Hello Hama,
Since this thread is a bit stale I am not sure if you are still pondering over this "semi kit".
The model may look a bit top heavy indeed but it is built to scale, and that's what the original looks like too.
It is the German emergency tug NORDIC to whom even an
article is dedicated in the English Wikipedia.
(of course, there's also
an article about NORDIC in the German Wikipedia)
This site hosts some pretty shots of NORDIC.
The semi kit is indeed mainly a set of CNC cut frames, keel, stem and stern contours, and stringers as well as decks and some sheets for shell plating (most cut from plywood),
while the more curved areas of the hull's shell would still need to be covered by usual stripe planks, which as I understood, need to be supplied externally by the model builder.
However, I find the deal offered by the kit's ebay seller quite realistic and frank becaue, if you scroll through the image bar in the ebay article you will also find a small thumbnail which depicts exactly all the sheets of CNC cut parts that are contained in the kit.
So you will know what you get in advance, and don't have to buy the pig in a poke (or "Man muss nicht die Katze im Sack kaufen", as we say in German).
Again, to put it bluntly, this isn't a complete model kit with all parts required to build a fully detailed model, but only a basic set for hull, deck and some superstructure construction!
I have to mention that I have no affiliation to the kit's seller whatsoever, and I don't intend to promote or tout his kit here.
In our German model boaters' forum appeared
this build thread of a forum member who describes therein his build of NORDIC based on this very parts kit.
Regards,
Ralph
