Calling all Italian MT explosive motor boat (MTM Barchino) fans

Rui Matos · Post by **Rui Matos** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 5:17 pm

Hello

Just to share with you a walkaround on a MTM Barchino, one of the exibits at the Museo Storico Navale, in Venice - Italy!
For those who are interested in the future release from Italeri, or those who already have the New Model System one.
Hope this helps...

MTM Barchino Walkaround

Enjoy,
Rui

Tracy White · Post by **Tracy White** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 7:17 pm

Might want to look that over Rui... I get "A fatal MySQL error occured" when I tried to follow your link.

Rui Matos · Post by **Rui Matos** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 10:19 am

http://www.modelshipwrights.com/modules ... artid=1359

Thanks for pointing it out Tracy!
It's working now
Again, I hope you enjoy it!

Cheers,
Rui[/url]

Filipe Ramires · Post by **Filipe Ramires** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 10:27 am

Wasn't one of these boats that hit HMS York at Suda Bay, Creete?

Rui Matos · Post by **Rui Matos** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 2:47 pm

Nop Filipe

Not one, but two!!
"HMS York was badly damaged at Suda Bay in Crete by two Italian barchini, small motor assault boats (or MTMs) launched by enemy destroyers Crispi and Sella of the Italian MAS on 26 March 1941."

Rui

Stefano · Post by **Stefano** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 2:59 pm

Rui Matos wrote:Nop Filipe

Not one, but two!!
"HMS York was badly damaged at Suda Bay in Crete by two Italian barchini, small motor assault boats (or MTMs) launched by enemy destroyers Crispi and Sella of the Italian MAS on 26 March 1941."

Rui

So badly she stayed there for a long while....

Tracy White · Post by **Tracy White** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 12:48 am

How's this for a bump?

OK, so I have one of these little things now.. initial construction was pretty easy, albeit the fit of the two hull halves leaves a little to be desired. Not bad, but not Tamiya.

I do have some questions though.. hopefully not difficult ones.

I tend to prefer models of things with operation history... so I'd like to do one of the boats that hit YORK. Recognizing that markings may be forever lost to history, I'd like to focus more on the boat for now. The Italeri documentation refers to early and late versions, and I can see differences in the cockpit of the model versus the photos supplied with the kit and Rui's gallery. Am I to presume the kit is either an early or late version?

What about colors; would the anti-fouling color be black? No one else does Italian paints that I know of, so what would be a good equivalent?

masch3 · Post by **masch3** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 6:43 am

WEM Colourcoats have an Italian line.
//Magnus

Tracy White · Post by **Tracy White** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 11:31 am

Oh duh, didn't scroll down far enough

Tracy White · Post by **Tracy White** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 1:10 am

The Italeri instructions call for Light Ghost grey above the waterline; would that be the "Grigio Chiaro (Light Gray)" that WEM has as RM 02?

Any ideas as to whether black would be correct for the anti-fouling?

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