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If you're looking for a slight deviation from the norm, these 1/350 subs may be the ticket for you!

Flagman has three slightly unusual submarine kits scheduled to set sail this spring.

1/350 Soviet Nuclear Submarine pr.658 "K-19" Hotel Class
FLA235001

The first Soviet nuclear-powered submarine equipped with ballistic missiles "K-19" (NATO code - Hotel class), was accepted into military service on November, 12th, 1960. Design was created on the basis of earlier (NATO code - November class) submarines. As a result it was possible to put only three D-2 launch systems aboard. 7 further boats of this class have been constructed. It is infamous because of numerous accidents on board with 36 persons being lost. Among sailors it has received the nickname "Hiroshima".

Available April 2013


1/350 German U-Boat Type IX A/B
FLA235005

U-boats type IX A and slightly improved modified IX B, became the first ocean going submarines of the Kriegsmarine built series. Well-armed and long-range (up to 6000 miles), in the hands of experienced crews they made great strides in the early years of World War II. They very effectively sailed off of the eastern coast of the United States, in the Caribbean and in the South Atlantic. U-boats type IX A/B occupy six of ten spots in the ranking of the most successful submarines of World War II.

Available April 2013.


1/350 German U-Boat Type VII C Special Version - U-Flak & Midget Sub Carrier
By the spring of 1943 the losses of German submarines by Allied anti-submarine aircraft attacks reached critical levels. It compelled the Kriegsmarine to reinforce boat anti-aircraft armament and to re-equip some into special air defense boats. Fierce fighting that followed in Bay of Biscay showed the hopelessness of these decisions and by the end of 1943 the functioning anti-aircraft defense boats received standard arms. Near the end of 1944 some type VII C submarines were used as carriers of midget "Biber"type submarines, but this was unsuccessful.

Available April 2013.


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