Madhatter Mk2 744 Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 (edited) For all the World of Warship fans, we are finally getting a 1/350 Grosser Kurfurst (or H Class BB)! https://www.scalemates.com/kits/trumpeter-05371-dkm-h-class-battleship--1456316 And it's the right type too, unlike the Very Fire 1/700 offering Edited March 14 by Madhatter Mk2 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Thatsmyboy 991 Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 7 minutes ago, Madhatter Mk2 said: For all the World of Warship fans, we are finally getting a 1/350 Grosser Kurfurst (or H Class BB)! https://www.scalemates.com/kits/trumpeter-05371-dkm-h-class-battleship--1456316 And it's the right type too, unlike the Very Fire 1/700 offering http://www.shipmodels.info/mws_forum/styles/subsilver2/imageset/en/icon_post_report.gif This is a fictional design, am I right.? Not that I mind. Quite the opposite in fact. This is the sort of subject that really floats my boat, no pun intended!. Over in the other place, the Trumpeter 1/350 Peter Strasser and, (I think) Seydlitz were roundly rubbished by the whining , "I don't like fictional Nazi rubbish", rivet counter brigade. In a rare display of sense, even the site admin had to step in and tell the whingers to shut up and move on. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Madhatter Mk2 744 Posted March 13 Author Report Share Posted March 13 yeah, it was a fictional ship - although there were actual designs made for it, just Germany didn't build it. Personally, I don't take any notice of the above mentioned whiners. They just suck the joy out of modelling, so I ignore them. I'd like to see Trumpeter continue with the fictional boat series and give us some of the Russian what-could-have-been boats like the Vladivostok or the Lenin (Russian version of the Nelson) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Thatsmyboy 991 Posted March 14 Report Share Posted March 14 12 hours ago, Madhatter Mk2 said: yeah, it was a fictional ship - although there were actual designs made for it, just Germany didn't build it. Personally, I don't take any notice of the above mentioned whiners. They just suck the joy out of modelling, so I ignore them. I'd like to see Trumpeter continue with the fictional boat series and give us some of the Russian what-could-have-been boats like the Vladivostok or the Lenin (Russian version of the Nelson) My thoughts exactly. If they aren't interested, fair enough. It's not difficult to just pass on by without commenting. Instead though, we get a whole series of whines that then degenerate into their own : " Why this when it should have been (insert chosen personal wish list!) type comments.. What really makes me laugh is that there are endless whinges about these sort of fictional WWII type subjects but, nobody complains about Imperial Star Destroyers, Constitution Class star ships, TIE fighters, AT-ATs and, a whole host of other fantasy / Sci-Fi items. The only thing wrong with these Trumpeter kits is that they're too darned expensive for me!. I know there are 1/700 kits but, these are far too small for my liking. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Madhatter Mk2 744 Posted March 14 Author Report Share Posted March 14 yeah, I'm anticipating a hefty price sticker, so I'm starting my saving now for when it does get released. I'm also hopeful that Trumpeter could also release a Conqueror (the planned successor to the Prince of Wales). That's be so cool. I guess those people don't complain about sci-fi because by its very nature, its a what-if. Although, to be fair, there are plenty of other people who complain about Star Wars kit subjects. You should check out the RPF forums and read some of the posts about the recent Zvezda Star Destroyer kit - people whining about how the angle of the bridge is out by 5 degrees and the sidewalls are too short etc. Some people are just never happy. All of their complaints are about a model on a movie that isn't real to start with. I just don't get it myself. what ever, I'm not going to pour any effort into the arguments. To me, it looks like a Star Destroyer and it's miles above the initial offering from AMT, so that's all that matters 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DC3 3,879 Posted March 14 Report Share Posted March 14 46 minutes ago, Madhatter Mk2 said: yeah, I'm anticipating a hefty price sticker, so I'm starting my saving now for when it does get released. I'm also hopeful that Trumpeter could also release a Conqueror (the planned successor to the Prince of Wales). That's be so cool. I guess those people don't complain about sci-fi because by its very nature, its a what-if. Although, to be fair, there are plenty of other people who complain about Star Wars kit subjects. You should check out the RPF forums and read some of the posts about the recent Zvezda Star Destroyer kit - people whining about how the angle of the bridge is out by 5 degrees and the sidewalls are too short etc. Some people are just never happy. All of their complaints are about a model on a movie that isn't real to start with. I just don't get it myself. what ever, I'm not going to pour any effort into the arguments. To me, it looks like a Star Destroyer and it's miles above the initial offering from AMT, so that's all that matters I had a Halcyon Power Loader on the branch stand at one of the Nationals and when I came back from a recce the lads said a bloke had got all aerated 'cos I had used the wrong yellow. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Brown 8,231 Posted March 14 Report Share Posted March 14 1 hour ago, DC3 said: I had a Halcyon Power Loader on the branch stand at one of the Nationals and when I came back from a recce the lads said a bloke had got all aerated 'cos I had used the wrong yellow. I remember when Dean Large did a Canberra based whif. It was a tail sitter with two Merlin or Griffon engines. Some bloke came along convinced that he'd seen a real one, despite Dean being there and saying 'No, it's a figment of my imagination', or words to that effect. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Madhatter Mk2 744 Posted March 15 Author Report Share Posted March 15 The wrong shade of yellow - that's pretty bad and a tad too trivial for me. If he'd seen what I do to some subjects, he'd probably have a heart attack 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Thatsmyboy 991 Posted March 15 Report Share Posted March 15 10 hours ago, Madhatter Mk2 said: Although, to be fair, there are plenty of other people who complain about Star Wars kit subjects. You should check out the RPF forums and read some of the posts about the recent Zvezda Star Destroyer kit - people whining about how the angle of the bridge is out by 5 degrees and the sidewalls are too short etc. Some people are just never happy. All of their complaints are about a model on a movie that isn't real to start with. I just don't get it myself. what ever, I'm not going to pour any effort into the arguments. To me, it looks like a Star Destroyer and it's miles above the initial offering from AMT, so that's all that matters Tell me about it!. Over in the other place I raised such a point. Namely that they were getting agitated about a subject that never existed except inside someone's imagination or, computer programme. Then I was roundly condemned that I was not only totally wrong, but that STUDIO MODEL on which such and such was based (I think it was a Millenium Falcon clearly showed this shape, that piece and, a different angle etc etc......! They were bitching about a model of a model. I gave up at that point and just ended up shaking my head sadly. Actually, I'd love the big Zvezda Star Destroyer. It certainly cannot be mistaken for anything else!! Unfortunately, I don't have enough Imperial Credits for it!!. Why is it that the bad guys have the coolest looking ships etc!? 9 hours ago, DC3 said: I had a Halcyon Power Loader on the branch stand at one of the Nationals and when I came back from a recce the lads said a bloke had got all aerated 'cos I had used the wrong yellow. Oh yes! I just love these inevitably circular argumemnts, especially about the "right " colours for an aircraft , tank etc that might have been used 80 years ago!. Especially regarding the endless variations in different paint batches etc. Again, in the "other place", I was accused of spouting B S (his term) for daring to suggest that aircraft were often painted in the field using whatever paints and implements were available.. Mr R Counter didn't quite understand the concept that, for example, an aircraft based 2000 km from its country of origin was hardly likely to fly back, just for a coat of paint!! Then I posted pictures of Allied, Luftwaffe and, Regia Aeronautica crews happily painting their charges in a variety of locations using buckets and, paintbrushes. I invited him to comment but, got no response. As for the "wrong yellow", that reminded me of a grand old gentleman (also a keen modeller) I knew who was a 7th Army Division veteran. He always laughed at these people who, as far as he was concerned knew absolutely nothing. He then recounted an occasion when instructions were recieved in 1942 (I think) to paint their tanks in different colours. They set to with a will using paintbrushes and, captured Italian Army stocks which, because they didn't have the "official" colours were used instead because they were in plentiful supply! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sovereignhobbies 1,446 Posted March 15 Report Share Posted March 15 (edited) On 13/03/2023 at 09:37, Thatsmyboy said: This is a fictional design, am I right.? Not that I mind. Quite the opposite in fact. This is the sort of subject that really floats my boat, no pun intended!. Over in the other place, the Trumpeter 1/350 Peter Strasser and, (I think) Seydlitz were roundly rubbished by the whining , "I don't like fictional Nazi rubbish", rivet counter brigade. In a rare display of sense, even the site admin had to step in and tell the whingers to shut up and move on. Ah yes, I was one of them. What I actually shared was some stats showing the very large proportion of Nazi model kits produced relative to subjects which were available to model as compared to numbers of model kits produced relative to any other nations' subjects available to model. Glad it amused you though... On 13/03/2023 at 09:37, Thatsmyboy said: Oh yes! I just love these inevitably circular argumemnts, especially about the "right " colours for an aircraft , tank etc that might have been used 80 years ago!. Especially regarding the endless variations in different paint batches etc. Again, in the "other place", I was accused of spouting B S (his term) for daring to suggest that aircraft were often painted in the field using whatever paints and implements were available.. Mr R Counter didn't quite understand the concept that, for example, an aircraft based 2000 km from its country of origin was hardly likely to fly back, just for a coat of paint!! Then I posted pictures of Allied, Luftwaffe and, Regia Aeronautica crews happily painting their charges in a variety of locations using buckets and, paintbrushes. I invited him to comment but, got no response. An argument I see a lot, which makes much more sense the less one knows. Edited March 15 by sovereignhobbies 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Madhatter Mk2 744 Posted March 15 Author Report Share Posted March 15 4 hours ago, Thatsmyboy said: Actually, I'd love the big Zvezda Star Destroyer. It certainly cannot be mistaken for anything else!! Unfortunately, I don't have enough Imperial Credits for it!!. Why is it that the bad guys have the coolest looking ships etc!? mate, I have been working on one for the past 4 years (on and off - mostly off lately). Its a nice kit but pretty basic in terms of details in places. But, add some styrene chips etc and you can really make it stand out from everyone else's. I really should get off my butt and crack on with it (definitely no pun there) 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Thatsmyboy 991 Posted March 16 Report Share Posted March 16 19 hours ago, Madhatter Mk2 said: Its a nice kit but pretty basic in terms of details in places. But, add some styrene chips etc and you can really make it stand out from everyone else's. I really should get off my butt and crack on with it (definitely no pun there) I guess that's always going to be an issue with such a small scale and, possible limitations of the I M process Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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