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Date Posted: 13:38:04 01/10/00 Mon
Author: Michael Pell
Subject: Re: Minicraft Olympic Conversion -- Correction
In reply to: PJ 's message, "Re: Minicraft Olympic Conversion -- Correction" on 11:26:20 01/10/00 Mon

>
> > Has anyone made a list of "errors" in the Minicraft
> > Titanic kit that would be correct for a Titanic
> model?
>
>
> I meant to say features that were changed or different
> on Titanic but would be correct on an OLYMPIC model.
>
> I just hate to see the older kit being relegated to a
> parts bin for building the Titanic from the new
> "Accurized" kit.

PJ

The Entex or Academy/Minicraft kit would be a great kit for conversion possibilities for an Olympic. The accurized new Minicraft would also but first and foremost one would have to determine what era Olympic they wish to build.

As we point out in our article on the new 350 conversion parts, Tom has produced the early Olympic B-deck configuration so some of the new Minicraft changes may need to be addressed (such as the crew skylight on the forecastle, amount of lifeboats and boat deck superstructure bulwarks, etc). You are looking at a tight window around the Olympic refit (post-Titanic). In that respect any T model will do with the idea of reverse engineering certain deck details (vents, wingcabs, docking bridge width) etc.

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