The Ship Model Forum

Aha!!


so this is where all our dark secrets come out...

Hmnnnn...

I do 'occasionally' build a Railway locomotive.... ...

Revell 1/87 Big Boy with all new handrails and additional pipework...






I also collect streamlined steam locomotives..( and non-streamlined locomotives ) in scales from gauge 0 downwards...

Rather than clog up Modelwarships.com with lots of my non-ship images...

here is a link to my thread over at Kartonist.de.... ( because one of the chaps there kindly built a 1/87 Ho PM 36 Polish streamliner in card for me )

Jims trains( plenty of images ! )

http://www.kartonist.de/wbb2/thread.php ... tromlinien


Cheers!

JIM B

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....I buy them at three times the speed I build 'em.... will I live long enough to empty my stash...?
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IPMS UK SIG (special interest group) www.finewaterline.com

This is the Anigrand 1:144 resin kit of the Bell YFM-1 Airacuda, a most Flash Gordon-esque aircraft from the late 1930's. Unusual in that it has the propellors at the back of the engine nacelles, and manned heavy cannon turrets in the front.
Not very succesful, but one operational squadron was equipped with it until 1940. I have this soft spot for 1:144 warbirds, and then the oddballs at that. This model is still missing the propellors, since the resin ones were lost during construction.

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If all else fails, a complete pig-headed refusal to see facts in the face will see us through. - General Melchett

A break from ship models for me...S3-A Viking of VS-24 redtail scouts .. I worked on this aircraft aboard Nimitz 1977-78 med cruise.. Verlinden flight deck in 1/72 scale photocopied the tail art and made into A decals . Now to make the case for it..

Awesome diorama Bill, I like it a lot! My good friend CDR Emory Brown was CO of VF-84 at the time you were aboard, if ya click on the link in my signature line you will see the dio I made for him of his Tomcat landing for his 1000th carrier landing.

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Enlisted men are stupid, but very cunning and deceitful and bear considerable watching." - Marine Corps Officers Manual, 1894

http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery ... index.html

Nice Viking! Those planes never get enough love in the modeling community.

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Drawing Board:
1/700 Whiff USS Leyte and escorts 1984
1/700 Whiff USN Modernized CAs 1984
1/700 Whiff ASW Showdown - FFs vs SSGN 1984

Slipway:
1/700 Whiff USN ASW Hunter Killer Group Dio 1984

Well thats an extraordinary and superb work, my friend!
As far as the picture can tell, you know how to use your airbrush.
Very nice!

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www.uschivdr.com

Oh, i almost forgot:
The little LVG made it to be an cover girl.
My first one.
I like that, its a cool thing to see the own work on a cover.
I hope its useful for all of those who are interested.

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www.uschivdr.com

That's a beautiful cover shot. Congrats!

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We like our history sanitized and theme-parked and self-congratulatory, not bloody and angry and unflattering. - Jonathan Yardley

Molders, congratulation for your cover and for the article in general. very intresting and inspiring.
expecially like the way you did the wooden effect.

stunning model!

cheers

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On the bench: evolution of Royal Italian Navy Ironclads-1/700

-Regia Nave Roma...no, not that one!

Taking a short break from ships, built a giant (1/144) robot kit from a Japanese manga series called Five Star Stories. Official reason is the space for its box in the cabinet can take 4 ship kits

Thank you very much for the kind words, gentlemen!
Very much appreciated indeed!

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www.uschivdr.com

This was a gift for a friend at work. It was the airplane he worked on while serving.






And this makes it all worth doing!

When I brought it in his eyes widened like a kid at Christmas.

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God grant me the courage not to give up what I think is right even though I think it is hopeless.
~ Chester W. Nimitz ~
My Builds ~ http://ussnorthcaroilna.shutterfly.com/

Very cool build and gift. Nicely done!

I forgot to post a photo of my last "not a ship". 1/48th scale Tamiya KV-2 Russian tank. A very fast and fun build:



Build page is here: http://www.devinjpoore.com/models/kv2/photos/index.htm

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We like our history sanitized and theme-parked and self-congratulatory, not bloody and angry and unflattering. - Jonathan Yardley

That's a cool build. Kind of off the wall. LOL.
Seriously I've never seen that tank before.

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God grant me the courage not to give up what I think is right even though I think it is hopeless.
~ Chester W. Nimitz ~
My Builds ~ http://ussnorthcaroilna.shutterfly.com/

A quick and dirty 5-day scratchbuild of Radarsat-2 for a Secret Santa exchange in our school department:

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De quoi s'agit-il?

Some very nice and interesting models here! Started modeling seriously in 2003-2004, here are some of my creations, selected by year...

2004



2005



2006






2007






2009




Cheers
Jeroen

I painted this Snoopy figure for my wife, he sits on a shelf with a (DML?) resin Udet bust that she calls "The Red Baron"

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A Toast: "To the lesser of two weevils". Capt. "Lucky Jack" Aubrey
in the yard,
U.S.S. Oregon
U.S.R.C. Harriet Lane

1/72 Italeri M1 Abrams

USCGT Giuliani WMBT-911

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Carl Musselman
(Formerly Back-Aft Models)

Photobucket
https://app.photobucket.com/u/carlomaha

YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcH4XXgrwKkhbIHgFtIYhAg

Very cool carl

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God grant me the courage not to give up what I think is right even though I think it is hopeless.
~ Chester W. Nimitz ~
My Builds ~ http://ussnorthcaroilna.shutterfly.com/

Words can not describe the level of awesomeness displayed here! Nuke, you've outdone yourself

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Drawing Board:
1/700 Whiff USS Leyte and escorts 1984
1/700 Whiff USN Modernized CAs 1984
1/700 Whiff ASW Showdown - FFs vs SSGN 1984

Slipway:
1/700 Whiff USN ASW Hunter Killer Group Dio 1984