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Post by spener89 on Jan 17, 2015 13:15:33 GMT -5
Hi all, Just wondering if you could give me some feedback on my test ship? The pic is dark as its been so overcast all day but it seems to show the see well, which is where I feel out of my depth...  Ignore the unglued name tag, not sure on the final format of them yet! Peter |
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Post by warchariot on Jan 18, 2015 0:32:28 GMT -5
I like it! The sea and ship are very nice. The name is always an issue for me, this seems a bit big for the size of the ship.
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Post by fluorophil on Jan 18, 2015 15:03:25 GMT -5
Looks great! 1/2400 GHQ?
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Post by spener89 on Jan 20, 2015 18:47:05 GMT -5
Thanks guys.
Yes it's a GHQ model, I have the rest of the Austrian fleet incoming now that this one has turned out well!
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Post by spener89 on Jan 23, 2015 5:24:34 GMT -5
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Post by warchariot on Jan 23, 2015 22:59:34 GMT -5
I think three is good. It also gives you more patterns to pick from, two up front, one in front all three forward or back etc.
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Post by spener89 on Jan 26, 2015 10:32:00 GMT -5
First completed ships!!! The Tegetthoff class (sometimes called Viribus Unitis class) was the sole class of dreadnought battleship built for the Austro-Hungarian navy. Four ships were built, SMS Viribus Unitis, SMS Tegetthoff, SMS Prinz Eugen and SMS Szent Istvan. The Austrian government ordered the construction of a new fleet in 1908 following the announcement of the start of construction of first dreadnought for the Regia Marina (the Italian navy): the RN Dante Alighieri. The chief designer of the Austro-Hungarian navy, Siegfried Popper, was nearly blind at this stage (he was retired before the ships were launched), and some have blamed this for design deficiencies of the class of ships. The ships of this class were among the first ships to utilise triple gun turrets for its main armament, the first one being the Italian battleship Dante Alighieri whom the Austrian ships were supposed to act against in a war; as for the Italian ship, this choice made it possible to deliver a heavier broadside than other dreadnoughts of a similar size. The triple turret was built at the Škoda Works, in Plzeň, Bohemia, and was available at short notice because Škoda were already working on a design for an order for the Russian navy    The colours have become a bit washed out in the photos but I am still chuffed by them! Especially for their size :blink: And the fleet flagship in close up:  What do ya think? More on the blog; wargamingtheremarkable.blogspot.co.uk/ |
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Post by TheDreadnought on Feb 4, 2015 14:33:52 GMT -5
They look gorgeous!
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Post by warchariot on Feb 5, 2015 0:23:37 GMT -5
Did you use putty for the sea or some other materials?
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Post by brigman on Feb 23, 2015 23:21:50 GMT -5
That's really nice work!
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Post by spener89 on Feb 27, 2015 7:13:23 GMT -5
Well, I ended up going really OTT on the destroyer squadrons. Will have 3 squadrons of 6 destroyers representing...3 squadrons of 6.   Since this picture was taken I have done some more work on the base and the other 2 squadrons are on 90% but here they are escorting one of my dreadnoughts. As usual, more on the blog: wargamingtheremarkable.blogspot.co.uk/ |
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Post by TheDreadnought on Mar 13, 2015 8:43:29 GMT -5
Would you be interested in doig some commission work?
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Post by spener89 on Mar 23, 2015 14:03:13 GMT -5
Hi guys, Here is some quick snaps of the Austrians that will be taking part in the big game against the French & Brits this summer (the French ships arrived today in a biiig box) alongside the Goeben and Breslau.   Me being the idiot that I am I forgot to get the 3rd Destroyer squadron out of the box! |
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