They look close enough to U-boat crew figures with the jackets, mackinaws, etc. The figures pictured are custom ones I made by repainting some of those Dragon CanDo Tiger Aces tanker figures. The model comes the two torpedos as well as a rubber raft and oars. There is not much of an interior on the model - its namely what you can see down the conning tower hatch - a ladder, periscope, and hatch to the main deck. That happened to me during my build and I damaged one of the doors, requiring that it be glued in place. Only problem is that the magnets are too strong and the repulsive force was enough to crack apart the hull, even though it was securely glued together. The torpedo doors are designed to have repulsing magnets hold them in the closed position, but still allow them to open (think like a spring, but with magnetism). In this video, I showcase my Type XXIII U-boat from. The kit has a lot of working features from movable dive planes, rudder, rotating screw, to opening torpedo doors with removable torpedos. U-boat Type XXIII ArtofScaleModeling 497 subscribers Subscribe 9.7K views 10 years ago The Art of Scale Modeling. The only decals are the hull numbers, however, I was not entirely thrilled with them - they applied easy and all, but were difficult to blend well to the conning tower surface, even with MicroSol and clearcoat. I added various rust and weathering details trying to be as realistic as possible. Mine is painted with Tamiya German Grey for the lower hull, Tamiya Flat Black for the water line band and Tamiya Medium Gray for the upper hull and conning tower. The fit between parts is generally good and it's overall pretty easy to assemble outside of some small detail parts. The Bronco 1/35 scale U Boat Type XXIII is not a difficult model overall. My model is in the livery of U-2336, which under the command of Kapitänleutnant Emil Klusmeier, sank the last Allied ships lost in the European war on, when he torpedoed and sank the freighters Sneland and Avondale Park off the Isle of May inside the Firth of Forth off the English coast. Here is my finished product and a short review. I've had this for a few months already, but finally got the wherewithal to build it a couple weeks ago. That should place it behind one of the other special models we know is coming next year, the Bronco Raptor, and don't forget, the Bronco Everglades will snorkel its way into the lineup as well next summer.I've just completed my Bronco Models 1/35 Scale U-Boot Type XXIII kit. Other speculation has mooted an Oxford White modular hard top matching Oxford White door hands, triangle windows, an available herringbone interior, and Bronco fender badges in script, but dismissed white bumpers and fenders and the First Edition's disconnecting sway bars.Īll we can say with a reasonable degree of confidence is that it will be expensive, since the Wildtrak is nearly $48,000 in two-door form and almost $50,000 as a four-door. The prototype also rode on the same 35-inch off-road tires that come with the Sasquatch package, making good use of the higher-end 4WD system. Those old SUVs had their steel wheels painted to match the white grille and a white top, and Ford has already confirmed a white top will be available in the future - eventually - and the faithful wouldn't put any faith in a Heritage model without it. Those white wheels would match the white grille seen behind the camouflage, bearing red "FORD" lettering just like the original instead of the modern truck's "BRONCO." A forum post from June on Bronco6G included a parts document showing a grille with "FORD" lettering. The prototype rode on four-slot steelies that were originally white but spay painted black, and sported a center cap just large enough to hide the lug nuts that would be reminiscent of that on the original 1966 Bronco. A series of spy shots from February confirmed a few vintage cues. The document also substantiates this being a full trim instead of a package it's thought the Heritage Limited effectively replaces the First Edition as the top-tier offering.įord's done an excellent job of keeping the nitty gritties under seal, with little more than speculation among the fan base after ten months of forum chat. Now, CarsDirect just got hold of a lease residuals document for the 2022 Bronco that included the Heritage Limited Edition, a document Ford Authority also got and published, confirming the Bronco Heritage Limited Edition and its place above the Wildtrak. Apparently Ford intended to sell the trim for the 20 model years, but life got in the way, so the first year was scrapped. Both would be fitted with the advanced four-wheel-drive system that's standard on the current Badlands and Wildtrak trims. On January 4, a Bronco6G forum member began a thread about the model based on word from a Ford source, the only info at the time indicating an E5G body code for a two-door Bronco Heritage Limited and an E5H body code for the four-door version. There have been rumors of a Ford Bronco Heritage Limited Edition since the beginning of the year.
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