Riverine Gunboats and Monitors

**wireandpaper** · #1 12-09-2023, 03:11 AM

I am starting a series of relatively large fluvial gunboats and monitors, although, I already have some smaller craft like the very interesting projects 1124 and 1125. The first model is the President Masaryk of the First Czechoslovak Republic, designed by PRModels / Mikromodels in 1/300 reduced to 1/400. The boat had a main armament of four 66 mm guns in two twin turrets, and four machine guns, also in twin turrets. What can we say, it was the most powerful warship of the 1930s and flagship of the Czechoslovakian River flotilla. Not bad for a landlocked country. Unfortunately, the Germans were the nation that use them in anger, as the Bechelaren, although with significant modifications. The Germans substituted the 66 mm guns for the fearful 88 mm, and they added flak guns 37mm and quad 20 mm, but that modification is in the far future. I hope you like it.

**Brent** · #2 12-09-2023, 11:17 AM

I am looking forward to seeing this done.

Brent

**wireandpaper** · #3 12-10-2023, 02:18 AM

Thank you Brent for stopping by.
Here is the link to the original Soviet River Boats that featured T-34 turrets: Costal and Riverine Soviet Vessels

**wireandpaper** · #4 12-10-2023, 11:03 AM

Continuing with the President Masaryk from PRModels / Mikromodels in 1/400.
I hope you like it.

**CaptJ** · #5 12-11-2023, 04:21 PM

I look forward to this series of builds as well. Thank you for sharing it with us!

**wireandpaper** · #6 12-12-2023, 11:45 PM

Thank you CaptJ for stopping by.

Here is the President Masaryk navigating in a subsidiary of the Danube. Not a full rig but enough to fly the ensigns. As mentioned before, designed by PRModels / Mikromodels and generously provided to all of us, reduced to 1/400.

I hope you like it.

**wireandpaper** · #7 12-15-2023, 11:23 AM

These are some finished and some work in progress. A few are missing like the large Khasan, or the seminal USS Monitor.

**wireandpaper** · #8 12-25-2023, 08:48 PM

Merry Christmas to all!
Continuing with the topic, it is time for the Polish monitors. This is the ORP "Warszawa" originally in 1/120. Reduced to 1/400. Published by the Polish Branch Office of National Education in 2020 on the 100th anniversary entry into service of the first monitors on the Pinsk Flotilla. Simple build, with no rigging nor railing. Cruising through a few towns. I hope you like it.

**wireandpaper** · #9 01-01-2024, 06:26 PM

My first entry of 2024 is a hybrid paper model of the Polish river monitor ORP KRAKOW by Maly Modelarz and Kartonowa Kolekcja, originally in 1/100 reduced to 1/400.
ps: Happy New Year

**firdajan2** · #10 01-02-2024, 08:06 AM

1:400 ??? What can I say ? Just

Very nice dioramas

Jan