scratch-built models and the art of scratchbuilding
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Chieftain tank
Scratch built Chieftain tank. Made from pine and ply. 1/18 scale.
Vickers machine gun
Scratch built Vickers machine gun,copied from pictures.Not sure of the scale. Made from pine.
British sniper rifle
Scratch built British L115A3 sniper rifle.Made from pine, 320mm long.
Soviet T34/85 tank.
Scratch built T 34/85 Soviet tank. I copied the dimensions from a 1/72 kit times 4 making it a 1/18 scale model. Made from pine and ply.
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.
