1:700 scale modeling
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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 [...]
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 [...]
Korean War Collection.
Here’s a grouping of all my Korean War builds. All are 1/48 with the exception of the 1/35 Centurion and 1/700 Valley Forge. Some have been shown here, some haven’t. The Valley Forge will be finished soon. Home renovations have [...]
1/700 IJN Momi
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US navy shipyard
Dear friends, I present this small diorama in 1/700 scale. It is a U.S. Navy shipyard. The vessels are a Liberty ship from Trumpeter and a Gaering Class Destroyer (Takom) and the Drydock is by Takom. The camouflage was copied from the [...]
2022 Build Review: When Double Builds Go Bad
2021 was such a good year. I finished 13 models – eight 1/72 aircraft, a 1/72 88mm gun, and four 1/700 Essex-class carriers, one a major kitbash.
2022, by comparison saw no models finished. Not one. Instead I started on one 1/700 [...]
I-4100 "Ushimisako" (I-400 retrofit), lets stop being serious!
I bought this model in Telford this year and I did not know about this anime series much, although I am big fan of japanese animes and mangas. (I will fill this cultural gap soon.)
When I inspected the kit, I almost immediately decided to [...]
IJN submarine I-16 and supply ship Hayase
Hello guys this is a new 1/700 diorama. This is the IJN submarine I-16 restocking his Kaiten supplied by Hayase The I-16 comes from Pitroad with Tom’s modelworks photoetch, the Hayase and the Kaiten are by Five Star. Also the asian [...]
IJN destroyer Kagero restocking torpedoes
Hello guys this is another 1/700 diorama. This is a IJN destroyer restocking his torpedoes in a Philippine bay. The ship comes from Pitroad and is the “de luxe“ version with photoetch, metal barrel. The torpedoes carrier, come from [...]
