RMI MS CRDA

[arcole]

Just received the starter box and the RMI fleet box.

When I order these I did not realise that the Motosilurante CRDA was in the RMI list and is apparently an italien version of the E-Boats. I have not found any decent pictures of them yet, so the question is, can I use the S38/S100 from the starter box, and how much modification would I need to do on the hulls?

Thanks.

[invisible officer]

The Italian MS ones are 6 m shorter than S 38. The model was the 1941 taken Yugo type, they followed Type S- S 5.

The Isotta engines caused a different surface structure-The Bridge was different too.

So I(O) would say, no. 😉

[elcee]

The length might not be that noticeable on the tabletop, while i know 2 cm is alot at this scale.
Its much more noticeable, that the German S-boats had a raised forecastle post S18, the yugoslav and italian boats had no raised forecastle.

[invisible officer]

Some of the later war MS had a raised forecastle but the torpedo tubes got not encased (In all ???) . Unfortunately the known pics are often undated, so conversion date is a ?????
May be done by the Germans on the ones finished by them.

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Length, I just sold a German WW II made Schnellboot patriotic toy because it was much too short for the Bridge and bow section it had. I got a nice price because it had spring operated tubes. Firing Bakelit “plastic” torpedoes.

A strange mix between 1/200 and 1/350 elements. Nice as a joke in game (real Torpedo hits….) but the buyer wanted it so much……

• This reply was modified 5 years, 6 months ago by invisible officer.

[arcole]

Thanks for the replies all

[Andrew Brown]

Hi, with reference to the Italian MS boat I enclose the following diagrams and photos, which should give you an idea of what these boats look like. Hope it helps

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[arcole]

Thanks Andrew, those are great!

I have also found this: which, if I had a 3D printer would be good. One of those things I have been thinking about for a while, so now maybe the time to dip the toes in the water!

Regards

• This reply was modified 5 years, 6 months ago by arcole.

[Dave Holden]

Heroics & Ros do an early S Boat which is shorter than the Warlord ones and looks pretty similar to these Italian ones.

[arcole]

Hi Dave,

Thanks. I will look at them when their web site is back up!

Regards

A.

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