Revell 05212 RMS Olympic 1911 Ocean Liner Kit 1/700
Revell 1/700 RMS Olympic 1911 Ocean Liner Kit 05212
The R.M.S. Olympic is a sister ship of the legendary Titanic and the only ship of the class named after her - "Olympic", which did not fall victim to an accident. Construction of the Olympic at the Harland & Wolff Shipyard in Belfast began a good three months before the Titanic. The model represents her state of construction in 1911, before the tragic sinking of the Titanic.
Glue and paints are required to assemble and complete the model (not included)
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Of the three ships of the Olympic Class only the R.M.S. Olympic carried
on making the Atlantic crossing for 24 years. Her sister ships the
R.M.S. Titanic and H.M.H.S. Britannic sank in 1912 and 1916. The Olympic
went into history as the Old Reliable . Commissioned in June 1911 with
a tonnage of 45,324 GRT, in 1935 after the merger of White Star Line
and Cunard she was scrapped. During the First World War she served as a
troop transporter, was then converted from coal to oil fired and during
one Atlantic crossing she even withstood a monster wave. The model kit
shows the Olympic after her completion in 1911. After the
Titaniccatastrophe more lifeboats were taken on board, which visibly
altered the silhouette of the Olympic. In addition she was given an
internal double hull. Until the completion of the Titanic her first
built sister ship the Olympic was the largest ship in the world.
© T-M-G (Titanic-Museum-Germany)
Scientific advice from historian and Titanic expert Andreas Pfeffer
- Simple to assemble thanks to distortion resistant components
- Represents appearance in 1911
- Detailed hull with textured planking
- Three ship's screws
- Details decks with textured wooden planking
- Deck superstructures with window apertures
- Lifeboats with davits
- Derricks
- Detailed funnels
- Display stand
- Detailed decals