"Trumpeter Graf Spee" Topic

Just picked up the Trumpeter Graf Spee in 1/350 specifically because it says you can make it as a waterline model. Even says it on the box. Yet when I opened it, there does not appear to be a way to do that, other that chopping it with my dremel, which I wanted to avoid.

Is there some secret I am missing, or am I being dense gain? Plan of using it as a cruel seas target, so I dont really want to put it on the table propellers and all.

Many thanks for any help

Owen

Is it this one?

1999.co.jp/eng/10094293

If so, just use he waterline plate rather than the lower hull, no cutting required.

Crap, not trumpeter, academy, but it still says waterline version, only the hull is in 2 pieces left and right, not like the other trumpeter I got. Looks like a I grabbed the wrong one, although the box and the ad both say waterline I see no easy way to do it.

Usually in the case of full hull/waterline kits there is a cut line to follow on the inside of the hull pieces.

Thank you I will give it a close look. Be a pain for something to use once, but it will be a game with my sone so …….

youtu.be/5SsLTq3GYZ8

This guy built one on YouTube. Says waterline option can be made with some conversions.

You might ask here:
link

Thanks every one, one hull cutting coming up

According to this: link

"The hull features a waterline option, a scribed line running the length of the hull on the waterline. This will require cutting the hull along this line. There are interlocking waterline plates on sprue B to stiffen the waterline hull".

How's the build going?

Slow. If something is worth doing, it is worth overdoing. I reliozed it was not going to work to do the Spee first, the everything else. So I backed up and am doing all of the other things I have before I tackle the Spee. And actually play does waste time as well.