WW2 rifles
Six ww2 rifles,approximately 300mm long.Made of oak.
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.
F/A-18 Hornet
Scratch built F18 Hornet.1/36 scale,copied from a 1/72 kit times 2 Made of pine.
Type 22 frigate
Scratch built type 22 frigate HMS Cumberland. I built four of these one fo the ships company,one for the commander,one for the first officer and one for me. Copied from pictures and 22 inches long.99% pine the 1% is brass rod.
Twin 40 mm Bofors
Scratch built 40 mm Bofors.Made from pine and ply with some dowling.
Challenger 1 First Gulf War.
Scratch built from pine and ply.The top part of the hull is made up of separate plates and sanded down to get the correct shape.The tracks are made from rubber matting you find in offices and factories.Took four weeks to make and is 1/18 [...]
Japanese T74 MBT
Scratch built Japanese T74 tank made from pine and ply.Copied from a Tamiya 1/35 kit one and a half times bigger.Scale?
Lewis machine gun.
Scratch built Lewis machine gun,16 inches long,made of pine.Copied from pictures.
Made from trees.
This is my first scratch built model from wood a Lightning Mk6.1/36 scale.
