- Two piece hull with embossed panel lines and rivet details.
- A new fin variant with "large glasshouse".
- Movable propellers and rudder.
- Movable snorkel mask.
- Upper deck with scribed wooden decking detail.
- Flooding vents and valves.
- Torpedo hatches can be fixed in the open or closed position.
- Movable hydroplanes.
- Periscope can extend and retract.
- Realistically reproduced pressure tanks.
- Detailed FuMO antenna with shaft.
- Highly detailed 20mm twin anti-aircraft gun on a rotary mount.
- Highly detailed 37mm anti-aircraft cannon with protective shield.
- Boat hooks, deflector antenna and insulators.
- Thread is provided to create realistic antennas.
- Display stand.
- Waterslide decals for specific versions: U-552 (early & late), U-69, U-82, U-203, and U-253.
- Colorful decals of signal flags.
- Illustrated assembly guide.
