Revell VIIc shipping in holland

[wolf pack]

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Thomas

[raalst]

thanks for the tip !



thanks for the tip !

here are two pictures of the inside of the tower 1 & 2

Due to lack of info I had to be a bit creative.



Edited By raalst on 1073944794

[JWLaRue]

.... surviving Type VII (C/41)

Since

.... surviving Type VII (C/41)

Since the U-995 was in service for many years after WW2 concluded, I would be hesitant to assume that those props (if they are bronze, but they do look like it!) are "original equipment".

A good (but different type of) example is to take a close look at the center of keel of the U-995. The expected ballast vents have been plated over. Instead of that triangular cross section, the keel looks the same from bow to stern. A number of companies offering Type VII models have this incorrect detail on their kits.

Time to dig out the source for the non-brass/non-bronze quote......

-Jeff

[brad]

Thanks for sharing more pics

Thanks for sharing more pics Ronald. I agree totally with Jeff. We airplane builders stay away from restored aircraft for references too because some detail may be new updated parts that weren't original stuff.

Question, was the actual tower built as two seperate units left and right halves, or was it one peice. I am wondering about the seam down the centre. I have several pics of U-552 above the water line of course, and it shows a seam doen the center.

Cheers

Brad

[JWLaRue]

The prototype tower appears to

The prototype tower appears to have been built from the bottom up......

The tower skeleton (support structure) was plated over with thin sheets of steel. I have seen where the lower half (i.e. below the spray deflector has the riveted seam at the centerline, but I do not remember seeing the upper half with a seam in the same place. What I *do* remember is that the upper steel sheet was offset such that it is centered over the centerline with the edges to either side of the centerline. I suspect that this is/was done to increase structural strength.

Please take the above with a grain of salt.....the existing photo documentation is not nearly as extensive as that of U.S. fleet boats during WW2.

Of course, repair of battle damage could reasonably result in a tower looking like just about anything!

-Jeff

[brad]

Testing Avatar

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[koeze]

@Jeff

Check this out
http://www.airfan.de/spots/other_spots/u995-029.jpg

All pictures from

@Jeff

Check this out


All pictures from U-995 page details

EJK

[brad]

Gents,

Here is a nice shot

Gents,

Here is a nice shot of U-552's Conning Tower, and what I was trying to get at with a couple of the seams that are generated after the sheets of steel are appied to the framing, thanks to Jeff's grerat explanation.

http://www.u552.de/images/u552/u552_06.jpg

I am not sure about copyright laws so I am only including the URL and a copy of the photo.

Cheers

Brad

[raalst]

Nice site ! ideal reference

Nice site ! ideal reference for those of us who choose to
build the U552-version of the revell kit !

there are 19 original pictures and 3 movies (recording
from a television screen) to be seen there.



Edited By raalst on 1074027277

[tack]

Thats a great site, too

Thats a great site, too bad its not in english, id like to read some of the captions. Im bi lingual, i speak english and the english they taught me in school lol.

[Guest]

Hello all,

My first post on

Hello all,

My first post on the forum of this excellent site.

Just wanted to say that this is a great thread, many thanks for the info related to the Revell U-boat that has been posted here so far. Very useful!

Have not started my kit yet, but I will soon.
I will probably build mine as a waterline model for a simple diorama. I have not yet worked out the details but basically I would like to show a war-weary U-boat returning home after a long cruise.
A bit sad to cut away the entire lower hull with all its detail, but on the other hand this should mean that not as many holes in the hull need opening up...

Anyone else have plans for a diorama? Raalst, I believe you mentioned a diorama earlier in this thread.

Cheers,
Anders



Edited By A Isaksson on 1074089226

[anonymous]

Anders -

I strongly recommend that

Anders -

I strongly recommend that you get the "U-Boat Bases and Bunkers" book from Osprey for some good ideas and great photos and drawings.

HTH

- Grant

[sam reichart]

Dioramas, you say? feast your

Dioramas, you say? feast your eyes on this - uses the AA waterline Type VII-

www.dynamicdioramas.org
look for the "Rendezvous with a Gray Wolf"

Also, check out the 1/72 Schnellboot and 1/72 Flower Class corvette dio at the same website.



Edited By sam reichart on 1074108139

[JWLaRue]

Koeze,

Well....cool! Now I need to

Koeze,

Well....cool! Now I need to go find that reference where I saw that very same section of the keel plated over.....

I definitely appreciate the update!

-Jeff

p.s. I'm still trying to find the source of the steel vs. bronze props. So far it appears to *not* be in Rossler's U-boat and *not* in Miller's U-boat......

[raalst]

I found another incorrect feature

I found another incorrect feature on the kit.

at the sides of the tower there are 2 square "holes".
at photo's there appears to be a little door right underneath
these holes. such doors are present on the kit's tower at the
front and back. for the missing door the hinges are at the
underside. this goes for both sides of the tower.
here are the holes ( at the right of the picture)
the doors must still be made.
Note I drilled out all holes except the two at the "nose"
(compass housing). Yes, also that grating under the front of
the AA platform

another thing to note is that over the horn there is a
"dent" in the wellenabweiser (wave deflector, middle rim
on the tower). such a "dent" ( a bit smaller) should also be
present right above the little doors on the front (at least
at the horn side, no photo-proof about other side).
This modification must still be done.

have a look at the improvements on the front of the
upper tower, where the antenna hole was drilled out.
the thing inside the hole is the upper part of a 1/35
german infantry grenade.

construction and result



Edited By raalst on 1074119487