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by ptdockyard
September 14th, 2024, 1:10 pm
Forum: Never-Built Designs
Topic: Some Dutch Never Weres
Replies: 10
Views: 39778

Re: Some Dutch Never Weres

Ooooo that Tromp with three triple 120mm. My scratchbuilding supplies started calling :lol:

Dave G
by ptdockyard
September 7th, 2024, 2:06 pm
Forum: Personal Designs
Topic: Real, but Fictional Ships
Replies: 10
Views: 39480

Re: Real, but Fictional Ships

These Italian ships are beautiful. I would love to see what you could do with these from Stefano Sappino's site. https://stefsap.wordpress.com/2015/10/13/regia-marinas-bb-design-p1-by-general-barberis-navy-corps-of-engineers/ https://stefsap.wordpress.com/2015/10/18/regia-marinas-bb-design-r2-by ...
by ptdockyard
September 16th, 2023, 12:36 pm
Forum: Never-Built Designs
Topic: Ansaldo 1939 Destroyer Proposal
Replies: 6
Views: 29203

Re: Ansaldo 1939 Destroyer Proposal

This design has only come to light in the past ten years or so, starting in an article in Storia Militare. I agree that J. E. MacDonnell was probably using the Fletcher as an example. That being said, I have seen a very fuzzy photo of a drawing of an Italian destroyer design (different from the ...
by ptdockyard
June 10th, 2023, 12:48 pm
Forum: Never-Built Designs
Topic: Italian Carriers
Replies: 5
Views: 10497

Re: Italian Carriers

These are beautiful. I have a real soft spot for Italian CVs. The Sparviero has had some recent revelations on her design the past few years. Her final configuration would have looked very different from the way we have viewed her for decades: https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/the-real ...
by ptdockyard
February 18th, 2021, 2:07 am
Forum: Never-Built Designs
Topic: Littorio Class: The Unfinished Ship
Replies: 4
Views: 13084

Re: Littorio Class: The Unfinished Ship

What is the single seat plane aft?
by ptdockyard
August 14th, 2020, 2:33 pm
Forum: Alternate Universe Designs
Topic: Thiaria: Other People's ships
Replies: 377
Views: 342059

Re: Thiaria: Other People's ships

I have always wanted to see an Italian version of the Tashkent. All the variants and the excellent backstory have put me into overload :o :D
by ptdockyard
July 15th, 2020, 7:01 pm
Forum: Drawing Challenges
Topic: Second World War Aircraft Carrier Challenge
Replies: 103
Views: 210420

Re: Second World War Aircraft Carrier Challenge

These Italian carriers are the BEST!!!
by ptdockyard
May 1st, 2020, 2:04 pm
Forum: Never-Built Designs
Topic: Ansaldo's Cruiser Design for Spain
Replies: 9
Views: 28138

Re: Ansaldo's Cruiser Design for Spain

Here is the ec3Ter Gufo radar https://media.springernature.com/original/springer-static/image/chp%3A10.1007%2F978-3-319-00584-3_2/MediaObjects/315214_1_En_2_Fig34_HTML.gif And here is a site in Italian with further information on Italian radar: https://associazioneeuropalibera.wordpress.com/2018/03 ...
by ptdockyard
April 12th, 2020, 2:01 pm
Forum: Never-Built Designs
Topic: American Never-Built Destroyers
Replies: 9
Views: 16275

Re: American Never-Built Destroyers

I for one love the Measure 15 scheme and have used it on several 1/1200 models up to a what if USN 1935 Battleship Scheme C.

I say show them in an "As Used" configuration, especially with some artistic license!

Dave G
by ptdockyard
September 1st, 2016, 12:23 am
Forum: Never-Built Designs
Topic: And then the next war came - part 3
Replies: 29
Views: 37227

Re: And then the next war came - part 3

Any chance we can see the images of the Le Hardi variants again?