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Build legendary German warships and sailing vessels with 1/350 scale Revell-Germany model ship kits featuring exceptional detail and engineering. This diverse collection showcases iconic vessels including the mighty Battleship Bismarck, formidable German Battleship "Tirpitz", deadly German Submarine Type VII C, and elegant Gorch Fock tall ship. Manufactured by Revell-Germany, these premium kits deliver comprehensive detail, quality molding, and authentic representation for serious naval modelers.
Revell-Germany has established itself as one of Europe's premier model kit manufacturers, offering ship modelers access to iconic German naval vessels with exceptional engineering and comprehensive detail. This carefully curated collection represents both the martial power of Germany's WWII Kriegsmarine and the peaceful elegance of modern German sailing traditions, providing modelers with subjects that span from the legendary battleships that challenged Allied naval supremacy to the graceful tall ships that train future generations of German naval officers. Each Revell-Germany kit reflects decades of manufacturing expertise, combining quality plastic molding with thoughtful engineering that balances detail with buildability, making these kits accessible to intermediate modelers while providing enough complexity to satisfy experienced ship builders.
The Battleship Bismarck represents Germany's most famous warship, a vessel whose brief but dramatic career captured the world's attention in May 1941. Commissioned in August 1940, Bismarck embodied German naval ambition with eight 38cm (15-inch) guns in four twin turrets providing devastating firepower, heavy armor protection making her one of the most survivable battleships afloat, and 30-knot speed enabling her to outrun most opponents she couldn't outfight. The ship's operational career lasted only nine days from May 18-27, 1941, during Operation Rheinübung, but those days saw dramatic action including the sinking of HMS Hood, Britain's largest warship, in a brief but devastating engagement, damage to HMS Prince of Wales forcing British withdrawal, and a running battle across the Atlantic as the Royal Navy mobilized massive forces to hunt down and destroy the German raider.
Revell-Germany's Bismarck kit captures the ship's powerful appearance with detailed main battery turrets showing the massive 38cm guns, comprehensive superstructure including the distinctive tower bridge and fire control positions, secondary armament of twelve 15cm guns and numerous anti-aircraft weapons, and authentic camouflage schemes from the ship's final sortie. The kit enables modelers to recreate this legendary battleship as she appeared during her brief but memorable operational career, representing the pinnacle of German battleship design and the last gasp of the battleship era as aircraft carriers began to dominate naval warfare.
The German Battleship "Tirpitz" was Bismarck's sister ship, sharing the same powerful design but experiencing a vastly different operational career. While Bismarck's career was brief and dramatic, Tirpitz spent most of WWII in Norwegian fjords as a "fleet in being," tying down significant British naval resources through her mere existence rather than through active operations. The threat of Tirpitz breaking out into the Atlantic convoy routes forced the Royal Navy to maintain powerful forces in home waters that could have been deployed elsewhere, making Tirpitz strategically valuable despite limited combat action. The ship endured numerous British attacks including midget submarine raids, carrier air strikes, and finally massive RAF bombing raids using Tallboy earthquake bombs that capsized and sank her in November 1944.
Revell-Germany's Tirpitz kit represents the ship in her Norwegian configuration with enhanced anti-aircraft armament reflecting the constant air threat, camouflage schemes adapted for Norwegian fjord operations, and modifications made during her years of service. The kit captures Tirpitz's evolution from fleet battleship to heavily defended floating fortress, showing how the ship adapted to the changing nature of naval warfare as air power increasingly dominated the seas.
The German Submarine Type VII C represents the most numerous submarine class ever built, with 568 Type VII C boats constructed during WWII. These submarines formed the backbone of Germany's U-boat fleet, conducting the Battle of the Atlantic that nearly severed Britain's maritime lifelines. The Type VII C featured diesel-electric propulsion providing surface speed of 17 knots and submerged speed of 7.6 knots, five torpedo tubes (four bow, one stern) with 14 torpedoes carried, deck gun and anti-aircraft armament for surface engagements, and crew of 44-52 men operating in cramped conditions during patrols lasting weeks or months.
Revell-Germany's Type VII C kit captures the distinctive appearance of these famous submarines with detailed conning tower showing the evolution of bridge configurations and anti-aircraft armament, deck gun and torpedo loading hatches, authentic hull form with saddle tanks and free-flooding spaces, and optional waterline or full hull display. The kit enables modelers to represent these submarines as they appeared during different periods of the war, from early war boats with minimal anti-aircraft armament to late war boats bristling with defensive weapons as Allied air power made surface operations increasingly dangerous.
The Gorch Fock represents a completely different aspect of German naval tradition, being a three-masted barque serving as a training ship for the German Navy since 1958. Named after a German writer who died at the Battle of Jutland, Gorch Fock continues the tradition of sail training for naval cadets, teaching seamanship, navigation, and teamwork through the demanding work of handling a square-rigged sailing vessel. The ship has sailed over 1 million nautical miles, visited ports worldwide, and trained thousands of German naval officers in the fundamentals of seafaring that remain relevant even in the age of modern warships.
Revell-Germany's Gorch Fock kit provides a complete contrast to the warship subjects, featuring comprehensive rigging representing the complex web of lines controlling the sails, detailed deck fittings showing the working areas of a sailing ship, authentic sail plan with multiple square sails and fore-and-aft sails, and elegant hull lines reflecting the ship's sailing heritage. Building a tall ship kit like Gorch Fock requires different techniques than warship modeling, with rigging being the most challenging and rewarding aspect as modelers thread hundreds of lines through blocks and deadeyes to create the authentic appearance of a working sailing vessel.
Revell-Germany kits are characterized by thoughtful engineering that emphasizes buildability while maintaining comprehensive detail. The plastic molding features crisp detail with minimal flash or sink marks, logical part breakdown that simplifies assembly while maintaining accuracy, comprehensive instructions with clear diagrams and painting guides, and quality control ensuring consistent production standards. The kits typically include detailed deck fittings and superstructure components, optional parts allowing different configurations or time periods, waterline or full hull display options, and decals providing authentic markings and hull numbers. Revell-Germany's long manufacturing history has resulted in refined tooling and production processes that deliver reliable quality across their product line.
Constructing Revell-Germany ship kits follows standard ship modeling practices with attention to the specific characteristics of each subject. Warship models benefit from careful painting of camouflage schemes using reference photographs and official documentation, weathering that reflects operational conditions and service history, and rigging of antennas, signal halyards, and other lines using fine thread or stretched sprue. The Type VII C submarine requires special attention to the complex conning tower structure and the transition between pressure hull and outer casing. The Gorch Fock tall ship demands patience for rigging, with hundreds of lines requiring careful measurement, tensioning, and securing to create authentic appearance.
These Revell-Germany subjects represent important chapters in German naval history and provide modelers with opportunities to study and appreciate naval architecture, operational history, and the evolution of naval warfare. Bismarck and Tirpitz embody the battleship era's final flowering before aircraft carriers made such vessels obsolete, the Type VII C submarines demonstrate the strategic importance of submarine warfare and the technological race between submarines and anti-submarine forces, and Gorch Fock represents the enduring value of traditional seamanship training even in the modern navy. Building these models enables modelers to engage with this history while creating impressive display pieces that honor these significant vessels.
Complement your Revell-Germany collection by exploring our 1/350 Revell-Monogram Model Ships collection for additional Revell ship kits from their American division, offering different subjects and marking options for comprehensive naval modeling across multiple nations and eras.
Revell-Germany traces its roots to 1956 when Revell established European operations in Germany, eventually becoming an independent entity that has grown into one of Europe's leading model kit manufacturers. The company's German heritage gives it unique access to German naval subjects and historical documentation, enabling authentic representation of German warships and sailing vessels. Revell-Germany's commitment to quality, comprehensive product lines spanning multiple scales and subjects, and continuous innovation in kit engineering has made them a trusted name among European modelers and a respected manufacturer worldwide. Visit the official Revell-Germany website to explore their complete product catalog including ships, aircraft, armor, automotive, and space subjects across multiple scales and skill levels.