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What name and colour scheme would you like to see the finished model as?
Empress of Britain - Canadian Pacific Line
Carnivale - Carnival Cruise Line
Queen Anna Maria - Greek Line
Olympic - Epirotiki Line
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 Post subject: Poll for my Empress
PostPosted: Sat Apr 16, 2011 10:30 pm 
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As some of you may know, I am currently building a model of the Empress of Britain.

I have decided to let the modelers, artisans and admirers of this forum decide on the finished project by picking one of four different names and appearances the Empress sailed under throughout her 53 year career.

Below are some pictures so you can get a good look at all four choices.

Please vote and I look forward to seeing what everyone thinks.


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File comment: Here she is as launched for the Canadian Pacific Line; the Empress of Britain.
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File comment: Here she is as the Carnivale when she was owned by Carnival Cruise Lines.
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File comment: Here is what she looked like as the Queen Anna Maria from the Greek Line.
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File comment: The Empress shown as the Olympic owned by the Epirotiki Line.
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 1:26 am 
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P.S. Not exactly sure when this poll ends so I will update this when I am at the right stage to make my decision.

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PostPosted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 1:38 am 
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Since I'm Canadian as well, I voted for Empress of Britain

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PostPosted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 1:47 am 
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If I recall correctly, the mail run from London to the far east was mail ship across the Atlantic to Canada, CPR railroad to Vancouver and mail ship to Hong Kong, Singapore etc.

So it seems to me that if you want to be use the RMS title you ought to build in Canadian Pacific colours.


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It's odd, I feel an urge to be patriotic but I much prefer her as the Queen Anna Maria.

I guess I will just have to wait and see what people choose. :thumbs_up_1:

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PostPosted: Mon Apr 18, 2011 4:38 pm 
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C'mon Queenie! :big_grin:

I Don't want to have to go back on what I said but I really want to build her as the Queen Anna Maria. lol

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PostPosted: Mon Apr 18, 2011 6:27 pm 
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I vote for the Empress in its original configuration. It's always struck me as a little sad when a liner gets sloghed off onto new owners. I know it's infinitely better than scrapping, but still...

Do her proud. Do her original.

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Seems no matter how much I cheer for the Queen Anna Maria, It's gonna be the Empress that pulls through. lol but I'm trying to find plans for the TSS Olympia to go with my empress but no luck so far. :cry_3:

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Ooooh a vote for the carnivale! But I'll be ready to start the empress or the Queen long before the carnivale catches up. :big_grin:

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Happy Easter!

Well this poll seems to have come to a halt so I'm giving a final call for voting and if it remains like this I'll go with the Empress cause I see how passionate people are about her. I seem to have ended my fascination with the Queen and have decided just to try my hand at home made plans of the Olympia...eventually.

Goodbye eh? :big_grin:
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 25, 2011 1:18 pm 
I have voted by Epirotiki Line... I like a lot that companie.
They had a large list of old and nice liners converted in cruise ships.

Furthermore, the funnel emblem and the colors are really elegants.

My last option would be Carnival...
A ship called Carnivale... is not for me!!


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PostPosted: Sun May 22, 2011 10:51 pm 
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It would seem that the poll is stalled at 47% Empress of Britain and so that is what she will be finished as. Although I believe this has been decided for a while considering the enthusiasm for the Canadian Pacific line.

Thanks to all who voted. :wave_1:

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