SCHNELLBOOT S.100 1/35 SCALE

This model from Italeri was claimed to be the largest plastic model on the current market. It is a monster
at around 39 inches.
The tooling is excellent and is a pleasure to build.
There are a lot of exciting stories about the capabilities and actions of these German Fast Boats and makes interesting reading.

The Box taking up much of the bench space.

This how I went about building this interesting model..

Two piece hull with supports.

 

Hull with waterline and anti fouling

Torpedo tubes with clever opening ports.

Highly detailed torpedo loading tube loading mechanism.

Cockpit part which is eventually hidden.

Starting to detail some of the parts that need early painting.

I was not happy with the moulded deck so I sanded them off and made decks of teak that I cut to fit.
The result was more realistic

Showing crook deck timbers before they were sanded off!

There were no figures with the model so I made these up from an old tank repair team.
Depth charges were not included either so I made these ones up. Not all that accurate but adds some interest to the rear of the boat.and the slides were there for this reason.

Used some teak again for the depth charge launching slides.

I also borrowed the Captain from another set!

The guns were highly detailed and came together well. I was able to make this moulded deck look genuine.

This floor was moulded and was much easier to paint and look realistic.

The finished S100 which is a stunning model as long as you have the room!

Thanks for looking and if you are thinking of building this .........you will not be disappointed.
Regards Les