iModeler Ships

Naval modeling - ships, submarines and boats.

The fleet submarine USS Bowfin (SS-287)

This is from the old Lindberg kit, first introduced in or around 1948. I found this at an Ollie’s Outlet store in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. It was intended to be the USS Gato with decals and the name on the box, but I thought it to be [...]

Tamiya kit, U.S. Navy, USS Fletcher (DD-445)

Another very good quality Tamiya model. I tried to follow the instructions carefully, but got the bridge platforms on the wrong sides. But it was too late to correct my mistake after realizing it because the glue had dried, so I added some [...]

Revell Caribbean Pirate Ship

This was the version that Revell produced in 2006. They called it their Caribbean Pirate Ship, but I believe it was based on a Disney movie from long ago. This came with a bottle of “glow in the dark” green paint if one chose to [...]

Lindberg kit, USS Nautilus (SSN-571)

This kit was first introduced in the early 1950’s and is still apparently in the same mold configuration. I had recently ordered it through Amazon and the two hull sides came a bit warped but some rubber bands helped to hold the sides [...]

Revell USS Arizona (BB-39)

A good model to paint and assemble but required some cutting to fit the deck to the two piece hull. About 20 hours to paint and assemble using Testors paints and Tamiya extra thin cement.

FGS Hessen F-221 German Frigate, (1/350 Takom)

After more 3 months, +390 parts and 130 hours work,..finished Sachsen class Frigate, very nice model. Added many improvements and modification, hangar fully scratch,..plastruct styrene sheet, rod,strip, generic PE from Trumpeter set master [...]

Zara passing Castello Aragonese Entering Taranto 1/350

A couple of years ago I won one of the monthly competitions here in imodeler. The prize was the Zara kit from Trumpeter, which I promised to build and post. Here it is! The scene is inspired by the great work of Lou Carabot. The kit is [...]

CLYDE PUFFER

Clyde Puffer - work in progress Scratchbuilt

JOHANNA

JOHANNA - W.I.P. Scale: 1:130 (link)

SHANTYBOAT

SHANTYBOAT (scratchbuilt) A shantyboat is a small crude houseboat (also called a flatboat, broadhorn, barge, scow, or ark). There is a long forgotten history in America of people living in homemade shantyboats, a reasonable and cost-free [...]