Naval modeling - ships, submarines and boats.
At the end of last month I posted photos of Italeri's 1/35 PT 596 on its display stand, to show all the detail, as the drift of the project was to add crew and to place it in a dynamic seascape, and some of the detail would be lost to view [...]
This is Italeri's mighty "Elco 80" PT (Patrol Torpedo) boat (No. 5602). With a length of more than two feet (70cm), it's a substantial model in 1/35.
In World War 2, the USN had contracts with two companies for the production of [...]
Hello.
This is a fine model from IBG Models and I am satisfied result.
No problems during assembly.
Thanks everyone.
Cheers mates
This is one of my favourite models. A simple thing but deeply satisfying to find a relatively obscure subject done so well by the manufacturer.
There were lots of little scratch building projects all over this kit such as the ship's [...]
When I feel like I’m getting bogged down with builds that are getting too complicated, I like to do a modern sub. It’s a black tube with a few parts attached. (Okay, sometimes there’s a red half or so.) That equals refreshment for [...]
"The beginning of the End."
Hitler's U-boats, who drove Winston Churchill into the corner, as the allied forces acquired Ennigma, embark on a journey of long defeat.
It meant Hitler's end.
I refer to the underwater explosion of [...]
This is the Tamiya 1/350th scale Japanese Navy Submarine I-400 with Tamiya Detail up etched parts set. Painted with Tamiya acrylics and white ensign enamels.
The I-400 was constructed as a submergible aircraft carrier able to launch 3 [...]
This is the original Revell Fire Fighter from 1962. The props and water monitors are "brass plated." I originally built the model around 1979. Over the years, the white "yellowed" and looked terrible. I actually [...]
This is the old Revell USS Olympia. I used photo etched railings and ratlines and wood decking appliques by Artwox. The first shot is before I rigged her. Second shot is a close-up. She actually had an auxiliary sail rig.
This is a 1/350 scale model I built of the USS Maryland, SSBN-738 a Trident Class Boomer.
I wish someone made a 1/350 scale model of the battleship USS Maryland with the cage masts.
