![]() A copy of the license is included in the section entitled GNU Free Documentation License. Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. And if you like World War II German naval subjects, you will like this kit.I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby publish it under the following licenses: An average builder who has some experience working with photoetched metal will enjoy this different and interesting 1/35 scale project. I banged out my Biber in a quick 16 hours, several of which were spent painting one of the two figures. Compared with the book’s photos and diagrams, the completed model looks convincing. My primary reference was Ubootwaffe, Marine-Kleinkampfverbünde 1939-1945, by Waldemar Trojca (Model Hobby, ISBN 978-83-91). ![]() Posing the model with a figure reveals just how tiny this little U-boat was. But perhaps the nicest finishing touch is the inclusion of two 54mm German naval figures, each comprising five pieces (counting the hat). Italeri’s kit provides a four-piece stand you can label with a decal. The decals performed well with the help of a little setting solution. Decals are given for six different craft and include plain numbers as well as several shark mouths. I painted my submarine with Tamiya acrylic and spray colors. Propellers and warhead spinners finish the torpedo construction. A separate tail assembly allows for different versions, with variation in the steering controls. The torpedoes are built up from four main parts. Be careful here: The acetate sheet is flat, but the front and back “glass” must be curved properly for installation. The conning tower windows are provided in die-cut clear acetate. I found them troublesome, as the instructions were somewhat unclear I wished there were optional plastic parts to use instead. However, there are 21 photoetched-metal pieces for the sub’s hull exterior 14 photoetched-metal supports are bent to shape and attached to the hull’s side rails. The kit allows posing the hatch open to show off the interior.Īssembly of the main hull components was trouble-free. You have the option of building the instrument panel by simply applying a decal to a smooth plastic piece or by using a different decal on the same piece and overlaying a photoetched-metal panel. I started the hull construction by painting and installing the cockpit details, which consisted of a seat, instrument panel, and multi-piece control wheel. The kit, neatly molded in gray plastic, has no flash or ejector-pin marks, and includes variations for the torpedoes, interior cabin detail, photoetched-metal parts, and two figures.Ĭonstruction is divided between the submarine body and the external torpedoes. Though more than 300 were produced, technical flaws and the progress of the war prevented them from being much of a threat to the Allied navies losses far outnumbered successes. The one-man craft went into action in 1944. ![]() ![]() Italeri continues its line of unique 1/35 scale naval subjects with this new German World War II midget sub, the Biber (Beaver). ![]()
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