A mini discussion what is in peoples stashes on the “Look What the Tide Washed Up!” thread got me wondering what people have built and on show in their harbors. I always find it interesting what “floats peoples boats” when it comes to what they build.
So here is my list. I may go back and try to dredge up some photos of the finished ships if I can find them. Everything I have built is in 1/350, with the first one being completed in August 2017.
Battleships:
HMS Warspite
USS Missouri
Carrier/LHD:
USS Iwo Jima LHD-7
Cruisers:
USS Yorktown (CG-48)
Destroyers:
USS Fletcher DD-445
HMZ Zulu
JMSDF Atago
JMSDF Myoko
Smaller/Miscellaneous:
Schnellboat S-100
HMS Roberts (monitor)
USS Freedom LCS - 1
USS England DE-635
Rowangath Tug
Submarines:
Alfa Class SSN - Hobby Boss
Alfa Class SSN - Dragon
Kilo Type 636
USS Los Angeles SSN-688
Type VII-D UBoat
HMS Victorious S-29
HMS Astute SSN
In the stash I have the following:
Battleships:
HMS Hood
HMS Prince of Wales
HMS King George V
IJN Musashi
KM Bismarck
SMS Konig
USS New Jersey (1980’s)
USS Wisconsin (Gulf War)
USS North Carolina
USS Texas
Carrier/LHD:
USS Enterprise CVN-65
USS Independence CVL-22
Cruisers:
HMS Exeter
RM Zara
Destroyers/Frigates:
HMS Vendetta
HMS Westminster FFG
KM Z-76
USS Hopper DDG-70
USS Momsen DDG-92
USS Oliver Perry FFG
Smaller/Miscellaneous:
HMS Anthusa (Flower class)
USS Independence LCS-2
USS Jeremiah O’Brien
USS Pegasus (Hydrofoil)
Would love to see pictures of all of them but most especially these three.
HMS Warspite,
USS Yorktown (CG-48)
USS Fletcher DD-445
I really admire ship modelers and the dedication required. My few completed surviving ship models are all very old.
1/400 Heller
Scharnhorst
Tirpitz
1/350
Type XXI Uboat - DML
1/700 Matchbox?
Admiral Hipper
Unbuilt in Stash
1/700 USS Enterprise (CV-6) by Meng
1/700 Bismarck by I Luv Kit w/all the extras
Hope to add to stash some day…
HMS Warspite
HMS Vanguard
HMS Hood
HMS Renown
HMS Tiger
HMS Lion
HMS King George V
SMS Derfflinger
SMS Seydlitz
SMS Goeben
USS Washington
USS North Carolina
USS O’Bannon
USS San Diego (CL-53)
USS San Francisco (CA-38)
USS New Orleans (CA-32)
USS Minneapolis (CA-36)
You’ve built all of those since 2017? I’m impressed.
I have several ships in the stash (all 1/700), and another on the way; however, then only ship I’ve completed is the 1/700 Arii USS Fletcher DD-992 which I finished in 2009. I’ve built other models since then, just not ships.
In the stash:
1/700 Trumpeter USS Texas BB-35 RN Vittorio Veneto
1/700 Hasegawa USS Ticonderoga CV-14
1/700 Skywave/PitRoad USS Callaghan DD792 USS John C. Butler DE-339 Sovremenny (at lease I think this is Skywave)
Here we go. These aren’t the best photos unfortunately. I may make a weekend of it and take some proper pics of my ships. Also, rigging is my kryptonite. I need to actually work at it in the future.
Some more pics I found on my phone. If you were on the old Modelshipwrights you would have seen a lot of these before.
Rowangarth Tug: First resin and waterline model I ever built. Also first water base. Ship turned out well, the base was good as a first attempt but I can see its flaws.
HMS Roberts: I am a sucker for monitors. Ever since reading Douglas Reemans HMS Saracen I have been hooked on them. They are just so ungainly and ill proportioned. I love them!
USS England. The little ship that could. It was a fun kit to build. White Ensign PE. The problem with Measure 21 camo is its so hard to photograph since its basically blue.
USS Iwo Jima: Full eduard PE set and multiple additional aircraft. This was my first carrier build and it went very well. Has hanger bay lighting installed too. Took me just on 3 months to finish this which is by far my fastest capital ship build (by several years)
The Subs: USS Los Angeles, HMS Victorious and the Kilo Class Type 636. I love building subs as they are quick. The Los Angeles took me 3 days maybe? I built the Victorious and Kilo Class together and completed them over a weekend.
Some nice looking ships there, Rory. I never knew they made kits of monitors. I read “HMS Saracen” as well, oddly when I was in England. I actually enjoy the Alexander Kent novels more than the Douglas Reeman novels, even though they are the same person. Is that strange?
Not at all. God love him but the Douglas Reeman books are very samey and formulaic. The Alexander Kent books kept the same characters and they went through different events and actions so each book feels different (at least to me). Plus I think in general Age of Sail books are just more fun to read.
ok Rory your wish is my command: Exept from the Ting Yuen, the SMS Emden, the Isuzu and the Z-25 which are displayed in my business office here are my finished vessels
Type IIA Coastal submarine U-3; Special Hobby kit + AMP Detail set + Hecker & Goros crew
IJN Kaiwo Maru postal and replenishment sailing ship (+ selfmade railings); this one still waiting for its base sitting in a lagoon in front of a rock with a lighting tower on top
So far my favourite ship is the SMS Emden because it looks great in her white-beige prewar livery and her famous story. Regrettably I have no picture at the moment. If you like I will deliver some tomorrow.
when it comes to what they build.
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