Well when I first heard of the Trumpeter 1/48 U-552 and the price I went WOW. That much. $600.00 (Retail discounts out there while they last.) They I noticed all of the stuff in it and on it. The well you know "extra's".
So I looked up on the top of the front display case and looked at the price I had on the U-505 (IXC) and then looked down a shelf at the cmk upgrade kits for the IXC type, then went on line and noticed how much the price I had marked on the kits had gone up at my wholesaler.
WAIT A MINUTE!!
Started doing the math. Cost of U-boat, cost of upgrade kits. Wait a minute, Buying the 1/48 kit is less than the cost of the 1/72 kit with the upgrades.... Of course there are the errors in the kit, wait some errors in the 1/72 kit.
My math for the 1/72 kit and all of the cmk upgrades came to over $900 retail.
1/48 kit retails for $600. Does not have all of the upgrades, but.....
Something to think about. In my case bought both and put on the bucket list. Keep on gathering stuff and planning. Like to do more of the doing someday.
So what are your thoughts on the two kits?
Enjoy Life.
Later Tim