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Old 12-06-2015, 12:44 PM
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Uboat type 1a, 1/350 scale

Hi. I'm making the U-25, an ubat type 1a.

It was in the Spanish civil war and was a clear precursor of the Type VII class.

The original paper model (OPM) that I used like a guide was painted red under the waterline and a deck of wood. Researching, I found that the german subs, even the prewar ones, were painted dark gray, and the wooden deck was embeded with an asfaltic compost that gave it a wooden-blackist color.

So, after resizing the model to a 1/350 scale, I assembled the hull and the conning tower and started the paint.

Right now the sub is assembled by a 80% percent. more or less. It remains to place the gun, the railing, the anti-net cables, the anchor and the flag mast on the rear part of the deck.

You can see that the deck was cut and perforated with a knife and a pin, and the water exaust holes at the sides of the deck are in relief too.
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Old 12-06-2015, 02:16 PM
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Nice job so far. Nice bit of research too!
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Old 12-13-2015, 03:43 PM
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Almost finished. Just remains the conning tower rails, the rear deck railposts, and both rear net-protection cables.

Compared with the USS Archerfish, you can see the smaller propellers of the U-25. Both ships are at the same scale. The same with the modern Los Angeles class submarine.
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Old 12-20-2015, 02:57 PM
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And... finished!

I liked the metod to use electrical wire for the posts and sewing thread for the handrail.

Right now I feel confident with the relief of the decks and water holes. In fact, my CV-6 Enterprise is going to include it. I feel confident with the sewing wire at 1/350 scale. I don't like the hull's joins, they are too visible at this small scale (20.68 cm lenght) I don't like the acetate handrails too. It works fine at 1/700 scale but not at 1/350.

This submarine was easy, and relaxing. Next sub will be a type VII, to compare. I was surprised that the type VII is shorter than the type 1a, but... they were coastal ships, not oceanic ones.

At the end, I like this one.
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