Naval modeling - ships, submarines and boats.
The USS Indianapolis (SSN-697) was a U.S. Navy Los Angeles class fast attack submarine. She was commissioned in 1980 and was assigned to the Pacific Fleet, homeported in Pearl Harbor. She was decommissioned halfway through her service [...]
This ol' girl has been around for decades. Not to be confused with the the Lindberg 1/87 Diesel Tug. (pictured last, and in an earlier article). It's a relatively simple, almost toy-like build.
The instruction sheet has "color [...]
Completed HMS Surprise with Cabinet . The width of the Ship is not proportionate, realized it half way, Completely hand made. It took two years to complete this ship.
I used Bismarck, which I completed three years ago, to make a diorama.
1/700 Scale (Dragon)
& 1/2000 Scale (Flyhawk)
So, I’m back with another midget submarine this time the German Biber from WW2. I don’t know what it is with these submarines but they just appeal to me and I have the utmost respect for the men that operated them.
As for the model, [...]
This is the old Glencoe Models kit in 1/74. I did a little research on Scalemates only to find this kit was older than I first thought. It also brought up the names of a couple model companies that I'd never heard of.
Apparently this kit [...]
Brengun's resin Tupolev torpedo boat is a superb little kit, with flawless castings and a nice photo-etch fret for some of the finer details. It was built pretty much out of the box, painted with Tamiya acrylics then weathered with oils [...]
This is the OLD Airfix kit which has been around since the 60"s. It's been reboxed many times, but the molds are the same. It's small next to the Vosper, and PT Boats, but has a unique shape, giving it the "Whaleback" [...]
Finally found the time to finish this one.
1/350 scale
This is the first 1/350 scale ship I made three years ago.
I renewed it to Diorama.
USS Indianapolis had a tragic accident just before the end of the war.
I made water wave with gel type epoxy resin. And I made flame using 14 [...]
