French Battleship "Jean Bart", Waterline, version 1955, 1/100, full scratch
French Battleship "Jean Bart", Waterline, version 1955, 1/100, full scratch
length : 2.50m
width : 36cm
time taken to complete : #3500h
iModeler Ships
Naval modeling - ships, submarines and boats.
French Battleship "Richelieu", version 1950/51, 1/100, full scratch
French Battleship "Richelieu", version 1950/51, 1/100, full scratch
length : 2.50m
width : 36cm
height (from keel to top of mast): 61cm
time taken to complete : #5000h
now on display at the Saint Dizier museum (eastern France)
HMS Hood - May 1941
After over 30 years, I finally have a good 1/700 HMS Hood. The ship has always been one of my favorites, and I've held a spot at the top of the display case for her for a long time.
I had (and still have) the 1/600 Airfix and 1/400 [...]
HMB ENDEAVOUR 1768 : OCCRE 1/54 Scale
First of all apologies for not posting this sooner, due to life and work as this was completed back in April this year.
OcCre 1/54 Endeavour š¤ŗš¤ŗš¤ŗāāā
After 13 months work on my Endeavour, she is finally finished. It's been a [...]
USS Philadelphia (CL-41), Brooklyn class cruiser
Here, my friends, is my first foray into the brave new world of resin kits. I have a soft spot for the 9 cruisers of the Brooklyn class, which were extremely good looking ships, and of great historical significance. Thus, it is hard to [...]
A Japanese submarine
By TAMIYA, 1/350 scale. This was the sub that carried four aircraft in the hanger under the conning tower. I chose to not use them. This submarine was to attack the Panama Canal with her aircraft and possibly bomb installations on the west [...]
USS ENTERPRISE (CVN-65) 1:350
39ā, took me about a week. I did not paint the hull the traditional red, after taping off and getting the black straight, I was not about to push my luck and do the red with a second tape off. The lines are decals from STARFIGHTER [...]
USS ENTERPRISE CVN-65 Circa 2001 (1/350 MHM, Old Trumpeter kit).
After more than 1 1/2 years, +3500 parts and +1000 hours of work, finished the USS Enterprise, renovated and upgrade model.
Added many(many) improvementsā¦ Styrene plastruct sheet, rod, strip..hanger deck, ss radars and platform island, [...]
PBR
When I was a kid, my nextdoor neighbor, several years my elder, went into the Navy. He wound up in the Riverine force. He was on either a Swift or a PBR.
When Tamiya came out with their PBR, I jumped at the chance to build it. I thought [...]
1/700 USS Lexington Coral Sea May 1942
Trumpeter 1/700 USS Lexington with some etched brass details . Nice build overall pretty accurate. Water & base are a combination of Golden Gel gloss and Hodge Podge, multiple layers of color and cotton used for waves.
Hope you [...]
