Cruel Seas - Building Guide for the German S-Boats

Next up, I'm going to show you how I go about assembling the German S-Boats for Cruel Seas from Warlord Games.  You can watch the video here.

Below is a step by step guide showing how I built these ships.  I am going to paint the ship before I glue the weapons on, but you can follow this guide to build the ship whether you paint first or not.

First, I printed out a parts list for the model sprue.  I trimmed all the pieces off and placed them on the sheet to keep them organized.


First, I'm building the S-38.  I took the cabin parts (pieces 11 and 12) and glue them together and then attach them to the hull.

Next, I put the 2cm flak cannon (piece 4) at the front of the boat.

Next, the 3.7cm flak cannon (pieces 5 and 7) needs to be assembled.  I used a needle to apply the glue so that I can make sure I only use a little glue and it goes where I want it to go.  Then it is attached to the rear of the ship.

I didn't get a picture of it, but last up is placing the torpedoes on the ship.  One goes on each side and I placed them in the rear torpedo track on each side.

Next, I'm going to build the S-100.  This one doesn't have a separate cabin so I start by attaching the 2cm flak cannon (piece 4) at the front of the ship.

Next, the twin 2cm flak cannon (pieces 9 and 10) is assembled.  A small dab of glue needs to be applied to the pieces and then they are held together for them to dry.  Once dry the gun is dry, it can be attached at the center of the ship.

Next, the quad 2cm flak cannon (pieces 6 and 8) needs to be assembled.  Piece 8 has a peg that fits into the lower half.  I trimmed the peg down a little so that it fits better into piece 6.  Don't trim the entire peg off because it will help to line up the two pieces.

Finally, the torpedoes need to be attached, one to each side of the boat.  I put them on the rear track on each side.

Some of the weapons are a little fiddly to assemble, but a little trimming should make them easier to put together.

I think these models are nicely detailed and will look great once painted.