scratch-built models and the art of scratchbuilding
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Very early RB-57E Patrica Lynn Canberra
Hello all,
This is my attempt at producing an accurate 1/72 scale rendition on the RB-57E. For many years the Italeri B-57 was regarded as the best option but unfortunately the kit is deeply flawed, the issues are too many to go into here, [...]
Scratch built US M101 field howitzer
This is a scratch built model of a US M101 field howitzer.I made a smaller one a few years ago. I really like the look of this gun so I Desided to make a slightly larger one with more detail.The gun was copied from pictures so not sure of [...]
Fokker Spin Type III – Scratchbuilt 1/45
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This is my first fully scratch built model and my first airplane. The Spin (spider in dutch) caught my attention while browsing the web and I fell in love. Normally I build ships, but this I just HAD to build. Needless to [...]
German Flak 18 88mm aa gun.
This is another scratch built AA gun I built a few years ago. I changed and added a few new parts to it to get it looking right,also changed the colour. 1/24 scale,copied from a 1/72 kit 3 times bigger.
Twin 40mm Bofors
This is a land based twin 40mm Bofors I scratched made a couple of years ago.Iv Made a few changes to it.Copied from pictures,not sure of the scale.Full elevations is 7.5 inches high.Made from wood.
New CSM, LM and S-IVB parts for 1/200 Apollo 11 LUT project
For the past few weeks I've usually gotten one more swing arm for the LUT up each weekend, with corresponding work to the pad base. But for the past several days the pad and the mobile launcher have taken a back seat to improvements to [...]
Another 3.7 British AA gun.
This is another scratch built 3.7 AA gun to go with my other one. I wanted to make the two versions for comparison and I think they look good together.Both Copied from pictures and made from wood.
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!
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German staff car.
This is a scratch built model of a German staff car.Copied from a 1/72 kit 4 times bigger.Made from pine and ply.
Croatian police biped
Futuristic vision of bipedal law enforcement in Croatian police markings.
The Wiesel 2 was cut and rest is scratch built around it, with Spz Marder cannon for light targets and
some german cannon for water cannon.
