Has anyone built this Uboat from academy?
https://www.scalemates.com/kits/264704-academy-14203-german-navy-u-boat-ixb
Hoiw is it as a kit for a novice U boat builder?
I would like to rty my hands a weathering a boat.
Theuns
I’ve built it. Its easy. Can be motorized or not if you like. I have the kit for sale for $30 HERE.
I have built two. One “motorized” , one for static display.
If you build it with the motor, you will have to “sacrifice” some of the detail of the real thing. But it go’s through the water like a "Bat out of Heck " ! Do yourself a favor, get a battery holder. The kit supplyed rubber band’s will NOT hold the battery’s in place, and when you try to use it , the battery’s “Shift” and change the center of gravity. ( She will roll over on her side and “FLY” through the water sideway’s ! )
If you build it without the motor, it build’s into a very good representation of U - 123.
( The so called “Decal’s” that come with the kit are meant to be used for the working model. If you are going to build the “Non - motorized” version, get yourself some better decal’s. )
Thanx for the feedback guys, I will look into maybe getting one as a first sub to build. The only other ones my LHS keeps are the small 1/360 revell and a few modern boats like the LA class ect, although I like the shape of these modelr ones I cant really weather them lile a WW2 boat.
Thanx for the offer on your model but I am based in South Africa 
Theuns