Naval modeling - ships, submarines and boats.
This is a "double build" of the same subject - the Essex class aircraft carrier Bon Homme Richard (CV-CVA-31) as it appeared in 1945 off Japan and 23 years later in the Gulf of Tonkin off Vietnam. (Build log is at (link) ).
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It's been a while! Unfortunately having to work for a living is being an inconvenience.
This is the Revell 1/72 Mayflower kit from back in the 16th century, 120 years before the actual Mayflower set sail. Or at least that's how [...]
Recently completed carrier force. Being a Naval Veteran I'm partial to, yeah you guessed it, naval ships. Pictured here are the following. The U.S.S. Nimitz CVN-68 in its 2005 appearance, the U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt CVN-71 in its 2006 [...]
After 1 1/2 months, +200 parts, and 50 hours of work, finished LST, good model… Many improvements added…25 mm singles gun from veteran models..25mm triple gun..from flyhawk models, Plastruct styrene sheet, Rod, strip, Generic PE from [...]
Not only does the man make amazing scratchbuilt models, he's no slouch with a ship.
These shots of the Revell 1/350 Tirpitz just showed up in my in-box.
He occasionally drops by here, and wanted me to say that when it comes to putting [...]
I have been toying with the idea to add some photo etched details to my Tirpitz, especially railings. I have found a Gold Medal Metal set for Bismark/Tirpitz on Ebay with some spots on the brass. I am wondering about a few things:
a) Do [...]
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The great and friendly reception I got in this group motivated me to resume my modelling activities that have been dormant for more than 40 years. I just ordered a 1/600 scale Graf Spee from Airfix and a 1/570 scale Scharnhorst [...]
Motivated by pictures I saw of the Justin Rogers' Lindberg Bismarck, I thought I share my model of the Tirpitz. The model's superstructure actually represents the Tirpitz much better than it does the Bismarck. I added two small [...]
The "Santa Catarina Do Monte Sinai"
Pyro:1/144 Scale completed.
Vasco da gama's Flagship on his 3rd Voyage to India.
My depiction of the "Santa Catarina do Monte Sinai" in full Royal Regalia while saluting the marriage [...]
This is my first attempt in 1/350 scale ship. I chose a russian pre dreadnought battleship for the small size. This model went from Trumpeter. In the box I found nice photoetch parts. I added metal barrel and wooden deck. The flags and the [...]
