Any modeler pics

U-snafu · 12-11-2006, 03:17 AM

To the modelers here. Iv'e seen the pics shown on this forum for the VIIC's by the master crafstmans. Any of you guys that just dabble or just got into this hobby have any home pics of your creations?

I just ordered the reville 1:72 VIIC "wolfpack" and the trumpeter 3:50 USS North Carolina. Even with practising on a few cheaper models first --I can only hope my creations will come close to these:
http://steelnavy.com/Trumpeter350NCfo.htm
http://steelnavy.com/TamitaBismarckDM.htm
On the Bismark--the guy actually placed 1,500 mini wood planks for his deck

Talk about exquisite detail

Any of the members here have some pics of your own creations??

Sailor Steve · 12-11-2006, 11:27 AM

I'm unable to access my museum-piece Boeing 299 prototype model currently, but here are a couple of my WWI gaming pieces:

Caudron G.4

Caudron being escorted by Morane 'L' parasol and Nieuport N.10 two-seat fighters

Sopwith 1-1/2 Strutter blowing his attack on a Rumpler C.1 and C.IV

tedhealy · 12-11-2006, 01:02 PM

Working on the 1/72 revell VIIC got me into building models. It's a very easy and fun build and after completing it I couldn't get rid of the modeling bug. Here's just a sample from the past year and a half.

I like jugs

And last but not least

I really want to build the new 1/72 revell gato, but I have no where to put it.

U-snafu · 12-11-2006, 03:47 PM

Nice pics & excellent detail

SailorSteve,
What scale is that and what game do those belong to? I take it their a little more than static models.

Sailor Steve · 12-11-2006, 04:58 PM

We've been playing the system for more than thirty years. The basic WWII system is called Mustangs & Messerschmitts. The ground scale is 1/800 for WWII and 1/200 for WWI, but we use 1/72 scale models because we all like to build as much as we like to play. Ground movement is governed by a stand, vertical movement is done with a six-foot wooden dowel marked in inches. The system is slow, but that's because it allows for full 3-D movement, so each plane actually flies through maneuvers rather than just saying "I'm doing a chandelle to the right".

Flight Stand

I actually have more than 100 WWII models all stored in a suitcase with cardboard walls with slots for the wings. The WWI ones are packed in foam, as they are more delicate.

Gaggle of Albatroses. I didn't post this earlier because the thread is about models and only one of those is mine.

Sailor Steve · 12-11-2006, 04:59 PM

@tedhealy: I see a nice variety (and nice work) but I also see that like any real man you prefer jugs.:rotfl:

U-533 · 12-30-2006, 02:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tedhealy

Nice work

A question.

The 3 tubes under the Machine guns on each wing... are they 150mm or 175mm recoilless rifels or rocket launchers?

Sailor Steve · 12-31-2006, 05:45 PM

They're rocket launchers. T-bolts and Mustangs carried them toward the end of the war.

Bill Nichols · 12-31-2006, 08:28 PM

I don't build models as often as I once did. Here's my most recent, an F-100D Supersabre I made for my father-in-law (former F-100 pilot with the 79th TFS).

12-11-2006, 03:17 AM	#1
U-snafu XO Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 404 Downloads: 23 Uploads: 0	Any modeler pics To the modelers here. Iv'e seen the pics shown on this forum for the VIIC's by the master crafstmans. Any of you guys that just dabble or just got into this hobby have any home pics of your creations? I just ordered the reville 1:72 VIIC "wolfpack" and the trumpeter 3:50 USS North Carolina. Even with practising on a few cheaper models first --I can only hope my creations will come close to these: http://steelnavy.com/Trumpeter350NCfo.htm http://steelnavy.com/TamitaBismarckDM.htm On the Bismark--the guy actually placed 1,500 mini wood planks for his deck Talk about exquisite detail Any of the members here have some pics of your own creations?? __________________ .."Some men are born mediocre, some men acheive mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them"...

12-11-2006, 11:27 AM	#2
Sailor Steve Just A Kid At Heart Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: 600 miles from the nearest ocean. Posts: 44,776 Downloads: 406 Uploads: 227	I'm unable to access my museum-piece Boeing 299 prototype model currently, but here are a couple of my WWI gaming pieces: Caudron G.4 Caudron being escorted by Morane 'L' parasol and Nieuport N.10 two-seat fighters Sopwith 1-1/2 Strutter blowing his attack on a Rumpler C.1 and C.IV __________________ "Human beings are perhaps never more frightening than when they are convinced beyond doubt that they are right." – Laurens van der Post

12-11-2006, 03:47 PM	#4
U-snafu XO Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 404 Downloads: 23 Uploads: 0	Nice pics & excellent detail SailorSteve, What scale is that and what game do those belong to? I take it their a little more than static models. __________________ .."Some men are born mediocre, some men acheive mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them"...

12-11-2006, 04:58 PM	#5
Sailor Steve Just A Kid At Heart Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: 600 miles from the nearest ocean. Posts: 44,776 Downloads: 406 Uploads: 227	We've been playing the system for more than thirty years. The basic WWII system is called Mustangs & Messerschmitts. The ground scale is 1/800 for WWII and 1/200 for WWI, but we use 1/72 scale models because we all like to build as much as we like to play. Ground movement is governed by a stand, vertical movement is done with a six-foot wooden dowel marked in inches. The system is slow, but that's because it allows for full 3-D movement, so each plane actually flies through maneuvers rather than just saying "I'm doing a chandelle to the right". Flight Stand I actually have more than 100 WWII models all stored in a suitcase with cardboard walls with slots for the wings. The WWI ones are packed in foam, as they are more delicate. Gaggle of Albatroses. I didn't post this earlier because the thread is about models and only one of those is mine. __________________ "Human beings are perhaps never more frightening than when they are convinced beyond doubt that they are right." – Laurens van der Post

12-11-2006, 04:59 PM	#6
Sailor Steve Just A Kid At Heart Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: 600 miles from the nearest ocean. Posts: 44,776 Downloads: 406 Uploads: 227	@tedhealy: I see a nice variety (and nice work) but I also see that like any real man you prefer jugs.:rotfl: __________________ "Human beings are perhaps never more frightening than when they are convinced beyond doubt that they are right." – Laurens van der Post

12-11-2006, 01:02 PM	#3
tedhealy Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: St. Louis, MO, USA Posts: 1,053 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	Working on the 1/72 revell VIIC got me into building models. It's a very easy and fun build and after completing it I couldn't get rid of the modeling bug. Here's just a sample from the past year and a half. I like jugs And last but not least I really want to build the new 1/72 revell gato, but I have no where to put it.

12-31-2006, 05:45 PM	#8
Sailor Steve Just A Kid At Heart Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: 600 miles from the nearest ocean. Posts: 44,776 Downloads: 406 Uploads: 227	They're rocket launchers. T-bolts and Mustangs carried them toward the end of the war. __________________ "Human beings are perhaps never more frightening than when they are convinced beyond doubt that they are right." – Laurens van der Post

12-31-2006, 08:28 PM	#9
Bill Nichols Master of Defense Moderator Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 3,617 Downloads: 125 Uploads: 0	I don't build models as often as I once did. Here's my most recent, an F-100D Supersabre I made for my father-in-law (former F-100 pilot with the 79th TFS). __________________ My Dangerous Waters website:

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