scratch-built models and the art of scratchbuilding
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Bristol Bloodhound
Scratch built Bristol Bloodhound missile. Stands 11 inches high. Made from pine. Copied from pictures. Not sure of the scale.
Scammell SV/2S Recovery Truck
Scratch built Scammell recovery truck. Copied from an Airfix tank transporter,but converted it to a recovery truck. 1/18 scale made from pine and ply. 10.5 inches long.
Scratch built German AA gun
Scratch built German Flak 36 88mm AA/AT gun. Copied from a 1/72 kit made four times bigger = 1/18 scale. Made from pine and ply.
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.
