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                        Steel Boat, Iron Hearts U-505

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                        Chrisk-k
                        • Member since
                          December 2011
                        Steel Boat, Iron Hearts U-505
                        Posted by Chrisk-k on Wednesday, April 8, 2015 9:29 PM

                        I was never interested in the naval warfare in WWII until I picked up a book titled "Steel Boat, Iron Hearts."

                        One of the most amazing WWII stories I've ever read.  Thanks to this book, I've ordered a few books on the battle of the Atlantic and a 1/144 U-Boat kit.

                        I couldn't recommend the book enough.

                        Iwata HP-CS | Iwata HP-CR | Iwata HP-M2 | H&S Evolution | Iwata Smart Jet + Sparmax Tank

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                        goldhammer
                        • Member since
                          August 2014
                        • From: Willamette Valley, Oregon
                        Posted by goldhammer on Thursday, April 9, 2015 8:29 AM

                        If you ever get to Chicago, take a run through the U-boat there at the Museum of Science and Industry.  Gives you a whole new appreciation of the conditions they served in.  Even ans a kid of around 13-14 it was tight and cramped.  IIRC, that is the same boat?

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                        Chrisk-k
                        • Member since
                          December 2011
                        Posted by Chrisk-k on Thursday, April 9, 2015 11:09 AM

                        Yes, the U-Boat in Chicago is the U-505.  The capture of it described by the author Hans Goebbeler, a control room crew member of the U-505, is beyond unbelievable.  

                        Iwata HP-CS | Iwata HP-CR | Iwata HP-M2 | H&S Evolution | Iwata Smart Jet + Sparmax Tank

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                        Hokey
                        • Member since
                          February 2011
                        Posted by Hokey on Thursday, April 9, 2015 3:28 PM

                        What kit did you buy?

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                        plasticjunkie
                        • Member since
                          November 2008
                        • From: Central Florida
                        Posted by plasticjunkie on Tuesday, April 14, 2015 12:36 PM

                        Hope you got ROG's Type VII/C. It's excellent.

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                        Too many models to build, not enough time in a lifetime!!

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                        Chrisk-k
                        • Member since
                          December 2011
                        Posted by Chrisk-k on Monday, April 20, 2015 11:50 AM

                        Yes, I got the Revell kit.  It would be cool to build 4 or 5 to form a wolf pack.

                        Iwata HP-CS | Iwata HP-CR | Iwata HP-M2 | H&S Evolution | Iwata Smart Jet + Sparmax Tank

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