Model Boat Mayhem

Mess Deck: General Section => Model Boating => Topic started by: mermod on July 09, 2014, 01:01:51 am

Title: anyone ordered plans from here?
Post by: mermod on July 09, 2014, 01:01:51 am

I have been hunting for Seehund submarine plans but the only place that seem to have them is here http://www.model-plan.com/en/category/1 Has anyone on here bought plans from them?  It would be good to know if they are legit or not.

Phill

Title: Re: anyone ordered plans from here?
Post by: Brian60 on July 09, 2014, 08:03:52 am

It'll be interesting to know what the plans  are like. I see in the sailing section they have plans for Master Hand, I have a full set of plans for this, they are in a book by Edgar March, I'm wondering could the plans be just photocopies that they have aquired from other outlets? It would be interesting to know how large the plans were, say A4 or smaller or A4 and larger. For instance the book is smaller than A4 so the plans are small meaning you would have to scale them up. Likewise I have a set of plans from Brown, Son and Ferguson in Scotland that are drawn on A1 so very large!

The drawback is that the site you mention the plans are cheap, the one I mention is quite expensive!

Title: Re: anyone ordered plans from here?
Post by: mermod on July 09, 2014, 08:13:20 am

It states the plans of the seehund are A1, and yes they seem awfully cheap but I cant seem to find the plans anywhere else, ModelBoats have a plan of Molch and Hecht but the image looks like a seehund so not sure what to do.

Phill

Title: Re: anyone ordered plans from here?
Post by: mermod on July 09, 2014, 09:47:54 am

Says molch and Hecht but shows a seehund, thoughts?

http://www.myhobbystore.co.uk/product/16987/molch-hecht-bm1392-submarine-plan

Title: Re: anyone ordered plans from here?
Post by: TailUK on July 09, 2014, 01:02:57 pm

I have a set of plans labelled Molch and Hecht and they definately not a Seehund.  These are RCMB plans by a chap called MaClay.

Title: Re: anyone ordered plans from here?
Post by: hmsantrim on July 09, 2014, 01:03:18 pm

Hi phil.
 pic on my hobby store deffo seehund molch and hecht more long tube shape.
 http://www.otwdesigns.com/products/german-submarines-wwii/ (http://www.otwdesigns.com/products/german-submarines-wwii/)
 
card model for Molch (Pig) these have the frames you can scale up to scratch build.
http://www.kartonmodellshop.de/shop/product_info.php?info=p4309_Mini-U-Boot-des-Typs-Molch-1-25-uebersetzt-.html (http://www.kartonmodellshop.de/shop/product_info.php?info=p4309_Mini-U-Boot-des-Typs-Molch-1-25-uebersetzt-.html)
 
here is the Hecht.
http://www.papermodelstore.com/product_info.php?products_id=3350 (http://www.papermodelstore.com/product_info.php?products_id=3350)
frank

Title: Re: anyone ordered plans from here?
Post by: TailUK on July 09, 2014, 01:27:24 pm

Check out http://www.one35th.com/seehund/sh_reference.htm (http://www.one35th.com/seehund/sh_reference.htm)
Apparently hasn't had an update for 5 years but some interesting stuff there.

Title: Re: anyone ordered plans from here?
Post by: hmsantrim on July 13, 2014, 07:06:36 pm

Hi Phill.
 RE: are the plans are legit.  I have the ones advertised for the Al manama though mine were bought on flea bay.  They want paid by pay pal so you can get your money if theres a problem.
 The return name and address is printed on the envelope so he must be ok.
 the plan sheet size in old money is 33 x 20 inches  printed at 1:100 scale. 
 frank

Title: Re: anyone ordered plans from here?
Post by: mermod on July 14, 2014, 12:17:23 am

Thanks Frank, I might give em a go then :)

Phill