More Revell Germany 1/72nd Scale U-Boat VII C Here
Here is some new info from Revell Germany:
http://www.revell.de/de/modelkits/submarine/index.php
Looks Great!
James [:)]
The kit looks great! Now, if I could only read German better…
demono69
All I can make out is “testshots”. LOL!
Pictures are great though.
James [:)]
From the Babelfish-
With large tension expects - one of the model construction highlights of the yearly 2003. Immediately you can throw a view over our exclusive picture gallery on the first Testshots of the model of the VII C. Is undoubted the type VII C of one of the most well-known submarine types 2. World war. In the German building of submarines it represents to a certain extent the conclusion and high point of the dipping boat era, the at the beginning of of 1944 ended. In addition, the submarines reflects type VII C like no different one, ascent and case of the German submarine fleet again. The VII C represented approximately 70 per cent of the submarines delivered to the war navy. Altogether 659 boats of this type were activated. Click yourselves through!
Thanks! That’s O.K. We trust you.
Great stuff. Really looking forward to this kit. Great diorama possibilities with a 1/72 Revell Snowberry kit.
James [:)]
Dipping boat era?!?!?!? You gotta love Babelfish!!!
Jeff
Now we know why “babel” is in the name
ALL I CAN SAY IS!!
Rats! I gotta go change my panties!..COOL PICS![:D]
HEY!
HOBBYLINC is still offereing this kit at a low pre-sale price of 16.99! …SO!..get a few why you still can! I have noticed a few other U.S. on line mail order outfits offering this kit at around 22.00 U.S. as well but most say ( in tiny words at the bottom ) that the price may change before shipment…HOBBYLINC has told me TWICE that my price WILL NOT CHANGE!
Revell of Germany sent me a letter stating that the EURO price will be about 50.00…even if this were to be a U.S. Revell release it would still be round 30.00 or more.
Has anyone heard anything about aftermarket parts? like photoetch or WM sets?
Hope so. But I guess we should see how it looks in the box first. Would be nice if they had a few figures included too.
James [:)]
Wow James…that would be some diorama…better have lots of space. I just purchased the Snowberry about a month ago and am still building courage to tackle it…lots of parts without even considering any aftermarket stuff. If you do build a diorama, make sure you post the pics.
Happy sailing…RODC
RODC, yeah it would be large. But a lot of fun. LOL!
Oh, the aftermarket for the Snowberry is crazy. I believe you can replace everything except the hull. LOL! Cost a fortune though.
And I read somewhere (have to find it again) that for cheap you can replace the20mm guns (which are supposedly terrible) with the ones from an Airfix kit which supposedly has the best 20mm guns in any kit made.
I’ll find out whick Airfix kit it is and post the info.
James [:)]
I believe it is the 1/72nd scale Airfix Kit# 5281 RAF Rescue Launch.
Maybe someone else here knows for sure.
James [:)]
Cut the following from a Snowberry review:
On the bridge wings are two, single 20mm Oerlikon cannons, or rather what I assume are supposed to be Oerlikons. I saw no easy way to improve these, therefore they are best discarded and spares robbed from the Airfix Air-Sea Rescue Launch substituted in their place.
I am pretty sure they are referring to Aitfix Kit# 5281.
There were other references to how bad the 20mms are but I can’t find them at the moment.
James [:)]
From the pictures it looks like it will be a great kit. It also looks to be an early VIIC (1941) as the later subs didnt have the netcutters on them/
White ensign is already planning a brass kit for this one![:D] Gee I wonder…I bet it will be pretty expensive! if they plan on replacing all the decks and what not.
well since i already spent 50€ on the Snowberry kit, 40€ on brass railing, 90€ on Aftermarketparts +book and probably 40€ on evergreen plactics for the snowberry this far, i gotta have the WEM kit for the sub 
I actually still have the Armati U-boat kit in the same scale, though it’s a VIIb. I never built it because I had no desire to carve all those holes out of the hull! [:P] I wonder how many of the pieces from that kit will work on this one …
Then again, maybe none are necessary. I’m sure Revell AG is going to pull out all the stops to make this a showpiece model like Tamiya’s big tanks or the new super Zero kit.
Very good news!
Actually,
I can shed some light on a few things…
The new Revell AG kit looks nice, a VIIC Turm II boat. I did notice in the Revell test shots that she’s covered with rivets…which is simply WRONG!! Type VII boats were welded… I imagine it will be an excellent starting point for a serious Type VII build, but with a suggested retail of $21 US we can’t expect the likes of the Amati kit. Comparing it to Tamiya armor kits I think will disappoint alot of folks.
It’ll be relatively simple to convert the VIIC Turm II into a Turm IV (Wintergarten) with some minor work.
The Amati Type VIIB is on;y 2.1 scale feet shorter than the VIIC, so converting it into a VIIC is not a big deal. There are some subtle changes to the hull area under the saddle tanks, but it’s hardly noticeable.
With regards to the 20mm Oerlikons, it is the Airfix Rescue Launch that contains the good guns. Model-Expo has this very kit on sale for $4.95 this month in their clearance flyer I just rec’d in the mail.
With regards to photoetced details, aside from creating a photoetched deck, there’s not alot of parts on that boat that can be effectively replace with photoetch. Railings on U-boats are welded pipes, and PE rails will not cut it in that large a scale. I can understand replacing the periscope housing lookout platforms, adding hatch hinges and wheels, and a few other detail parts, but that’s about it.
I spent 400+ hours converting the Amati kit into a Type VIIC Turm IV. You can find it in the Feature Articles section of www.modelwarships.com
Regards,
Jeff Herne
Modelwarships.com
Thanks for the great info. It’s great to have a knowledgable person around. Will probably have lots of questions once the kit comes out. LOL!
James [:)]