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Wasyl

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Seehund x 2,"why are they different"
« on: October 09, 2009, 09:55:13 am »
Hi guys,i,ve been contemplating buying a Seehund,and am watching 2 at the moment on ebay,but there is a marked difference between the two,i like the looks of the one on German ebay,but can,t understand why the one on British ebay is so different,unless the German one has been modified,
this one,29035640503,is the German one,and the other the Brit,340430252500

Wullie
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Re: Seehund x 2,"why are they different"
« Reply #1 on: October 09, 2009, 10:10:18 am »
Wullie,

One is a Seehund the other is a Seekatze. Whatever you do don't buy both of them or there will be an awful racket in your neighbourhood ...  {-) {-) {-)


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Wasyl

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Re: Seehund x 2,"why are they different"
« Reply #2 on: October 09, 2009, 10:17:02 am »
 {-) {-) {-) {-)don,t you have a job to go to,you,re becoming,like my Shadow,I,m no sooner on here,but you,re creeping up behind me, {-),they both look similar,but i,already have a cat/dog,so another 2 won,t make much difference,apart from emptying my wallet,


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Re: Seehund x 2,"why are they different"
« Reply #3 on: October 09, 2009, 10:25:31 am »
The early Seehunds had a rudder configuration whilst the later ones had a kort nozzle, i built mine as an early one...

Russ
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Wasyl

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Re: Seehund x 2,"why are they different"
« Reply #4 on: October 09, 2009, 10:40:04 am »
Hin Russ,very nice,but i noticed on the German one he has fitted and extra piece of metal to the front of the tower,have you still got this hund,

Wullie,
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Re: Seehund x 2,"why are they different"
« Reply #5 on: October 09, 2009, 11:51:23 am »
Have you seen this guy's, looks excellent
http://www.81x.com/rpmtech/seehund2/
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Re: Seehund x 2,"why are they different"
« Reply #6 on: October 09, 2009, 12:10:15 pm »
Quote from: hollowhornbear on October 09, 2009, 11:51:23 am
Have you seen this guy's, looks excellent
http://www.81x.com/rpmtech/seehund2/

He's also a very friendly and helpful chap. His models look excellent with very neat WTC's.

Cheers
Simon
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Re: Seehund x 2,"why are they different"
« Reply #7 on: October 09, 2009, 12:11:18 pm »
Hi russ,

your´s is realy out of scale. :-))

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Wasyl

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Re: Seehund x 2,"why are they different"
« Reply #8 on: October 09, 2009, 12:36:37 pm »
No nitpickers allowed,I,m of the opinion that Russ,s boat looks lthe Dogs B******S,and i,d be happy with it,after all,Tadpoles and minnows can,t tell the difference ,if its in scale or out,

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Wasyl

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Re: Seehund x 2,"why are they different"
« Reply #9 on: October 09, 2009, 12:45:06 pm »
If you compare the German ebayers to the Brittish one you,ll notice the German one has the saddle tanks on each side of the hull, where as the other does,nt,its with these that i think it looks better,were these standard or are they an add on

Wullie
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Re: Seehund x 2,"why are they different"
« Reply #10 on: October 09, 2009, 01:00:25 pm »
I cannot find the seehunds you refer to on ebay. Could you give me a better link to the subs that are for sale please. Thanks. Bill
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Re: Seehund x 2,"why are they different"
« Reply #11 on: October 09, 2009, 01:07:47 pm »
Quote from: Wasyl on October 09, 2009, 12:45:06 pm
If you compare the German ebayers to the Brittish one you,ll notice the German one has the saddle tanks on each side of the hull, where as the other does,nt,its with these that i think it looks better,were these standard or are they an add on

Wullie

Only a few Seehunds were fitted with saddle tanks to improve range. OTW sell a very nice one  http://www.otwdesigns.com/Seehund/Seehund_big.htm
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Re: Seehund x 2,"why are they different"
« Reply #12 on: October 09, 2009, 01:17:53 pm »
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Re: Seehund x 2,"why are they different"
« Reply #13 on: October 09, 2009, 01:19:58 pm »
There were a lot of differences between the seehunds, although most of the variations were quite subtle. These were weapons of desperation and constantly evolving.

The old hull made by Dave Diplock is well out, so if scale authenticity is what you are after, then I'd pass on it. Having said that they build into nice looking models, they work well and only someone well clued up on Seehunds would be able to point out the faults.

The OTW hull that Ramesh mentioned is very good. Even then, it's a 'generic' hull, because all the photos that Bob received of different boats had differences in construction.

I haven't seen the RPM tech boat up close. But the pictures look good, and as it's based on the Russian plans so it's very accurate. A very small boat at that scale, would operate in the smallest of ponds and nice tuck-under-the-arm size. Bit expensive for what you get IMO.
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Wasyl

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Re: Seehund x 2,"why are they different"
« Reply #14 on: October 09, 2009, 01:51:23 pm »
Quote from: gyronuts on October 09, 2009, 01:00:25 pm
I cannot find the seehunds you refer to on ebay. Could you give me a better link to the subs that are for sale please. Thanks. Bill
The item numbers are in my topic at top of this page,

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Re: Seehund x 2,"why are they different"
« Reply #15 on: October 09, 2009, 09:44:38 pm »
Hi,
 Keep trying the numbers listed at the start of the thread but get item delisted. Seen the one from Cardiff on the uk site. Bill
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Re: Seehund x 2,"why are they different"
« Reply #16 on: October 11, 2009, 09:15:57 pm »
Wullie did you win the Seehund auction on Ebay or is it back to the drawing board?

Cheers
Simon  %)
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Wasyl

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Re: Seehund x 2,"why are they different"
« Reply #17 on: October 12, 2009, 12:21:37 am »
Its back to the Drawing Board,i,m afraid,i,ll just have to stick with my Robbe,U-47 and the Gato, <:(


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Re: Seehund x 2,"why are they different"
« Reply #18 on: October 21, 2009, 12:11:45 am »
Quote from: polobeer on October 09, 2009, 12:10:15 pm
He's also a very friendly and helpful chap. His models look excellent with very neat WTC's.

Cheers
Simon

Yes, Rick does excellent work.  I have one of RPM Tech's Seehunds which is one of the reasons why he's doing our new 1/72 Foxtrot kit.

Wait until you see what he has planned next in German midget subs.  :o  :-))

Have you seen photos of the Seehund on display in Groton, CT? 

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