WayneR Posted July 8, 2020 #1 Posted July 8, 2020 As anyone worked with Hamburg models, I’ve seen one of the German surface raider Stier in 1/200 scale. Nirvana and thibaultron 2 Quote
ccoyle Posted July 8, 2020 #2 Posted July 8, 2020 I assume you mean HSV? They are very high-quality models, usually with a lot of small details. However, I don't see Stier in their current catalog. Is this a kit you already have, or are you looking at one for sale somewhere? Canute, mtaylor, thibaultron and 1 other 4 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, DS Børøysund
wefalck Posted July 10, 2020 #3 Posted July 10, 2020 A bit of targeted research and knowledge of the market ... I gather you have a copy of the commerce raider (Hilfskreuzer) STIER from Wilhelmshavener Modellbaubogen (Möve-/Jade-Verlag ? This one here: https://www.moewe-by-hd-m-verlag.com/stier-hilfskreuzer.html ? It is actually in 1:250 as all of their models. Most of their models have been designed before the 1970s I believe. As a small boy I built several of them. That would then be the standard of those days, which was quite good for the time. I found a building log on this site here, albeit in German: https://www.kartonbau.de/forum/thema/11685-hsk-stier-whv-im-maßstab-1-250/. You can try to follow with GoogleTranslator. thibaultron, ccoyle, Canute and 2 others 5 Quote wefalck panta rhei - Everything is in flux
ccoyle Posted July 10, 2020 #4 Posted July 10, 2020 Wilhelmshavener is an interesting company. On the one hand, the have a large catalog of models. I haven't built any myself, but I have seen finished ones on various forums, and it's fair to say that WMV kits can be built into good-looking models. But as wefalck pointed out, many of their kits are long in the tooth and date back to well before the advent of widespread CAD usage in the hobby. It is difficult to tell from just looking at their website how old a particular kit is and whether it is hand-drawn or CAD-drafted. WMV also does not sell any aftermarket detail sets for their models, which is likewise an anachronism compared to the current state of the hobby. It's worth noting that the kit is marked as schwierig (difficult), which in card models suggests that the kit has either very small parts, a large number of parts, or possibly both. Building it might prove to be a tough slog if you have no previous card modeling experience. mtaylor, Canute, Nirvana and 1 other 4 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, DS Børøysund
amateur Posted July 10, 2020 #5 Posted July 10, 2020 But hmv (and some other companies) sell aftermarketparts (such as railings, ladders, handwheels and anchorchains) fentens, drafmodel are two companies worth checking. Card modelling is serious business in countries east of here. Jan ccoyle, Canute, thibaultron and 2 others 5 Quote
ccoyle Posted July 10, 2020 #6 Posted July 10, 2020 3 minutes ago, amateur said: But hmv (and some other companies) sell aftermarketparts (such as railings, ladders, handwheels and anchorchains) True, I should have mentioned that generic detail sets from other companies are available. I was thinking about kit-specific detail sets when I wrote the post. Good catch! mtaylor, Nirvana, Canute and 1 other 4 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, DS Børøysund
amateur Posted July 10, 2020 #7 Posted July 10, 2020 Yes, I know that that is what you were thinking of. Therefore I mentioned the generic sets made by hmv and draf (There are also firms doing PE-style metal detail sets) Jan Nirvana, thibaultron, Canute and 1 other 4 Quote
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