scratch-built models and the art of scratchbuilding
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Lewis machine gun.
Scratch built Lewis machine gun,16 inches long,made of pine.Copied from pictures.
Made from trees.
This is my first scratch built model from wood a Lightning Mk6.1/36 scale.
Pilatus PC 21, 1/32 Scale Scratch Build, Part 15
Sitting here in the DRC at the moment, missing Family and the work bench, I was going through my build pictures for the PC 21 and realised I did not post the vacuum forming of the cockpit. well here is a brief description :
Started with [...]
Scale Modelworld 2018 – Best Diorama Winner
The overall Gold medalist in the diorama catogory at the SMW 2018 was this creation entitled "Ballon d'observation"
There's nothing wrong with the color of the head picture - this shadowbox diorama is produced in black and white [...]
Scale Modelworld 2018 – Best in Show
This is the Gold aviation category winner and the Senior National Champion entry at the 2018 Scale Modelworld in Telford, UK.
Let the pictures do the talking!
Pilatus PC 21, 1/32 Scale Scratch Build, Part 14
Look Ma,'' No Cheese''... Well here we go again, been back from the DRC for a week, and I managed to do some building, this is what I have been up to, you will see the additions on the pictures.
Built the exhaust's for the engine, very [...]
Ross Jackal North Sea Trawler 1/144
Hello everyone. This is my take on the classic kit by Revell.
All deck details were scratch built. New winches, metal masts, nets, deck dividers as well as all the railing.
The figures are 3D printed from Shapeways. Dolphins are made of [...]
The Walrus
This build went together rather easy. I started off with the IDF Nagmachon APC kit from Hobbyboss, that I received as a reward for the 'Random Award' in November 2017. I then converted the kit into a hover unit using the kits original [...]
WIP: Bf109 E-7 Cockpit
Here is the completed cockpit of my Airfix 1/48 Bf109 E7. The moulding it very good yet lots of details were missing. I scratchbuilt most of the finer details which is something I really enjoy doing. Some details aren't 100% accurate but [...]
RN Saetta, my first scratch build.
It was inevitable. After building the Roma, where I scratch built a lot of the details, and the Pola, where I scratch built half the model, scratch building an entire ship model was just the next natural step. Especially since I wanted to [...]
