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Re: Battleships&Knights new sites updates

Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2015 12:54 pm
by Stefano
The "Yuri Gagarin" in 1/200 is preserved at Museum of Cosmonautics and Rocket Technology, Saint Petersburg. I would recommend this fascinating museum to anyone interested in the bold history of space exploration.

https://stefsap.wordpress.com/2015/11/2 ... 200-model/

Re: Battleships&Knights new sites updates

Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2015 10:12 am
by Stefano
The KuK Anaconda torpedoboat, 1/100:

https://stefsap.wordpress.com/2015/11/2 ... 100-model/

added an article on MN light cruisers develepoment afeter WWI, from WI:

https://stefsap.wordpress.com/2015/11/2 ... 1910-1926/

Re: Battleships&Knights new sites updates

Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2015 1:22 pm
by Stefano
The third and probably best of the cruiser design by Ansaldo for Spain, 1940.

https://stefsap.wordpress.com/2015/11/3 ... plans-iii/

Re: Battleships&Knights new sites updates

Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2015 12:20 pm
by Stefano
Added today the Builder' model of the "Plassy" or "Sharpshooter" class torpedo boats:

https://stefsap.wordpress.com/2015/12/0 ... ers-model/

and the HSwMS "Mode" destroyer:

https://stefsap.wordpress.com/2015/12/0 ... 100-model/

Re: Battleships&Knights new sites updates

Posted: Fri Dec 04, 2015 10:50 am
by Stefano

Montana class

Posted: Sat Dec 05, 2015 11:34 am
by Stefano
Today I welcome a new contributor to Battleships&Knights, many of you know already, Akos Gergely, founder of the very missed Warship Projects Board.

Of course, his first detailed and comprehensive article is about Montana class. Drawings in the article by another esteemed member of the old board, Harold Winkel.

https://stefsap.wordpress.com/2015/12/0 ... s-genesis/

Re: Battleships&Knights new sites updates

Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2015 9:32 am
by Stefano
The large scale model (1/200?) of the RN Aquila, the nearly completed carrier converted from the liner Roma, preserved at the Italian Navy Academy, Lenghorn:

https://stefsap.wordpress.com/2015/12/0 ... ale-model/

Re: Battleships&Knights new sites updates

Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2015 12:21 pm
by Stefano
Two 1/48 builder's models, from the Chatam Naval Museum:

The Jervis Bay armed merchant: https://stefsap.wordpress.com/2015/12/0 ... ers-model/

and

HMS Commonwealth pre dreadnought: https://stefsap.wordpress.com/2015/12/0 ... ers-model/

Re: Battleships&Knights new sites updates

Posted: Fri Dec 11, 2015 12:40 pm
by Stefano
From the fantastic Naval Museum of the Royal Netherlands Navy in Den Helder:

1905 G8 torpedoboat 1/60: https://stefsap.wordpress.com/2015/12/1 ... 160-model/

(I wasn't able to find a reference page on this class of units, any help welcomed)

Der Zeven Provienci�n (armored ship) 1/100: https://stefsap.wordpress.com/2015/12/1 ... 100-model/

Re: Battleships&Knights new sites updates

Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2015 10:20 am
by Stefano
HMS Queen Elizabeth, 1930 configuration. 1/128 model, preserved at the time of pictures at the London Science Museum:

https://stefsap.wordpress.com/2015/12/1 ... 1930-1128/

Re: Battleships&Knights new sites updates

Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2015 3:50 pm
by Stefano
The splendid 1725 cut away model of the KuK U27, Heeresgeschichtliches Museum Wien.

https://stefsap.wordpress.com/2015/12/1 ... model-125/

Re: Battleships&Knights new sites updates

Posted: Sun Dec 20, 2015 11:48 am
by Stefano
The large scale model of the armored cruiser RN Pisa:

https://stefsap.wordpress.com/2015/12/2 ... ale-model/

Re: Battleships&Knights new sites updates

Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2015 10:08 am
by Stefano
Builder's model of the IJN Yoshino cruiser (1893):

https://stefsap.wordpress.com/2015/12/2 ... ers-model/

Re: Battleships&Knights new sites updates

Posted: Sun Dec 27, 2015 10:27 am
by Stefano
An interesting article on IJN shipbuilding, from WI N�1, 1987

https://stefsap.wordpress.com/2015/12/2 ... 1915-1945/

Re: Battleships&Knights new sites updates

Posted: Sat Jan 02, 2016 10:32 am
by Stefano
Added pictures of the original "Maiale" (SLC) preserved at Sacrario delle bandiere in Rome:

https://stefsap.wordpress.com/2016/01/0 ... sa-maiale/

Re: Battleships&Knights new sites updates

Posted: Fri Jan 08, 2016 2:42 pm
by Stefano
Bulgarian Navy DD Georgi Dimitrov 1/75 model
Preserved at the Bulgarian Navy Museum in Varna.
https://stefsap.wordpress.com/2016/01/0 ... 175-model/

Re: Battleships&Knights new sites updates

Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2016 2:30 pm
by Stefano
HMS Hood, 1/192
Preserved at the IWM, London. Full album here: https://stefsap.wordpress.com/2016/01/14/hms-hood-1196/

Re: Battleships&Knights new sites updates

Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2016 2:17 pm
by Stefano
The 1/40 model of the Vos/Panter torpedo boat of the Royal Netherlands Navy:

https://stefsap.wordpress.com/2016/01/2 ... oboat-140/

Re: Battleships&Knights new sites updates

Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2016 12:23 pm
by Stefano
The large scale model of KuK Novara (later MN Thionville), preserved at Museo storico navale in Venice:

https://stefsap.wordpress.com/2016/01/2 ... hionville/

Re: Battleships&Knights new sites updates

Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2016 12:44 pm
by Stefano
A large scale model of HMS Ajax, preserved at Chatam:

https://stefsap.wordpress.com/2016/02/0 ... ale-model/