Scale: 1/400

Set includes 4 rangefinders.

Recommended for:
Airfix 1/400 scale Bismarck -or- Tirpitz
Airfix 1/400 scale Scharnhorst -or- Gneisenau
Heller 1/400 scale Bismarck
Heller 1/400 scale Tirpitz
Heller 1/400 scale Scharnhorst
Heller 1/400 scale Gneisenau
Heller 1/400 scale Prinz Eugen
Heller 1/400 scale Admiral Hipper
JSC 1/400 scale German super-battleship Grossdeutschland (H-39 Klasse)
JSC 1/400 scale Bismarck, U-boat U 556, and PBY Catalina
JSC 1/400 scale Tirpitz
JSC 1/400 scale Scharnhorst, tanker Ölschiff 4 (ex Adria)
JSC 1/400 scale Gneisenau (two full models in 4 versions)
JSC 1/400 scale Graf Zeppelin
JSC 1/400 scale Prinz Eugen
JSC 1/400 scale Admiral Hipper -or- Blucher
Zvezda 1/400 scale Bismarck
and more!
 
The 4-meter SL-6 / SL-8 "Basisgeräte" rangefinder served the 105mm anti-aircraft battery of many World War Two-era, heavy German Navy warships including Bismarck, Tirpitz, Scharnhorst, Gneisenau, Graf Zeppelin, and the heavy cruisers Prinz Eugen, Admiral Hipper and Blücher.  These rangefinders likely would have been fit to the planned H-Klasse super-battleships, O-Klasse battlecruisers, and aircraft carrier Peter Strasser.  The rangefinders were protected by lightly armored hemispheres.

The rangefinders were electro-hydraulically stabilized.  Because the rangefinders automatically changed their orientation in reaction to the motion of the ship, they were nicknamed "Wackeltopf" ("wobblypots") by their crews. 
 
These models are scaled to represent the features of the actual ship based on the best, authoritative references available.  They are NOT 3D-printed copies of any plastic or resin kit's parts therefore they may be sized and shaped differently than the parts in your plastic or resin kit.  Some adjustment to your kit's parts or other aftermarket sets such as photo etch or wood decks may be needed for best fit.

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Also available:
SL-8 Domed Rangefinders (set of 4)
10.5-meter and 6-meter Rangefinders - for Scharnhorst and Gneisenau
Bismarck and Tirpitz 38 cm (15") Turrets with blast bags (set of 4)
Bismarck and Tirpitz 15 cm (5.9") Turrets with blast bags (set of 6)
Scharnhorst Admiral's Bridge (1943) - "The Battle of the North Cape"
Scharnhorst  Turret "Bruno" Barbette with exterior vent trunks
Gneisenau 38 cm (15") Twin Turrets (set of 3) - planned post-reconstruction
Gneisenau Admiral's Bridge (1941) - "Operation Berlin"
Gneisenau Admiral's Bridge (1942) - "The Channel Dash"
Gneisenau Hangar (1941) - "Operation Berlin"
Gneisenau Hangar (1942) - "The Channel Dash"
DKM 160 cm Searchlights (set of 8)