by Edward Pinniger
1/400 M-117, M-class submarine (AER)
The Soviet M-class submarines were small coastal subs roughly equivalent to the German Type II U-boats.
This diminutive model (about 4.5") was built from a kit produced by the Russian manufacturer AER, and sold as a set with other Soviet WW2 sub kits, it may since have been reissued by other manufacturers. The moulding quality of the kit was very crude - I replaced the periscope with thin brass rod and the 45mm deck gun with a modified 37mm Flak from a Heller kit.
