Over the Christmas period I was able to buy a large job lot of scratch-built 1/1200th-scale Russian pre-dreadnought era warships on eBay. They included:
These models are all made from wood and wire ... and are of very high quality.
Battleship Orel
(14,151 tons; 18 knots; 4 x 12-inch guns; 12 x 6-inch guns; 20 x 3-inch guns; 20 x 3-pounder QF guns; 4 x 15-inch torpedo tubes)
Battleship Suvorov
(14,151 tons; 18 knots; 4 x 12-inch guns; 12 x 6-inch guns; 20 x 3-inch guns; 20 x 3-pounder QF guns; 4 x 15-inch torpedo tubes)
Battleship Petropavlosk
(11,354 tons; 16 knots; 4 x 12-inch guns; 12 x 6-inch guns; 12 x 3-pounder QF guns; 28 x 2-pounder QF guns; 2 x 18-inch torpedo tubes; 4 x 15-inch torpedo tubes; 50 mines)
Battleship Osliaba
(14,408 tons; 18 knots; 4 x 10-inch guns; 11 x 6-inch guns; 20 x 3-inch guns; 20 x 3-pounder QF guns; 8 x 2-pounder QF guns; 5 x 15-inch torpedo tubes)
Battleship Sisoi Veliki
(10.400 tons; 16 knots; 4 x 12-inch guns; 6 x 6-inch guns; 12 x 3-pounder QF guns; 18 x 2-pounder QF guns; 6 x 15-inch torpedo tubes)
Battleship Navarin
(10.206 tons; 15 knots; 4 x 12-inch guns; 8 x 6-inch guns; 14 x 3-pounder QF guns; 12 x 2-pounder QF guns; 6 x 15-inch torpedo tubes)
Coastal Defence Battleship General-Admiral Apraxin
(4,165 tons; 15 knots; 3 x 10-inch guns; 4 x 4.7-inch guns; 10 x 3-pounder QF guns; 12 x 2-pounder QF guns; 4 x 18-inch torpedo tubes)
Protected Cruiser Aurora
(6,625 tons; 19 knots; 8 x 6-inch guns; 24 x 3-inch guns; 3 x 21-inch torpedo tubes; 4 aircraft; 2 catapults)
2nd-class Cruiser Almaz
(3,285 tons; 19 knots; 4 x 3-inch guns; 8 x 3-pounder guns)
Armoured Cruiser Minin
(6.136 tons; 14 knots; 4 x 8-inch guns; 12 x 6-inch guns; 6 x 3.4-inch guns)
What a superb score! You know, I never thought to do 'air scoops' (?) just with wire. Davits, yes, but I haven't bothered with them.
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Ion
Archduke Piccolo (Ion),
DeleteI think that the ventilators (air scoops) are made from short lengths of insulated wire, with the colour of the insulation meaning that they don't need to be painted. A very clever way to achieve the desired effect!
All the best,
Bob
Nice collection! It gives me inspiration for my own scratch built fleet.
ReplyDeleteChris,
DeleteCheers! I do hope that you do build your own fleet of ships.
All the best,
Bob
Hi Bob,
ReplyDeleteThey are lovely looking! The Aurora will be appearing in action shortly….
Will these be supporting your Belle Epoque collection?
All the best,
DC