RGL Posted May 31, 2022 Share #1 Posted May 31, 2022 Back to battleships for a while, Roma! It’s bigger than the KGV thus challenging my storage space. Canute, AJohnson, thibaultron and 11 others 14 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted May 31, 2022 Share #2 Posted May 31, 2022 Interesting project mate. OC. Canute, popeye the sailor, thibaultron and 1 other 4 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted May 31, 2022 Author Share #3 Posted May 31, 2022 So many good photos of her clearway, CDW, uncarina and 12 others 15 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDW Posted May 31, 2022 Share #4 Posted May 31, 2022 An ocean going Ferrari...another great project. Looking forward to following your progress. RGL, Old Collingwood, thibaultron and 4 others 4 3 Quote Completed Projects: USS Fletcher 1:144 Scharnhorst 1:350 USS Independence LCS-2 1:350 1:32 J7W1 Shinden Interceptor/Fighter Fairey Swordfish Mk. II 1:48 Harbor Tug Box Scale Albatros D.V 1:32 Ala-Kart 1:25 Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder 1:24 S-100 Schnellboot 1:72 Mercury Capsule and Atlas Booster BR-52 Steam Locomotive 1:35 Triumph 3 HW Motorcycle 1:9 Scale F-16XL-2 Experimental Fighter Bomber 1:48 Rafale 1:48 F-15E Strike Eagle 1:48 Petlyakov PE-2 Soviet Dive Bomber 1:48 TBM3 Avenger 1:32 1931 Cadillac 1:25 Scammell Pioneer SV2S Heavy Breakdown Tractor 1:35 M-50 Israeli Sherman 1:35 Military Wrecker 1:32 Delahaye 135 1:24 Toyota Sard Supra GT 1:24 Enzo Ferrari 1:24 1970 Baldwin Motion Camaro 1:25 1966 Ford Galaxie 500 Stock Car 1:25 American LaFrance Eagle Fire Pumper 1:25 1940 Ford Standard Coupe 1:25 VolksWagen Dragster/Dune Buggy/Street Rod 1:25 Kawasaki Ninja H2 Carbon 1:12 Porsche GT-1 Evo 1:24 Scharnhorst 1940 1:700 IJN Akitsushima Seaplane Tender 1:700 HMS Hood 1941 1:700 Prinz Eugen 1942 1:700 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-boat 55 Posted May 31, 2022 Share #5 Posted May 31, 2022 I'll follow with interest especially as I have Littorio in the stash, RGL, Old Collingwood, Canute and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikegr Posted May 31, 2022 Share #6 Posted May 31, 2022 One of the most beloved battleships of all time. Too bad that beauty doesn't come along with performance always. But this does not prevent us to be romantic. Some pics of the interior popeye the sailor, lmagna, uncarina and 11 others 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted May 31, 2022 Author Share #7 Posted May 31, 2022 How good are the shots from the inside of this thing! Lavish! I bet the OR’s were treated like rubbish like their soldiers were mind you mikegr, Canute, lmagna and 7 others 10 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-boat 55 Posted May 31, 2022 Share #8 Posted May 31, 2022 Nicer than a hotel inside! And from what I've read that rather lavish interior was actually less than originally planned as they scaled back spec as part of an overall effort to reduce weight, king derelict, Old Collingwood, Canute and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvesvidal Posted May 31, 2022 Share #9 Posted May 31, 2022 This is going to be epic..... Yves Canute, lmagna, thibaultron and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canute Posted May 31, 2022 Share #10 Posted May 31, 2022 Beautiful ship. I'm in, too. popeye the sailor, Old Collingwood, Tony Hunt and 5 others 8 Quote Ken Started: MS Bounty Longboat, On Hold: Heinkel USS Choctaw paper Down the road: Shipyard HMC Alert 1/96 paper, Mamoli Constitution Cross, MS USN Picket Boat #1 Scratchbuild: Echo Cross Section Member Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted May 31, 2022 Share #11 Posted May 31, 2022 Lovely ship, a pity you cannot build the lavish interiors Would be nice to see though Canute, lmagna, popeye the sailor and 3 others 3 3 Quote Carl "Desperate affairs require desperate measures." Lord Nelson Search and you might find a log ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted May 31, 2022 Share #12 Posted May 31, 2022 Well, Greg, this one should keep you busy for a day or two! mtaylor, cog, popeye the sailor and 3 others 5 1 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Bf 109E-7/trop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikegr Posted May 31, 2022 Share #13 Posted May 31, 2022 (edited) 14 hours ago, CDW said: An ocean going Ferrari...another great project. Looking forward to following your progress. Motor Yacht FONERS was Spanish built but Italian designed by Tommaso Spadolini. People used to comment it as a Sea Rolls Royce cause of the 3 RR engines. Spandolini though, considred his design more close to Ferraris as despite being 40+ meters long it could reach 70 kts. It was the fastest yacht in the world when built in 2000 and remains so until today. Edited May 31, 2022 by mikegr CDW, popeye the sailor, Old Collingwood and 3 others 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted June 1, 2022 Author Share #14 Posted June 1, 2022 If you could f afford it you’d afford the fuel Canute, cog, popeye the sailor and 3 others 6 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted June 1, 2022 Share #15 Posted June 1, 2022 2 hours ago, RGL said: If you could f afford it you’d afford the fuel same goes for the Roma Canute, Old Collingwood, popeye the sailor and 1 other 4 Quote Carl "Desperate affairs require desperate measures." Lord Nelson Search and you might find a log ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmagna Posted June 1, 2022 Share #16 Posted June 1, 2022 24 minutes ago, cog said: same goes for the Roma The Roma, along with the rest of the Italian navy seldom went anywhere, mostly because of lack of fuel. Canute, Old Collingwood, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote Lou Build logs: Colonial sloop Providence 1/48th scale kit bashed from AL Independence Currant builds: Constructo Brigantine Sentinel (Union) (On hold) Minicraft 1/350 Titanic (For the Admiral) 1/350 Heavy Cruiser USS Houston (Resin) Currant research/scratchbuild: Schooner USS Lanikai/Hermes Non ship build log: 1/35th UH-1H Huey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted June 1, 2022 Author Share #17 Posted June 1, 2022 Apparently so, which means it probably had a lot of hull build up mtaylor, Old Collingwood, popeye the sailor and 2 others 5 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted June 1, 2022 Share #18 Posted June 1, 2022 2 hours ago, RGL said: Apparently so, which means it probably had a lot of hull build up Maybe you can use putty to get that effect ...? Canute, mtaylor, Old Collingwood and 2 others 4 1 Quote Carl "Desperate affairs require desperate measures." Lord Nelson Search and you might find a log ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted June 1, 2022 Author Share #19 Posted June 1, 2022 So the final shot of Roma in 1943; the Australian War Memorial has the same bomb used to sink her (it took 2), my plan is to get a boot with it and the ship when finished. mtaylor, ccoyle, Ryland Craze and 4 others 7 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDW Posted June 1, 2022 Share #20 Posted June 1, 2022 Ironic she was sunk by the Nazi's. popeye the sailor, Old Collingwood, Canute and 3 others 6 Quote Completed Projects: USS Fletcher 1:144 Scharnhorst 1:350 USS Independence LCS-2 1:350 1:32 J7W1 Shinden Interceptor/Fighter Fairey Swordfish Mk. II 1:48 Harbor Tug Box Scale Albatros D.V 1:32 Ala-Kart 1:25 Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder 1:24 S-100 Schnellboot 1:72 Mercury Capsule and Atlas Booster BR-52 Steam Locomotive 1:35 Triumph 3 HW Motorcycle 1:9 Scale F-16XL-2 Experimental Fighter Bomber 1:48 Rafale 1:48 F-15E Strike Eagle 1:48 Petlyakov PE-2 Soviet Dive Bomber 1:48 TBM3 Avenger 1:32 1931 Cadillac 1:25 Scammell Pioneer SV2S Heavy Breakdown Tractor 1:35 M-50 Israeli Sherman 1:35 Military Wrecker 1:32 Delahaye 135 1:24 Toyota Sard Supra GT 1:24 Enzo Ferrari 1:24 1970 Baldwin Motion Camaro 1:25 1966 Ford Galaxie 500 Stock Car 1:25 American LaFrance Eagle Fire Pumper 1:25 1940 Ford Standard Coupe 1:25 VolksWagen Dragster/Dune Buggy/Street Rod 1:25 Kawasaki Ninja H2 Carbon 1:12 Porsche GT-1 Evo 1:24 Scharnhorst 1940 1:700 IJN Akitsushima Seaplane Tender 1:700 HMS Hood 1941 1:700 Prinz Eugen 1942 1:700 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted June 1, 2022 Share #21 Posted June 1, 2022 5 minutes ago, CDW said: Ironic she was sunk by the Nazi's. Same bomb that went straight through Warspites deck/engine room and out the bottom. OC. RGL, Canute, mtaylor and 2 others 5 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikegr Posted June 2, 2022 Share #22 Posted June 2, 2022 6 hours ago, Old Collingwood said: Same bomb that went straight through Warspites deck/engine room and out the bottom. OC. And USS Savannah as well which miraculously survived https://www.history.navy.mil/browse-by-topic/wars-conflicts-and-operations/world-war-ii/1943/salerno-landings/savannah-salerno.html Old Collingwood, popeye the sailor, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted June 2, 2022 Author Share #23 Posted June 2, 2022 Effective weapon really, a plane with a crew of 3 or 4 takes out a battleship as opposed to anther battleship in a fleet with thousands of soldiers popeye the sailor, mtaylor, Canute and 2 others 5 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted June 2, 2022 Share #24 Posted June 2, 2022 50 minutes ago, RGL said: Effective weapon really, a plane with a crew of 3 or 4 takes out a battleship as opposed to anther battleship in a fleet with thousands of soldiers Hence , the change to flattops ... Old Collingwood, popeye the sailor, mtaylor and 2 others 5 Quote Carl "Desperate affairs require desperate measures." Lord Nelson Search and you might find a log ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikegr Posted June 2, 2022 Share #25 Posted June 2, 2022 (edited) Tom modelworks has a 1/700 set Dornier - Fritz bombs https://www.tomsmodelworks.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=579 Edited June 2, 2022 by mikegr mtaylor, Canute, popeye the sailor and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmagna Posted June 2, 2022 Share #26 Posted June 2, 2022 If the magazine had not blown then it is probable that the Roma would have also survived the second hit as well. mtaylor, Canute, Old Collingwood and 1 other 4 Quote Lou Build logs: Colonial sloop Providence 1/48th scale kit bashed from AL Independence Currant builds: Constructo Brigantine Sentinel (Union) (On hold) Minicraft 1/350 Titanic (For the Admiral) 1/350 Heavy Cruiser USS Houston (Resin) Currant research/scratchbuild: Schooner USS Lanikai/Hermes Non ship build log: 1/35th UH-1H Huey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye the sailor Posted June 2, 2022 Share #27 Posted June 2, 2022 MAN!...........I've seen a battle ship with guns............but I've never seen guns with a battleship! there are more guns on this one Greg, than any ship you've done so far. very interesting looking too! cog, mtaylor, Old Collingwood and 3 others 6 Quote I yam wot I yam! finished builds: Billings Nordkap 476 / Billings Cux 87 / Billings Mary Ann / Billings AmericA - reissue Billings Regina - bashed into the Susan A / Andrea Gail 1:20 - semi scratch w/ Billing instructions M&M Fun Ship - semi scratch build / Gundalow - scratch build / Jeanne D'Arc - Heller Phylly C & Denny-Zen - the Lobsie twins - bashed & semi scratch dual build Billing T78 Norden in dry dock: Billing's Gothenborg 1:100 / Billing's Boulogne Etaples 1:20 Billing's Half Moon 1:40 - some scratch required Revell U.S.S. United States 1:96 - plastic/ wood modified / Academy Titanic 1:400 Trawler Syborn - semi scratch / Holiday Harbor dual build - semi scratch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikegr Posted June 4, 2022 Share #28 Posted June 4, 2022 (edited) Roma guns were impressive because of the complex shape of the main turrets and the long barrels of the guns. They were designed to hit enemy at long range before he reacts. An object never accomplished cause of the radar absense and high dispersion of shells caused by barrels put closely together, a fact very noticeable on cruisers like Zara class etc. Some more close pics of armament and deck https://www.argunners.com/seldom-exterior-images-of-italys-wwii-battleship-roma/amp/ Edited June 4, 2022 by mikegr Canute, mtaylor, popeye the sailor and 6 others 6 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGL Posted June 5, 2022 Author Share #29 Posted June 5, 2022 Searchlight stand and the second mast, the kit mast looks nothing like the references so I’ve basked her a bit. Cut and scraped off all the bits to be replaced too. Canute, Javlin, lmagna and 11 others 14 Quote Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted June 5, 2022 Share #30 Posted June 5, 2022 Back to your old tricks, ... beating it up. Those for ugly warts around the mast are winches? No 3D, or brass improvements for them? mtaylor, popeye the sailor, Canute and 1 other 4 Quote Carl "Desperate affairs require desperate measures." Lord Nelson Search and you might find a log ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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