U-boat walkaround

DavyJonesFootlocker · 05-13-08, 10:37 AM

I'm slowly but surely modeling a type XXI boat but lack fine details. If anyone is willing to assist in providing pictures of details on the hull and conning tower I would appreciate it. I would have done it myself but time is limited as I am studying UK law so you may have to guess what the inside of my brain looks like.

The Fishlord · 05-13-08, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by DavyJonesFootlocker

I'm slowly but surely modeling a type XXI boat but lack fine details. If anyone is willing to assist in providing pictures of details on the hull and conning tower I would appreciate it. I would have done it myself but time is limited as I am studying UK law so you may have to guess what the inside of my brain looks like.

Hmm I thought the Type XVIII is exactly the same thing as the Type XXI, minus the Walther...Just remove all the files with the Walther, put some massive underwater speed and big batteries, and release it. I'd play it

EDIT: you probably don't have 1.5 if you're asking it in here right? sorry...I guess I can give you some pics:

DavyJonesFootlocker · 05-14-08, 12:17 PM

Gracias m8! This will suffice just fine. And I have 1.5 now.

Schroeder · 05-14-08, 02:41 PM

I'll only post the links to the pictures since they are quite big.

Picture 1

Picture 2

Hope this helps a little.

DavyJonesFootlocker · 05-14-08, 03:32 PM

Shiver me timbers! It's an actual restored Type XXI boat! Where are these pics taken from?

Sailor Steve · 05-14-08, 05:56 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Bauer_(U-boat)
http://uboat.net/gallery/index.html?gallery=U2540A

Elder-Pirate · 05-14-08, 09:09 PM

In Schroeder post second pic that tower in the background ( maybe a restaurant ? ) looks like a crows nest on the U-Boat. :rotfl:

Schroeder · 05-15-08, 05:55 AM

@Steve
Yep, that's the Wilhelm Bauer at Bremerhaven.

@DavyJones

I've found the booklet I got when I visited it about 6-7 years ago. Here is a picture of it.

And the sub alone in higher res.

DavyJonesFootlocker · 05-15-08, 07:25 AM

Man, that's cool! I just wish someone will go search off our Gulf of Paria. I bet there's a u-boat or two down there.

The Fishlord · 05-15-08, 08:33 PM

Did the Type XXI really ride that high in the water? Or is the museum just in "dry dock" with the water still there?

Sailor Steve · 05-15-08, 09:38 PM

It's the museum boat. Here is a line drawing and a photograph of one at sea. Both pictures show the real waterline.
http://www.uboataces.com/uboat-type-xxi.shtml

Schroeder · 05-16-08, 04:06 AM

IIRC the boat is not really floating. It's some sort of an underwater "dry dock" if it can still be called so.
I think the sub is that high in the water to show the upper pair of opened torpedo tubes so that one can have a look through them from inside.

DavyJonesFootlocker · 05-16-08, 10:24 AM

Man, I'd really like to visit that sub.

Schroeder · 05-16-08, 12:13 PM

Want some more pictures?
I have to say that I didn't take those myself back when I was there. I've got them from a friend of mine who found them on his company's LAN, so I actually don't know who took them originally.
Some of them are not exactly of high quality but that's the best I can offer.

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Picture 18

Hang on, you almost through it!

Picture 19

DavyJonesFootlocker · 05-16-08, 01:54 PM

Man, I'm glad I'm not modeling the interior of the XXI. Look at the amount of details! I'd go nuts in seconds. I appreciate the effort of posting the pics m8!

05-13-08, 10:37 AM	#1
DavyJonesFootlocker The Old Man Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Stink Drunk in Trinidad Posts: 1,572 Downloads: 138 Uploads: 0	U-boat walkaround I'm slowly but surely modeling a type XXI boat but lack fine details. If anyone is willing to assist in providing pictures of details on the hull and conning tower I would appreciate it. I would have done it myself but time is limited as I am studying UK law so you may have to guess what the inside of my brain looks like. __________________ "Silence means death. Stand on your feet. Inner fear your worst enemy."- Sepultura. My Silent Hunter 5 mantra is this......"Torpedo missed, sir!" A P-400 is a P-40 with a Zero after it. A proud member of the Wikipedia Haters Club

05-14-08, 12:17 PM	#3
DavyJonesFootlocker The Old Man Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Stink Drunk in Trinidad Posts: 1,572 Downloads: 138 Uploads: 0	Gracias m8! This will suffice just fine. And I have 1.5 now. __________________ "Silence means death. Stand on your feet. Inner fear your worst enemy."- Sepultura. My Silent Hunter 5 mantra is this......"Torpedo missed, sir!" A P-400 is a P-40 with a Zero after it. A proud member of the Wikipedia Haters Club

05-14-08, 03:32 PM	#5
DavyJonesFootlocker The Old Man Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Stink Drunk in Trinidad Posts: 1,572 Downloads: 138 Uploads: 0	Shiver me timbers! It's an actual restored Type XXI boat! Where are these pics taken from? __________________ "Silence means death. Stand on your feet. Inner fear your worst enemy."- Sepultura. My Silent Hunter 5 mantra is this......"Torpedo missed, sir!" A P-400 is a P-40 with a Zero after it. A proud member of the Wikipedia Haters Club

05-14-08, 05:56 PM	#6
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Bauer_(U-boat) http://uboat.net/gallery/index.html?gallery=U2540A __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

05-14-08, 09:09 PM	#7
Elder-Pirate Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Morris, Illinois USA Posts: 1,090 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 0	In Schroeder post second pic that tower in the background ( maybe a restaurant ? ) looks like a crows nest on the U-Boat. :rotfl: __________________

05-14-08, 02:41 PM	#4
Schroeder Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Banana Republic of Germany Posts: 6,170 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	I'll only post the links to the pictures since they are quite big. Picture 1 Picture 2 Hope this helps a little.

05-15-08, 05:55 AM	#8
Schroeder Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Banana Republic of Germany Posts: 6,170 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	@Steve Yep, that's the Wilhelm Bauer at Bremerhaven. @DavyJones I've found the booklet I got when I visited it about 6-7 years ago. Here is a picture of it. And the sub alone in higher res.

05-15-08, 07:25 AM	#9
DavyJonesFootlocker The Old Man Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Stink Drunk in Trinidad Posts: 1,572 Downloads: 138 Uploads: 0	Man, that's cool! I just wish someone will go search off our Gulf of Paria. I bet there's a u-boat or two down there. __________________ "Silence means death. Stand on your feet. Inner fear your worst enemy."- Sepultura. My Silent Hunter 5 mantra is this......"Torpedo missed, sir!" A P-400 is a P-40 with a Zero after it. A proud member of the Wikipedia Haters Club

05-15-08, 08:33 PM	#10
The Fishlord Planesman Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Maryland, USA Posts: 185 Downloads: 119 Uploads: 0	Did the Type XXI really ride that high in the water? Or is the museum just in "dry dock" with the water still there?

05-15-08, 09:38 PM	#11
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	It's the museum boat. Here is a line drawing and a photograph of one at sea. Both pictures show the real waterline. http://www.uboataces.com/uboat-type-xxi.shtml __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

05-16-08, 04:06 AM	#12
Schroeder Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Banana Republic of Germany Posts: 6,170 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	IIRC the boat is not really floating. It's some sort of an underwater "dry dock" if it can still be called so. I think the sub is that high in the water to show the upper pair of opened torpedo tubes so that one can have a look through them from inside.

05-16-08, 10:24 AM	#13
DavyJonesFootlocker The Old Man Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Stink Drunk in Trinidad Posts: 1,572 Downloads: 138 Uploads: 0	Man, I'd really like to visit that sub. __________________ "Silence means death. Stand on your feet. Inner fear your worst enemy."- Sepultura. My Silent Hunter 5 mantra is this......"Torpedo missed, sir!" A P-400 is a P-40 with a Zero after it. A proud member of the Wikipedia Haters Club

05-16-08, 12:13 PM	#14
Schroeder Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Banana Republic of Germany Posts: 6,170 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	Want some more pictures? I have to say that I didn't take those myself back when I was there. I've got them from a friend of mine who found them on his company's LAN, so I actually don't know who took them originally. Some of them are not exactly of high quality but that's the best I can offer. Picture 1 Picture 2 Picture 3 Picture 4 Picture 5 Picture 6 Picture 7 Picture 8 Picture 9 Picture 10 Picture 11 Picture 12 Picture 13 Picture 14 Picture 15 Picture 16 Picture 17 Picture 18 Hang on, you almost through it! Picture 19

05-16-08, 01:54 PM	#15
DavyJonesFootlocker The Old Man Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Stink Drunk in Trinidad Posts: 1,572 Downloads: 138 Uploads: 0	Man, I'm glad I'm not modeling the interior of the XXI. Look at the amount of details! I'd go nuts in seconds. I appreciate the effort of posting the pics m8! __________________ "Silence means death. Stand on your feet. Inner fear your worst enemy."- Sepultura. My Silent Hunter 5 mantra is this......"Torpedo missed, sir!" A P-400 is a P-40 with a Zero after it. A proud member of the Wikipedia Haters Club