Giuseppe Garibaldi, Modelik, 1:200

[docrox]

As I´m still working on the PE-parts for the upscaled Altmark, I started with the Italian light cruiser Giuseppe Garibaldi as an interim build.Informations about the ship are found here:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian...ribaldi_(1933) The model comes with a manageable amount of parts an has an interesting camouflage scheme. The underwater hull is green! Parts to be optionally doubled are in a separate section of the sheets. Funnily parts with windows, which could be cut out come with two variants. I will use the laser cut frames and formers.

Hans Gerd

[Don Boose]

I like those beautiful Italian cruisers and am glad to see that Giuseppe Garibaldi will get the "Docrox Treatment"!

Don

[Michael Mash]

Glad to see you are back with Giuseppe Garibaldi. Interesting pattern of red and white on the deck. Is that what it will look like, or is that going to be covered over with something else?
Mike

[PAPER FAN]

That's intersting, I usually cut out the brigde windows anyway. Wonder why the bothered to double print, not like you couldn't figure out where to cut the shaded parts. At least this way you two sets. Looking foward to your build.

[Chaldane]

I'll enjoy seeing this one built. I've always liked those red and white ID stripes on Italian ships.

[treadhead1952]

Quite the project you have planned, after checking over your last one, I look forward to watching this one come together from beginning to end.

[redhorse]

Looking forward to this one! Green hull and all

[Don Boose]

Michael: The red and white stripes were recognition markings. They were applied to Italian warships in late 1940 after an incident in which Italian warships came under attack from their own aircraft.

See: A First Attempt at Italian Camouflage and Painting Systems

The green lower hull color had the lovely name of verde scuro (dark green).

Don

After the Battle of Punta Stilo in the late summer of 1940, (when Italian warships came under attack from their own air forces), all Italian warships recieved oblique red and white stripes painted on the forecastie forward of the breakwater as a recognition marking for "friendly" aircraft. Some ships also had these stripes painted on the after deck. Shipboard biplanes had their top wings painted this way also. The angle of the stripes was either 45 degrees or, (more often), 60 degrees to the axis of the ship. This marking system was in use through the end of 1943.

[eibwarrior]

Thanks for the history lesson Don. I knew it went something like that, but I didn't know the specifics...

It's great to see you pick up a subject from the Italian navy Hans. I will watch this with much interest.

My Cesare' is lurking on the horizon, so we'll have some Regia Marina subjects in here together...

[docrox]

As usually I started with the skeleton. Using laser cut parts this was quickly done. I added card board strips along the waterline to increase the area for gluing. Also I glued card board squares there where hull sections meet.
Planking the under water hull I started from bow to the middle and from stern to the middle. The last rectangle could easily be trimmed. All sections fit nicely.
Nevertheless I will stabilize and sand the surface.

Hans Gerd