Comprising 800 parts and measuring 1.06 metres in length once completed, this limited edition (huge) boxing includes original plastic parts to depict U-505 as it appeared late-war at the time of its capture in June 1944, whilst adding photoetched & turned-metal parts, resin parts and real-wood (self-adhesive) decking to provide the means to build a simply stunning replica of impressive proportions and incredible levels of detail!
 
 
Decals (printed by Cartograf) are provided to allow U-505 to be completed as either on active service in 1944, or shortly after its capture:
 
 
U-505 survives to this day and can be visited at the Griffin Museum of Science + Industry, in Chicago, USA: https://www.msichicago.org/explore/whats-here/exhibits/u-505-submarine
 
To read the fascinating history of this ill-fated submarine and its crew: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_submarine_U-505