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Offline Borsos

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Plastic kit of German WW1 submarine SM U-9 (-10, -11,-12) in 1:72 on the horizon
« on: November 18, 2020, 07:48:33 PM »
Still not very sure what to think about this company with its strange aestetics, but setting this aside, a 1:72 scale plastic kit of a WW1 submarine got my attention and I can imagine I am not alone:

https://www.scalemates.com/kits/das-werk-dw72001-wwi-german-u-boat-sm-u9--1311705

To be released in Jan 2021....
Best regards,

Andreas
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Re: Plastic kit of German WW1 submarine SM U-9 (-10, -11,-12) in 1:72 on the horizon
« Reply #1 on: November 18, 2020, 07:56:38 PM »
Hi - there’s an early review on ‘themodellingnews’ site.... it looks pretty good with a lot of research behind it (included as a booklet with the first releases I think): I have to say I’m tempted! Cheers Matt
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Re: Plastic kit of German WW1 submarine SM U-9 (-10, -11,-12) in 1:72 on the horizon
« Reply #2 on: November 18, 2020, 08:16:22 PM »
I've been looking for a while for a decent WWI U-boat kit, and I think this will be the one. When I watch the video's it looks like WNW quality!
« Last Edit: November 19, 2020, 01:30:48 AM by Rookie »
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Re: Plastic kit of German WW1 submarine SM U-9 (-10, -11,-12) in 1:72 on the horizon
« Reply #3 on: November 19, 2020, 01:05:50 AM »
Quote from: Borsos on November 18, 2020, 07:48:33 PM
Still not very sure what to think about this company with its strange aestetics, but setting this aside, a 1:72 scale plastic kit of a WW1 submarine got my attention and I can imagine I am not alone:

https://www.scalemates.com/kits/das-werk-dw72001-wwi-german-u-boat-sm-u9--1311705

To be released in Jan 2021....
Best regards,

Andreas

Your words are mine, Borsos!
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Offline Jeff K

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Re: Plastic kit of German WW1 submarine SM U-9 (-10, -11,-12) in 1:72 on the horizon
« Reply #4 on: November 19, 2020, 03:41:31 AM »
this is very much a dream come true for me. this thing will be radio control and terrorize the sea lanes of the Gulf of Thailand... well, the small mud ponds and fish farms that are very close to the Gulf.

the ultimate dream would be Max Kennedy Horton's E9, but not holding my breath. would settle for decent plans.

but this thing? i'm SO there.
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Re: Plastic kit of German WW1 submarine SM U-9 (-10, -11,-12) in 1:72 on the horizon
« Reply #5 on: November 19, 2020, 07:30:09 AM »
Ps Andreas - I also agree with your comment on the aesthetics of the brand....
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Re: Plastic kit of German WW1 submarine SM U-9 (-10, -11,-12) in 1:72 on the horizon
« Reply #6 on: November 19, 2020, 02:00:51 PM »
Quote from: FokkerFodder on November 19, 2020, 07:30:09 AM
Ps Andreas - I also agree with your comment on the aesthetics of the brand....
yep.
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Re: Plastic kit of German WW1 submarine SM U-9 (-10, -11,-12) in 1:72 on the horizon
« Reply #7 on: November 19, 2020, 11:46:00 PM »
Cool!
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Re: Plastic kit of German WW1 submarine SM U-9 (-10, -11,-12) in 1:72 on the horizon
« Reply #8 on: November 26, 2020, 03:00:34 PM »
I saw this wheni was at Andy's over the past weekend, (21 November 2020) and it looks like neat model.  Here is a video of Andy building the model.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-z9T2yxpHAg&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR04SJ9IQTq8vvQzNE5LyPt1Zar0UY4MHGLEHo9IXJ0loX3R1HKYhJI2kGg
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Re: Plastic kit of German WW1 submarine SM U-9 (-10, -11,-12) in 1:72 on the horizon
« Reply #9 on: November 29, 2020, 12:21:25 AM »
I might get me one of these... It's both large and small enough, and the weathering potential is great indeed.

As far as I've gathered – das Werk is Modellbau Koenigs "own brand", and since Andys and MBK are in cooperation, I guess Andy got a test shot directly from the supplier.
Ushi, who's close to MBK as well, has one, using it for developing a laser cut dock to place it in. Apparenly there are figures in development as well.

As for the brand, well it did get my attention the first time I saw it. Not too sure about the aestestetics either though...

/Mikael
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Re: Plastic kit of German WW1 submarine SM U-9 (-10, -11,-12) in 1:72 on the horizon
« Reply #10 on: November 29, 2020, 02:21:29 AM »
I did a build of their 1/32 plane, the Junkers JU EF-126
https://www.scalemates.com/nl/kits/das-werk-dw32001-junkers-ju-ef-126-elli-ef-127-walli--1265418

nad I must say, it was a mixed experiance. Some details are great, the instructions were very nice and the fit was very good.
But some parts were very thick, like the trailing edges of the wings (a full 4mm thick!!) and some things were missing (in that scale and for that price there should heve been a (simple) pe frame with at least a seat harness)  and very much missed were decals for the instument display.
Decals performed ok, so all in all, a decent kit. If the submarine is of the same quality, should be a winner. Just my 2 cents
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