Naval modeling - ships, submarines and boats.
This kit was first introduced in the early 1950’s and is still apparently in the same mold configuration. I had recently ordered it through Amazon and the two hull sides came a bit warped but some rubber bands helped to hold the sides [...]
A good model to paint and assemble but required some cutting to fit the deck to the two piece hull. About 20 hours to paint and assemble using Testors paints and Tamiya extra thin cement.
After more 3 months, +390 parts and 130 hours work,..finished Sachsen class Frigate, very nice model.
Added many improvements and modification, hangar fully scratch,..plastruct styrene sheet, rod,strip, generic PE from Trumpeter set master [...]
A couple of years ago I won one of the monthly competitions here in imodeler. The prize was the Zara kit from Trumpeter, which I promised to build and post. Here it is! The scene is inspired by the great work of Lou Carabot.
The kit is [...]
Clyde Puffer - work in progress
Scratchbuilt
JOHANNA - W.I.P.
Scale: 1:130
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SHANTYBOAT (scratchbuilt)
A shantyboat is a small crude houseboat (also called a flatboat, broadhorn, barge, scow, or ark). There is a long forgotten history in America of people living in homemade shantyboats, a reasonable and cost-free [...]
Krasnovodsk (work in progress)
Scratchbuilt
Cargo Ship (work in progress)
Scale 1:270 - Scratchbuilt
CONSUL PUST
Scale 1:400 - (10,5cm)
Scratchbuilt