Kit# 5620

Like other navies around the world during the 1930s, the Germans started development of a high-speed torpedo boat capable of operating in the Baltic, Mediterranean, and Black Seas where conditions were usually less-than-favorable. Unlike the wooden gasoline-powered Elco 80' boats being developed for the US Navy, the German boats were metal and powered by three Daimler-Benz diesel engines. The S-38-class displaced 100 tons fully loaded and was capable of operating at over 40 knots, even in rough seas. The S-38-class boats entered service in the 1930s and served through the end of World War II. During production of the S-38-class and the subsequent S-100-class, the deckhouse and bridge module was replaced by and armored dome to provide the crew better protection from strafe and machine gun attack.

Molded in gray styrene, this kit is presented on nine parts trees plus the two hull halves, one fret of photo-etched details, and a bag of hardware for the structural hull spars.

Upgraded moulds with more than 600 highly detailed parts 

Instruction sheet with color profiles

Nuts, bolts, screws and string included

Photo-etched parts

Clear sheet for transparencies

Among the features and options in this kit:

• Torpedo tube bow doors are positionable
• Torpedo tube rear doors are positionable
• Four detailed torpedoes on storage racks
• Choice of bow gun mount or no mount (covered hole)
• Positionable deck crew hatches
• Positionable deck storage locker hatches
• Detailed bridge and fire control stations
• Detailed depth charge racks with six depth charges
• Detailed 40mm Bofors gun mount
• Detailed 20mm gun mount

Markings are included for three examples:

• S-105, 2. S-Flotilla, English Channel, 1943
• S-51, 1. S-Flotilla, Black Sea, 1942
• S-46, 2. S-Flotilla, English Channel, 1941