Astro-Baby
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Well I got home two days ago to find the Norris Modell Bachem Natter on my doormat. This has had a round trip from Germany via Austria to my door as the German shop selling them doesnt deliver to the UK for some strange reason (come to that they dont deliver outside of continental Europe !!).
Anyway after its long trip it arrived unharmed by the rigours of international travel and tonite I finally got to unpack it.
Those familiar with Daddyisbars thread on thismay recall I promised to do a build thread so I am ready and waiting now and all prepped up. While awaiting the Natter I bought myself a brand new cutting mat, X-Acto Knife, Air Brush, Squadron Putty and a few other items which I felt may be of use in building the Natter.
I thought that given the questions asked about Noris on a recent thread the kit contents may be of interest and my opnions on it so before the build starts lets take a look at the box and its contents.
Below are some pics of the box (yes a box - alien I know to US suppliers who prefer poly bags but here in Europe a box is de-rigeur for anything that costs more than a dollar ) and its contents.
The contents as tipped out on the floor do not consist of anything that even remotely resembles a rocket but do resemble something that looks like hard work ahead but surpisingly not so bad as I had feared and with some surpising quality touches.
The basic parts consist of;
I will cover the small bags of bits below, the cardboard tubes in the main elements are quite light and squishy but not as bad as I had expexted. The vacuform parts are quite heavy duty and seem very good.
The instructions have a step by step pictorial guide but my feeling is without some serious skill and experience this kit would be a nightmare. I feel I have the skills, the know how, am running with the Uberwoman inside and am ready to join the master race of modellers capable of 'Doing a Noris'
Whats in the teeny bags below.....
Anyway after its long trip it arrived unharmed by the rigours of international travel and tonite I finally got to unpack it.
Those familiar with Daddyisbars thread on thismay recall I promised to do a build thread so I am ready and waiting now and all prepped up. While awaiting the Natter I bought myself a brand new cutting mat, X-Acto Knife, Air Brush, Squadron Putty and a few other items which I felt may be of use in building the Natter.
I thought that given the questions asked about Noris on a recent thread the kit contents may be of interest and my opnions on it so before the build starts lets take a look at the box and its contents.
Below are some pics of the box (yes a box - alien I know to US suppliers who prefer poly bags but here in Europe a box is de-rigeur for anything that costs more than a dollar ) and its contents.
The contents as tipped out on the floor do not consist of anything that even remotely resembles a rocket but do resemble something that looks like hard work ahead but surpisingly not so bad as I had feared and with some surpising quality touches.
The basic parts consist of;
- Instructions - in German but with a step by step pictorial guide (this is not for the faint of heart).
- Two vacuform sheets consisting of the nose and tail assembly.
- Cardboard tubes, rather glassy in finish and quite lightweight.
- Bag of parts of the rear boosters
- Bag of heavy card parts for wings and tailplane plus body formers/centering rings.
- Bag of parachutes and odd and ends.
- Bag of modelling clay (that hadnt gone hard.....yet !).
- Some weird fluffy material which I cant decide whether its packing material or some kind of weird ejection baffle material,
- Two sets of peel off stickers (one with the sun ray pattern of the Natter prototypes and one with two small crosses plus the wing numbers for the ill fated first manned attempt of the real thing).
I will cover the small bags of bits below, the cardboard tubes in the main elements are quite light and squishy but not as bad as I had expexted. The vacuform parts are quite heavy duty and seem very good.
The instructions have a step by step pictorial guide but my feeling is without some serious skill and experience this kit would be a nightmare. I feel I have the skills, the know how, am running with the Uberwoman inside and am ready to join the master race of modellers capable of 'Doing a Noris'
Whats in the teeny bags below.....