A Door.
My granddaughter asked me to make her a door.She just wanted a door. I asked her why,but she wouldn’t tell me.So I scratch made this one.A friend saw it and wanted one too.Something different I suppose.Stands 5 inches high.
Hi all,born 1947 in Grimsby,moved to Portsmouth 1950.Various jobs until I became a bus driver for 30 years.Started Scratch building models when I retired at the age of 59.I only work with wood.Married two children,three grandchildren.
Trumpeter 1/144 scale Astute class submarine
I went and done it I bought a plastic kit.Less than 30 parts, to this 26 inch long sub. Putting the two hull halves together took a lot of pressure. Brush painted it which helps to make it look more realistic. Happy with the result.
Scratch built type 45 destroyer.
This is a scratch built model of HMS Diamond type 45 Destroyer. I copied the dimensions from a 1/700 kit times 3 =1.233 scale.The hull is calved from a block of pine,the rest is ply.I also built Daring and Dauntless to the same scale.
Armstrong field guns.
Two scratch made Armstrong field guns.A 7 pounder and a 10 barrel Gatling gun.Made of pine.
Scratch made 3.7 inch AA gun.
This is a scratch built model of a British 3.7 inch AA gun I made a couple of years ago,but I have given it a fresh lick of paint and added a few more parts.Stands 8 inches high,Copied from pictures and is made from wood.
Scratch built 40mm Bofor gun.
Scratch built 40mm Bofor gun.Copied the dimensions from the 1/72 Airfix kit which in my opinion is a very good detailed kit,making mine a 1/18 scale.(4 times bigger).
Scratch built 18 pounder field gun.
Scratch built 18 pounder field gun.Copied from a 1/72 kit four times bigger,1/18 scale.Made from pine and ply.
Scratch built Soviet D20 heavy howitzer
Scratch built Soviet D20 howitzer.16.5 inches long,Copied from pictures.Made from pine,ply and dowling.
Scratch built small arm.
This is a scratch built model of a WW 1Lee Enfield Mk 3 rifle.It’s 18 inches long and made from oak.The bayanet is removable and the bolt works too.
L118 light Howitzer
I found this photo on the internet and thought wow that looks good.I had already built a scratch built model of the 105mm British L118 light gun (1/18scale) so I thought I’ll have a go st making my first diorama to depict the photo.After [...]
