This afternoon I made this small unit.
I made first the Italian version of the Austro-Hungarian KuK Saida, renamed Venezia after ww1.
It is part of the class Helgoland composed by Helgoland, Novara and Saida, originally built for KuK Marine and after ww1 transferred to Italian Navy (Helgoland renamed R.E. Brindisi & Saida renamed R.E. Venezia) and to French Marine (Novara renamed Thionville)
A couple of technical notes: KuK Marine classification was
Rapidkreuzer which could be translated as "fast cruiser" while later Italian Navy classification changed into
Esploratore which sounds like "scout cruiser" classification adopted by Royal Navy. French Marine class was
Croiseur leger which means just light cruiser.
Which shortcut should I use in order to fullfill SB standards?
About hull color: I had a long discussion with an (old) expert of old ships and he said that KuK Marine never had green hulls.
So I followed his hints using darker grey for the underwater part. Any comment about?
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PS: KuK and French versions will come soon.
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Thank you Kim for the crest
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