Great News!
I recieved my U-505 kit two days before Christmas!
Looking at the kit I see many good things and some needed improvements. The upper hull floods as I feared are molded in.
So these will have to be drilled out just like the Type VII. Also some sort of Pressure Hull will have to be installed because of all the openings. All the drains and intakes will need to be reworked.
Another bit of good news is the photo etch deck I have from Oto Greza is the same dimensions as the kit deck.
The kit deck is good, but has it's limits as a plastic part. Due to the size of this Boot, the hull is in 4 pieces. So some filling will be in order. Revell did a good job on Hull detail.
All the rivets and welds even look good. If you want to do some "oil canning" you will have a job!
The Conning Tower looks good. Molded in detail will have to be removed in some areas such as the wood plaking for the crew on the inner sides of the tower.
One question on the accuratey of the Tower Emblems: They are red in the kit. The Tower Emblems on the U-505 in Chicago are green. Which or neither is correct?? Good project for Dougie.....
All in all this is a nice well detailed kit. Colorcoats Kriegsmarine colours will look good.
I have another one of these coming..... a future project U-805....
Best regards to all and A Merry Christmas!!!