Naval modeling - ships, submarines and boats.
HM (Bomb Vessel) Granado was ordered on September 14, 1741 and the keel was laid on November 18, 1741. Although it is uncertain who designed the Granado, it is commonly attributed to Thomas Slade, the naval Surveyor who oversaw the [...]
"Sister" boat to the one I last posted. This is a different version, or copy, and it was produced by an entirely different company. Basically different guns, radar, and missile tubes. There is little information on this kit, [...]
This is Revell's 1/50 Viking long boat . I was inspired by the History channel tv show , all I need is a crew and we're off to Vineland aaarrgh! Straight foreward build, hated the rigging, The little knots were a bear.
Again, built OOB with some additional PE railings, I hated doing these, so doubtful i'll add them to future builds!
Lower hull is "Red Oxide" primer, upper hull and super structure is Grey primer (as i did to all my models in the [...]
Built straight from the box, using grey and red oxide "rattlecans" and brushes. Searchlights were enhanced using some crafters "crystal embelishments"...happy with the result considering i've been away from modelling [...]
This is the Merit 1/35 scale kit. It's been quite awhile since I posted anything or finished anything but here we go. The kit was a very nice build, no flash or ejector pin marks tha show up. The hull is 2 pieces joined at the lower sharp [...]
First off, the scale is undetermined by me. It's not the advertised 1/72 but closer to 1/125-1/150th, perhaps 1/144th. It measures around 13" in length.
The instructions leave a lot to be desired as the whole kit is built in 6 [...]
Hi Everyone,
Having now got to grips with all my pictures on my laptop, I thought I would share this recently built model with you all.
This is a really nice kit, very simple, but very detailed, and is built OOB. Not a lot else to say [...]
Here's my rendition of the famous U.S.S. Indianapolis. It is the Trumpeter 1/350 scale 1944 version. It is mostly out of the box, with a Eduard railing set, made for the Academy kit, so it took some adjusting to make work, and some [...]
Hello everyone,
Here is my first completion for 2016. It was built as a commission for a friend at work. You may recall a previous build I posted of another submarine I built, also for said same friend. A couple of pictures show the two of [...]
