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scratch-built models and the art of scratchbuilding

Battleship Warspite

I scratch built this a few years ago,but recently spent some time improving it a bit.The hull is carved from a block of Canadian pine,the rest is pine too.Just under 3000 pieces of wood to get it looking like this.1/300 scale

Royal Navy Merlin.

Scratch built Royal Navy Merlin.Copied from pictures 12 inches long. Made of pine.

A pair of Armstrong guns

Two scratch built Armstrong guns.On the left a 20 pounder,on the right a 40 pounder.Made from wood.

German leFH 18/40 field howitzer

I made this gun earlier in the year.Its 15.5 inches long.I Copied it from pictures.

F/A-18 Hornet

Scratch built F18 Hornet.1/36 scale,copied from a 1/72 kit times 2 Made of pine.

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.

Twin 40 mm Bofors

Scratch built 40 mm Bofors.Made from pine and ply with some dowling.

Challenger 1 First Gulf War.

Scratch built from pine and ply.The top part of the hull is made up of separate plates and sanded down to get the correct shape.The tracks are made from rubber matting you find in offices and factories.Took four weeks to make and is 1/18 [...]

Japanese T74 MBT

Scratch built Japanese T74 tank made from pine and ply.Copied from a Tamiya 1/35 kit one and a half times bigger.Scale?

A Thanksgiving Present From Bill Bosworth

Bill Bosworth's latest scratchbuilt creation: 1/32 Supermarine S5 Schneider Cup Racer. Once again, "we're not worthy!" 🙂