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Old 28-01-2007   #13 (permalink)
kevingambrell
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Thanks Davie,
I do have a full set of hull drawings for the Gato I bought a few years ago.
Most of the bits on the Revell I think were missed out or left off to speed the model to the store shelf. The Revell Uboat althouh not perfect has a lot more detail and if memory serves took more time to go through prototype before release to us.

Over the next few weeks il transfer the ports and vents to sheets of brass shim so i can cut out or engrave the ones I think are most visible.

I think its a shame Revell lost the chance to turn this from a big hull into a big very impresive hull. But with the cost of toolmakers time even in China I can see why the detal was left off.

Kevin
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