Naval modeling - ships, submarines and boats.
Launched in 1958, the USS Growler was one of two Grayback Class submarines built by the US Navy in the nuclear deterrence role. Deployed in the thick of the Cold War, the Grayback class were cruise missile submarines designed to launch [...]
Tamiya 1/700 scale waterline series, and a major challenge it was. The deck didn’t go on exactly correct at the bow. Not one of their best kits. It was to look like it did with the Doolittle Raid on Japan with the 16 B-25 bombers, April [...]
Second time I built this. First one in 2021 had mistakes. I trashed it and this one looks better now. Good old Tamiya quality, 1/700 scale. Lots of tweezer work required.
I wasn't going to get this kit initially but when Airfix released the extra decal set that would let me do the Invergordon version it was pretty much a done deal.
Primed with Mr. Finishing Surfacer Black 1500.
Painted with Hataka Lacquer [...]
This is Atlantis's repop of the Aurora kit. I was not pleased with the way it looked in the instruction photos so down the rabbit hole, the ship was update in the '70s adding superstructure updated weapons. of which I attempted to do - two [...]
Hi everyone. Here is my build of USS Arlington LPD 24, based off the Trumpeter USS New York in 1/350 scale. A slight deviation from my typical WWII ships but I wanted to try the oil-canning paint technique and the ship presented large [...]
This model corresponds to Trumpeter kit 05774. Its construction could be greatly improved, and it is clear that the number of parts and construction have been overly complicated. There are several flaws, such as the location of the 150 mm [...]
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, [...]
