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Special Navy 1/72 Type XIII U-boot
DJC
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Posted: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 - 11:56 PM UTC
Special Hobby has a Type XIII U-boot in 1/72 scale in its new Special Navy line:

http://www.ipmsdeutschland.de/Ausstellungen/Nuernberg2005/Bilder/MPM_Uboot_TypXXIII_01.jpg

http://www.ipmsdeutschland.de/Ausstellungen/Nuernberg2005/Bilder/MPM_Uboot_TypXXIII_02.jpg

I'll have to get cracking on my Revell U-boot!

David
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Posted: Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 02:30 AM UTC
Ahoy David!

Garry had already posted this good news - for us, the submarine fans

But so far I haven't found any place where's available...

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DJC
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Posted: Friday, March 11, 2005 - 12:58 AM UTC
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I'll have to work on my sonar - I completely missed the first sighting!

I'll have to brush up on my Roman numerals too. No wonder I failed Latin.

There's a post on Hyperscale about an ordered kit arriving so it must have reached some retailers. I wonder how long it will take to get to Melbourne, Australia.

David
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Posted: Friday, March 11, 2005 - 02:51 AM UTC
No problem David!!

I think it was the emotion that mixed your fingers
Better to double the info, than to skip it!!!

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Posted: Friday, March 11, 2005 - 07:35 AM UTC
Too bad it wasn't an IX or an XXI kit. I'ld love to do a large type IX c or d with a wintergarten to go with my Type VII c
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Posted: Saturday, March 12, 2005 - 01:53 PM UTC
There are actually two new XXIII kits: one by ICM in 1/144 and the Special Navy 1/72 kit.

It's a bit confusing but it's the ICM kit that's now available. There's a review by Glen Porter on Hyperscale:
http://misc.kitreview.com/shipreviews/typexxiiiuboatreviewgp_1.htm

1/72 is my scale so I'll be waiting for the Special Navy kit.

Hopefully there will be a lot of interest in the Special Navy kit and that will convince Revell etc to invest in more 1/72 submarines.

David
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Posted: Saturday, March 12, 2005 - 02:11 PM UTC
I'm hoping the same thing David. I hope that if the 1/72 subs sell well we will see a few more. Type IX Type XXI and who knows a USA Fleet boat????? Could be at the rate things are going.

Are you listening Revell, Trumpeter, DML????
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Posted: Monday, March 14, 2005 - 12:26 AM UTC

Quoted Text

There are actually two new XXIII kits: one by ICM in 1/144 and the Special Navy 1/72 kit.

It's a bit confusing but it's the ICM kit that's now available. There's a review by Glen Porter on Hyperscale:
http://misc.kitreview.com/shipreviews/typexxiiiuboatreviewgp_1.htm

1/72 is my scale so I'll be waiting for the Special Navy kit.

Hopefully there will be a lot of interest in the Special Navy kit and that will convince Revell etc to invest in more 1/72 submarines.

David


David,

The ICM one I have already build for the DDD campaign:


More pics in my Gallery

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