The prototype of this boat [Seeteufel, or Sea Devil] had been under construction since March 1944. It had the interesting feature of tracks similar to those found on a bulldozer or a tank and could thus crawl on the sea bed. It was a 35-ton vessel with a two man crew and a length of 14,2 meters. They could reach a maximum depth of 21 meters and a submerged speed of 8 knots. It was designed to carry 2 underslung torpedoes. When the war ended, the only prototype was blown up near by Lübeck.

Hey, remember back a couple weeks ago, when Disney said "The safety of our guests and cast remains our top priority"? I guess that doesn't apply to Disney's California Adventure.

Oh dear. Shortly after I completed the Haunted Mansion paper model, I found this. At long last, someone created a Disneyland castle paper model.



It has 45 pages of instructions. Goodbye free time for the next couple months!

A bit easier is the Disneyland sign paper model -- which includes both the new sign and a vintage version. Maybe I should start with that one.