Naval modeling - ships, submarines and boats.
33 years after I started, I finally finished my scratchbuilt 1/700 battleship Texas (BB-35).
I started the model in the spring of 1992, while in the interim between finishing law school and returning to Marshall to start my judicial [...]
Here is my HMS Dreadnought from Trumpeter. Her biggest claim to fame was when she was commissioned she made all other capital ships obsolete. Her innovations included;
All big gun firepower.
Steam turbine engines made her the fastest [...]
This was a quick build of the 1996 Tamiya kit to get myself back in the mood for building ships. It was more or less out of the box - the only modifications were to paint the black antiskid strips on the deck, a PE rail over the bridge, [...]
After more than 6 monts, +750 parts and +200 hours of work, finished the Aircraft Carrier Charles de Gaulle, renovated and improved model.
Many improvements were added... Styrene plastruct sheet, rod, strip,
hanger deck,
Complete set PE [...]
These small tugboats were built in 1942 for the Army Transportation Corps and were utilized on rivers and harbors to move cargo barges. In the post WWII years these tugboats were sold as surplus and a number of oil companies purchased them [...]
Hi there. Over 40 years ago I built my first Bismarck model with my Dad on a beach holiday at Waiheke Island in New Zealand. Forty years later I thought I would have a crack at building it again. A Tamiya 1/350 version. This is my first [...]
The USS Triton was a nuclear-powered radar picket submarine commissioned in 1959. Radar picket platforms increase the detection radius of a military force to reduce the chances of surprise attack; when initially serving in this role, the [...]
My first ship build since I was about 12 and my first tall Ship build.
One I have wanted to build for many years now.
Painted with.
Tamiya Nato Black, Rubber Black, Semi-Gloss Black, Buff, Dark Yellow and Clear Orange.
Colourcoats [...]
Today I share photos of my latest adventure in resin kits. This model represents the Cold War-era Dutch light cruiser De Ruyter, which served Her Netherlands Majesty's Navy between 1953 and 1972. This ship was then sold to Peru, where she [...]
Done on a whim. And done in a colour and fit configuration that would probably not have happened. I wanted to show an earlier faded tri colour scheme with the late fit barage weapons mounted on top of the turret. The kit is quite a simple [...]
