RN Roma by RGL - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1/350 - PLASTIC

[RGL]

Well, you could always fly off! 

[RGL]

The propellers were also replaced 

[CDW]

One of my favorite battleships of WW2, the lines of it are remarkable. You've done an outstanding job of capturing a realistic battle worn look.

[S-boat 55]

What a beauty, 

 

If you don't mind what paint did you use for the planes?

Edited August 7, 2022 by S-boat 55

[RGL]

4 hours ago, S-boat 55 said:

What a beauty, 

 

If you don't mind what paint did you use for the planes?

IJN green with a lighter green overspray to bring out the details then a dry brush with a very light green

[Roger Pellett]

The boats constituted a significant fire hazard.  They were usually built from wood plus were fueled with either gasoline or diesel fuel.  In night actions the illumination from boat fires was a particular problem.  Accounts of the night actions around Guadalcanal mention the advantage that boat fires on US Navy ships gave to the Japanese.

 

Warship’s boats were utility craft intended to service the parent ship.  They were not primarily  lifeboats.  Imagine trying to handle a 40ft Launch from a damaged, listing vessel without electrical power.  Life rafts that could float off were a much better life saving choice.

 

The official US Navy model of the Iowa Class battleship on display in the Smithsonian Institute is equipped with just two 26ft motor whaleboats- no other boats.  It seems that by late 1943 the US Navy had access to large Pacific Fleet Anchorages like Ulithi Atoll.  These were equipped with a collection of small craft to meet the needs of the fleet when anchored there.

 

Roger

Edited August 8, 2022 by Roger Pellett

[RGL]

I had a Fritz x bomb printed 1/35 in 3D earlier in the year for the base. The bloke who made them had a misprint so he sent me that as well which was easy to fix with some plastic card. I thought about weathering them but it’s kinda pointless as the ones in museums are all very old and the contemporary ones would have been pristine. A very successful weapon. I’m trying to get out to the Australian war memorial annexe to take a photo of the ship with the real bomb. 

[cog]

I like the way the cockles turned out RGL

[RGL]

So the stash, I want to do the Maru with subs nesting against her, but I’ll probably do the U9 next as I got it very cheap, enough to justify the PE upgrades 

Edited August 9, 2022 by RGL

[lmagna]

On 8/7/2022 at 2:57 AM, RGL said:

Well, you could always fly off! 

They did that whenever possible anyway. If they didn't then the planes seldom survived the first salvo of the main guns and would not only be destroyed by the blast but often caught on fire as well. Even 5" guns in the right location like those mounted on US treaty class cruisers could, and did, blast destroy the scout planes on board.

 

I am really liking the looks of this ship RGL, they were truly graceful looking ships.

[RGL]

So this build is pretty much done, I added 1mm scuttles to the smaller drilled out portholes. Tiny ! They look OK, but I came up 16 short (trumpeter put too many in not Micromaster so I’ll need some more) and later in the year new AA guns. 

[RGL]

And now the cabinet is full so back to the bookshelf 

[mikegr]

They remind me of hatches for missile tubes in modern submarines

 

[RGL]

Admin, it’s not finished, it’s in abeyance 

[ccoyle]

1 hour ago, RGL said:

Admin, it’s not finished, it’s in abeyance

 

Um . . . I don't know who did that. 😬

[mtaylor]

4 hours ago, ccoyle said:

 

Um . . . I don't know who did that. 😬

I don't think it was marked "finished" was it?  I think he's just giving us a heads up.

[ccoyle]

17 minutes ago, mtaylor said:

I don't think it was marked "finished" was it?

 

It might have been -- ain't sayin'. 🤨

[cog]

Why not put her in drydock again ... not sop messy with the water

 

She looks a million already ..

[RGL]

The final scuttles arrived and attached. At some future stage I’ll replace all the lighter calibre AA guns once they are printed. 

[popeye the sailor]

awesome model Greg!  the paint work is outstanding.........so much fire power!  WOW!

[Kevin]

lovely build, she looks fantastic

[RGL]

So today I had the great privilege of getting a tour of the Australian war memorial annexe. Three massive warehouses full of stuff. I got to finally show off Roma with a real Fritz X. My guide said no one has ever done this with a model before. 

[Canute]

Very cool wandering around that place, Greg. And a nice juxtaposition of the model and the weapon that did her in. 👍

[CDW]

What a menacing-looking bomb, that Fritz X. A fitting photograph for your model. Until you presented this thread, I never knew how she met her end.