Special Hobby have sent us details of two new releases in their Special Navy series. The deck guns are designed for Revell's 1:72 kit.

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Thanks!

These are good, but the Type IX kit from Revell can't be built to carry a gun OOB. The conning towers of the gun-toting subs were different.

These guns are very welcome especially the 10.5cm and hopefully
they have got it in the right dimensions.

The Eduard release of the 10.5cm, the gun is about 30% too big.

This gun package is good if modeling an early "C" later "C"s and
C/40 did not have a deck gun.

Also if one wants to model a "B" variant, a 3.7cm SKC 30 U on a LC 39
mount is required and is not provided in these releases.

In any case conning towers for a "B" or early "C" will require
extensive modifications.

Now off to find some plans for a new towers.



Cheers,
Joe

This is great for Revell's 1/72 S-Boot. The Griffon alternatives are very flimsy, especially the 3.7 cm. Must get! When and where available??

Are these available yet, at all? I just visited their site and it looks like they have not updated since last fall.

http://www.specialhobby.eu
has them listed as "available"
Cheers,

These links will take you straight to the items.

http://www.specialhobby.eu/en/our-production/cmk-kits/navy-series/1-72-u-boot-ix-weapon-conversion-set-for-rev.html

http://www.cmkkits.com/en/ships/u-boot-ix-weapon-set-for-revell/

http://www.cmkkits.com/en/ships/u-boot-ix-weapon-conversion-set-for-rev-detail-set/

Both shops show them as available or in stock.

Thanks Joe. Ordered and waiting. What with Griffon PE, lots of Archer rivets, Andrea and Hecker-Goros crew, and now this, this going to be one heck of an expensive S-Boot! Good thing the missus doesn't see my MC statements!

Ahoy Biggles

It sounds like an exciting S100 build you have planned.

I hope you will do a build blog here on it.

Cheers


Sean

Eduard IIRC corrected its gun set.