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Title: 1/1200 Italian Destroyer Spalato ( Ex Yugoslavian Split)
Post by: ptdockyard on January 18, 2017, 07:37:41 AM

Here is my WIP model of Italian Destroyer Spalato, the conjectural build of the captured unfinished Yugoslavian Destroyer Split. Scale 1/1200.

 The model is based upon a very recently revealed top plan of the original design. This shows a ship much different that the post war rebuild and some of the other conjectures on how she would have originally looked. To me most of the latter looked like a spin on her post-war appearance.

 I modeled the top level of the bridge after the "Beograd." the new drawing shows it having a rounded front and angled wide wings rather than the Fletcheresque one post 1945.

 She needs her armament and a few more AA and details. The Italians planned to mount up to ten 37mm Bredas and five 5.3" guns. She could have given the French Fantasque class a run for their money.

The new information can be found here:http://www.forum-marinearchiv.de/smf/index.php/topic,26704.0.html

(https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/15940458_1210554182315920_2668300279873346863_n.jpg?oh=0d7ed8ae35657cfba41438177ff792b3&oe=58DA7FF6)

Dave G at The PT Dockyard

Title: Re: 1/1200 Italian Destroyer Spalato ( Ex Yugoslavian Split)
Post by: GTX_Admin on January 19, 2017, 02:11:45 AM

Interesting. What's the kit?