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Trumpeter Scharnhorst Battlecruiser 1/200 is coming soon.
JohnEnglish replied to yvesvidal's topic in Plastic model kits
Yes Nichimo made the kit back in 1968 and unopened ones go for about $700 - $800 on eBay. I’d like an updated version of it. I know there’s also a paper craft version of the KGV but I’d prefer a plastic kit version. -
Trumpeter Scharnhorst Battlecruiser 1/200 is coming soon.
JohnEnglish replied to yvesvidal's topic in Plastic model kits
I'm really hoping they do a KGV and Yamato in 1/200. -
Has anyone ever bought anything from Shapeways? They're a service where people can upload 3D models of things and you can pay to have them printed. They have a bunch of 1/200 stuff for the Missouri. I've bought stuff from them before for other projects and it's really good quality. https://www.shapeways.com/product/WUY79P9WF/1-200-usn-40mm-quad-gun-tub-aft-deck-starboard https://www.shapeways.com/product/QMMCR7JJF/1-200-usn-40mm-quad-gun-tub-forecastle-port https://www.shapeways.com/product/BJ5S997JF/1-200-uss-new-jersey-uss-missouri-quadruped-mast https://www.shapeways.com/product/BAT5UQK8G/1-200-usn-midship-4th-deck-starboard-gun-tub-bofor https://www.shapeways.com/product/WSUW9QN6T/1-200-usn-mk38-gun-director-mark-8 https://www.shapeways.com/product/JC4M5S7AM/1-200-us-navy-aircraft-crane The guy who does a lot of ship stuff has his own website and, although a lot of his stuff is in 1/192 scale, he can re-calibrate a lot of models for 1/200. https://distefano3dprint.com/collections/1-192-scale
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That really sucks losing a friend so soon after your father. One of my uncles passed away a few weeks ago after a brief battle with brain cancer. The Missouri looks fantastic. Your work is inspiring me to get back into serious modelling after being away for a number of years.
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Yes, you're right. I remember him posting photos of some of the jobs. I just thought he might just drop a quick note as to what's going on as he still logs in. His user page said he last visited the site on January 23.
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Off topic, but has anyone else had trouble accessing Trumpeter's home page? I haven't been able to access it home, at work, or even on my phone for a few months. All three use different ISPs so it seems to be a wide spread issue.
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Fantastic, I'm really looking forward to this. Yup, you can see the dent here, just forward of the aft turret. Here is a view from the deck showing the dent in the rail.
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The grey hull above the waterline and the grey fittings break up the brown-red combination nicely. I've said it before but I'll say it again. I really hope Trumpeter comes out with a 1/200 King George V/Prince of Wales and a 1/200 Yamato/Musashi.
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I read through the rest of the thread and he said he got a book that detailed U-Boat construction and he did a high resolution scan of a lot of the blueprints and images, imported them into Illustrator, and then traced them to make vector drawings. For the cranes and buildings he just found photographs online and traced them. He then sent the vector images to the photo etch manufacturing company.
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Yeah, further on down the page the guy says he designed the cranes, warehouses, and submarines himself in Adobe Illustrator and then sent them here (https://www.etchworks.eu/) to be made. He said he had to do that because he couldn't find what he wanted anywhere.
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I asked because all the paint compatibility matrices I've seen have been similar to this one that cautions using enamel over acrylic.
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So you didn't experience any issues in putting enamel over acrylic? I've heard that can be hit and miss.
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Wow, just wow. Amazing work. What airbrush and compressor setup are you using? What psi do you spray at?
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Fantastic work as usual. I must admit I'm a bit jealous. I'd love to start this kit but with my schedule I'd probably only have time on the weekends to work on it and it would take years to complete.
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Does the kit specify some of the 10.5cm guns in the type C/37 mount and some in the C/31 mount with the "D" shield?
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I bought a set of "flip up" magnifying lenses that I can wear like glasses. I also got a pair of those "extra hands" clamps that are on a mount. The combination of the two make dealing with small and finicky parts (like PE) really easy. I can hold the main part in the clamps and then use my hands (along with the magnifiers) to position and glue the small bits into place.
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It looks fantastic. I'm really hoping that Trumpeter release a 1:200 King George V and 1:200 Yamato so I can build "the big 4" battleships of WW2.
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I remember hobby shops being all over the place when I was a kid; most large malls had at least one. I'm guessing the rise in popularity of video games killed them off.
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