![]() ![]() The time had come to reveal to these young men-average age of 20-that the following day, they would be entering Scapa Flow. As it settled on the bottom, the motors were cut and Prien ordered the crew to assemble in the forward mess. Security surrounding it had been so tight that only now, with the climax approaching, would it be possible to tell his men the reason for so daring a foray into enemy waters.įollowing a night of observation, U-47 submerged and withdrew eastward. While the officers standing in the conning tower observed the twinkling lights ashore to the west, only the captain, Kapitänleutnant Günther Prien, knew the purpose of their mission. I recommend the movie Das Boot, a very amazing German made film about a U-boat crew, and also the book Operation Drumbeat to further inspire you.World War II had been in progress for six weeks when on the evening of October 12, 1939, the German submarine U-47 surfaced off the Orkney Islands at the northern tip of Scotland. ![]() Give this trick a try!Ī popular question regarding German U-boats: How do you hide something that is the length of a city block weighing 3 times the Statue Of Liberty? Well, its an interesting question to ponder since, as I mentioned earlier in the review, fifty U-boats are still out there, resting in the deep ,dark depths of the ocean. ![]() Then, I applied real rust from a wheelbarrow sitting in my back yard, and this turned out so realistic looking. I went as realistic as I could, all the while guessing as to how much weathering do to cold saltwater of the Atlantic Theater.I then applied a very light dusting of Model Master Stainless Steel Metalizer to give the hull a heavy, metallic feel to it. There are four versions of the U-boat to build, and all are great choices and historical in nature.Īfter using Tamiya white primer, I then applied dull matt grey for the hull and a lighter grey for the upper deck and superstructure. As for separating the parts, I used a side clipper on them to dislodge them from the sprue trees. Try using super glue on them and you will be fine. I had a bit of a challenge with the deck railings since the mounting holes are not that deep. This build was such a good surprise with the many parts involving the superstructure on the deck and the rudder and propeller assembly.Be careful when separating the parts, since many of them are very small, and also, be careful if you get glue on your fingers when handling small parts. I have always avoided building submarines because the hull halves really hide so much of the model.interior detailing, ect. This is one fine submarine kit with many parts. I decided to go with the Revell Type VII C/41 Atlantic Uboat and was pleasantly surprised the entire build-up. Sadly, decades later, only 4 are known to survive with some fifty of them still listed as missing in the depths of the oceans. So, I turned to Hobbylinc in search of what was available to build.ĭuring WW2, Germany built 1162 U-boats. Reinhard Hardegan was his name, and he was especially noted for being the last surviving Uboat Captain who was directly responsible for terrorizing the Atlantic off the coast of North Carolina and its Outer Banks shoreline early in WW2.Īfter I became aware of Reinhard and his U-boat service in the 3rd U-boat Flotilla in the Reichsmarine and Kriegsmarine, I became interested in building my first model of a U-boat, of any submarine for that matter. ![]() Now, living 5 years beyond the century mark is unique in of itself, but this man had an interesting life without question. ![]()
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