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Revell 1/144 Type XXI U-2540
Gremlin56
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Posted: Wednesday, May 07, 2014 - 04:12 AM UTC
Mrs. Gremlin56 found an unbuilt 1/144 Revell Type XXI submarine with interior details up in the attic. Must have been a purchase made by one of my sons years ago. It's pretty basic and the question is if it is worth attempting a build or is best to bin it and forget it?
Grauwolf
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Posted: Wednesday, May 07, 2014 - 05:20 AM UTC
Hello Julian,

It is not all that bad. It will certainly be a fun build and
the interior, altough not entirely correct, will certainly be
a eye catchers, for this model.

Cheers,
Joe
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Posted: Wednesday, May 07, 2014 - 05:26 AM UTC
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Gremlin56
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Posted: Wednesday, May 07, 2014 - 05:27 AM UTC

Quoted Text

Hello Julian,

It is not all that bad. It will certainly be a fun build and
the interior, altough not entirely correct, will certainly be
a eye catchers, for this model.

Cheers,
Joe


Okay Joe,
The cabins look like steerage on the love boat
I won't even mention the communal showers..............
worth adding to the stash though so I will.
Thanks for the input
DanielMoscatelli
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Posted: Wednesday, May 07, 2014 - 08:37 AM UTC
Ahhhh some day I said that ......this one was the year of the submarine!!! Jajajaj Julian I never constructed it but my good friend Paul if!!!! He invested a few hours adding wire and strips of plastic, He install red led and the end was colossal. I bet my beer that in yours hands will other works of art. My friend ... I have a lot of information about these babies like that that you already know my e-mail!!!!...
Go Julian Go!!!!!

Cheers Daniel
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Posted: Wednesday, May 07, 2014 - 12:22 PM UTC
Ahoy Julian


Why not build it as alow stress out of the box build.

Might just be the tonic you need after your 1/200 build?


Cheers


Sean
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Posted: Wednesday, May 07, 2014 - 10:17 PM UTC
Hey Julian that is a bit on the small size compared to your recent builds go on build it you know you want to

Keith
Gremlin56
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Posted: Thursday, May 08, 2014 - 05:43 AM UTC

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Ahhhh some day I said that ......this one was the year of the submarine!!! Jajajaj Julian I never constructed it but my good friend Paul if!!!! He invested a few hours adding wire and strips of plastic, He install red led and the end was colossal. I bet my beer that in yours hands will other works of art. My friend ... I have a lot of information about these babies like that that you already know my e-mail!!!!...
Go Julian Go!!!!!

Cheers Daniel

There you go tempting me me with the forbidden fruits my friend
I may get around to this model but first I am tempted by other more recent offerings.
Of course photos of a build of this model model could tempt me to misbehave
Gremlin56
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Posted: Thursday, May 08, 2014 - 05:47 AM UTC

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Ahoy Julian


Why not build it as alow stress out of the box build.

Might just be the tonic you need after your 1/200 build?


Cheers


Sean


Hi Sean,
do you realise that the 1/200th Hornet might be more relaxing than this 1/144 little monster
If I did pick up on this model it would not be an OOB build. There is too much here to work on. That is why my friend from Uruguay is trying to pull me into this build
Gremlin56
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Posted: Thursday, May 08, 2014 - 05:51 AM UTC

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Hey Julian that is a bit on the small size compared to your recent builds go on build it you know you want to

Keith


Yeah, well................This is one I probably would not have bought. It's a veritable Coo coo mate. This is not something that you shake out of the OOB sleeve. This is like the Lorelei.
Beautiful and deadly. Safe is to put it in the stash and forget it. Living on the edge is building it.
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