Naval modeling - ships, submarines and boats.
Hello friends. Just finished this rusty ship. This was something new for me. I have another hobby (leather work) but I love this new adventure. Thanks for looking.
Construction: The kit was the Trumpeter’s carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt which was the Nimitz class carrier used by the U.S Navy and is still operational. The plastic sprues are well molded a good and satisfying detail by Trumpeter [...]
Construction : The model kit is from Trumpeter's USS Massachusetts BB-57 model kit which was built out of the box with little issues in terms of fittings and overall engineering. Generic WWII US navy PE railings was attached to enhance [...]
HMCS Snowberry was a Flower-class corvette that was originally built for the Royal Navy, but spent most of the war in service with the Royal Canadian Navy. She fought primarily as a convoy escort during the Second World War. She served [...]
Construction : The construction of the kit is smooth and easy most of the fittings and plastic component fits well into their placement parts. Very little surface and filler is required in the construction stage of the kit which makes the [...]
The battle of Surigao Strait ((link))
I made a diorama using the World of Warship's illustration.
Manufacturer : Aoshima
P.E : Fly Hawk
1/700 Scale
Boat constructed for the Wardell Bridge Diorama. Kit scale 1:50 utilized for 1:72 scale diorama. In the diorama, the boat will traverse back and forth, in a straight line, under the bridge. To eliminate the appearance of a reversing boat, [...]
Hey All, Here’s my 1/700, DE-766, USS Slater.
The USS SLATER, is a Cannon class Destroyer Escort (DE), named for Frank O. Slater of Alabama, a sailor killed aboard the USS San Francisco during the Battle of Guadalcanal in 1942. In 2012 [...]
After the recent comments re 1/32 Lberators, pro and con, I have to reflect on my own mental turmoil re large scale projects.
I still have a couple of very nice biplane projects to complete, into the autumn (not WnW!). However, the [...]
I enjoyed taking a break from serious warship modeling with this adorable little anime-ish Lexington (CV-2) by Meng. The kit is well-designed and not a quick build by any means. I have always liked the Lexingtons in prewar colors, so I [...]