Nürnberg?

[patmat2350]

Anyone able to provide spy reports from the Nürnberg Toy Fair this weekend?

This is where the European suppliers always announce their new stuff… Graupner, Robbe, Billing Boats, Dean's Marine, Revell and all the other biggies from around the world usually have their new stuff there.
It's only open to the trade, but surely we have some spies (er, privelaged insiders) who can give us the scoop?

Pat M

[Kmot]

That would be nice. Every year I have to do extensive searching on the net to locate reports, usually in a language I don't understand, about the Nuremberg Toy Fair.

[Westport 1]

Yeh i could do with seeing some info on Graupners Bernhard Gruben due to be released early this year?

[patmat2350]

This one may be good:

http://www.moduni.com/news.php

[Jettaheizer]

Hey guys,

I just can´t go to Nürnberg this weekend, but if you need help with the translation of any german newsletter oder website let me know.

Greetings,
Franz

[patmat2350]

Italeri 1:35 PT crewmen and 1:35 Schnellboot here:
http://www.primeportal.net/models/thomas_voigt2/italeri/

[patmat2350]

1:72 Type II U-boat here:
http://www.primeportal.net/models/thomas_voigt2/mpm-cmk-special_hobby/

The RC submariners never had it so good!

[patmat2350]

and now even Revell has a 1:35 LCM??
http://www.primeportal.net/models/thomas_voigt2/revell/index.php?Page=3

[patmat2350]

No Graupner pix in that set, but looks like they just posted their 2008 "Neuheiten" (new stuff) catalog:
http://www.graupner.de/fileadmin/downloadcenter/Katalog/20080207073802_Graupner_Neuheiten_2008.pdf (29 MB!)

[patmat2350]

Bark "Humboldt", 1350mm overall, ARTR, prop powered, can't tell yet if the sails "work".

Graf Spee, 1:128, 1480mm, ARTR

Theodor Heuss rescue boat with daughter boat, 1:20 1180mm, ARTR

New Castle, hmmm looks familiar... 1:35, 810mm, ARTR

and some semi-scale emergency boats, about 2 feet long

[patmat2350]

and finally, Graupner brings you "The Bad Hair Day".
.

[patmat2350]

Not much on the Robbe site, except they carry the same semi-scale emergency boats, and offer fittings/function sets too... 1:25, about 2 feet long.

[Kmot]

Check out this wild looking outboard motor!

[Stu :)]

Italeri 1:35 PT crewmen and 1:35 Schnellboot here:
http://www.primeportal.net/models/thomas_voigt2/italeri/

ABOUT :censored: beeping :censored: blankety :censored: TIME!

That Schnellboot was 'spose to be released in time for my birthday back in November...
...As for the Elco crew... why?!?

Stu :)

[patmat2350]

Well, SHOWING doesn't mean SELLING... yet...

[Reid]

i am sorry Italeri figures have never been good and still arn't... need people at Tamiya or Dragon doing PT-crews!!!

[Jettaheizer]

Hey pat,

Bark "Humboldt", 1350mm overall, ARTR, prop powered, can't tell yet if the sails "work".


I just had a look in the Graupner News. The description says this:

- Ein Betrieb des Modells bei Windstärken über 1 Beaufort ist nicht zu empfehlen!
- Da das Modell kein verstellbares Rigg besitzt, sollte es quasi als Motorschiff mit Segeln gefahren werden.

Translated:

- operating the model at wind with more than 1 bft isn´t to be recommended!
- for the model has no adjustable rigg (is that the same word in english?) it should be driven as a motorship with sails.

Hope that helps.

Greetings,
Franz

[patmat2350]

Thanks!

[Stu :)]

Well, SHOWING doesn't mean SELLING... yet...

True... I'll try and settle down, but it bought up the memory of cut fingers and plastic putty going everywhere expect where I wanted it, trying to hash PT crew hybrids from Tamiya and Trumpeter figures :(

Did some more fishing around and found under the Trumpeter (http://www.primeportal.net/models/thomas_voigt2/trumpeter/) page some possible releases (some of us are still waiting for the 1/200 USS Arizona...).
Two posters for 1/350th's of the USS Arleigh Burke and HMS Repulse.
http://data4.primeportal.net/models/thomas_voigt2/trumpeter/images/trumpeter_13_of_25.jpg
There's photos of a Richelieu (1/350th)
http://data4.primeportal.net/models/thomas_voigt2/trumpeter/images/trumpeter_18_of_25.jpg
http://data4.primeportal.net/models/thomas_voigt2/trumpeter/images/trumpeter_19_of_25.jpg
http://data4.primeportal.net/models/thomas_voigt2/trumpeter/images/trumpeter_20_of_25.jpg
http://data4.primeportal.net/models/thomas_voigt2/trumpeter/images/trumpeter_21_of_25.jpg

Also I found page listing a company called Soar Art (http://www.primeportal.net/models/thomas_voigt2/soar_art_144th_bismarck/) offering a 1/144th Bismarck :eek: , did some more Googling and found on their website that their also list a 1/144th Yamato...
:censored:ing :eek:
Whether this happens or not I don't know, but if the Bismarck does happen I wouldn't mind one.
http://www.soarart.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=102&Itemid=163

Stu :)

[Kmot]

Stu: That Soar Art Yammie has been around for about two years now on that website.

[Strykaas]

and finally, Graupner brings you "The Bad Hair Day".
.

That's what I though indeed.
:D

[herrmill]

Stu: That Soar Art Yammie has been around for about two years now on that website.

As Tom mentioned, they've been around for a while & their offering consists mainly of resin display models that aren't suited for RC.

[herrmill]

I know this is supposed to be an RC boating forum, but has anyone seen any photos of the new RC tanks that were to be shown?

Chuck

[der kapitan]

ABOUT :censored: beeping :censored: blankety :censored: TIME!
That Schnellboot was 'spose to be released in time for my birthday back in November...
...As for the Elco crew... why?!?
Stu :)
Stu, you should've purchased the Microglass schnellboot---. ;)

It's been available since February of 2004---. :D

[Stu :)]

Typical...
I shall have to remain happy with the el'cheapo 1/350th Bismarck I've got...
and
...If the Italeri Schnellboot was released in November I would have bought it, however I have diverted those naval funds to another kit (http://www.billingboats.com/526.htm) since then....

Stu :)

[der kapitan]

Typical...
I shall have to remain happy with the el'cheapo 1/350th Bismarck I've got...
and
...If the Italeri Schnellboot was released in November I would have bought it, however I have diverted those naval funds to another kit (http://www.billingboats.com/526.htm) since then....
Stu :)
And Stu, you would have had authenticity with the Microglass offering---. ;)

My parents were both BORN in Nurnberg--- How close can you get---. :D

[herrmill]

Und lassen Sie uns nicht vergessen, zu erwähnen, daß Qualität Karls ausgezeichnet ist u. den Preis ist recht!

Stu, I was hoping you dropped all your hobby funds on this nice little kit (http://www.speedline-models.com/page24.html) I saw offered in Loyalhanna's newsletter today.

Chuck

[der kapitan]

Und lassen Sie uns nicht vergessen, zu erwähnen, daß Qualität Karls ausgezeichnet ist u. den Preis ist recht!
Chuck
---pretty good German, Chuck---. :)

[Stu :)]

You're really layering it on aren't you?
No sorry, but one of my new years resolutions was to stick to ships/boats in my period of interest; although there is some slight give, like a 1/350th HMS Repulse or 1/200th Arizona. Too much WWII kits out there and not enough WWI or Pre-WWI kits.

I do like that 60 inch WWI tug hull, but the postage would be crippling... I also had a heart attack when Dean's sent me a "loose" quote for shipping the HMS Dreadnought kit down here.

Stu :)

[der kapitan]

[QUOTE=Stu I do like that 60 inch WWI tug hull, but the postage would be crippling... I also had a heart attack when Dean's sent me a "loose" quote for shipping the HMS Dreadnought kit down here.
Stu :)[/QUOTE]

Hee hee, Stu, that 60 inch WWI tug hull would be good for sailing down there in the antipodes, but the postage would indeed cause you to have heart palpitations---. :D

[Kmot]

Kap, you got a 60" tug hull in your normal inventory? :eek:

[der kapitan]

Kap, you got a 60" tug hull in your normal inventory? :eek:
Tom it depends on what you call a "normal" inventory. On something that size, the mold is generally in storage until I receive an order for one---. ;)

Then, I lay up a hull, after which the mold goes back into storage---. :D

It gets tougher every year, and I'm running out of space for even the regular-sized molds---. :eek:

[Kmot]

Ah so. I see, said the blind man. :p

[P_J_Glor]

Ah so. I see, said the blind man. :p

As he picked up his hammer and "saw"...

[Stu :)]

Stu, I was hoping you dropped all your hobby funds on this nice little kit (http://www.speedline-models.com/page24.html) I saw offered in Loyalhanna's newsletter today.
Chuck

Yeah I've seen that kit for sale in Model Boats (UK) magazine for the last few months, but... £185 +p&p!!! That would make well over the 500 local 'pesos'.
Seems silly for such a simple model and the plans can be found on the US Navy's history website.

I vow to build the USS Monitor one day, but it keeps getting put off; I guess we are all guilty of that :confused:

Stu :)

[Aerominded]

I guess we are all guilty of that :confused:



Yes indeed! the list is long! :o

[Pekka]

well girls and boys,

here you can see some pics of Nürnberg, not only ships but interessting.

http://www.rc-network.de/magazin/artikel_08/art_08-008/art_008-01.html

b.r. Pekka

[Kmot]

Danke, Pekka! :D