Oh, too cool! Well on the Revell kit, the loop attaches to 2 vertical bars that are NOT supposed to be cemented, so the loop can be raised or lowered.
Given that that kit gives a 3.7cm cannon and the spare barrel holder, and the appropriate markings... OF COURSE I would like to do something differently. hehehe
Anyone who's seen my U-673 knows I have a penchant for 2.0cm quad vierling, and reading along with this thread it seems that U-505 had a vierling early on.
So here is what I am looking for... I want to model U-505 as it ran when it had a vierling on the rear lower wintergarten.
1) Confirm that the 3.7cm spare barrel holding tube would NOT be present on the stbd side of the tower.
2) What would the emblem(s) be on the boat? What other markings, flags, etc.?
3) What year(s) would it have had that configuration?
4) Did U-505 *ever* run a forward deck gun? If yes, 88 or 105?
Or for that matter... does anyone know of a boat that had the following:
* 2cm quad vierling, lower rear
* 105 deck gun
* same decking as U-505