U-47 Submarine by Robbe

1:40th Scale German U-Boat
   
Electric powered, dynamic diving scale model submarine
Fittings and electric motors included

The U 47 is probably the most famous submarine of WW II. Under the commission of Lt. Guenther Prien it sank a total of 230.000 BRT. On Friday, October 13, 1939 it penetrated the stoutly defended principal anchorage of the British Home Fleet at Scapa Flow, sank or destroyed most of the battle ships and escaped unscathed.

In designing the model special attention was paid on the maximum possible scale fidelity, and accurate reproduction of the detail features of the original vessel. In spite of its impressive length of more than 1.7 m (5 ft, 7 in), the boat is highly maneuverable and has a good turn of speed. It features the dynamic method of submerging, making it a highly realistic model when in and under the water. An important feature of this imposing boat kit is the hundreds of flooding slots in the outer skin components, which are factory-cut in order to shorten the building time. For easy transportation in a car trunk, the boat can be taken apart.

Kit contents:

Pressure vessel consisting of thick-walled plastic tube
O-rings and ready-made molded parts to seal the pressure vessel
Removable installation plate housing the radio control and power
  system
Mechanical diving depth regulator
Rubber bellow seals
All parts for rudders and hydroplanes
Stern tubes, propeller shafts and propellers
Electric motors and suppressors
Vacuum-molded hull and conning tower components
Injection-molded cannon parts and other fittings
Hull components with pre-cut flooding slots
Decal sheet
Building instructions and plan  

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