SPECIAL NAVY KIT

Are you talking about Gunter Prien's U-47?  

If so, it was a Type VIIB, not a IIB.  Type IIs were vastly different from a Type VII.   You can't get there (easily) from here. 

I think I saw a review of the Special Navy type II over on the Model Shipwrights website.  Looked like an excellent model, if a bit pricey..... But of course, if you want to do U-47, that was a much larger Type VIIC, and the best bet is the Revell version in 1/72....

YEP, YOU'RE RIGHT, EGG ON MY FACE.  MY RESEARCH REVEALED THAT LAST NIGHT. i WAS CONSIDERING DOING PRIEN'S BOAT.  I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE VIIB & VIIC.  I'VE FOUND SEVERAL WEB SITES ON U-BOATS ATLANTIC, BUT NO INFO AS I WRITE THIS, THAT SHOWS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE B & C VERSIONS. 

MANY THANKS FOR THE FEED BACK.....CHEERS....SPUDS 1 

 

Go to Uboat.net

http://uboat.net/

IIRC, there are some minor dimension issues 

The quickest & simplest difference I've found between the basic -B and the basic -C (before the additional guns & expanded wintergarten) is that the aft edge of the conning tower slants forward (top to bottom) on the -B while it slants aft on the -C.   Otherwise the conning tower layouts were similar

Many thanks for your help.  Did you or anyone you might know use the Wintergarden Set for the "early" version?   I did review the after market product & the model& kit review of the VIIc, looks like a good kit when completed.