My X-Craft model

Antonio Bonomi · Post by **Antonio Bonomi** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 10:08 am

Ciao all,

since there is a very good initiative on Tirpitz KTB ( war diary ) I think it can be useful to know more and support new comers knowledge on this fantastic ship ( my favourite as my avatar shows

).

Here a link were you can see photos of my X-Craft model on going.

Those were the midget submarines that succesfully attacked Tirpitz while anchored on KaaFjord on late September 1943.

http://www.forum.marinearchiv.de/viewtopic.php?t=912

Ciao Antonio

Kit-Builder · Post by **Kit-Builder** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 10:48 am

Bellissimo!

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Well done Antonio

. I realy like the open hatches and are you going to add figures to it?
Regards Steve

Antonio Bonomi · Post by **Antonio Bonomi** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 6:09 pm

Ciao Steve and all,

Thanks very much for the nice compliments

Yes, I think I will add the figures while I wait for John Lorimer ( a real X-Craft survivor I had the honor to meet in KaaFjord last June ) infos about original colours and some other stuffs.

So I have to go and take some old Tamiya 1/35 soldiers,.. and transform them on X-Craft sailors, ...

This way museum visitors ( as this X-Craft of course will be back on Tirpitz Alta Museum were it belong before next june opening ) will be able to see the real proportions with the persons.

Ciao Antonio

Antonio Bonomi · Post by **Antonio Bonomi** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 11:55 am

Ciao all,

here it is, finished !!

http://www.forum.marinearchiv.de/viewto ... 7873#17873

Ciao Antonio

Matthias · Post by **Matthias** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 12:34 pm

Ohooooo, finally!!!

Was it really that dark?:shock:
I guess the colour was due to the commonly dark watered enviroment in which they were destined to operate, the northern fjord, during nightime...