German miniature submarine U-Boat Type XXVIIB Seehund (early version) 1:72 ICM S006

Plastic model kit: German miniature submarine U-Boat Type XXVIIB Seehund (early version) 1:72 ICM S006

Model kit: German miniature submarine U-Boat Type XXVIIB Seehund (late version) in 1:72 scale from ICM is an excellent proposal for enthusiasts of World War II history and modeling. 

Model details:

• Scale: 1:72
• Catalog number: S.006
• Number of parts: 36
• Model dimensions: length 165 mm, height 54 mm
• Markings:
• U-Boat Type XXVIIB Seehund U-5329, K-Flottilla 312, Ijmuiden, February 1945
• U-Boat Type XXVIIB Seehund, Lehrkdo 300, Surendorf, May 1945

History and achievements: Seehund, which means "seal" in German, was a miniature submarine used by the Kriegsmarine during World War II. Designed in 1944, it was operated by two-man crews. By the end of the war, 285 units of this type were built, produced at the Schichau Werk in Elbląg and Germania Werft in Kiel.

Seehunds began their combat operations in January 1945, participating in 142 combat missions, during which they sank 9 Allied ships and damaged three others. Their small size and quiet operation made them difficult to detect by Allied sonar systems, making them effective tools in naval warfare.

The first operation of the Seehunds took place on December 31, 1944, when 18 units set out from Ijmuiden in the Netherlands. Unfortunately, they encountered a storm, and only two of them returned. The first sinking by a Seehund occurred in February 1945, when a freighter was sunk near Great Yarmouth.

By the end of the war, in April and May 1945, Seehunds participated in special supply missions for the besieged German garrison in Dunkirk, transporting food instead of torpedoes.

Assembly and painting kit. Does not include paints or glue. To assemble, separately sold modeling tools are needed (including cutters, files, tweezers), paints, brushes, and plastic model glue (e.g. Tamiya Extra Thin Cement). The photo shows a professionally assembled and painted model.