I could almost tell from the model that the Scharnhorst is your *favorite* or at the very least the one you're most fond of.

Back in the day, when NYC was still interesting, we had a critical mass of awesome hobby shops in midtown manhattan, mostly centered around west 45th.

Thankfully, what's old is new and the "Maker Movement" is enjoying a bit of a renaissance. That said, it's difficult for a hobby store to make rent in NYC.

Anyway: your models are top notch / world class, especially the 1/1800's.

Thanks for sharing.

-Rich

 

I do enjoy the German heavies but the best looking Battleship ever built was the Italian Vittorio Veneto class. Probably Roma or Littorio in her fishbone camouflage. They’re my favorites.

Lately I’ve been focusing on Austro-Hungarian and WWI Royal Navy

 

Now I know what is ment when they say it’s all the detail absolutely incredible.... thanks for sharing this fantastic and very skilled hobby....

 

SB13 is Finished

KuK SMS Scharfshütze is coming along

 

Fantastic!
But already it is showing rust.
That certainly is no Krupp Stahl!

 

She was built by Bremer Vulkan in 1938, Sperrbrecher 13 that is. Originally named Minerva before the KM requisitioned her for pathfinder duties

 

lots of incredible work here!! love ship modeling although i dont do it myself. no time! big history buff of ww2 and the atlantic and pacific theaters.

if you guys like ship modeling you have to check out Chris Flodberg.
https://www.facebook.com/pg/flodbergshipmodels/photos/?ref=page_internal
one of the best ive seen (from what ive seen, im sure there are crazier ones!), especially when it comes to that water.



Hyun Soo Kim is also another one of my favorites. He doesnt only build ships but also alot of other things
https://www.facebook.com/hyunsoo.kim.98096721/photos?lst=3205527:100004959667706:1506483892&source_ref=pb_friends_tl (may have to friend him to see his stuff)

 

@speedbird these are astonishing. I have never seen this level of detail.

 

@b-16707 I like their work better than mine too. I met Flodberg at a national convention an ago ago. Just in passing though. I’ve never met Kim but I’d like to. His IJN Kongō is by far the best ship model I’ve ever seen.

Another fellow I follow is Kostas Katseas

 

Thanks!

 

That is amazing work, you have an incredible eye for detail. I especially like the ones that end at the water line or, like Endurance, have something going on around them.

 

My scratch built HMS Victory cross section.

 

Beautiful!

 

After about 3 weeks of work, my 1/350 Titanic Triple-Expansion reciprocating steam engine is finished.


I have no idea how many hours I have in this little creation and I don’t want to think about it. Probably too many.


The whole model is entirely scratch built from styrene, aluminum (both tube and milled), brass (stock, tube, photo etched, wire), and stainless steel.


Some pretty staggering statistics:


Weight: 1,000 tons

Height: 30 feet

H.P. Cylinder Diameter: 54 inches

I.P. Cylinder Diameter : 84 inches

L.P. Cylinders Diameter: 97 inches

Stroke: 75 inches

Operating Speed: 76 r.p.m.

Operating Output: 16,000 h.p.

 

excellent! and the best part of this hobby is that it does not require lots of display space! thanks for sharing!

 

I re-photographed most of the finished models, thought I’d share them.

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Astonishing attention to detail, and a precision of assembly, far beyond my capabilities

Super images, and a prodigious talent

I take my hat off, to you

 

my jaw is on the floor

 

Thank ya folks!

The old photos were fairly bad and I wanted to include some new models.

 

I just finished watching the Smithsonian Channel series on the Pacific Theater (WWII). It was really good and had lots of original film. You would appreciate the ships.