The Second Torpedo Firing Pool Toy - 1:72 Type IIA

[Kazzer]

The D&E German U Boot Type IIA at 1:72 scale is the perfect model for swimming pools, and the second in our fleet to come complete with a torpedo system.
The build skills required for this model are minimal, making this the perfect ‘beginners project’.

The kit comprises:

Injection molded hull
1.25” Sub-driver (with Snort Ballast System)
ADF Angle Driver and Failsafe
2 x Lipo Batteries and Charger
1 x Nano Speed Controller
1 x Torpedo Launcher (Mechanical)
3 x Torpedoes
Small Snort System (Air Pump and Controller)

D&E Fittings Kit comprising -
Rudder
Dive Planes
Propeller
Propeller shaft
Prop shaft connector
Push rods
3 Micro Servos
Build Instructions

Cost $525.00 approx

[Outrider]

This is a great choice for R/C. See the thread at the link below for more info on the sub:

http://forum.sub-driver.com/showthread.php?561-1-72-Special-Navy-Type-IIA

[Albion]

This is the mutts nuts, well done

[Kazzer]

This is the mutts nuts, well done

Well than you - kind Sir! Now just buy the damned things guys!:biggrin:

[daveg]

Is there a link to view contents of this kit? I am very interested in this new one as I have lost the cottage spot do to a severe increase in weeds over the last few years, so its into the pool.
Cheers
Dave

[Kazzer]

As yet, I don't have the kit on the web page. The components of the kit are already there individually.

[Walshe]

Well Boys,

You have a sale here. I was waiting for the 212 then 214 to come out, but had already looked at putting their S/D in 11A sub, but you guys have done it for me and with torpedeos. This is heaven.

[Outrider]

Though I really like the Type IIA and plan to get one, I'm glad to hear somebody else is interested in the 214--I thought my son and I were the only ones. Fortunately this isn't an "either / or" situation--you can take whatever comes out first and start building (and saving again) while you wait for the next one to come out.

My bet is that the Wiz will have the Revell Germany 1:144 Type 214 on the market before he gets to the 1:144 Type 212. David has posted some shots of his work on the Type 214, which is, as you would expect, quite nice. Problem is that there's one but one Wizard for all these projects. See this thread (one of the longest threads on this site) for more on the Type 214:

http://forum.sub-driver.com/showthread.php?707-New-1-144-Revell-sub-kit-r-c-conversion-packages-for-2010

I think that the next few months will be exciting times for small boat modelers. The two new 1:72 Unterseeboot conversions (Type IIA and Type XXIII) are shooters and are small enough to use in a pool (where you might reliably recover your warshots). The Type 214 is still good kit, even without the tubes, and David has managed to make it a static diver, something that couldn't be done with the 1:230 Skipjack. With all these fine kits being adapted for R/C, this is really an embarassment of riches.

You mentioned ordering, which I think is pretty important to discuss here. David earns his living in part by craft building SubDrivers and fittings kits. Mike has added it as a side-line to his primary business. Though I believe both the Wizard and the Witch are in this as a labor of love, at a certain point, enough money needs to change hands to keep both in the game. I'm hopeful their gamble pays off. It's very unlikely I would be in this game without the resources these gentlemen bring to the table.

I'll probably end up getting one of each of these (214, IIA, and Type XXIII) because they store easily, can be operated in a pool (convenient), and because they seem to be an awfully good deal. You may be able to get all three for the price of one larger unit (e.g. Gato - which is a great kit, just too big for some applications). I hope others see the same appeal and actually follow through and buy one (or more) of the newer offerings.

[Walshe]

Guys
Why not the XXI while we are throwing ideas around.

[Outrider]

The only Type XXI I know of that is readily available is the Revell 1:144. My understanding is that it's close, but problematic. (Not Lindberg I-53 problematic, more like Special Navy Type IIA problematic.)

The Revell Type XXI best represents the Wilhelm Bauer, which was built as U-2540, scuttled after the war, spent 12 years submerged, and was raised and converted for research. It served off and on for 20 years and is preserved as a museum ship. There was work done to restore the submarine to its WWII configuration, but rivet counters would have much to complain about.

There was a rumor that Revell of Germany was going to do a 1:72 Type XXI, but I suspect that was just wishful thinking. Great subject, though...

[Walshe]

Do I still only need a four channel radio, to run the IIA. Just working out finances.

Thanks.

[Kazzer]

Do I still only need a four channel radio, to run the IIA. Just working out finances.

Thanks.

Channels required

1. rudder
2.Speed Controller
3.dive/surface ballast tank
4. Rear dive planes
5.Torpedoes
6. Fwd Dive planes
(Not in that order)

So, yes, you need 6 channels
See WFLY RADIO SYSTEM

and PURCHASING THE RADIO

[Outrider]

Fine Scale Modeler just came out with an article that describes a static display Special Navy Type IIA converted to a Type IIB as was used in the Black Sea. Conversion includes hull lengthening and a scratchbuild of an AA platform. No Link yet, but it's on page 34 of the May 2010 Issue (Stretch and paint a U-boat, By Harvey Low, Converting a Special Navy German sub). No doubt the Wiz will have an opinion of the work, but there are useful references in the article. Think I'll keep mine as a Type IIA, but it was nice to see this subject in a mainstream hobby magazine. More sales of kits in this scale is good for anybody interested in R/C conversions.

[daveg]

Any more new info on this package. It still sounds good.
Dave

[Outrider]

Happily, the model itself seems to still be available.

However, mass produced polystyrene 1:72 sub kits seem to be going off the market rather than coming on to it.

Special Navy did two kits in 1:72, the Type IIA and the Type XXIII, and promised a third (a Biber, part SN72006) which has never materialized even though more than two years have elapsed since it was announced.

With Revell dropping its Type VII, the Special Navy kits are the most promising prospects for the Wizard's future work in this scale. (This is something I would so love to be wrong about, since being wrong would mean more to choose from.)