German U-boats
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Nothing was done in four weeks. It's too hot to work.
I made a small diorama that I could easily make for practice before starting my next project.
I was impressed by the picture of the captured u-505. I made it into a small diorama now, [...]
This is an "olde but goodie" model I built some time ago, maybe over 10 years ago. Once in a while I go into the basement and look at my old, dusty built models put away in storage. These models in storage are much older then [...]
U-boat Type VII/C : The magic of light
1/144 U-boat VII/C (Revell) & 1/350 U-boat VII/C (Revell)
Operation Torch, and the arrival of British and US troops on the French North-African coast in November 1942, was the invasion that established the basis for the Tunisian campaign; the defeat of Rommel; and ultimately the opening of a [...]
"The beginning of the End."
Hitler's U-boats, who drove Winston Churchill into the corner, as the allied forces acquired Ennigma, embark on a journey of long defeat.
It meant Hitler's end.
I refer to the underwater explosion of [...]
I made a diorama for a short rest before performing a top-secret mission.
Through Google Earth, we've referred to a lot of pictures of the Norvik coast. However, I feel bad because it is totally different. The color and transparency of [...]
I bought this kit a while back and it's been my stash for some time. Though I mainly build WW2 aircrafts, a little change is sometimes nice.
The model is of U318, which served with the 4th (training) 11th, 13th and 14th U-boat flotilla in [...]
Hello everyone,
Here is my first completion for 2016. It was built as a commission for a friend at work. You may recall a previous build I posted of another submarine I built, also for said same friend. A couple of pictures show the two of [...]
Having finished four german capital ships of WW2, it was time to complement my german collection with some subs. I chose to build one from each important class.
The Typ VIIc U-Boot was the workhorse of the german navy and bore the brunt of [...]
My love for U-Boats started back in the early 70's when I first read Herbert Werner's "Iron Coffins".
I bought Revell's Type IX U-Boat as soon as it was out.
The build was pretty much straight forward. The size of the hull (42 [...]