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Nov 26, 2024
40' Retro Cruiser with planing hull
This is the 2nd model that I built from Arne Borke in Norway. Arne is a very accomplished designer of custom boats. He also built his own boats prior to
Apr 01, 2024
USCG 44332
Model of a motor life boat I ran while serving on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Started out as a Dumas 1/16 scale model, where only the fiberglass
Apr 01, 2024
Vietnam war era patrol boat river
This is a large scale RC river patrol boat that i Kit bashed. Years ago, Vantex a Chinese RC model company sold a 1/6 scale river patrol boat. I missed
Apr 10, 2023
USCG 44332
Model of a motor life boat I ran while serving on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Started out as a Dumas 1/16 scale model where only the fiberglass
May 19, 2022
Constellation, 1854 sloop of war
Constellation is a working, sailing RC model of the sloop of war as she appeared in a painting done in 1856. The model is 1:36 scale. About 8 feet, bowsprit
Jan 22, 2022
RCMP St. Roch
This is a Billings Boat kit, 1:72 Scale. The St. Roch was built in 1929 as a patrol boat. In 1940 it started its mission to accomplish a complete crossing
Dec 25, 2021
fully operational scale row boat
Row boat. Experimented/ tested on 3 mechanical prototypes to refine into final model. Oars run in a flat topped elliptical pattern. Left /right are independent
Nov 01, 2021
PT109 scratch build
Used the plans from this site to build this large version. I hope you agree they help build great models.
Sep 21, 2021
C.S.S SHENANDOAH RAIDER
This is a ship that served the Confederate States of America during the civil war. I would have loved to show some of the intricate detail as far as what
Sep 11, 2021
THE SANTA MARIA
This is one of the three ships Columbus used for sailing to the New World (the Nina, the Pinta and Santa Maria) in 1492 landing in what he named Hispaniola
Sep 01, 2021
Viking Norsemen "ORION"
As usual I used only stuff I had around the house...it's a Viking warship that was used for quick and brutal raids. The sail is actually a 3/8 thick piece
Aug 18, 2021
Viking small boat "DRACO A"
This is a viking small boat used for short incursions. It's made entirely of materials I found around the house and took me a week to put together. The
Jul 13, 2021
ELCO PT-109
Hi All. My model is based on Petter Blix's 1:24 scale plans and instructions downloaded and printed to full size. As my main hobby is electronics I was
May 04, 2021
German Raider Atlantis
The model is a scratch built model at 1/192 scale. It is 31 inches long mounted on stained hardwood. I acquired it at a local estate sale and the children
Jan 31, 2021
Nautilus, Disney movie
This is a scratch build from drawings and photos from the internet. Basswood was my principle material. It is 1:120 scale and measures 20 inches. The
Jan 25, 2021
Sea Witch 1/96 scale Lindberg plastic kit
This was a very fun kit. I had no problems assembling until the last bit of running rigging of the yard braces. I made my own sails out of a old cotton/polyester
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Dec 07, 2020
"Bella Barca" beautiful Boat in Italian 35' Swedish pleasure boat concept
This is a team effort. I followed Petters 1:24 scale PT boat plans until the necessary modifications to convert it to the boat you see. All that I had
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Oct 29, 2020
HMS WARSHIP BRITANNIA
This 18th century British warship was made almost entirely of balsa wood and ice cream sticks. As usual, I used necklace crafting stuff for the cannons
Oct 18, 2020
USS Ticonderoga
I recently purchased the Atlantis model of the USS Ticonderoga. Does Revell have a model of USS Ticonderoga? Which is a superior model Atlantis or Revell
