scratch-built models and the art of scratchbuilding
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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.
Lockheed YO-3A Quiet Star
This is my fifth model here, the last member of 'FAC trilogy' composed of previous O-1E and O-2A. It's the most unusual and less known of three, the 'pre production' Lockheed YO-3A Quiet Star.
YO-3A was a two-seat nearly silent [...]
Battle of the Bulge Diorama 1/35
Hi iModelers!
Today i want to show you my latest build, i‘ve been working on the last two months! It‘s a scene from the latest great german offensive in the ardennes region in december 1944 (also known as „the battle of the bulge)! [...]
1/12 Scale Datsun 240Z Banger/Stock car
A Kamtec banger racer in a dingy garage scene. This car was my entry into the first round of the 2019 UK BWS held at Chelmsford, Essex. The actual racing wasn't favorable as in heat one I performed poorly and in heat two the front axle [...]
1/35 Chieftain Mk 10 Converted From Tamiya
This was a trial run at making a "Stillbrew" Chieftain. I started on this before Takom's great series was announced. I used a set of old plans that had been published in MAFVA (Miniature Armoured Fighting Vehicles Association) [...]
Scratch built type 45 destroyer.
This is a scratch built model of HMS Diamond type 45 Destroyer. I copied the dimensions from a 1/700 kit times 3 =1.233 scale.The hull is calved from a block of pine,the rest is ply.I also built Daring and Dauntless to the same scale.
Armstrong field guns.
Two scratch made Armstrong field guns.A 7 pounder and a 10 barrel Gatling gun.Made of pine.
