Academy Boat Model Building Kit, R.M.S. Titanic Centenary Edition

This is a really nice model of the Titanic. I really like the way the pieces are already colored. That being said, I do have a few minor complaints. One being the peices that the propellers attaches to are molded in black instead of maroon like the rest of the bottom hull. Two there is a section of deck that has the deck plank pattern but it is white instead of tan like the rest of the deck pieces. Three, the Grand Staircase Glass dome housing is done in tan instead of white. Other than the color issues I can't complain. I really love the brass colored propellers that are included aside from the standard black molded propellers. I also like the fact that the portholes and some of the windows are open. You can install battery operated miniature led lights into it if you want to. There are openings in the deck layers for you to do so. It's basically the same Titanic model kit that does come with LED lights, minus the lights. Assembling it is a little tricky in regards to the cranes and bollards. As well as the other smaller pieces. The only things that are missing are the support cables for the funnels and the telegraph wire that goes from the foremast to the rearmast. But seeing as how the model it's self is not that big, roughly 14 inches when assembled, I can over look it.

I am an amateur modeler (built various tanks, ships and planes). This kit is detailed enough plus comes with colored parts with a low price tag. It took me roughly 8 hrs to put it together, many repetitive small parts. Most parts fit very well, the end result is also satisfactory to me.

Great little kit. The instructions were straight forward. My 9 year old son and I put it together. The parts are so tiny that he didn't quite have the dexterity to glue them without help so I was the gluer and he was the part-finder. Definitely make sure you have a pair of sharp nail scissors to cut the parts out and make sure you hold your finger over the part so it doesn’t zing across the room and get lost in the carpet, not that it happened to be or anything.....By the way, the kit doesn’t include glue or file. I used a nail file to true up the parts/remove flashing so they fit nicely.

I bought the 1/700 and a lot of the comments and all of the photos in the comments were of the 1/400 so BUYER BEWARE with the 1/700 the kit doesn’t have ropes or anyway to rig them and requires ALOT of paint. However, after a lot of painting and gluing EXTREMELY SMALL PARTS and figuring out my own DIY method of rope rigging using black thread, we have successfully built the 1/700 Academy Titanic Centenary Edition and in a much more accurate and detailed fashion than how it comes in package. Short version: The 1/700 Titanic is an excellent model after a lot of small detail painting and gluing, although the description for the kit says no painting required. Even the product photos show more paint than is actually included in box. Photos in comments show ropes, that is also a lie. At least for the 1/700 kit.

My grandsons are really looking forward to when it is finished. They absolutely love The Titanic and know much about it

My 12 year old nephew has recently become obsessed with all things Titanic and this model was the latest thing on his list. I appreciated how quickly the model shipped and the pricing was not exorbitant. When he received the model for his birthday, he put it together in one day. The directions were very clear and concise and it turned out looking superb. The only question he has left is whether it is buoyant.

This was a hard model to assemble but was a nice project to do with my 7 yr old grandson to introduce him to the art of model making. The parts are very small and one needs to be careful to cut out with model cutting tool. A good set of tweezers in necessary. The directions are not that great. One may also need a magnifying glass. The finished product looks pretty good and suitable for a display in his room. Not a toy to play with as it is very fragile. I would go for a larger scale model or do a Revell kit and do your own painting.

My 6 year old son is really into boats, Titanic included. I wanted something we could work on together. This was a little advanced for his age, so I did a lot of work, but it was a fun project for us to do together. It wasn't overly complicated and turned out very nice. Not having to paint pieces was a big plus. I'd recommend.

Me sorprendió lo detallado de este barco de armar, nunca creí que fuera de plástico. Tiene muchos detalles incluso en partes donde el barco esta cerrado. Lo mejor de todo es que ya viene pintado y eso ayuda mucho especialmente que era para mi hijo.

Davvero divertente e facile da costruire. Ideale per chi vuole avvicinarsi a questo hobby

Bonjour, nous avons été surpris de la fragilité de certaines pièces, c'était notre première construction de ce type à moi et mon fils 7 ans et demi. Tout d'abord bravo à celui qui à permis de construite de si minuscule pièces (2 mm certaines) et oui prenez vos lunettes et une pince à épiler. La coupe au ciseaux est impossible prenez un cuter pour détacher les pièces. Tout dois être coller oui tout rien ne se clipse dans les trous déjà fait (dommage !) Le plan de montage lui par contre est très bien réaliser. Compter entre 2h30 et 4h selon votre expérience si vous êtes seul ou si vous aidez votre enfant car il n'y arrive pas. Je conseil pour des enfants de + de 10 ans. Cdt

I like the quality

Easy to assemble beautiful ship