Bachem Natter in 1.18

[Crazy Kraut]

Hi folks,
short before years end a good info from Austria. That well talented guy who made several 1:16 scaled models (Mini submarine Biber, V2 and many different more) is going to make a Bachem Natter in 1.18 scale. First drawings for 3d-Print below. What do you think??

[Crazy Kraut]

This is his first prototyp in 1:16 scale
But he promise to do it in 1:18 scale too. If there is enough interest, of course.
He´s thinking about approx. 150 € for each kit.

[normandy]

I'm in! I would like to add a 1:18 Natter to my collection.

[Crazy Kraut]

You are welcome. I´ll keep you informed about building process.
best regards from germany
Sven

[grunt1]

The CAD is very good. The printer is bad. Endless amounts of sanding and primer. Would your CAD person consider outsourcing the printing?

[pvanroy]

I'm very interested! The CAD looks excellent! And if pricing is around 150 EUR, I'm in!

[Crazy Kraut]

The first prototype print in 1.16scale is not the best quality.
Please see the serial cockpit frames, Instruments and targetequipment in production quality and 1.18 scale:







of course you need to do some Modelling work on this kit. But for me it seems that it is not too much to do.

[Crazy Kraut]

With orders from Normandy & Pvanroy & Tom Edwards and mine we are at 8 kits. With some more interest (10 kits) this would be possible for Lukas to make it. And it would bring in a new Manufacturer for 1.18 scaled stuff.
He is also planning to do a Startwagen /starting ramp

[Crazy Kraut]

Starting ramp 3d-construction:

[grunt1]

Those new print samples look excellent!

[Crazy Kraut]

and now we need just a little bit more interest in this little "Wonderweapon"
So is here some more interest??
Please let me know.
Or can somebody help to start a poll??

[pvanroy]

Fantastic work! May I suggest you move this entire thread to the 1:18 Scale Forum? Likely, a lot more people will see it there, considering that the 1:18 Scale Forum is probably the most visited part of the entire board - and greater exposure will help generate greater interest. Also, it seems more appropriate to have this in the 1:18 Scale Forum anyway, since this is a completely new model, and not a repaint or conversion of an existing model. In any case, looking forward to this!

[pvanroy]

Any updates?

[Crazy Kraut]

Lukas (the guy who build it) moved into a new house the last 2 weeks and so I´m still waiting for him to start into production again. Will let you know asap if there are some News about it.

[normandy]

[tmanthegreat]

I just got one of these in 1/30 scale... Would love to get a 1/18 version

[normandy]

"Would love to get a 1/18 version "

Me too !

This would make a cool diorama...

[tmanthegreat]

Here’s my little 1/30 scale Natter
This is a Thomas Gunn Miniatures wooden model, which came with figures depicting Erich Bachem (holding umbrella) and Lothar Sieber. I’m not sure if it’s properly scaled or not as it seems a bit too small... But a 1/18 version would be neat

[Crazy Kraut]

I´m in contact with the builder of the 1.18 scaled Natter model and after travelling to a new house he´s back into work with his PC and 3D-Printer. Hope to show pics of progrees in the near future.
Stay tuned

[normandy]

Great news Crazy Kraut, thanks!

Tman nice looking model and nicely displayed.
A little off topic...in you second picture, are those
FOV 1:32 diorama displays?

[Crazy Kraut]

Lukas is on the way:
The Prototypes for doing the Silicon forms are done









silicone is flowing





maybe we can see first parts during the weekend

[normandy]

That is some very impressive mold work, this is going to be a very cool model.

[tmanthegreat]

Tman nice looking model and nicely displayed.
A little off topic...in you second picture, are those
FOV 1:32 diorama displays?

Thanks Normandy! Yes, those are FOV 1/32 diorama displays. I finally broke down and got a couple of them last year and they are fantastic! I use them frequently as a backdrop in photos of models, etc. to fill things in.

[normandy]

They do make good backdrops for photos.
I like the second pic with the Natter, Bachem and Sieber...
it would be cool in 1:18.

[granch]

Nice model in the diorama... just about the scale, when you look at normandy's first pic, a man is about 3/4 of the length between wing and nose.