I'm thankful that there's a pretty good selection of 1:72 submarines on the market at the moment. There's room for more, of course, but there are a few good kits out there that don't have SubDrivers and D&E fittings kits built to suit. One of these subs is the German Type XXIII, a late war (WWII) coastal boat that was the low end of the high-low mix that included the Type XXI.
There are actually two 1:72 Type XXIIIs on the market and Caswell sells both! One is by the Russian manufacturer Alanger, the other is by the Czech firm MPM/Special Navy. Here are two reviews and a builder's log, all from Jan Klarbęk, who writes the reviews as well as builds the kits as static display models. The first link points to Jan's review of the Alanger kit:
The blog below details Jan's build of the Alanger kit and has a great photo of the Type XXIII up next to a 1:72 Gato.
The Special Navy Kit is reviewed here:
My sense is that either the Alanger or Special Navy kits would work out fine for the Caswell empire as a means to sell SubDrivers, fittings, plastic kits, and two torpedo tubes. I'm hoping this will not only "get on the list," but that it will bubble up near the top.
There are actually two 1:72 Type XXIIIs on the market and Caswell sells both! One is by the Russian manufacturer Alanger, the other is by the Czech firm MPM/Special Navy. Here are two reviews and a builder's log, all from Jan Klarbęk, who writes the reviews as well as builds the kits as static display models. The first link points to Jan's review of the Alanger kit:
The blog below details Jan's build of the Alanger kit and has a great photo of the Type XXIII up next to a 1:72 Gato.
The Special Navy Kit is reviewed here:
My sense is that either the Alanger or Special Navy kits would work out fine for the Caswell empire as a means to sell SubDrivers, fittings, plastic kits, and two torpedo tubes. I'm hoping this will not only "get on the list," but that it will bubble up near the top.
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