Planning & PreparationWe discovered that U‑625 was not a standard VIIC model, but rather it was a “turm wintergarten” variety with a double-level ‘bandstand’, Atlantic bow, no 88mm deck gun, increased tower armament (two twin-barrel 20mm guns, and single-barrel 37mm cannon), FuMO-30 Seetakt radar, and FuMB-7 Naxos radar detector. We even managed to find the U-625 emblem via the Internet. Since Revell of Germany had not yet released (or even announced) their VIIC/41 Atlantic-edition U-boat, I turned to the aftermarket to get the following items to build U-625:
*Tragically, Steve Nuttall passed away in August 2006, and his products are not currently available. Other suppliers (such as Schatton-Modellbau) offer similar products. |