Model WW2 Ships

[rhinochopig]

Zad said:

You can get wooden deck and pressure hull kits, but I wouldn't bother with those as a) the deck it looks no different when painted and b) you can't actually see the pressure hull when it is in place!

Hannants have a photo-etch detailing kit:
http://www.hannants.co.uk/search/?FULL=ED53008 (quite a lot of info there) £17:60

White Ensign have their version here (if the url works - scroll down):
http://www.whiteensignmodels.com/acatalog/index.ht...

The cutaway inserts cost nearly as much as the original kit unfortunately. And you need 5 of them to do a full set!
(e.g.) http://www.hannants.co.uk/search/?FULL=CMKN7201

If he likes painting figures, there are several sets available:
http://www.hannants.co.uk/search/?FULL=CMF72116

Or for plain inspiration, show him these photos:
http://cs.finescale.com/forums/784376/ShowPost.asp...

Pardon my French but fk me, that diorama is simply stunning - the boat looks to sat a little high in the water - but just wow! I wouldn't even know where to start with that "water"

Bridge crew looks good, so I'll get one of those thanks.

[timbob]

rhinochopig said:

Zad said:

You can get wooden deck and pressure hull kits, but I wouldn't bother with those as a) the deck it looks no different when painted and b) you can't actually see the pressure hull when it is in place!

Hannants have a photo-etch detailing kit:
http://www.hannants.co.uk/search/?FULL=ED53008 (quite a lot of info there) £17:60

White Ensign have their version here (if the url works - scroll down):
http://www.whiteensignmodels.com/acatalog/index.ht...

The cutaway inserts cost nearly as much as the original kit unfortunately. And you need 5 of them to do a full set!
(e.g.) http://www.hannants.co.uk/search/?FULL=CMKN7201

If he likes painting figures, there are several sets available:
http://www.hannants.co.uk/search/?FULL=CMF72116

Or for plain inspiration, show him these photos:
http://cs.finescale.com/forums/784376/ShowPost.asp...

Pardon my French but fk me, that diorama is simply stunning - the boat looks to sat a little high in the water - but just wow! I wouldn't even know where to start with that "water"

Bridge crew looks good, so I'll get one of those thanks.

Looks like the boat is just coming out the side of a big wave - it looks fairly low in the water towards the rear. Obviously, I'm an expert on such matters, as I've seen Das Boot at least a dozen times!

A very interesting thread here: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=1... on a build of the same exact Revell kit by a chap in London. It's nearly finished, and looking fairly amazing!

[Shar2]

As has been stated already, have a look at White Ensign Models catalogue. I think it's Czechmaster resins that do a whole raft of additions to the Revell U Boat.

http://www.whiteensignmodels.com/acatalog/index.ht...

[Zad]

Just a note about the excellent Das Boot. If you can get hold of the original TV mini-series recording, it is considerably longer than the film and, to my mind, even better.

[timbob]

Zad said:

Just a note about the excellent Das Boot. If you can get hold of the original TV mini-series recording, it is considerably longer than the film and, to my mind, even better.

Indeed, and it is the near-5 hour version I've seen about a dozen times. Best World War II ever film made in my mind - bar none.