The local TV channel's news bit tonight included the christening of the new Ocean Liner. I agree wholeheartedly with the Gent who posted here a few days ago that the ship was butt ugly. I hope no plastic model company invests a big chunk of $$ in tooling for a kit of this beast, cause they are unlikely to sell many of them. It looks like a block of welfare flats stuck on a boat hull.
Bill Shuey
Trouble was it was made by the French not here
A lot of people got killed on the gang ramp the other week, did you hear about that?
No, what happened?
gangplank collapsed, maybe 10-20 dead IRFC, few weeks back
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Its Queen Mary 2. Queen Mary was named after King George V Queen, Queen Elizabeth was named after King GeorgeVI Queen and of course QE2 is named after the current Queen. Just who Queen Mary 2 may be I dont know. Yes she looks as graceful as a house brick, but thats the style these days I'm afraid. Not at all like the old Canberra or Oriana or the other old P and O liners.
so basically it's a cruise ship? i can't imagine a liner as a serious runner on the transatlantic trade. unless the crossings are just cruiss for the more money than brains set. look at how much the haves are whining about concord, can't see them cheering a slow boat to nowhere.
As a matter of fact Airfix have just announced that very thing for release this year, kit no 12550, 1/600th scale qith DVD, paint, glue etc. Price will be £34.99
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John
I can remember when the QE2 came into service in '68 thinking she was ugly and not a patch on the elegant old 'Queens'. 35 years on I now think the QE2 is a rather handsome, elegant vessel. I agree with the sentiments about modern ships looking like bricks but do you think that in another 30 years we'll think QM2 is a good looker? Hmmm, I wonder...... ;)
Gavin.
I think all liners nowadays are cruise ships rather than the traditional cross Atlantic trade. As for a slow boatm depends on what you want cramped up next to a screaming snotty nosed kid and eating prepacked crap for in flight food, or absolute luxury. Hmmm let me think....
Further to my other post and, perhaps, getting a bit more 'on topic', I can also remember that Airfix produced their 1:600 kit of the QE2 to coincide with her entering service. There was some delay in delivery of the ship to Cunard - industrial action somewhere, I think. Anyway, we lived opposite a model shop and I remember they had the Airfix kit in the window with a sign reading, "Get your QE2 before Cunard get theirs." '60's humour... :)
Gavin.
a lot of retired people like a more sedate form of travel , dont have to be back to work on monday. Also think of the modelling that can be done [ try doing it on a crowded 747 ] ken
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Geez.....only a MODEL BUILDER would spend his time on a cruise ship building models....lol.
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Is there any North Atlantic run as such any more? Kim M
With nothing sharp....
Bill Banaszak, MFE
The QE2 still does trans Atlantic runs, usually between the winter Mediterranean season and summer Carribbean. The QM2 will also do the Atlantic run, according to Cunard's website.
RLM
Revell are doing one as well in their very "popular" 1/570th scale
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I guess that makes sense - so its in scale with their Queen Mary and Titanic.
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