The U-515

Just completed is this Type IX U-boat. It is a 1/48 scale model that measures 59-1/2" long. The hull and conning tower is fiberglass, purchased from the scale shipyard. I will go through the steps it took to build this model. The hull came with a set of full size plans (hanging on the wall behind the model). This hull and it's conning tower were based on the U-505 which is displayed in Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry. My model is built to be the U-515, sunk by the same US Hunter Killer task force that captured the U-505. Research is important on building any model and I spent a good deal of time researching the specific U-boat that the model would become.