I'm an engineer with Raytheon Systems Company in Dallas, Texas. I'm a systems engineering on a defense program. I've been interested in Titanic as long as I can remember. I used to build models like scratch-built and conversion armor models back in the early '70's, hence my exploration of Titanic via modeling. This model took everything I ever learned about modeling, engineering, research, and more! Born 1953 in Michigan, I live in the Dallas area.

I'm a member of the Titanic Historical Society and Titanic International. I showed the models at the Titanic Historical Society Convention '97 on the Queen Mary, plus I was a featured speaker, giving a presentation for fellow THS members about the real wreck site using videos borrowed from Woodshole Oceanographic Institution. I now plan to become more involved in activities with TI to continue acquiring new information about the ship and the wreck.

Why Titanic? I first heard of the ship as a youth, probably after seeing "A Night to Remember" on TV. My father remarked about it as something important in history. My closest tie to the ship was that my Grandfather worked doing steam engine installations and maintenance for ships and factories. My Father told me that as a small boy in 1914, my Grandfather took him to the shipyards in Bremen, Germany. Dad remembered only seeing the giant ribs towering in the sky, running back and forth on a huge propeller shaft, and all the workers were talking "Titanic, Titanic!". Was that the seed? Whatever, it sure took root!

While most of the material here is largely technical, I think the draw is still the people, those aboard Titanic, and those who built her. Maybe we think of ourselves in that situation. How did the workers feel when 10 million of their man hours of effort vanished in a twist of fate? I hope that through this web page and the other informative web sites out there, we're sparking an interest that keeps these people alive for another generation.

I'm not the type to wait for somebody to spoon feed me what they want about the ship! I don't mind kicking in a few doors to get the information if I have to! And I don't mind sharing what I learn. I should package all the data on this website for a book and sell it to you. I still might. For now, it's here and free. I hope some of you Titanic enthusiasts found some new information.

I also do WW II reenacting and have uniforms and equipment for Axis or Allied. I have been the tank commander for several years on a PanzerJager 38t "Hetzer" (German WWII tank destroyer). I have done renaissance faires working as ground crew for the jousters. I have also done western gun fight shows, and appeared on TV as an extra in an episode of "Walker: Texas Ranger", where the plot revolved around flashbacks to the old west. Ah, time is but a plaything to me. Where's my Star Fleet uniform?

Obviously, from all the work on the model, and learning all this newfangled web technology, I am single and have WAY too much time on my hands. Right now, I'm 'getting a life' again outside the model room and the books, but there's still going to be some time for Titanic.

Always remember, sanity is relative, and even a poor plan, violently executed, can succeed.

Copyright 1998 Roy Mengot