"The Italian seaplane carrier Giuseppe Miraglia" Topic
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Tango01  | 20 Feb 2017 9:13 p.m. PST |
"The Spanish Navy was not the only Mediterranean Navy to operate a seaplane carrier. The Royal Italian Navy's Giuseppe Miraglia began life as a railway ferry called the Citta di Messina, but in 1923, before she was completed, she was bought and converted into a seaplane carrier. Just before she was completed in 1925 she sank during a storm, and she was not salvaged and completed until 1927.
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link Are there any miniature model of this ship? Thanks in advance for your help.
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Armand
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 Morning Scout | 21 Feb 2017 8:16 a.m. PST |
Shapeways has one
I have seen some others as well in I think 1/1250 on ebay. |
| Allen57 | 21 Feb 2017 8:33 a.m. PST |
There have been several models in 1/1200 or 1/1250. It is made by Neptune and can be ordered from L. Wiedling in Germany or Alnavco in the US but I would go to Wiedling.
Authenticast who are no longer in business made one which comes up on ebay from time to time. It is a much less detailed model than the Neptune model. |
| 15th Hussar | 21 Feb 2017 11:10 a.m. PST |
Cool Beans, both the potted history and the nice models! |
| Tango01 | 21 Feb 2017 12:06 p.m. PST |
Many thanks my friends!.
Amicalement
Armand
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| Alphanor | 21 Feb 2017 12:45 p.m. PST |
Figurehead make her in 1/6000 scale along with the never completed carriers Italia and Sparviero. (Pack 2T92) |
| Tango01 | 22 Feb 2017 10:57 a.m. PST |
Thanks also!
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Armand
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