Italeri 1:35 Biber
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Italeri 1:35 Biber
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This is Italeri’s 1:35 “Biber” (Beaver) mini-sub.
This was a very simple, straightforward kit with good fit, and a very modest parts count. Italeri gives you a photo-etch fret, a small sheet of pre-cut acetate for the windows, and a small decal sheet with markings for three units (one including a choice of four hull numbers). There are also two standing crew figures in formal uniforms, which would be suitable for posing next to the sub as seen in the box art, but not seated in it. I think the kit makes good use of photo-etch, mostly for the small angle brackets which brace the torpedoes to the sides of the hull.
This was built OOB. In the last photos I placed it on Italeri’s dock set with their “Maiale” manned torpedo. It may not be a historically realistic scene, but I think they go well together!
This is Italeri’s 1:35 “Biber” (Beaver) mini-sub.
This was a very simple, straightforward kit with good fit, and a very modest parts count. Italeri gives you a photo-etch fret, a small sheet of pre-cut acetate for the windows, and a small decal sheet with markings for three units (one including a choice of four hull numbers). There are also two standing crew figures in formal uniforms, which would be suitable for posing next to the sub as seen in the box art, but not seated in it. I think the kit makes good use of photo-etch, mostly for the small angle brackets which brace the torpedoes to the sides of the hull.
This was built OOB. In the last photos I placed it on Italeri’s dock set with their “Maiale” manned torpedo. It may not be a historically realistic scene, but I think they go well together!
Re: Italeri 1:35 Biber
That’s superb!
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Re: Italeri 1:35 Biber
That's very cool!
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Re: Italeri 1:35 Biber
Nice work! Were the Bibers even around long enough to get weathered? Not that I care, it looks great!
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Re: Italeri 1:35 Biber
Thanks, Tim! A very fair question, and one I asked myself as I was painting it! Probably not, but I had a good time with it anyway. And I wanted a strong contrast between the torpedoes which would be one-use, and the sub which would be multi-use, at least in theory.Tim Reynaga wrote: ↑February 19th, 2024, 5:46 pm Nice work! Were the Bibers even around long enough to get weathered? Not that I care, it looks great!
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Re: Italeri 1:35 Biber
Those look superb together! Great builds.
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Re: Italeri 1:35 Biber
Very nice!
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Re: Italeri 1:35 Biber
Excellent Canuck - that really does look great.
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Re: Italeri 1:35 Biber
Top work. A nice canvas to practice marine weathering on, there isn't that much at this scale.
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Re: Italeri 1:35 Biber
Nice. I like the different coloured torpedo warheads.
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Re: Italeri 1:35 Biber
This slipped in under my radar, Canuck and is a superb build. Looks good on the dock alongside the manned torpedo.
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