Thinking ahead....

[u-33]

Next year I'm going to build me a bigger version of my favourite boat, the U-Flak U-441. I did a small one years ago, but this time I want to build it again in something like 1/32nd or 1/48th scale.

Any pictures/links/information on the Flak type conning tower would be gratefully received...I have a few small pics but nothing really decent to work from.

Thanking you in advance....

Rich

[JWLaRue]

There are Very few photos

There are Very few photos of the U-441. Here's what I have....



And a chart showing the Type VII bridge conversions which might provide a few additional details.....



-Jeff

[u-33]

I know Jeff, I struggled

I know Jeff, I struggled last time with detail pics and that was without the internet. I'm at a loss really as to why the U-Flak boats weren't photographed more, it seems a bit strange to me that the German submarine forces didn't want to show off their creations a bit more, unless they were worried about secrecy. Shame, doesn't help me much!

Thanks for what you've sent me, I appreciate that...there was one I didn't have.

Good thing I have plenty of time before U-Flak 1 hits the slipway, U-212 needs to be finished first.

Regards,

Rich

[JWLaRue]

Rich,

From my reading on the

Rich,

From my reading on the subject, the Kriegsmarine didn't leave those U-boats in the Flak-boat configurations for very long. Funny thing......but fighting it out on the surface doesn't work to well. That definitely limited the time during which photos could have been taken.

-Jeff

[anonymous]

They sure were great looking

They sure were great looking boats though no matter how impractical they have real appeal with all those guns. I'd love to have a 6-7 ft. model.

Steve

[JWLaRue]

Steve,

Definitely! Wouldn't it be great

Steve,

Definitely! Wouldn't it be great to see something like an OTW Type VIIC done up as a flak-boat?

-Jeff

[scott t]

http://www.travel-net.com/~gcauley/U673/
Some pictures on this web

http://www.travel-net.com/~gcauley/U673/

Some pictures on this web page.
-Scott

[JWLaRue]

....just a caution....the U-673 (and

....just a caution....the U-673 (and U-973) was a different variation than the U-441....

-Jeff

[u-33]

Gentlemen, I thank you all...information

Gentlemen, I thank you all...information on the U-Flak boats is as rare as hens teeth it seems.

The plan is to acquire either a 32nd Parallel hull or an OTW one, and scratch build/modify the conning tower to the U-Flak 1 type. The small one I made years ago was built on an original Krick U25 hull, the wooden bread and butter one...it sort of looked like a Flak Trap boat, but this time I want to do a proper job. 1/32nd scale would be nice, I could even get the guns revolving in that scale, and with a decent sound effect board it should be able to scare off the local anti-sub airbourne patrols, otherwise known as ducks.
I had all sorts of problems with U-117, even at nine feet in length I suffered a lot of aerial attacks from the local geese. A word of warning to you all...geese hate U-Boats! Their depth charges can make an awful mess on a U-Boat deck.....

Rich

[mylo]

Sounds like a very cool

Sounds like a very cool project.

Mylo