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PostPosted: Tue Dec 06, 2016 8:32 pm 
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Hi all, I have the Trumpeter 1/350 kit w/accy pack, and am picking up smaller caliber barrels. This is my first ship kit since the Revell kits in the '60s. I saw the photos of the Main Deck and rigging above, and say thankyouthankyouthankyou for posting them! Everybodys' work on this site is very impressive and so are the people sharing information-all of this will make my build a pleasure. Two questions I have on the ship are hull color and foredeck I.D. Which brings me to the question of hull color. I've heard there is some vague argument about whether the hull was painted in red oxide or Italian Hull Green as their torpedo boats were. Which is correct, from yalls point of view. The oxide is a safe bet, but wow that massive hull would look fantastic in green(how very Italian).
Secondly, the kit plan views show the I.D. starting at, and parallell to, the starboard side of the breakwater. It looks wrong, compared with ship photos of the Pola(and not many at that-I confess I have very little research material on ships). Are the prints in the above post more like it?
Thanks for any help I can get, fellers, this is going to be an epic build


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PostPosted: Thu Dec 29, 2016 2:48 am 
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Ciao Speedbird,

very nice compliments :thumbs_up_1: :thumbs_up_1:

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Hi Mpgl62,

I've compared the differences between the Vittorio Veneto instructions at the link below and the instructions from my Trumpeter Littorio kit. Even though the same parts are numbered differently for both kits, the parts' arrangement still seems to be identical.

Originally I was going to build the Littorio kit from 1st Sirte, but I am now interested in possibly building instead as Vittorio Veneto at Matapan in May 1941 if the differences aren't too different.


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Is the Trumpeter Littorio kit merely a re-box of the Trumpeter Vittorio Veneto kit? So any upgrades in Littorio's AA suite after Taranto wouldn't really be shown in the 1941 kit?

I'm asking this question to see whether if the Littorio 1941 kit can be built out of box and painted as 1940 if not a lot of backdating has to be done.


Main differences between twins are directors. You can see, that they are different in the kits.

Vittorio Veneto
http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/image/10147777z3/70/3

Littorio
http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/image/10155302z3/70/3

In general both are correct but some little modifications as AA armament, bridge's windows and wind deflectors can change in the time.

Which ship do you want? And what date?

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The diferences are principally in the directors. Main director have diferent rear in superior rangefinger. Straight VV angular L. Four apertures in superior rangefinder VV two only in L. And two catwalks in the rear of two rangefinders.

Secondary directors have diferent shape, because diferent producer: San Giorgio for L and Officine Galileo for VV (and Roma)

A good view of secondary directors:

http://i.imgur.com/obLrINU.jpg

This picture is VV no Littorio, you can observed superior rangefinder with four apertures.

http://www.gettyimages.in/detail/news-p ... /173455022

In this photo you can view the superior bridge (admiral's bridge) without lateral windows and partially open. The picture (april 1th 1941) is just some days after Matapan. I don´t know if the stripes around turrets´ barbettes are Grigio Piombo (as decks) or black


https://weaponsandwarfare.files.wordpre ... ferwrf.png

Magari Giampiero lo sa! (Perhaps Giampiero knows it!)


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mpgl62 wrote:
The diferences are principally in the directors. Main director have diferent rear. Straight VV angular L. For apertures in superior telemeter VV two only in L.

Secondary directors have diferent shape because diferent productor San Giorgio for L and Officine Galileo for VV (and Roma)
http://i.imgur.com/obLrINU.jpg


Thanks for clarifying this. I guess I have no choice but to build this kit as Littorio.

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Hello. I am building the Trumpeter 1/700 Vittorio Veneto. The kit is said to depict the 1940 condition. I would like to enquire whether the kit can also reflect the condition during the Battle of Matapan, i.e. March 1941 except for the locations of anti-aircraft guns and life-rafts as discussed earlier in this thread.

Actually, I have the two references in hand, one is Profile Morskie (PM) plan and The Littorio Class: Italy's Last and Largest Battleships 1937-1948 by Erminio Bagnasco. However, the former and most of the illustrations in the latter are showing the 1942 version, which I can noticed quite a number of difference to the bridge part as compared to the kit.

Besides, I am puzzled by the design of the Trumpeter kits and want to check their accuracy:

1. Parts D19 and D24, which form the base of the AA gun platforms at the two sides of the fore funnel. As per the kit’s instruction, it should be glued to the lower part of the gun platform (A5/A7). However, part of D19+D24 will be left unattached to the upper part of the gun platform as shown in the photo below. What make it even more obscure is that the topside of D19+D24 is not covered. The void between parts D19 and D24 is viewable in an oblique angle. In the Profile Morskie’s plan, the base is extended to attach to the upper part of the gun platform instead.

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2. Moreover, in the kit, three PE parts depicting the vent louvres should be attached to part D19. However, in the PM plan, there are only two vents at the outer side of the AA gun platform and there is another one vent at the inner side. Which one is correct?

3. Concerning part K19 which is the deck house attached to the fore part of the fore tunnel, it is not attached to the bridge tower in the front in the kit. However, as shown in the PM plan, the deck house is attached to the bridge tower. Which one is correct?

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PostPosted: Fri Feb 15, 2019 4:59 pm 
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Ciao Kazec,


the vent louvres are like in the picture I attach to you


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for the empty space, in reality there was a part on which the gun platform
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For the third question the base of the control tower is connected to part K19

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Ciao Giampiero,

Thank you very much for your information.

For the issue of part K19, it is not connected to the bridge base as shown in the photo below:

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So, do you mean that it should connect to the bridge base like shown in the PM plan below? i,e the kit is wrong? As this is supposed to be a major flaw of the kit but I am not notice it has been mentioned. It will be a major modification if it has to be ratified.

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PostPosted: Sun Feb 24, 2019 12:56 pm 
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Ciao Kazec,

Yes was connected
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So, do you mean that it should connect to the bridge base like shown in the PM plan below? i,e the kit is wrong? As this is supposed to be a major flaw of the kit but I am not notice it has been mentioned. It will be a major modification if it has to be ratified.

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Hello, does any of you have a photo or layout plans for the side sheathing of Vittorio veneto?


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Hello everybody

Does anybody knows what was the correct colour of bottom on battleship Roma (brown, red, green, etc)?
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Guys, OOB Vittorio Veneto Cape Matapan was all light grey, correct? XF19 Tamiya call out is suitable or you found via experience a better paint?

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PostPosted: Mon Mar 18, 2019 2:37 am 
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Hello Chris ,

The colour of bottom is green.

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Hello Pascal,


Yes the colour Vittorio Veneto is light grey , I use the Humbrol 147, I have attached the scheme

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Hi, All
I have and seen two Recognition Models of LITTORIO without 90mm guns and range finders (one a Bassett-Lowke, the other a RAF brass one), as well as seen the photos of her in that configuration. How long was LITTORIO in that state, and did she ever "serve" in that condition? Or were the British just eager to get a representation of that ship out?


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I have and seen two Recognition Models of LITTORIO without 90mm guns and range finders (one a Bassett-Lowke, the other a RAF brass one), as well as seen the photos of her in that configuration. How long was LITTORIO in that state, and did she ever "serve" in that condition? Or were the British just eager to get a representation of that ship out?

Hello

Those models are very interesting. Can you publish some pictures?

Littorio was commissioned May 6, 1940, and Vittorio Veneto April 28. Both in external completed condition (all guns and directors). Some tests and problems made the effective service in August.

So, for Italian war declaration (June 10) the twins were on tests and exercises. Also, because this, they did not participate in the battle of Punta Stilo (Battle of Calabria in english).

In conclusion, uncompleted Littorio did not saw some naval service. Only civilian service, without Regia Marina ensign.

Littorio and Vittorio Venneto tests (summer 1940).
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Hi, these are a few pictures: the first is a brass RAF Ministry model, the 2nd is a Bassett-Lowke Recognition model for RAF, and the third (LIT) and fourth (VV) are pictures off the web. I've also seen/have the models from the same makers with the 90mm and bridge structure filled out. Your timelines might explain why the Recognition models were as of yet uncompleted ships


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interesting Sprue Shots showing the difference Trumpeter have made for the different bows for the 1/350
Roma and Littorio ( and later on , the Vittorio Veneto )

note - the Roma has an angled V line in front of the forward A Turret ( Littorio has 3 parallel lines instead )
with 2 Hawsepipes on the deck for Roma , and 3 for the Littorio
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Fairly soon I am going to start my Trumpeter 1/350 Roma and Littorio projects.

What Detail Set (PE + metal barrel set) is considered the best one?

AFAIK at the moment the only available options are:
Flyhawk
MK1 Design

What would you suggest?


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PostPosted: Tue Jan 07, 2020 4:47 pm 
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No one to help with reply?
Seems like all Littorio class fans went missing, just two messages since April 2019!? :(
Btw., there is no Vittorio Veneto class ships, so that typo in a topic name should be corrected.


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