Wednesday, October 25

New from Neverland Model - 144th scale VIIC U-boat U-96 "Das Boot"

Probably the most famous U-Boat ever - The Kriegsmarine's VIIC U-Boat U-96, made famous from the film & book "Das Boot", replicated in 1/144th scale from Neverland Hobby is their first kit. See what's in store from this "launch" in our preview... 


New from Neverland Model - 144th scale VIIC U-boat U-96 "Das Boot"

Kriegsmarine U-Boat U-96 "Das U-Boot"
 from Neverland Hobby.
1/144th scale
Length:468mm width: 47mm
Snap kit, pre-coloured
The Subject:  VIIC U-boat U-96 - the real "Das Boot"
German submarine U-96 served in the German Navy (Kriegsmarine) during World War II as a Type VIIC U-boat. On September 16, 1939, Germaniawerft of Kiel laid down the keel, with marking yard number 601. On September 14, 1940, Kapitänleutnant Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock assumed command of the vessel at her inauguration. The first to relieve Lehmann-Willenbrock was Oberleutnant zur See Hans-Jürgen Hellriegel in March 1942. Oblt.z.S. Wilhelm Peters relieved Hellriegel in March 1943.  In February 1944, Oblt.z.S. Horst Willner took command, turning the boat over to Oblt.z.S. Robert Rix in June of that year. Rix commanded the boat until 15 February 1945.
During 1941, war correspondent Lothar-Günther Buchheim joined U-96 for a single patrol. His orders were to photograph and describe the U-boat in action for propaganda purposes. Over 5,000 photographs, mostly taken by Buchheim, survived the war. From his experiences, he wrote a short story, "Die Eichenlaubfahrt" ("The Oak-Leaves Patrol") and a 1973 novel which was to become an international best-seller, Das Boot, followed in 1976 by U-Boot-Krieg ("U-Boat War"), a nonfiction chronicle of the voyage. In 1981 Wolfgang Petersen brought the novel to the big screen with the critically acclaimed, Das Boot.

The new-tool kit from a new company - Neverland Hobby...
The fist kit from a new company, Neverland Hobby kicks off with an all new tooling of an 1/144th scale Kriegsmarine U-Boat. The famous U-96  of "Das U-Boot" fame. 
The type VII U-boat will be present in a refreshing new way by Neverland Hobby. The 144th scale brings a large but manageable size. Different from the common scale, the length of nearly 50cm will not only bring a stronger visual impact, but also have vivid details beyond the small scale. 
This is a snap kit, no glue and no painting needed, strong structure. Enjoy the fun of assembling models without complicated preparation. 
All new Kriegsmarine U-boat U-96"Das U-boot "snap kit over 460mm finished, with fine and rich details. 
No glue is needed, and if that is your taste, no painting is required (but most of us will). 
The priorities of the makers is for an enjoyable, easy build. With fun features like a torpedo launching effect. 
The kit also includes precisely represented mechanical detail of propulsion system. Moveable main gun and flak gun.
You can see more about this new company on the Neverland Hobby Webpage and their Facebook page...