Mikro-Mir 1/35 Dolphin Clear Board

This limited edition version of Mikro Mir's 1/35-scale kit of the German midget submarine Delphin-1, which was equipped with a plexiglas cockpit, includes parts to build it with one side of the hull clear! Includes photo-etched parts, film parts and decals.

Dolphin I is a German prototype miniature submarine from the end of World War II. The length of the ship was 5.4 meters and 1.01 meters wide. The maximum underwater speed was around 15 knots, and the surface speed was up to 19 knots. The assumed maximum immersion depth was 30 meters.

The first designs of the ship, called Dolphin I, were created at the end of 1944, and the first prototypes were put into testing in January 1945. This miniature submarine was built for the use of the Kriegsmarine, and its main purpose was to carry out torpedo attacks from an underwater position on Allied shipping, especially in the English Channel. When designing it, particular emphasis was placed on achieving the highest possible underwater speed, which has been achieved to a large extent. In total, three prototypes of this ship were built, but none of them survived until the end of the war.