custardchris Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 What (cheapish!) U boat kits would you recommend for a newbie? I've been thinking of getting my dad one for Xmas, and I don't think he's built a kit since he was a kid many years ago! It doesn't have to be a perfect kit. I was initially looking for the Airfix U boat starter kit, and but that seems to have been out of print for years. That would have been ideal as he'd have had a few paints and stuff to start with, and if he got into it he could get more paints, etc. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks in advance. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Boak Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 I don't think Airfix ever did a U-boat of any kind. They did do an E-boat, but not as a starter kit. Revell do one but a fairly large scale - 1/72? Should be OK if he's made kits before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
custardchris Posted October 30, 2020 Author Share Posted October 30, 2020 (edited) Sadly the 1/72 Revell one is well out of my price range for this, which is a shame, as it looks very nice. This is the Airfix one I was looking for, but is out of stock everywhere. https://www.airfix.com/uk-en/das-boot-u-boat-type-viic-starter-set-1-400.html Edited October 30, 2020 by custardchris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Callahan Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 I can highly recommended the Revell 1/144 U-Boat kits, easy to build and nice details so far, and not expensive also. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Boak Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 1 hour ago, custardchris said: This is the Airfix one I was looking for, but is out of stock everywhere. https://www.airfix.com/uk-en/das-boot-u-boat-type-viic-starter-set-1-400.html Ah, I don't think I saw that. Presumably like the other 1/400 subjects (HMS Montgomery? St. Albans?) this was an Eastern European tooling which only saw a brief period under the Airfix name. It might still be available under the Heller name, as Heller were the only other regular producer of 1/400 kits, but probably not in the UK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Knight Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 Kingkit has the Heller issue in stock, and cheap https://www.kingkit.co.uk/product/heller-ships-1-400-81002-u-boot-type-viic All the same parts as the Airfix issue. But be warned, lots of those parts are really, really small. Tweezers are recommended Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 1 hour ago, Harry Callahan said: I can highly recommended the Revell 1/144 U-Boat kits, easy to build and nice details so far, and not expensive also. Seconded, great little kits and a good scale for balance between display size and details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
custardchris Posted October 30, 2020 Author Share Posted October 30, 2020 The 400 scale one might be too small for my dad then. I will take a look at the revell 144 ones, thanks very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmatthewbacon Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 If it doesn’t need to be a classic VII or IX, the Revell 144 XXI with interior is a more “interesting” kit... best, M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitestar12chris Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 The Hobbyboss 1/350 kits are nice and easy and reasonably priced, the revell VIIC/41 is a decent kit as well. others will be harder to get hold off and dearer as OOP. all the best Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
custardchris Posted November 3, 2020 Author Share Posted November 3, 2020 I went for the Revell RV65155 Set 1:144-Type IIB German Submarine in the end. It looked to be a decent scale, and had some paints/glue thrown in, as my Dad has none at the moment. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 That is a tidy kit good choice. Hope your dad enjoyed the build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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