What scale for submarines?

As for those Mirage U-Boats, Eduard makes an excellent PE set for them. They build into excellent display pieces.

Bill Morrison

Aurora-7 wrote:

searat12 wrote: ...... I have always liked the old S-boats too, and hope someone will release one in something larger than 1/350 someday.... The Vacuform kit company 'Combat Models' has made an S-Boat kit in 1/72. I keep hoping it will reappear somewhere else sometime. Here's a completed kit image from the Nautilus Models website: http://ibs.eastcoastarmory.com/Gun/4inch/MVC-023S.JPG

 

 Hi Guys!

Between work,school,and everything else that gets in the way of my modelling,I've been woking on the COMBAT MODELS "S-Class" for the past several months.

It was Mario Grima's build that inspired me.The "S-boat" requires a tremendous amount of scratch building and raiding after-market detail sets.In my opinion,it's not impossible,just difficult to work with.And EXPENSIVE to build (details,putty,AVES-SCULPT,sheet plastic,etc...).Research material is a must!

Did I mention that it can be frustrating at times? 

Early WIP photos can be viewed at...

http://www.resinilluminati.com/showthread.php?t=4546

It can be done.It just takes a lot of time,effort,and resources.

I would second a vote for the Mirage series; also very affordable, many mirage kits usually part of Squadron's monthly sales

searat12 wrote:

...... I have always liked the old S-boats too, and hope someone will release one in something larger than 1/350 someday....

The Vacuform kit company 'Combat Models' has made an S-Boat kit in 1/72. I keep hoping it will reappear somewhere else sometime.

Here's a completed kit image from the Nautilus Models website:

http://ibs.eastcoastarmory.com/Gun/4inch/MVC-023S.JPG

 

 

snapdragonxxx wrote:

Ok, Revell Germany do Gato, VIIC, VIIC/41 in 1/72. Those 3 together make a mean display! I'm hoping for a 1/35 VIIC to be anonounced!   James

Heres on in 1/32 scale made by Andrea Miniatures

http://modelshipwrights.kitmaker.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=799

 

Might want to consider 1/144th also although you won't find an S boat. Trumpeter has Gato in both 1941 and 1944 versions and Revell of Germany offers U-Boots in Type VIIc and Type VIId (the minelayer version) and a Type XXI. I kind of like the scale since the models are still pretty good sized and offer a decent amount of detail. There's also some PE available too. No Japanese, Brit. etc. yet....Rick Martin

Perhaps you should consider going down in scale to 1:400.   

All of the German subs you seek are available from Mirage in that scale.   I see where Tauro has just released a Fleet Snorkel version of a Balao in 1:400.  It wouldn't take much to scratchbuild a backdated conning tower to make a Fleet Sub.   Dolphin also makes some nice WWII Italian subs in that scale.

That leaves you short the S-boat.   That is a scratchbuildable subject with a set of drawings.

There is also a Type II U-boat in 1/72 by Special Hobby that has received good reviews, and of course Lindberg is supposed to release a couple Japanese subs in 1/72 this month tooo...... I have always liked the old S-boats too, and hope someone will release one in something larger than 1/350 someday....

Ok,

Revell Germany do Gato, VIIC, VIIC/41 in 1/72. Those 3 together make a mean display!

I'm hoping for a 1/35 VIIC to be anonounced!

 

James