1/350 scale 3D Printed RESIN construction model kit suitable for experienced modellers.
HMAS AE1 and HMAS AE2 were the first submarines to serve in the Royal Australian Navy. They were Royal Navy design E Class submarines launched in England in 1913 and manned by composite Australian and British crews.
At the outbreak of the Great War (WWI) the two submarines were sent to German New Guinea with the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force to help capture the German colony.
AE1.
Following the German surrender of the colony on 14 September, AE1, commanded by Lieutenant Commander Thomas Besant, left Rabaul to patrol Cape Gazelle. It was lost with all hands, no trace being found until December 2017, when the wreck was located off the Duke of York Island group.
AE2.
AE2 joined the second Australian Imperial Force (AIF) troopship convoy heading for Europe and in February 1915 joined a Royal Navy squadron operating in the Aegean Sea.
Commanded by Lieutenant Commander Henry Stoker, AE2 was ordered to sail through the Dardanelles for operations in the Sea of Marmara against Turkish Ottoman forces. No other submarine had managed to breach the heavily defended channel, but in the early hours of 25 April 1915 AE2 got safely through.
Its success thereafter was limited as after engaging a Turkish torpedo boat, it reached the Sea of Marmara and eluded attacks for five more days before sustaining irreparable damage from Turkish Ottoman troops.
Stoker was forced to scuttle his submarine and all crew were taken prisoner and spent the rest of the war in captivity. The wreck of the AE2 was located off Kara Burnu Point in June 1998.
More detailed history, with pictures, of the two subs can be found at:
https://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-ae1
and
https://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-ae2
Hobartville Hobbies is a small Australian business who has taken a bold step in producing kits for Australian theme subjects. They produce lovely kits of subjects not commonly. or previously at all, available.
Yes, they are not cheap, but the modeller who understands a little about the production process and market size will realise they are getting a good deal. Dont expect a Tami-Gawa-Airfix kit....if they could sell 50,000 of these, they would have produced the subject years ago!
Very nicely detailed little kit will require careful modelling.
Includes decals for bow ship's name and a display stand.
Model Length apprx. 295mm.
Recommended for Ages: 16+
Building 3D printed kits.
1. The 3D printing process produces striations (small "steps") on the surface of a curved subject created between each run of the printer. They are quite fine on Hobartville kits but not invisible. Parts can be surface filled with a fine primer and sanded smooth, but care must be taken not to fill, or to re-scribe, fine surface detail.
2. Butt joints will need modeller attention.
3. Like any model kit, your experience, spares box/aftermarket details and references will ensure accurate appearance. markings and paint scheme.
4. Some details may be slightly exaggerated. Sometimes, a small "inaccuracy" in a model is required to capture the look of the subject. Modeller to use discretion in retaining or subduing such detail.
Requires assembly. Paint and glue are not included. Constructing resin scale models requires understanding of and adherence to relevant personal safety practices. There is plenty of information available on the web regarding working with resin models.
This product is not a toy. Contains small parts that may be a choking hazard. Keep away from children aged under 3 years.
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