⚓ Building the Penultimate Pack! | Hachette Partworks U-Boat U-96 (Stages 133–136) ⚓
Welcome back to the World of Wayne! 🌍✨ We have officially reached the home stretch of the iconic 1:48 scale Hachette Partworks Build the U-96 U-Boat subscription! 🇩🇪🌊 This is the penultimate pack before the epic grand finale!
In today’s build, we tackle Stages 133 to 136, bringing major structural assemblies together—from intricate upper deck fittings and conning tower railings to the legendary 8.8 cm (88 mm) SK C/35 deck gun! 💥🛠️ Watch up close for dry-fitting tricks, sprue-cutting advice for delicate parts, and key alignment tips so you don’t make the same assembly mistakes at home. 🔍👀
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⏳ TIMESTAMPS
00:00 – Introduction 🎥
00:56 – Stage 133: The Upper Deck (3) 🏗️
03:05 – Stage 134: The Upper Deck (4) 🏗️
04:26 – Stage 135: Conning Tower Assembly 🏗️
13:03 – Stage 136: The “Eight – Eight” 🏗️
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🔥 KEY HIGHLIGHTS IN THIS VIDEO:
🎯 Precision Railings & Rungs: Step-by-step dry fitting to avoid snapping fragile parts.
💥 The 8.8 cm Gun Build: Full assembly of the barrel, sights, elevating gear, and handwheels.
💡 Mistakes Avoided: Why I reversed a gun mount assembly so you don’t have to!
📦 Storage Safety: An executive decision on keeping delicate hull parts safe until final display.
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⚓ We are officially ONE pack away from completing the U-96! 🇩🇪🌊
Those tiny railings and that 8.8 cm deck gun definitely tested my patience this morning (and yes, Duxford left me a bit sunburnt! ☀😅).
Quick question for everyone building along: Did you mount that fragile deck piece straight to the hull, or are you saving it for the final display like I did? Let me know in the comments below! 👇💬
If you enjoyed the video, don't forget to drop a LIKE 👍 and hit SUBSCRIBE 🔔—the grand finale is coming up next! 🚢✨
What great fun. That gap in the conning tower is horrible. Hope that gets covered or do you have a paint number for it.
Have you replaced the broken periscopes yet Wayne?
You need to put one Dr. Henry Jones Jr. on that periscope, he needs his ride to the Ark!
this build wow its been along build but omg its beautiful
So this is a no paint kit? That big gap at the front of the conning tower is a red flag for me. On a kit of this price range the fit should be perfect.
Great vid and build 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍🍺🍺
Hi Wayne
The black fittings on the deck gun that you described as “fork sections”. I think they might be upside down? Ian
If these stages get any smaller you only have one piece in it getting a right piss take Imo.
wayen i completly understand that,. ironic tha im doing a revel 1 144 version of the type ll b 1938 no 23 which is simlar to the one in raiders of the lost ark,. which was no 26 i think so ive just got to look through my left over tranfers for 2 no 6 for it,. very impressed with yours awsome
I built the model in Germany and hated it… despite all my efforts, I had so many gaps, and the upper deck wouldn't hold properly. But I’ve weathered it a bit since then, and it actually looks impressive on the shelf.