U7, 1/350, Scratchbuild

German U-Boots of WWI are rare subjects in 1/350 scale. This is my scratchbuilded model of U7 – one from the first large series of German submarines (U5-U8). The submarines were equipped with Kerting engines. The next series (U9-U12) was based on the modified project. Eight boats of these two series formed the core of the pre-war German submarine fleet.

The original idea was to build a model of the famous U9, however, it was hard to find acceptable drawings. So I continued with U7. U7 took part in first patrol of the Kaiser's submarines right after the declaration of war against Great Britain. Her service lasted less than one year (August 6, 1914 - March 4, 1915).

Article on building this model was published in Russian M-Hobby magazine.