Hi Goosegirl,
I am a ship modeller, many years ago I built the Entex Titanic. (currently I am scratchbuilding two Imperial Japanese Navy destroyers in 1/100th scale- naval ships are my current thing)
I am somewhat familiar with the Minicraft Titanic, it has a good reputation.
If you wish to make your model a little more accurate, there is a nice set of photo etched brass to replace items on the kit that are a little heavy for the scale (With injection molding, you can only make something so thin) such as handrails, lifeboat davits, and many other things.
The company is Loren Perry's Gold Medal Models, and he is on the web. (Loren has had a thing about Titanic for a while, he built a running moodel some time ago to 1/100th scale complete with sound system)
Photo etch really improves the look of any model, you should think about it. In 1/350th scale, the block and tackle for the lifeboats look scale using the photo etch set. He also includes deck chairs and benches and other what not-
He also has a book telling how to use his sets, and some useful links on his website.
The last time I was on Amazon, I also saw that there is a new book on modelling Titanic. I don't recall the title, but it should come up if you use titanic and modelling as key words on thier search engine.
I also recall a website called The Debris Field that might have something useful.
If you need any advice, feel free to contact me.
Jim
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