U-479 Type VIIC U-boat Kriegsmarine Baltic Sea

[whitestar12chris]

Heres my completed modified hobbyboss VIIC 1/350 U-boat U-479, recently found on the bottom of the Baltic in 2013, having been sunk by a soviet mine in 1944.

 

The rear wintergarten was scratch built and added to depict U-479 for the Great Patriotic War Group Build. For me this was a fiddly build, PE and all but enjoyable.

 

The rigging was fuse wire and painted in humbrol enamels with a hairystick. Next time i will try something else for the rigging as not completely happy with the results.(probably just me LOL)

 

 

All the best Chris

[Billydick]

I know they have their faults, but I really like these Hobbyboss 1/350 Uboats.  Nice job Chris. 

 

BillyD

 

[Bitzer]

That is a wee little thing. Great job on the scratching 

[celt]

Thats a small sub,to small for my chubby fingers,you have done a fine job.

[TheBaron]

At that scale you could have a whole wolf pack in the bath-tub with you Chris. There's something engrossing about these very small scales. Lovely work as ever.

Tony

[snapper_city]

Nice one Chris 

[Panzer Vor!!!]

At that scale you could have a whole wolf pack in the bath-tub with you Chris.  

 

Please dont give him ideas!!!!!

 

Actually this U Boat has seen action and survived , when Chris picked me up for the club it was on the back seat I not realising threw my boxes on top of it 

No harm but got Chris a Mcds after to make up for the shock 

[whitestar12chris]

Dave its too late ive probably got enough u-boats @ 1/350 to fill a bath tub LOL,

 

2 VIIA, 2 VIIB, VIICs lost count,  1 VIIC/41, 2 VIID, 2 IXA, 2 IXB, 2IXC, XVIIB, 1 XXIII, 2 XXI at last count, id call that a wolf pack 

 

Thanks guys for the great comments

 

All the best Chris