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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!" 🙂
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 [...]
