U-3504 Launched Yesterday! (Revell AG 1/144th Scale Type XXI)
 

With great fanfare, U-3504 slid down the ways at the Bortwerks yard just outside Chicago, adding yet another U-Boat to Illinois' collection. The excellent Revell AG 1/144th scale Type XXI went together easily and plus painting and decals was launched just 3 days after the keel was laid. :arrgh!: I had a fun time with this one, 1/144th scale is excellent for subs if you aren't crazy or well funded enough to tackle the 1/72nd scale VIIC and Gato that Revell AG offers.

Here are some pictures of the brand new submarine:
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The conning tower and stand.

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A view from the bow with open torpedo tubes.

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The stern, captured in all of its plastic glory.

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More of the torpedo tubes.

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A view of the bow planes.

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The conning tower and fore deck.

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The whole thing all together!

Next up in line from Bortwerks Chicago is a Tamiya 1/48th scale Tiger I with die cast metal body! After that comes another from Revell AG, the 1/144th scale VIID.

I can't wait! :rock:

Nice Bort, I did some of this a long time ago, would love to get back into it sometime.
Thanks for sharing:up:

RDP

Nice, I'm currently (amongst other things) working on the AFV Club 1/350th scale Type XXI kit, in between doing bits of my Akula!

:D Chock

Can you get this stuff online somewhere? Not much around here as far as hobbie shops:nope:

RDP

after long weeks working on the Cockpit of my stuka, I now finally can make jump to build the fuselage around it.

but back ontopic

thats one nice paintjob Bort :up:

Certainly can, here's the best online shop I've found for ordering models, they also ship worldwide, and it was in fact the only place I was able to find the Akula kit I'm currently working on, if you want a Type XXI, this link will take you right to one (not the one I'm building though, I bought that discounted from a shop in Manchester, I think it might be discontinued), go to the home bit of the Hannants site and do a search, for whatever your heart desires, Enjoy!

http://www.hannants.co.uk/search/ind...ECHOICE=Export

:D Chock