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Quonset Point NAS Diorama: Childhood Memories
I was raised in RI and was always in the water with my brother sailing in his boat. Maybe 8 to 10 years old. This was in the early 70's. Quonset Point NAS was part of a large, industrial Naval Base in existence since before WW2. It was [...]
1/700 Akagi 1942 : The Battle of Midway (1)
I remodeled Akagi that I built three years ago.
Recently, I've been remodeling something I made before.
Last time, like USS Franklin.
For the time being I will remodel some of them this way.
I will make diorama with those that are [...]
HMB Endeavour Diorama Project
This is a project I've been working on a couple of months now. It's Mantua's 1/60 model of the Bark Endeavour, which I'm developing into a diorama.
I bought the kit in an online auction for £30; it still retails for £160+ so it may seem [...]
The Airport Rotating Beacon
Every airport diorama needs a rotating beacon. To fill that function, I purchased a Lionel rotating beacon, model 494. However there are many problems with accuracy, as this unit is intended for "O" scale electric train [...]
just some ladders...
OK, the title is a bit ironic. They are Tu-22m3 boarding platforms in 1:72 scale.
This little kit from North Star Models, with its fragile components, no rigidity and no surface area for but-joining the spiderweb of photo-etch, is one of [...]
Taj Mahal, non-scale, Piececool
Hi Imodelers,
I once put my '3d-Metal Puzzle' Eiffel tower model with base. this is successive work done.
There is many of Taj Mahal (also Eiffel tower) 3d metal puzzle models in market. I recommend this Piececool's one because it's only [...]
1/700 CV-13 Franklin “Hit by a Kamikaze”
1/700 Scale
Trumpeter & Fly Hawk
19 March 1945, USS Franklin was attacked by Kamikaze.
The photograph was much more exaggerated than the actual model. ha ha ha ^^;;
RMS Titanic 1912, 1/1000 Academy
Hello folks,
In this long holiday I've been stuck building new things, especially I got a short break with any aircraft things and having some interesting tries.
this is my first ship model, Academy's 1/1000 RMS Titanic with soft epoxy [...]
Kursk Diorama and Stryker M1127
Here is my final work "Stryker M1127" and my Kursk diorama.
Diorama completed and Stryker needs a little more add-ons.
1/700 Korea Navy Ponokseon 1592
Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–98)
(link)Korea(1592–98)
Panokseon :(link)
Manufacturer : Artist hobby
Scale : 1/700
General Yi Sun-sin has won all 23 naval battles on the Panokseon. He is one of the best naval commanders in history.