The Royal Navy Database at iModeler

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1/350 Warspite, the Grand Old Lady

The mighty Warspite. From the great naval engagement of Jutland in 1916 to 28 years later, 1944, being the first ship to open fire on D Day, a massive legend of a ship. More honours awarded than any other ship in the mighty Royal Navy. Hit [...]

In case you had the slightest doubt that modelers are crazy (:-) )

From the Daily Mail. 70 years to make all 484 warships that have served in the Royal Navy since 1945. Made with matchsticks! (link)

Type 22 frigate

Scratch built type 22 frigate HMS Cumberland. I built four of these one fo the ships company,one for the commander,one for the first officer and one for me. Copied from pictures and 22 inches long.99% pine the 1% is brass rod.

Armstrong-Whitworth Sea Hawk, WM934, Red Devils display team, 738 Sqn FAA RNAS Lossiemouth Morayshire England 1957.

1/72 Hobby Boss, I replaced the exhausts with alloy tube and added some antennae, finished in Humbrol red 19 with Future over decals from the spares box, built 2012.

FG.1[F-4K] 892 NAS,HMS Ark Royal,1974-75, Airfix 1/72.

After enjoying building Airfix's 1/72 DB Defiant, I was all set to tackle the F-4K. either my skill set is diminishing or maybe I should give it up. This build was a struggle for me almost all the way. It is a well engineered kit, great [...]

A Carrier at Risk: Argentinean Aircraft Carrier and Anti-Submarine Operations against Royal Navy’s Attack Submarines during the Falklands/Malvinas War, 1982

This new book will appear beginning 2019. Again, interesting story and lots of drawings and pictures for the modeler. "The naval warfare of the last few decades appears dominated by operations of fast missile craft and a wide [...]

Westland Lynx HAS 3S, XZ250, Black Cats, 702 Sqn Royal Navy Yeovilton England 2007.

1/72 Hobby Boss, with a few modifications and additions, finished in MM enamels with Future over kit decals, built for the Year of the Cat GB, more pic's there.

1/700 scale Trumpeter HMS Malaya & HMS Queen Elizabeth

Good day to all , This is my brief naval diorama of the Royal navy battleships HMS Queen Elizabeth & HMS Malaya from trumpeter kit. Overall the kit was easy to assemble not too many compartments and less gaps in terms of fitting which [...]

1/32 Trumpeter F6F-5 Hellcat “Fleet Air Arm 1944-45”

Project Complete: 1/32 Trumpeter Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat "Fleet Air Arm 1944-45" Markings: Fleet Air Arm Squadron assigned to the HMS Indomitable from 1944-45, Pacific Theater. Kit: 1/32 Trumpeter 1/32 Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat Build [...]

WIP: 3rd Update “1/32 Trumpeter F6F-5 Hellcat in Royal Navy Markings”

Well, this project is still on-going. It's one of those projects were you feel like you are almost done but then you realize you are still so far off. Trying to get everything correct, and taking care of those little details can take so [...]