Thank you again for continuing to offer guidance, Siara. I'll take a look around and see what I come up with. I was thinking of doing this as a summer project so I'd have an excuse to sit outside at the lounge table in the backyard and enjoy the sunny days ahead instead of being holed up in my cave with my computer.
Sailor Steve, I think that retailer forgot to mention the microscope and tweezers needed to assemble and detail a 4.5-inch u-boat! lol
I like the fact that it would make for more subs displayed in a small space, but I doubt I have the eyesight or steady hands needed for delicate work like that.
Anything you have to detail with a single bristle from a modeler's brush is too much for me!
I do have to question one statement made about thie kit.
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Can be finished as either a Class VIIC or Class IXC submarine.
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I suppose it has extra hull pieces to extend the length to match a IXC but I would have my doubts the IXC hull was merely a longer VIIC with the VIIC conning tower.
Including a merchant broken in half as a set piece is a nice touch, though.
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I found two very nice U-boats at that Tower Hobbies link, Steve. One is a generic 1/144 scale VIIC that is well detailed and about 18-inches in length. It also comes with a VIIB style alternate conning tower. Cost is $19.69 plus S+H.
The other is a 1/125 model of Otto Kretschmer's U-99, type VIIB, that has a cut-away hull on one side to show the interior details and measures in at just under 21 inches long. Cost is $16.29 plus S+H.
Decisions, decisions! Now I just have to sit and worry myself over which one I want.
No big hurry as summer weather is still several weeks away.
Thank you both!
