Hey all,

A quick update.

I successfully finished B-deck. I would hazard a guess that it is 95% accurate down to window sizes, signs, bulkhead lamps, etc. Only reason that it's really incorrect? I had to add a window. I came up short so I believe there is one extra window, but it's no huge deal. If I ever get the time I'll render out a progress image.

I also began modeling A-Deck and the Boat Deck, these are all on separate layers so I can toggle them at will. I also made a placeholder hull that was good enough (still not satisfied) so I started cutting out the C-deck portholes -- but it crashes now every time I do a few Boolean operations. My poly count is up to 699,000 Max runs out of memory. I imagine it's my computer. I doubt I'll be able to create a full model of the ship in as great detail as I had originally anticipated, but that's ok. It's the journey that counts, not the destination.

Finally, a clarification. I've been posting some progress pictures and videos on YouTube and I get the question a lot, "Where will we be able to download the game?" I'd like to say once and for all that this will not be in a game or tour of any sort, even if I do get a full model completed. I don't have the technology to accomplish that, let alone the processing power. I can answer requests for images if need be, but as it stands right now there are no plans to release this model to the general public. It's a private project that was intended solely for research of the ship. I now have a dimensions list that takes up 6 full pages as well as over $100 in technical books. (Obsessive? You bet!) I post these images just to show my progress and share my work with other modeling aficionados and Titanic enthusiasts. I am by NO means a professional modeler, I don't plan on becoming one either. Just something I'm learning for fun. I apologize for the rant, just wanted to make it clear.

So, where does the big Titanic project stand now? As always, incomplete, but by no means dead. I've been working on it off and on for the past few months, and I'll continue to post little updates here and maybe - if you're lucky! - some progress images. Perhaps one day I can at least get a decent hull and the work will be about 90% done.

For anyone else interested in modeling the ship, I have some plans that I marked up that show the coordinates of all corners to make life a little easier. Just comment on this and I'll get back to you.

Best,
BT7