NöNö Bärs Miniatures (Latest: RM Andrea Doria)

NARSES2 · June 10, 2021, 06:37:51 AM

Quote from: nönöbär on June 10, 2021, 05:21:17 AM
Quote from: NARSES2 on June 08, 2021, 06:09:47 AM
Wargamers would probably just spray them grey in bulk.

How boring....

Yup. Naval wargaming as a whole was in my opinion, unless you enjoyed mathematics of course. As for aerial wargaming ? Don't even go there, very few did. (In fact I know know one who did ?)

nönöbär · June 13, 2021, 01:58:13 AM

After the British, lets follow something Italian, the armored cruiser Pisa, build in 1909

Again, this was a model intended to be printed in 1:3000 scale, so the detail level of the model is adjusted to it and is very good printable.
Only the masts have been added.

This one is together with a little "harbor test" to see how this could be made.

Size is 46 mm

NARSES2 · June 13, 2021, 05:04:20 AM

Ah, an armoured cruiser. A design very much from the pre WWI period. I've often thought that the German pocket battleships of the 30's were a follow on to the concept.

nönöbär · June 13, 2021, 05:08:48 AM

Actually, the Greek Georgios Averof - which still exits today as a museum ship - is a modified version of this one. The Georgios Averof was only decommissioned in 1952.

NARSES2 · June 13, 2021, 05:36:05 AM

Quote from: nönöbär on June 13, 2021, 05:08:48 AM
Actually, the Greek Georgios Averof - which still exits today as a museum ship - is a modified version of this one. The Georgios Averof was only decommissioned in 1952.

I've seen that. Fascinating period of naval history and for ship design

PR19_Kit · June 13, 2021, 05:59:21 AM

The Pisa?

Why do I expect its funnels to be leaning at an angle?

Old Wombat · June 13, 2021, 07:21:54 AM

They were built raked aft but then straightened up.

NARSES2 · June 13, 2021, 11:54:03 PM

Quote from: Old Wombat on June 13, 2021, 07:21:54 AM
They were built raked aft but then straightened up.

After a stiff talking to ?

nönöbär · July 04, 2021, 02:06:11 AM

Two new versions of the Siegfried class have been added.

There is now one version of Hochseeflotte color scheme, one with tropical color scheme and one "old" with a black hull.

Size is 28mm.

NARSES2 · July 04, 2021, 06:08:16 AM

It's interesting how in my opinion the "tropical" scheme marks a ship out as being early 1900's whilst the old black hulled scheme marks it as being Victorian/1890's ?

Really neat work

nönöbär · July 11, 2021, 02:08:48 AM

Back to Japan again, the IJN Tone.

The aircraft (5mm in size) and masts were added later.

A little IJN cruiser fleet in the South-Pacific

Size of the Tone is 68mm.

NARSES2 · July 12, 2021, 06:25:26 AM

nönöbär · August 29, 2021, 02:38:56 AM

Back from vacation, another version of the Italian armored cruiser Pisa, build in 1909.

The masts have been added, this time another classic paint scheme

Size is 46 mm

NARSES2 · August 29, 2021, 06:16:46 AM

Hope you had a good vacation

Looks ready to sail for the China Station tomorrow in that colour scheme

nönöbär · September 05, 2021, 02:10:56 AM

I always wanted to build something with the typical Italian air recognition markings.

So here we are, the Andrea Doria.
Again, this was a model intended to be printed in small scale, so not so many details but very print friendly. But making the red and white stripes was a bit tricky in 1/3000.

Masts were added later on, the size of it is 62 mm.