Trumpeter Scale Models 6801 German DKM U-552 U-Boat 1:48

Model Kit

The German submarine U-552 was a Type VIIC U-Boat built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine for service during World War II. U-552 was nicknamed the Roter Teufel 'Red Devil' after its mascot of a grinning devil which was painted on the conning tower.

FEATURES:

• 1100+ Parts
• 2-piece full hull (full interior details can be seen through the transparent starboard hull)
• Highly detailed interior
• Front and rear living quarters
• Central control room with control panels and more
• Sonar room
• Transmitter receiver room
• Diesel engine and engine room
• Electromotor, torpedoes and front and rear torpedo tube compartment
• separate bulkheads
• Detailed conning tower (injection molded railings, 88mm chase guns, aerial defense scatter guns and machine guns)
• Front and rear pile, (48) crew figures, ladders, detailed anchor and propellers and photoetch accents
• Completed model is approximately 55" long
• Decals and color painting reference for a single submarine - includes ensigns, gauges and color reference and markings for all interior and figures