Hello, new to this forum, any help with subs !

[bryan massie]

just bought this u boat which is 5' 6" long, any idea of the scale and can I buy kriegsmarine flags and figures for it etc.
Any help appreciated.
p.s. will post pictures if needed.

[Bazza]

Hi Bryan

Welcome aboard, I'm no expert on subs but my experience to date tells me that your average U-Boat was about 250 feet long, therefore 5'6" equates to about 1/45th scale I believe. Perhaps some of the mariners on here can advise regarding scale figures and flags.

Cheers
Bazza

[bryan massie]

Originally Posted by Bazza

Hi Bryan

Welcome aboard, I'm no expert on subs but my experience to date tells me that your average U-Boat was about 250 feet long, therefore 5'6" equates to about 1/45th scale I believe. Perhaps some of the mariners on here can advise regarding scale figures and flags.

Cheers
Bazza

Normally a tank man myself,scores of them over the years and last year moved up to 1/6th scale of panther by armortek, this year I have bought the king tiger which i see is on your sign, could do with that in my garage !

Cheers
bry.

[Bunkerbarge]

Hi Bryan and a warm welcome to the forum.

I think a photo of the U-boat would be useful but you can buy whatever flags you want at whatever size from this outlet:

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If you work on a flag being in the region of 6 foot long at 1/45th scale you would be after a 38mm long flag.

Have a look at thier flag calculator and take your pick. Thay are also a really good vendor and I have had superb service from them in the past.

[bryan massie]

Originally Posted by Bunkerbarge

Hi Bryan and a warm welcome to the forum.

I think a photo of the U-boat would be useful but you can buy whatever flags you want at whatever size from this outlet:

Home

If you work on a flag being in the region of 6 foot long at 1/45th scale you would be after a 38mm long flag.

Have a look at thier flag calculator and take your pick. Thay are also a really good vendor and I have had superb service from them in the past.

Cheers bunkerbarge, not a computer buff so i dont know how to send photos other than e mail if you want i can send photos to you direct, it would maybe help me to identify the sub and if it is 1st or 2nd world war.

[Bunkerbarge]

When you post a reply and you are in the normal reply box, as opposed to the quick reply box, then you simply scroll down a bit and press the "Manage Attchments" button.

This opens up a window which allows you to browse to your pictures. When you have browsed to all the pictures you want to post each in it's own individual address line then simply press "Upload" and your pictures will be uploaded ready for posting. Then when you post your reply the pictures wil be attached to it.

The "Manage Attachments" window tells you the file sizes and types that are allowed but most people will stick to simple .jpgs, which must be less than 195 kb in size.

If you are not sure about resizing let us know but the software that runs this forum is actually very user friendly and straightforward to use so adding the pictures is very simple.