Quick Review - 1/72 U-boat parts...

Ok. I wasn't initially planning on using the upper pressure hull kit from Yankee Modelworks, but after cutting all those holes I began to get lazy and ordered the resin...

Got the kit(s) today and confirmed some of my initial reservations:

1) I initially thought the life raft containers molded into the bow section were inappropriate for the Type VIIC, but found after review of my references that I was wrong. HOWEVER - as Yankee Modelworks has molded molded them, they do not line up with the openings on the deck for either of the Type VIIC or Type VIIC/41 kits...so I'm going to have to cut them off and scratch build them. (They are also missing the container hatches.)

2) The resin is nice and sandable. The fit of the sections overall appears to be nice. Reworking some of the details should be easier than with some other (harder, more brittle) resins.

This is supposed to be a "drop in" kit, so I wasn't expecting to need to do anything with it but fit and paint. Haven't checked the alignment of any of the other hatch fittings to the deck parts, but I'm already standing by to shave and correct additional trunking.

Bottom line - the Yankee Modelworks upper pressure hull kit is a good starting point for visible detail if you plan on opening up all those limber and flood holes, but be prepared to do some modification to it if you want to get things lined up correctly.

At least I've got something to glue/paint now. Eventually...

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