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WW1 UBoats 1/72 Austro-Ungarian Navy
« on: 24 Jan , 2014, 05:07 »

Hi there,

just for those who want to build a very rare boat from the WW1 era.


http://www.wmm.at/11-navy-line/11-navy-line/11-navy-line/11-navy-line/28-smu-12.html


http://www.wmm.at/11-navy-line/11-navy-line/11-navy-line/11-navy-line/27-smu-5-6.html




No Sub, but look at this WW1 Torpedoboat (again 1/72 scale ). It looks al little bit like a ship from a Jules Verne novel resp. movie:


http://www.wmm.at/11-navy-line/11-navy-line/11-navy-line/11-navy-line/11-navy-line/20-sms-adler-falke-torpedoboot-der-k-u-k-kriegsmarine.html




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Falo

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Re: WW1 UBoats 1/72 Austro-Ungarian Navy
« Reply #1 on: 24 Jan , 2014, 06:49 »
Beautiful to both the subs and the torped boat. A bit pricey but beautiful models for sure. Thanks for sharing!
A propos, there's an amazing building thread of a similar torpedoboat (but in a much smaller scale) here:
http://www.shipmodels.info/mws_forum/viewtopic.php?f=59&t=74917
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Re: WW1 UBoats 1/72 Austro-Ungarian Navy
« Reply #2 on: 24 Jan , 2014, 09:00 »
Here is another WW1sub. This time a german U boat:


http://www.steelnavy.com/CombatModelsU31MGrima.htm


Scale is again 1/72 and the model is based upon the Combat Models vacu-kit.


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Re: WW1 UBoats 1/72 Austro-Ungarian Navy
« Reply #4 on: 02 Aug , 2014, 02:18 »
Hi Cap, hi SG,


here is a link for another WW1-Uboat producer. But IMO its for just for exhibition affairs.


Besides I like the look of these earlier boats. They looks "in-between" to me, a little bit like Jules Verne and Dreadnoughts but also dangerous and (vintage) high-tech. Would be nice to have a good 1/72 kit from SMS-U9 or SMS-U35. Maybe a upcoming scratch project ...


http://sdmodelmakers.com/shop/product/u-31-class-uboat-submarine-model-23-inch/


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Re: WW1 UBoats 1/72 Austro-Ungarian Navy
« Reply #5 on: 02 Aug , 2014, 07:02 »
Hi falo,
 
also takes the fun out of the I built that factor  :)
 
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Re: WW1 UBoats 1/72 Austro-Ungarian Navy
« Reply #6 on: 02 Aug , 2014, 09:10 »
Hi Cap,


please look at this, just found that link for a few minutes accidentally!


http://www.u-boot.info


SMS U-35 will follow during october 2014. I like the idea to show the whole interior and the translucent hull shape of the inner sections.


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Re: WW1 UBoats 1/72 Austro-Ungarian Navy
« Reply #7 on: 02 Aug , 2014, 11:10 »
Hi falo,
 
They look quite good, according to the English pages they are laser cut beech wood and vivak (clear thermoforming polyester).
 
According to my figures the U 35 comes out at about 90cm and the UB III about 77cm, with a price of €382.75  for the UB III, with interior (no crew) I don't feel they are outrageously expensive compared to buying a type VIIC or type IXC and adding the CMK interior. Don't know how accurate they are, not done any research on WW1 boats other than a morbid fascination with the British K Class and the later M class.
 
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Re: WW1 UBoats 1/72 Austro-Ungarian Navy
« Reply #8 on: 03 Aug , 2014, 04:06 »
Hi Cap,


yes I quite agree: Comparing to the costs of the inner sections from cmk the price for the WW1 boat seems adequate.


At a first look to the shown pictures there will be IMO space to add some hand wheels, pipping and wire some cables to add more details to the sections. All the mentioned stuff can be purchased as a economical random pe fret. I'am sorely tempted to contact the website and ask for the SMS U35 price and exact release date. Maybe a good X-Mas present for my fathers son   ;-)


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Re: WW1 UBoats 1/72 Austro-Ungarian Navy
« Reply #9 on: 03 Aug , 2014, 09:59 »
Falo: another 2 great catches, especially the UBIII!!! Also, the photogallery at http://www.u-boot.info/01ubiii/text2.html looks amazing  Thanks so much for sharing those links!
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Re: WW1 UBoats 1/72 Austro-Ungarian Navy
« Reply #10 on: 03 Aug , 2014, 14:49 »
Hi SG,

I did not see the photo gallery until now, so thanks for browsing the website and the link. I like the camouflage scheme of the conning tower and (another boat) the pattern with huge blotches. IMO it would be no easy task to track the used colors for that boats.

As described before: The photos of the inner sections shows that the model kit needs some piping and hand wheel updates and so on.

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« Reply #11 on: 04 Aug , 2014, 10:19 »
As described before: The photos of the inner sections shows that the model kit needs some piping and hand wheel updates and so on.

..something like this i suppose  ;D



(found in that photo gallery)

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Re: WW1 UBoats 1/72 Austro-Ungarian Navy
« Reply #12 on: 04 Aug , 2014, 10:27 »
Hi SG,


I'am so sure: The hand wheel left above is for starting the "fluxcompensator"   ;-)


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Re: WW1 UBoats 1/72 Austro-Ungarian Navy
« Reply #13 on: 04 Aug , 2014, 11:31 »
Hi falo et al
 
Good luck on colours, it could be camo or it could even be dazzle, see photo, ok it's only in fun but could be close, there were a lot of boats and ships using various versions of dazzle camoflage.
 
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Re: WW1 UBoats 1/72 Austro-Ungarian Navy
« Reply #14 on: 04 Aug , 2014, 12:02 »
Hi all,
 
Whilst I was playing with PSP, not saying it is but it could be!  ;D
 
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