I myself am putting the final touches on my 1/350 Tamaya Missouri. Recieved my Le Arsenal 40mm Bofors mounts the other day. (Great detail parts), got to rig it and apply my Gold Medeal Models Photo Etch railings on and that should just about finish her off. Next is the King George V in same the scale.
Happy modeling and have a great holidays!!
One of those crazy projects, scratchbuilding Bismark in 1/100, its one big hulk. The biggest problem is where to put it when its finished.
Happy holidays
Per, IPMS Stockholm, Sweden
I’m finishing up HMS Sheffield in 1/350, and after that, probably jump into the Trumpeter Hornet…may even get adventurous and convert her into Yorktown or Enterprise…
for pob60: Check out Oswald Thalmann’s scratchbuilt 1/96 Bismarck and Hood on www.modelwarships.com
Regards,
Jeff Herne
Modelwarships.com
I’m working on getting everything together for Tamaya (BB-63) Missouri 1/350. I’m building it for my father-in-law since he served on her in 1945-1948. Does anyone have any ideas of what I should add to her to make her shine? I’m going to get Gold medal photo ech rails. What else should I order for her?
Im currently working on the DML USS MObile Bay. check out my progress on my site here. http://wings92.tripod.com
Let me know what you think
Go for the L’Arsenal 40 mm Bofors mounts from Pacafic Font Hobbies, Also get lots of pics of her. Theres alot of ladders and supports that are not on the model.
Ask your Dad if he knew the Master Chief in Sept. 45 His name is Sly, he’s a neighbor of mine. Hope this helps, need more info drop a few notes. Mines almost done.
I’m just finishing a XVI century’s British Galleon, Man’O War. My previous ships were: the HMS Victory and a Mississipi Steam boat, Robert E. Lee. You may see them in my site: http://www.meuhobbyhpg.com/adm/mhgallery.htm (there, hit the letters AC on text too). My next project will be the USS John C. Stennis, a nuclear aircraft carrier. Two extreme, huh?
I forgot my old USS Pine Island.
I’m building a 1/48 model of PT-105 which is an 80’ Elco. It started with the Bluejacket kit and grew from there. I believe I’ve taken advantage of most media and done a lot of scratch building along the way. I’ve been working on this one for about 4 years now. Most of it in research. I’ve been lucky enough to talk to the skipper of the boat and other really great people who have helped me on this project. With any kind of luck I’ll be done by this spring.
I have finished my USS Missouri and now I’m takin on the HMS King George V by Tamaya in the devine scale of 1/350.
Will be using Tom’s PE set for it and L’ Asenal 40 mm Bofors left over from the Missouri. Doing her in late 44-45 configuration…
Working on plans for A 1/32 scale WWII Schnellboot(CAD Format). Hope they turn out good!
Trying to cut back (ya know…DER WIFE>) wants to know - when I’m building a bigger house for ALL THESE MODELS…anywayy…just started my second ship (first was TAMIYA BISMARCK -1/350-- not bad…if I do say so…) this month is the YAMATO…quite Sad reading “REQUIEM for BATTLESHIP YAMATO” - so much work and effort…PUT DOWN…but…I guess for a better CAUSE?..anyway just finished the HULL - am happy with my Blue Tint Grey…actually mixed some Polly Scale Insignia Blue with Tamiya - Deck Grey - IT WORKED!..pheww…never know…and for once the AZTEC air brush…BEHAVED itself…they are nasty!..aren’t they…Well on the TURRETS NEXT…happy ship building…!
I just started Airfix Classic Ships SE HMS Prince, 1:180 scale. I haven’t built a rigged ship since getting married, and I didn’t want to do another clipper or small scale galleon.
I’m sorry to say I wouldn’t recommend this model. The plastic fits well, but the rigging detail is poor. There is only one painting included and and it doesn’t show much painting detail.
I’m sorry I bought it but it will be an impressive living room display for my fathers new fireplace.
I have a nice 1:72 scale airship collection. Sadly my warship collection is landfill.
Revell Grand Master Modeller,
David Baldwin, Kenosha WI
Right now I putting the final touches on the Revell 1/96th Cutty Sark, I’m also almost finished the 1/100th. HMS Victory by Heller. I mostly build sailing ships, figures, space and have an extensive collection of older sailing ship/vessles model kits. I’m alsways looking for a sale or trade!!
I can link a few photos but I do not know how to link to this BB yet, Any ideas?
Big Jake
I have had the Tamiya Missouri sitting half built in my model cabinet for 5 or 6 years now. But when that’s done I plan on building the DML Mobile Bay (hope you are catching some sarcasm here). Ships just seem to take so long from start to finish, I rarely get one completed; but, I am the best at getting them started.
I am finishing up the research/planning phase of a 1:200 Scale SORYU, my first scratch build project.
I am getting lots of help from a long-time scratch-builder, so I feel more like a co-builder, but it the learning experience will be invaluable.
I’m about 70% done on the 1/350 Minicraft Titanic, my wife’s pet project, she has had a fasination about her ever since Bob Ballard found her. I also just started the MHM 1/350 USS Spruance that I’m making into the USS Caron (one of my old ships). I also have an aircraft (1/32 Grumman F3F-3), and a car (1/24 Davey Allison rookie year NASCAR T-bird) in the works.
I just put the finishing touches on Tamiya’s 1/700 USS Hornet on its way to the Doolittle Raid. I spent about ten months off and on working on this. I added photoetched landing gear and propellers to all planes as well as railings and 20mm guns to the ship itself. I placed five Wildcats on the fore end of the flight deck and plenty of planes in the aft end of the hangar bay (which can be seen through the partially opened doors).
I tried a technique I read about in FSM about this ship and blew up the instruction sheet drawing of the cammo. pattern and used it to create a frisket film mask. The results were really nice. The only variation I made was to paint the gray and then the blue once the masks were installed.
Next I’ll do something a bit less time intensive, probably my 54mm Knight Templar.
I’m about to start building the GIGIANTIC Revell Monogram 1/96 USS Constitution. I realize that this is quite different from my usual WW2 battleships and cruisers.
PS: Many people I know complain of having trouble rigging a battleship, destroyer, etc… well try rigging this beast, you wimps![:p]
How about that. I´m currently building (and I´m afraid for the next 2 years, at least that´s what my wife fears the most) on 1:72 Aircraft Carrier Model, the USS Sangamon CVE-26, before that I finished a Japanese “Kaibokan” Type D, Class II all in the same scale and all scratch build.
If you´re worried where to put a 1:100 scale Bismark modell, what am I supposed to say to my problem? I recently found a small company in Germany which is manufacturing quite a lot of photo etched parts for ships in the scale of 1:100, and they are quite cheap too! If anyone is interested in this address or my modells just give me an answer, I would be happy to share my experiences with anyone.
Happy modeling!