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- ICM Krupp L3H163 Kfz. 72 Radio Truck in 1:35 (#35462), Work in Progress
- Scale Modelworld 2018 – Best in Show
- Alan Clark’s stunning Hawker Tempest
- RN Saetta, my first scratch build.
- Latecoere 28.3H 1:72 scratchbuilt
- USS Sangamon CVE-26 Scale 1:72, All Scratch
- Stunning Focke-Wulf Fw 190D-9 Dora in 1/5 scale
- 'An Inglorious End' – Scratch built 1/32 B-17 Fortress Diorama
- Scale Modelworld 2018 – Best Diorama Winner
- Gotha WD-13 Seaplane 1/16 Scratchbuilt…
Video: B-24H Liberator Part 2- 1080 HD - Metal Model -1:20 Scale – Total Scratch Built.
1080 px HD Video - Guillermo Rojas Bazan Model Maker. Consolidated B-24 Liberator 1:20 scale. Model Engineering. Metal construction. Total Scratch built. Museum model commissioned by the 467th Bombardment Group (H).
Video: B-24H Liberator Part 2 - Metal Model 1:20 Scale – Total Scratch Built.
Guillermo Rojas Bazán Model Maker. Consolidated B-24H Witchcraft, 1:20 scale. Model Engineering. Aluminum construction. Total Scratch Built. Museum Model commissioned by the 467th Bombardment Group (H).
12th Scale SCRATCHBUILT 16 Seat Omnibus.
I saw a couple of these Omnibuses in an old movie news reel which was shown on TV as a ‘Flashback’ segment, I liked the look of them and thought, hmmm - I think I have a working drawing for one of these vehicles.
Found the drawing and [...]
1:8 1917 Excelsior Board Track Racer-3D Scratch Build
Like other manufacturers, Ignatz Schwinn, who acquired Excelsior in 1911, believed racing improved motorcycle engineering through track testing. The visibility of racing success helped sales as well. A machine similar to the one I built [...]
Scratchbuilt 12th scale Fire Hose Reel.
There is a Fire Hose Reel at the M.O.V.E museum at Shepparton Vic and has some excellent designs painted on it, I thought it looked quite good, so I took quite a a few photos OF IT for future reference.
I found a working drawing of a Fire [...]
'27 Model-T
Hellow everyone. It's been a little wile since I've posted anything. It's been a wile since I've worked on anything. I hate it when real life gets in the way!
Anyways, here is my latest completed project. The body is a resin piece from [...]
Scratchbuilt 1/12th scale Van on Lorry Undercarriage
A 1/12th scale 'Van on Lorry Under Carriage', made from the drawing of J.E.Bishop, published in the January, 1919 edition of "The Coach and Motor Builder".
Changed the wheels from wooden spoked wheels to steel wheels, these steel [...]
Scratchbuilt 1/12th scale Bakers Waggonette
Here is another Horse Drawn Vehicle that I have made, it’s a 1/12th scale Bakers Waggonette.
It took me just over 6 months of 'graft' to get it finished, sometimes life just gets in the way of a decent hobby, eh.
The original full sized [...]
1:8 Super X Deadwood Special – 3D Scratch Build
In the Spring of 2000 I was working in the styling department for Excelsior-Henderson in Belle Plaine, Minnesota. The company had plans to unveil a hydraulic front (non-springer) end version of the Super X at the Sturgis Bike Rally in [...]
Scratchbuilt 1/12th scale Napoleonic Cannon
Here is a 1/12th scale Napoleonic Cannon, made from the drawings of Barrie Voisey and sold under licence by John Thompson.
Started with the wheels, made all the ‘fellies’ as cake slices and glued them together, then I made the [...]
