DKM U-Boat Conning Tower by yvesvidal - Border - 1/35

[yvesvidal]

 

I announced that new kit a few months ago. It is now becoming available and I just received the Box ordered from Sprues Brothers. The final result is targeted to people who wish to build a diorama in the 1/35th scale and combine the conning tower and deck of the U-Boot with some other numerous 1/35th accessories and details. The box allows you to build the following: 

 

 

Note that no crew members are included in the kit.

 

The box is quite large (two feet long) and packed with a lot of parts: 

 

 

Multiple decorations and themes are offered and BORDER offers some decals, to cover most suggestions: 

 

 

Inside the box, multiple sprues are included: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All the railings are protected by a paper box: 

 

 

The main deck section is molded in a single impressive part of two feet long (60 cm). All the holes, vents and openings are already drilled and molded perfectly. 

 

 

 

A small plate of Photo-etched parts is also included, with some decals.

 

 

Instructions are well presented in a booklet in full colors: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The kit is relatively expensive for what it is ($80-100) and the time of affordable kits is long gone. It seems to be of high quality and the molding is very well done with no ejection marks.

 

A kit for submarine enthusiasts mostly....

 

Yves

[RGL]

Aaaand CZ Subs is going to do an upgrade set!!!!!! It looks ins to be a massive kit too. 

[ccoyle]

Nice kit! I vote for doing the torpedo loading version -- it would make an awesome diorama.

[yvesvidal]

Great find RGL. I used RCSubs (CZ Subs) for my Trumpeter Type VII-C in 1/48 and I could not have been happier with their products. 

 

It looks like there will be plenty of add-ons and money to spend.....

 

https://www.rcsubs.cz/index.php/photo-etched-sets/75-sets-for-viic-1-35-border-bs-001

 

Yves

[Mic_Nao]

A very well detailed model.

[DocRob]

Thanks for showing Yves, I have this one on my radar, since I saw the first pictures. I will build it along with the gun crew figure set. I would have preferred the loading setting, but the other make for an open sea dio with acrylic water, forming a wave to integrate the whole deck part into the water, not possible wit the loading figure set.

 

Cheers Rob

[thibaultron]

Ordered my kit. It has a long lead time end of July to end of August. Ordered the Torpedo loading crew figures also. Shorter lead time, about 2 weeks.