Naval modeling - ships, submarines and boats.
It is about the conversion of the Uss Sullivans to the Jorge Juan of the Spanish Navy, ex-McGowan DD-678, belonging to the Fletcher class and which was transferred by the US on December 1, 1960. The Trumpeter kit is quite It can be [...]
Revell Offshore Power Boat 1 36 custom
Calling this done - my Revell 1/108 Harbour Tug Boat.
According to the date on the bottom of the hull this was molded in 1975, even though researching the kits history it first came out in 1955.
There are three very small crew members to [...]
This was my first experience in 700 scale. And I think the last one. After watching a video on my respected Scaletone channel, I was inspired and bought this model. I certainly enjoyed the project, but the result was mixed. The whole [...]
USS Lexington CV-2 1942 (1/350 Trumpeter)
After more than 6 months, +1500 parts and 280 hours of work, I finished the USS Lexington, a restored and renovated model.
Added many improvements… Styrene plastruct sheet, rod, strip, generic [...]
My recently completed Revell 1/72 Swift Boat Mk.1.
Once again this is mainly brush painted. The only spray paint used is the under coat red on the lower hull.
The flag was printed off on printer paper, folded in half over some 0.25mm [...]
Last year and a half I devoted it to 1/144 scale, this is the last model of that effort, I improved many details with plastic sheets, strips and rods, copper wire, brass rod and tubes, piano wire, thin aluminum paper and replaced the [...]
So, first build of the this year and first after retirement from working at a great company for 27 years!
Now I have the time and the kits!
No figures, and not using the conning tower interior cause the hatches are closed.
Stay tuned for [...]
