Hobby Boss Kits

[Captain Canada]

That's a really neat ship ! Never heard of it before this. Cheers guys !

[NARSES2]

Thanks for that image JCF    Really shows the size of that barrel in comparison to the crew members 

[PR19_Kit]

Hmmm, I reckon I could scratchbuild that turret to go in place of the original gun shield.

Not sure I could build enough extra beam into the kit to ensure it WOULDN'T sink at the stern in the RW though! 

I seem to be talking myself into getting one of these.............. 

[Beermonster58]

Hmmm, how much is a 1/350 scale ton?

2.9 kgs!  

[Rick Lowe]

I seem to be getting more interested in these Monitor things - it's probably associated with my liking for the the MTB/MGB range.

Thankfully, the Monitors are a wee bit too large in 1/72 to do more than toy with the idea from time to time...
But, they'd be relatively easy to scratchbuild in that scale... oops

[Wardukw]

One thing has been itching me for yrs ...the Dora 80cm rail gun..the massive 1200 plus ton cannon which sat on two sets of rail tracks .
Now ive always wanted the 35th scale model of this gun ..yes I am that nuts 🤪
Common sense tho is slowly creeping in and the 72nd scale Hobbyboss kit is something I'm seriously thinking about ..might be a early Xmas gift to myself I'm thinking 🤔 😅

[PR19_Kit]

First you have to get a larger garden shed though................... 

[George the Cat]

First you have to get a larger garden shed though................... 

And a cheap estate car to transport it to shows.

[scooter]

First you have to get a larger garden shed though................... 

And a cheap estate car to transport it to shows.

A ute with a bed ap might be more practical

[Steel Penguin]

First you have to get a larger garden shed though................... 

And a cheap estate car to transport it to shows.

A ute with a bed ap might be more practical

or a towing hook      itll make the kids look and point

[Wardukw]

It isn't that big really 🤔
Ita only 210mm wide ..so quite narrow ..it's slightly longer than 1100mm tho ..no idea about the height..can't find the info for some reason but I'm betting close to 300 to 350mm ...not a weekend build 

[Wardukw]

Right guys ,,looks like xmas could or will be much earlier this yr ,,why i hear you ask 
Scalemates pretty much put the final nail in the coffin so to speck ,,,coins ,,in my case saving a ton of em ...I'll link the Scalemates page so you can take a look at what i see ask the prices will so in your currency and not mine ,,
 https://www.scalemates.com/kits/hobbyboss-82911-80cm-k-e-railway-gun-dora--101432
Scroll down and check the prices out from the stores who have this kit for sale and then compare them to the amount this model is for sale here on Trademe ,,,which is NZ $213.75 .
Yeah that pretty much made up my mind on the whole idea and the very annoying itch 

[Rick Lowe]

Oops - they've encouraged The Monster... 

Y'all have fun with that, now.

[PR19_Kit]

Ye Gods, have you seen the instruction sheet? 

There's about a dozen sprues, plus maybe another ten major parts even before the PE stuff. And all this in a 1/72 scale kit! 

[Old Wombat]

As the cheapest on offer was AU$275.52 from Poland (the most expensive being AU$479.89 - from the US uv A), & those prices won't be including Postage & Handling, I'd be grabbing the Kiwi TradeMe item (AU$195.08) as a considerable bargain!

If I was into Bloody Big German Artillery, that is.

Which (thankfully) I'm not.

Ye Gods, have you seen the instruction sheet? 

There's about a dozen sprues, plus maybe another ten major parts even before the PE stuff. And all this in a 1/72 scale kit! 

This is not the sort of thing that discourages Our Phill!