SMS Emden 1914 by RGL - Revell - 1/350 - PLASTIC

[RGL]

I’ll add the link where I did this build here 10 years ago, this time I own and airbrush and 3d printing is a thing. I’m still very happy with the old one and I intend on doing this build as a part of my presentation for our local hobby show in November which as become one of the biggest shows in Australia. 
 

I also have access timo the Australian War Memorial which has relics of her. 
 

the kit is now super hard to find and stupidly expensive on EBay with shipping anything outside of the US about $70 (that’s just saying we don’t want your business ) 

Edited Sunday at 12:00 AM by ccoyle
corrected log title

[RGL]

https://modelshipworld.com/topic/12162-sms-emden-by-rgl-finished-revell-1350-plastic/

[RGL]

The Micromaster stuff is stupidly good 

[ccoyle]

16 minutes ago, RGL said:

The Micromaster stuff is stupidly good 

 

Man, based on my very limited experience with 3D-printed parts, that looks like a potential nightmare of breakages. 😬

[RGL]

No, it’s not brittle so breakages are rare, I’ve been using the stuff for a couple of years and it’s a lot better than some others with ‘hard’ resin which snaps very easily 

[RGL]

So this are the sprues that will be replaced with a lot of this stuff 

Edited Sunday at 01:42 AM by RGL

[RGL]

Righto, the hull. Bow and stern chaser guns, the hull need to be cut open. Ladder holes to be drilled in. The stern pieces are clumsy became kit is designed fro both the Dresden’s  (4 shafts) and Emden (2 shafts) 

[ccoyle]

13 hours ago, RGL said:

The Micromaster stuff is stupidly good 

 

A shame they don't offer stuff in 1/250. I have a card kit of SMS Undine, and of course she has many of the same fittings.

[RGL]

Ask him 

[Keith Black]

15 hours ago, RGL said:

The Micromaster stuff is stupidly good 

 And stupidly expensive for items 1:96 to !:128 scale.  

[RGL]

1/350 is quite economical, big stuff will always be expensive as it takes a lot of time and resin 

[Keith Black]

Yes, 1:350 is nicely priced. I looked at MM as a source for my Tennessee's ship's boats. While the boats are quite lovely, the prices are astronomical.  

[RGL]

Starting on the hull, drilled out and cleaned the below deck gun hatches, drilled foundations for the hull ladders and started on the Rigols