Author Topic: Aftermarket list for 1/72 U-boot ? (Read 15788 times)

Cezar · « **on:** 24 Jan , 2009, 14:28 »

Gentleman.
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Siara · « **Reply #1 on:** 24 Jan , 2009, 14:47 »

Cezar- all you asked for can be found here- http://www.modelsbymickster.com/cgi-bin/hobbyshop/hobbyshop.pl?inv=Uboote

Everything under one roof.
Apart from the inner pressure hull it is all good, and worth getting.

Greif · « **Reply #2 on:** 24 Jan , 2009, 14:57 »

Hi Cezar, I copied the list from Wink's website covering his U-557 build, and have edited it a bit to bring it up to the present. My comments on the aftermarket accessories that I have experience with are in red. By the way, the list is all 1/72nd scale. Undoubtably I have missed a few. However we can add to the list!

Brass Gun Barrels and Periscopes: MxM, Steve Nuttal, Schatton Modelbarrels
NOTE: Steve Nuttal passed away August 2006, his barrels and scopes will be unavailable in future unless his family continues.
The schatton barrels and his periscopes are first class. I order them direct from him as I live about 80 kms from him. MxM carries his work, and it can also be found at several different German online model stores as well as the German Ebay.

Brass Props - 20mm A-type Left & Right: Ships & Things, Raboesch

Wood Deck - Nautilus
Excellent quailty products. They have alot of different configurations for sell. They also have a couple of very nice conning tower conversions. You can buy direct from Nautilus. Sprue Brothers (SB), Great Models Web Store(GMW) and Squadron all carry the decks (IMHO Sprue Brothers has the best service.)

Pressure Hull (Yankee Models) - in Wink

Cezar · « **Reply #3 on:** 24 Jan , 2009, 15:22 »

Gentleman.
You just made my life a lot easier, thanks a million.
Now, if anyone reading this has more to offer, please jump in and share your knowledge.
My 1/144 VII D build is so pleasant I decided to try 1/72 scale as well so I

Siara · « **Reply #4 on:** 24 Jan , 2009, 15:36 »

May i add the Archer transfers link. Excellent decals of rivets, and weld lines, if you dont wonna make your own. Superb quality, various scales.
http://www.archertransfers.com/catSurfaceDetails.html

Siara · « **Reply #5 on:** 24 Jan , 2009, 16:40 »

Rigging stuff:

Cotton threads:
http://www.modellingtimbers.co.uk/4604/25027.html
Superb coton thread, needs bees wax to smooth the fuzzing.

EZ line:
http://www.bobeshobbyhouse.com/ezl.html
Stretchy line of thin diameter, widely used by aircraft medellers accross the world. Good choice

WEM Lycra rigging:
http://www.whiteensignmodels.com/acatalog/index.html?http%3A//www.whiteensignmodels.com/acatalog/catalogbody.html&CatalogBody
Really thin, stretchy thread. Brilliant.

billp51d · « **Reply #6 on:** 25 Jan , 2009, 06:15 »

..Lets not forget ULAD decals...But if you can find "Set #1" your lucky...

Greif · « **Reply #7 on:** 25 Jan , 2009, 13:34 »

You know, reading through the list made me realize just how popular the two Type VII kits are. There is a alot of fantastic aftermarket stuff out there.

Gives me hope that someday ROG will do a 1/72 scale Type IX.

Mr.Mox · « **Reply #8 on:** 26 Jan , 2009, 01:07 »

Theres a bunch of figures out there, and in my view a crew is a must to make your boat look lived-in and ad a sense of scale - even if I hate painting figures in that scale

When I turned my attention at subs I bought a bunch of figures consisting of CMK, Preiser, Warrior, Andrea and Heckler and Goros - my opinions are (mini review in progress ...

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Warriors - Resin - my favorites, good scale representation, nice poses, qualitycast and good fit and level of details.

CMK - Resin - wide variaty, allmost as good as Warrior. an little more unevenly cast, but generally high quality.

Preiser - plastic - nothing beats the price, I use the luftwaffe sets - fair quality but softer than Resin kits. You can mix the parts and create a unique crew for your boat. Some figures is un usable due to the uniforms and equipment - give them to somebody who does 1:72 planestuff.

Andrea - white metal - good selection of poses, but overscale and my sample showed sloppy casting - somewhat pricy compared to the quality.

Heckler and Goros - white metal - again good selection of poses and a better casting quality than Andrea, personally I find the figures a bit "beefy" - crew would not be that fat in the 4.th. war year

Revell - soft plastic - better not spoken about ....

Cheers/Jan

Greif · « **Reply #9 on:** 26 Jan , 2009, 05:05 »

Agree 100% with your review of the figures and that they are needed to complete a model.

I also build 1/35th scale armor and 1/48th scale aircraft. Figures are essential, in my view, to add life and scale to a diorama.

I also agree with your comment on painting 1/72nd scale, the faces are very tough to bring off well!

billp51d · « **Reply #10 on:** 04 Feb , 2009, 08:55 »

Quote from: Siara on 24 Jan , 2009, 14:47

Cezar- all you asked for can be found here- http://www.modelsbymickster.com/cgi-bin/hobbyshop/hobbyshop.pl?inv=Uboote

Everything under one roof.
Apart from the inner pressure hull it is all good, and worth getting.

GOOD LUCK IF YOU CAN HAVE ANY KIND OF COMMUNICATION WITH THIS GUY..!
BILL...

rabapla · « **Reply #11 on:** 04 Feb , 2009, 13:09 »

Quote from: billp51d on 04 Feb , 2009, 08:55

GOOD LUCK IF YOU CAN HAVE ANY KIND OF COMMUNICATION WITH THIS GUY..!
BILL...

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Mr.Mox · « **Reply #12 on:** 04 Feb , 2009, 13:50 »

Quote from: rabapla on 04 Feb , 2009, 13:09

Quote from: billp51d on 04 Feb , 2009, 08:55
GOOD LUCK IF YOU CAN HAVE ANY KIND OF COMMUNICATION WITH THIS GUY..!
BILL...

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Well, i have bought from him once before without any problems, but I wrote him 2 weeks ago asking if He had a CMK kit in stock, and since I got no reply I placed

billp51d · « **Reply #13 on:** 04 Feb , 2009, 16:21 »

Quote from: rabapla on 04 Feb , 2009, 13:09

Quote from: billp51d on 04 Feb , 2009, 08:55
GOOD LUCK IF YOU CAN HAVE ANY KIND OF COMMUNICATION WITH THIS GUY..!
BILL...

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rabapla · « **Reply #14 on:** 05 Feb , 2009, 07:10 »

sorry bill, I just didn't understand Your posting.

maybe because I had the same experiance than jan: mails and orders without any problem.
but.......... since his homepage changed I too have problems to find the u-boot stuff

billp51d · « **Reply #15 on:** 05 Feb , 2009, 08:14 »

Quote from: rabapla on 05 Feb , 2009, 07:10

sorry bill, I just didn't understand Your posting.

maybe because I had the same experiance than jan: mails and orders without any problem.
but.......... since his homepage changed I too have problems to find the u-boot stuff

That's okay..It is ashame, because he does appear to carry alot of "neat stuff" especially if you live in the states. Everything else available seems to be in the U.K. or Europe.. By the way I still agree on your idea of barnicles !
Bill

wildspear · « **Reply #16 on:** 05 Feb , 2009, 16:20 »

Quote from: billp51d on 04 Feb , 2009, 08:55

Quote from: Siara on 24 Jan , 2009, 14:47
Cezar- all you asked for can be found here- http://www.modelsbymickster.com/cgi-bin/hobbyshop/hobbyshop.pl?inv=Uboote

Everything under one roof.
Apart from the inner pressure hull it is all good, and worth getting.
GOOD LUCK IF YOU CAN HAVE ANY KIND OF COMMUNICATION WITH THIS GUY..!
BILL...

I have never had any luck communicating with him. I wrote a few times with no reply so I just didn't order from him.

Mr.Mox · « **Reply #17 on:** 13 Feb , 2009, 11:38 »

Nice rivets from Archer:

http://www.archertransfers.com/AR88023.html

RIP · « **Reply #18 on:** 13 Feb , 2009, 14:25 »

I've just get Schatton's G7a-T1 torpedo... It's just AWESOME!

... it looks awesome, some corrections need to be done with propellers, detonator and aiming screw...

bracco_n · « **Reply #19 on:** 18 Feb , 2009, 09:13 »

Where can I buy the Schatton periscopes?

Greif · « **Reply #20 on:** 18 Feb , 2009, 10:31 »

Quote from: bracco_n on 18 Feb , 2009, 09:13

Where can I buy the Schatton periscopes?

Bracco, if you want, I can either order a set for you directly from Schatton (He lives about 95 km's from me). Or, I have an extra set I can part with for now, as my next Type VII build very likely won't begin until this fall.

A third option would be Ebay of course.

Let me know what you want to do and I'll help out.

Ernest

warnster68 · « **Reply #21 on:** 04 Mar , 2009, 11:47 »

Hi all,

How do I go about ordering the cotton flag and waterline decals from AMP as I would like to purchase them for my 1/72 U552 (or U557 not sure yet)
Many thanks,
Warren.

PS: Does AMP have any other after market items for the Revel (5015) 1/72 VIIC kit??

Siara · « **Reply #22 on:** 04 Mar , 2009, 12:39 »

If you making the late U-552, dont forget the snorting bull insignia from AMP also.
To order visit here: http://amp.rokket.biz/flags.shtml
In the middle of the page you can see BIG BLUE TEXT
"ORDER FLAGS HERE"

warnster68 · « **Reply #23 on:** 04 Mar , 2009, 22:03 »

Many thanks. I'll pick that up along with the WE7232 detail set as I think that is an important detail set.
What about WE7203 detail set? Is that set overkill??
I will have the WE7242 set, the EU53008, and the YM07202 detail set.

Thoughts??
Warren.

warnster68 · « **Reply #24 on:** 05 Mar , 2009, 18:35 »

with regards to the AMP flags...which is the proper flag size for the VIIC as there are 2x 1/72 size flags listed??
Sorry for all the questions.
warren

billp51d · « **Reply #25 on:** 06 Mar , 2009, 04:42 »

Quote from: warnster68 on 04 Mar , 2009, 22:03

Many thanks. I'll pick that up along with the WE7232 detail set as I think that is an important detail set.
What about WE7203 detail set? Is that set overkill??
I will have the WE7242 set, the EU53008, and the YM07202 detail set.

Thoughts??
Warren.

Warren...If your here in the states ..."Freetime Hobbies" has ED53008 at the cheapest price i've found ..Check them out...Bill

warnster68 · « **Reply #26 on:** 06 Mar , 2009, 06:33 »

Thanks Bill but have already purchased the set set from Squadron....my loss.
I'm in Toronto, Canada BTW.

Best
Warren.

warnster68 · « **Reply #27 on:** 14 Apr , 2009, 19:48 »

Hi all,

Maybe one of you can help me out with regards to barrels for the VIIC Revel 1/72 38 and 88 and it's periscopes.

I went to Schatton website and I think I found what I'm looking for but I can't read German and was wondering if someone can help translate before I order.

http://www.modellbau-schatton.privat.t-online.de/html/preisliste.html

The items I think I need are.....
7239: Torpedo yes?? If so, don't need it for my particular build but if not, what is it?
7238: Antena and Flak 38 yes ?
7247: Deck 88 Barrel yes?
72150: Periscope yes?

Many thanks.
Warren.

Rokket · « **Reply #28 on:** 15 Apr , 2009, 01:33 »

RE: flag sizes..about half the photos show the smaller size, and about half the larger size. Your choice!

rabapla · « **Reply #29 on:** 15 Apr , 2009, 03:37 »

Quote from: warnster68 on 14 Apr , 2009, 19:48

Hi all,

Maybe one of you can help me out with regards to barrels for the VIIC Revel 1/72 38 and 88 and it's periscopes.

I went to Schatton website and I think I found what I'm looking for but I can't read German and was wondering if someone can help translate before I order.

http://www.modellbau-schatton.privat.t-online.de/html/preisliste.html

The items I think I need are.....
7239: Torpedo yes?? If so, don't need it for my particular build but if not, what is it?
7238: Antena and Flak 38 yes ?
7247: Deck 88 Barrel yes?
72150: Periscope yes?

Many thanks.
Warren.

You are right except that 72150 periscopes are for the typ XXIII.
periscopes for typ VII are

"7241 2 verschied. Alu-Sehrohre/Periscope f

warnster68 · « **Reply #30 on:** 15 Apr , 2009, 17:10 »

Perfect...thanks Rabapla

Siara · « **Reply #31 on:** 19 May , 2009, 15:35 »

I know someone was looking for such thing:

http://thachweave.tripod.com/products.htm

Pepper-mint · « **Reply #32 on:** 14 Dec , 2011, 04:19 »

Quote from: Siara on 24 Jan , 2009, 16:40

Rigging stuff:
WEM Lycra rigging:
http://www.whiteensignmodels.com/acatalog/index.html?http%3A//www.whiteensignmodels.com/acatalog/catalogbody.html&CatalogBody
Really thin, stretchy thread. Brilliant.

>>>>dead link.

New one : https://www.whiteensignmodels.com/product-search/Lycra+rigging/1/

Author Topic: Aftermarket list for 1/72 U-boot ? (Read 15788 times)

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