mike mccabe wrote:
Sometimes kit manufacturers baffle me.
It will be quite a while before I even think of this, maybe a shop around Telford might show up a cheap kit.
Yup, most true indeed. I wonder sometimes what manufacturers have in their minds!!! Exeter and other RN cruisers do have a big sale potential. Pity they don't see that. Wondering myself if the rumours of Tamiya releasing a plastic 1/700 County class heavy cruiser are true???
Regarding Telford I am trying to attend this year. Spee might be ready by the time given that I am concentrating most of my efforts on her at the moment.
Sauragnmon wrote:
Definately should prove to be an interesting model once done. I would confess, most interesting to me, would be to build the Graf Spee with the fake turret in place. But I have enough on my plate right now, and having fought with one Fujimi Deutschland class kit already, and cursing myself for small solutions I should have gone through with such as adjusting the barbette positions with some creative cutting, along with other potential ideas. But, hindsight is always 20/20. Looking good so far on your work, Felipe.
Cheers Sauragnmon,
I did consider the chance of doing the fake turret and funnel as well but sadly I have seen only a couple of photos of Spee with that. Yet I have to give it some thought now that you remember me of that.
Sparrow wrote:
Hi Filipe!.
I have Fujimi´s Admiral Scheer kit, and I wonder if it is the same Graf Spee in a different box.
Does someone know for sure?
I don't own Scheer yet, actually the only one of the class missing in my collection, though Deutschland is basically the same model as Spee. Hull, turrets and other parts are identical being the main superstructures the different parts given the differences between the ships. Since Scheer is more equal to Spee in appearance and design rather then Deutschland I would take that the model of Scheer would be pretty much identical to Spee's one.