good. Roberts plans are
like a written book that was a culmination of
two years of research and I was asked to be
the editor.
These
plans are truly the most detailed plans available
for the modeler, hobbyist or Titanic enthusiast.
They incorporate all of the details discussed
on the message boards that fall within reason
of showing on a set of plans at this scale.
The first page showing the starboard profile,
over head, bow and stern are impressive enough
to frame and can be bought separately. The deckhouses
are shown in detail with five sides. The hull
is drawn in easy cross sections to facilitate
the scratchbuilder. The forecastle and poop
decks have all structures incorporated such
as the steam control wheels ,waterways and even
the portable telephone mounts. The well decks
show the removable gangway doors and the fair
lead rollers as well as other pertinent structures.
Included is a detailed vent and cowl orientation
guide showing each vent on all four sides. I
made every attempt to have Robert add as much
detail as possible. I will not call these plans
"definitive" as there are no definitive
plans just as there is no definitive model.
I will say that they are the best available!
These plans are the culmination of all my research.
They are my web page and my inventory guide.
They are the form of media that I chose to be
the carrier of my work.
Bruce
Beveridge
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