Andreas.R Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 (edited) Giddey to all fellow ship modelers! Long before the 1/350 scale models appeared, my favourite scale was 1/400 - and I must admit still is. Here are the Heller Z31 destroyer kits build as Z32 and Z37. As you can see the Heller 1/400 ship models are still nice little kits, and with some aftermarket PE Sets still up to date. The only point I would do better are the chunky masts. Here are the pics, all comments welcome! Hope you like it! Cheers Andreas Edited May 8, 2020 by Andreas.R new pictures 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArnoldAmbrose Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Gidday Andreas, very good destroyers. Here to escort your Scharnhorst? Regards, Jeff. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas.R Posted April 27, 2020 Author Share Posted April 27, 2020 5 hours ago, ArnoldAmbrose said: Gidday Andreas, very good destroyers. Here to escort your Scharnhorst? Regards, Jeff. Hello Jeff, I am thinking about to add a Torpedoboot or Minesweeper and a Schnellboot S100 all from Heller 1/400 to the Scharnhorst. they are small and would have place on the base! But I have to complete the Minesweeper and the Torpedoboot. Thanks Andreas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gisbod Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 Nice Andreas, Love the water! How did you do that/ what did you use? Guy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 great work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas.R Posted April 28, 2020 Author Share Posted April 28, 2020 (edited) On 4/28/2020 at 1:52 PM, Gisbod said: Nice Andreas, Love the water! How did you do that/ what did you use? Guy Here in Germany you can find a sort of glass called Kathedral, (Cathedral in UK) it is used for doors to reduce visibility, and it has a wavy pattern. You cut it to the needed size, spray the bottom with a blueish green, glue the model on with white glue (when dried it should turn transparent) Take also a look at: https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235027957-waves/&tab=comments#comment-3583717 Edited May 8, 2020 by Andreas.R update Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gisbod Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 (edited) Ah thanks, how do you get the model to sit on the wavy base? How do you cut the glass to size!? Guy Edited April 28, 2020 by Gisbod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas.R Posted April 28, 2020 Author Share Posted April 28, 2020 (edited) On 4/28/2020 at 5:17 PM, Gisbod said: Ah thanks, how do you get the model to sit on the wavy base? How do you cut the glass to size!? Guy Hello Guy. I buy the glass from the glazier who also cuts it, I think it is no longer produced but glaziers still have it. There exist different styles of the cathedral glass - you have to check it. I also saw some with smaller "waves" for 1/700 scale. Here a link to a glass manufacturer in UK: https://www.rationel.co.uk/guides/energy-efficient-glass a good photo showing a wavy pattern in real! Cheers Andreas Edited May 9, 2020 by Andreas.R new pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gisbod Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 Thanks Andreas, I might try that. Guy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 Very nicely done 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas.R Posted May 9, 2020 Author Share Posted May 9, 2020 On 4/27/2020 at 2:41 PM, ArnoldAmbrose said: Gidday Andreas, very good destroyers. Here to escort your Scharnhorst? Regards, Jeff. Maybe the small Minesweeper when competed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutcastJoel Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 Those are really attractive ships and beautifully modelled! The use of the Cathedral glass is very clever, I will have to try it at some point. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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