These two model kits were designed after original plans and photos with freecad. The PLA hull parts were produced with a Prusa MK3s, all other resin parts with a formlabs form3 3D-printer.
UB I, 25 parts: Small coastal submarine, 160 tons, 14 crew. The 20 units of these class served in the German, Austria-Hungarian and the Bulgarian Navy. Theatres of operation: Baltic and North Sea, Adriatic, Aegean and Black Sea.
U139, 85 parts, length over 1,2m: A class of 3 units, 3,000 tons, 80 crew. Armed with 6 torpedo tubs (20 torpedoes on board, also mines), two 15 cm and two 8.8 cm guns. U-139 cruised in the Biscay, and U-140 before the canadian and US east coast. After the war U-139 was commissioned as Halbronn into the French Navy until 1935.
More models are in development, you can find the information here.
A brief note about this contribution. Hans Joachim Koerver is a reputed historian as well as scale models enthusiast, with a deep knowledge in the U Boats warfare during the World War I. He manages this small line of German World War I submarines in resin, you can find all the information, details and purchase his models at http://ub1418.info. He also wrote several books about this topic, you can find them in Amazon.
He freely sent us the information and pictures, and we are happy to publish them and share.
2 Comments
Looking for a model kit for UC type III German submarine. Thank you.
I’m sorry CJ, i’m not aware of any scale model of the Type UC III WWI submarines, in any scale. My recommendation would be kit Das Werk – 72001 – German U-Boat SM U9, is an excellent kit, but is Type U 9 class.