Proper point of pliability the sheet is drawn down over the male mold byĮxtracting the air out from underneath so the soft pliable sheet of ABSĬonforms to the male mold. Heated to the point where the sheet of ABS plastic is pliable. A large sheet ofĪBS is inserted over a slightly undersized "male" die. Made of ABS material formed by the vacuum forming process. The major components of the kit, hull and superstructure, are Widely separated with no connecting railing or cables leaving the boat withĪ railing detail that looks a bit different then the later standard Type The railings for this gun and the forward 8.8 cm "deck gun" are The placement of the 2cm C/30 Flak gun on the deck just aft of the conning Lack of a suitable gun platform on the minuscule wintergarten necessitated Was allowed by the streamlined contours of the conning tower itself. The U-47 at that time had a small conning tower with the early style upward flared spray shield on the conning tower and virtually no Wintergarten, other than what The kit is representative of the very early Type VIIB, faithfully recreating the U-47 at the time of the Günther Prien's victory at Scapa Flow. I would consider this boat at least "intermediate" in terms of complexityĪnd therefore would not recommend this kit to anyone without experience inĬonstructing comparable devices like R/C aircraft or ships. Needed for power are included as is a complete compliment of running gear. The kit is very complete and of high quality. The motors and the boat will rise to the surface on its own accord. That if trouble is encountered while operating the boat, simply turn off Maintains a constant state of positive buoyancy, Robbe's directions state Than the Germans? The boat is a dynamic diver that measures around 67" (1.67m) in The fact that Robbe is a German company makes the U-47 a "true" German U-boat - albeit a replica, but who better to replicate the original U-Boot U-boat Models Model Reviews The Robbe radio controlled Type VII U-Boat ~
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