Cruisers
 
RN Zara 1941, Italian Heavy Cruiser, Trumpeter 1:350 Scale, Built by Chuck Bauer - This is Chuck Bauer's rendition of Regia Marina Zara, as outfitted in early 1941. Chuck started with the recent 1/350 kit from Trumpeter, no.
05347. Then he made and added a lot of extra details, using materials on the internet as reference. In addition to the internet, Chuck made good use of Steve Wiper’s Warship Pictorial No.23 Italian Heavy Cruisers of World War
II.
HMS Cumberland, Monmouth Class Armored Cruiser, Combrig 1:700 Scale, Built by Bob Cicconi - Here's another recent build, the HMS Cumberland. This is one of the older 1/700 scale Combrig kits, the subject being a
Monmouth Class armored cruiser. I used brass barrels, scratch-built masts, Gold Medal Models ultra railings, Atlantic Models ratlines, caenis line rigging, and Lifecolor and Tamiya paint.
RN Scipione Africano, Italian Light Cruiser, Scratch-Built in 1:200 Scale by Shuki Aloni - This is Shuki Aloni's build of the Italian light cruiser, RN Scipione Africano. Shuki scratch-built the cruiser in his traditional 1:200 scale.
Jean Bart 1891, French Protected Cruiser, Combrig 1:700 Scale, Built by Bob Cicconi - These are photographs of Bob Cicconi's latest build, the protected cruiser Jean Bart circa 1891. It's one of Combrig's latest offerings in 1/700
scale. There are a lot of very small resin and photo-etch parts, some of which are virtually unworkable.
Tage 1886, French Protected Cruiser, Scratch-Built in 1:1250 Scale by Andrea De Bonis - Tage was a protected cruiser built for the French Navy in the 1880s, the second vessel of that type built for the French fleet. The design was
based on the previous cruiser, Sfax, and like that vessel, Tage was intended to be used as a commerce raider to attack merchant shipping.
Almaz, Cruiser 2nd Rank, Combrig 1:350 Scale, Built by Vadim Malakhovskiy - Vadim Malakhovskiy has done a wonderful job in building the Combrig 1:350 scale full hull model of the Russian Cruiser 2nd Rank Almaz.
Commissioned in 1903 and assigned to the Baltic Fleet, the Almaz was part of the 2nd Pacific Squadron and fought at the Battle of Tsushima. Almaz was one of the few major ships that reached the safety of Vladivostok after the battle.
Tre Kronor, Swedish Light Cruiser, Scratch-Built in 1:200 Scale by Shuki Aloni - Here are pictures of Shuki Aloni's new model in 1:200 scale of the Swedish light cruiser, Tre Kronor.
USS Brooklyn AC-3, USN Armored Cruiser, YS Master Pieces 1:350 Scale, Built by Roger Torgeson - Roger Torgeson couldn’t stop himself from sending a few photographs of his YS Master Pieces 1/350 scale kit of the USS
Brooklyn AC-3, Armored Cruiser.  It was a great change of pace from his normal Haze Grey or dazzle camouflage he usually builds.
USS Tuscaloosa CA-37, Trumpeter 1:700 Scale, Built by Charles Scardon, Entered in the 2019 US IPMS Nationals - Chicagoland's own Charles Scardon brought T-Town to Chattanooga's 2019 US IPMS Nationals for a match of
the Crimson Tide versus the Moccasins. Charles built the USS Tuscaloosa from the Trumpeter 1:700 scale kit of the USS San Francisco. He changed the bridge and 5-Inch gun shields. The 5-Inch/25 and 1.1-Inch Chicago Pianos
(how appropriate) are from Blue Ridge Models. Photo-etch is from Tom's Modelworks. The model was painted with Colourcoats.
Prinz Eugen, Tamiya 1:700 Scale, Built by Richard Durham, Entered in the 2019 US IPMS Nationals - Richard Durham probably made one of the longest trips to attend the 2019 US IPMS National Convention in Chattanooga,
Tennessee. Richard hails from just outside San Diego, California. This is his entry of the German heavy cruiser, Prinz Eugen. It is the Tamiya kit in 1:700 scale. Richard added brass barrels and photo-etch.
Maya 1944, Japanese Heavy Cruiser, Fujimi 1:700 Scale, Built by Brian Miller, Entered in the 2019 US IPMS Nationals - One of the entries in the 2019 US IPMS National Convention was the Maya, Japanese heavy cruiser. Brian
Miller of Pennsylvania built the Fujimi 1:700 scale kit of Maya in her 1944 fit, after C turret was replaced due to bomb damage with additional anti-aircraft mounts. Brian used a Fujini photo-etch set and replaced kit supplied AA guns
with mounts produced by 3D Modelparts and Fine Molds.
USS Roanoke CL-145 1957, Niko Model 1:700 Scale, Built by Richard Sliwka, Entered in the 2019 US IPMS Nationals - Here is another one of Richard Sliwka's outstanding builds that he entered in the 2019 US IPMS National
Convention. This time it is the USS Roanoke CL-1945 as she appeared in 1957. The Niko Model 1:700 scale kit was used for the build. Richard stated that the build was mostly out of the box but that rigging and support lines were
added.
USS Fargo CL-106 1945, Niko Model 1:700 Scale, Built by Richard Sliwka, Entered in the 2019 IS IPMS Nationals - Richard Sliwka had many entries in the 2019 US IPMS National Convention and severals were cruisers. This one
is the USS Fargo CL-106, as she appeared in 1945. The kit is from Niko Model in 1:700 scale. It was built mostly out of the box but rigging was added for halyards, support lines, crane lines and others.
Admiral Graf Spee, Trumpeter 1:700 Scale, Built by Brian Miller, Entered in the 2019 US IPMS Nationals - Brian Miller of Pennsylvania assembled the 1:700 scale Admiral Graf Spee from Trumpeter and entered it in the 2019 US
IPMS National Convention in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The model was hand-painted. Fine Molds anti-aircraft guns were added.
USS Denver 1893, Protected Cruiser, Iron Shipwright 1:350 Scale, Built by Gary Griffith, Entered in the 2019 US IPMS Nationals - This is the USN protected cruiser USS Denver in her 1893 fit. Gary Griffith of Virginia entered
his build of the Iron Shipwright kit in 1:350 scale at the 2019 US IPMS National Convention.
HMS Cleopatra, British Dido Class AA Cruiser, White Ensign Models 1:700 Scale, Built by Robert Brown, Entered in the 2019 US IPMS Nationals - Robert Brown from British Columbia, Canada, blitzed the border to enter his build
of HMS Cleopatra, British Dido Class AA cruiser at the 2019 US IPMS National Convention.. The build is from the White Ensign Models 1:700 scale Dido kit.
Admiral Scheer, Italeri 1:720 Scale, Built by David Koopman, Entered in the 2019 US IPMS Nationals - David Koopman came to the 2019 US IPMS National Convention in Chattanooga, Tennessee from neighboring South Carolina.
This is David's build of the Admiral Scheer, made from the Italeri 1:720 scale kit. He used Model Master acrylic paints to portray the Scheer in her Neutrality Patrol during the Spanish Civil War.
Chokai 1942, Aoshima 1:700 Scale, Built by Dan Kaplan, Entered in the 2019 US IPMS Nationals - Dan Kaplan, mega Manhattan magnate, stormed Chattanooga, Tennessee to place multiple entries into the ship competition at the
2019 US IPMS National Competition. This is the Japanese heavy cruiser Chokai in her 1942 when she was the Japanese flagship at the Battle of Savo Island. The kit is the Aoshima 1:700 scale Chokai.
USS Worcester CL-144, USN Light Cruiser, Yankee Modelworks, 1:350 Scale, Built by Richard Sliwka, Entered in the 2019 US IPMS Nationals - Richard Sliwka of the Show Me state, showed us his skill at the 2019 US IPMS
National Convention. This entry of his is the USS Worcester CL-144, as seen in 1950. The kit was from Yankee Modelworks in 1:350 scale. To enhance his model Richard added discharge pipes/ports from brass tubing, as well as
using brass to scratch-build propeller shafts, struts and guards.
Kinu, Japanese Light Cruiser, Aoshima 1:350 Scale, Built by Rick Cotton, Entered in the 2019 US IPMS Nationals - The 2019 IPMS US National Convention had several ship entries from Lone Star Rick Cotton. The Aoshima
1:350 scale Japanese Light Cruiser, Kinu, is one of them. Rick noted on the entry that he used Gold Medal Models and Tom's Modelworks photo-etch detail parts and Fujimi sailors. Clear bathtub caulk was used for the water.
HMS Belfast, British Light Cruiser, Trumpeter 1:350 Scale, Built by Dave Mezera, Entered in the 2019 US IPMS Nationals - Hoosier, Dave Mezera, made the trek from Indiana to Chattanooga to enter his magnificent build of HMS
Belfast from the Trumpeter 1:350 scale kit in the 2019 IPMS US national convention.
RN Zara, Italian Heavy Cruiser, Trumpeter 1:350 Scale, Built by Bob Cicconi, Entered in the 2019 US IPMS Nationals - Here is Pennsylvania's own Bob Cicconi's build of the Trumpeter 1:350 scale Italian Heavy Cruiser, RN Zara.
On the 2019 IPMS entry sheet, contestants can list any modifications that they made to the kit. In the case of Bob's Zara, he converted the full hull kit to waterline, scratch-built the upper mainmast and added stretched sprue rigging.
Montcalm, French Light Cruiser 1940, Combrig 1:350 Scale, Built by Veniamin Litvin - This is Veniamin Litvin's build of the model of the light cruiser "Montcalm" about May 1940 in 1/350 scale from Combrig. To make the
shape of the model corresponded to the 1940s, he had to redo or add some details. He added a lot of photo-etch and metal gun barrels from stocks.
RN Muzio Attendolo, Italian Light Cruiser 1941, Scratch-Built in 1:200 Scale by Shuki Aloni - Here are pictures of Shuki Aloni's new model of the Italian light cruiser Muzio Attendolo (1941) in 1:200 scale, which he scratch-built.
Aoba, Japanese Heavy Cruiser, Scratch-Built in 1:200 Scale by Shuki Aloni - A new cruiser joins the fleet of Shuki Aloni. The Japanese heavy cruiser Aoba was scratch-built in 1:200 scale by Shuki.
USS Pittsburgh, USN Heavy Cruiser, Scratch-Built in 1:200 Scale by Shuki Aloni - Here are pictures of Shuki Aloni's new scratch-built model of the heavy cruiser, USS Pittsburgh in 1:200 scale. The Pittsburgh took him 3 weeks
to build.
HMS Warrior, British Armored Cruiser 1916, Scratch-Built in 1:700 Scale by Henk Lindeman - Two years ago on 31st of May, it was 100 years ago that the Battle of Jutland was fought. In looking over the unlucky ships to whom
in the opinion of Henk Lindeman, received the least attention over the years, Henk found SMS Pommern and HMS Warrior. Of both ships he didn’t see many models around so far, although the Warrior is of a peculiar design. In
memorial Henk has tried to build a model of the HMS Warrior.
HMS Belfast, British Light Cruiser, Scratch-Built in 1:200 Scale, Built by Shuki Aloni - Here are pictures of Shuki Aloni's new model of the British light cruiser Belfast, scratch-built in 1:200 scale. It took him two weeks to built
from card board, foam boards and balsa wood.
Moskva, Russian Rocket Cruiser, Scratch-Built in 1:200 Scale by Shuki Aloni - Here are photographs of Shuki Aloni's new model of the Russian missile cruiser MOSKVA, in 1:200 scale. It took him three weeks to built from scratch
from foam boards, card board and balsa wood.
Admiral Hipper, German Heavy Cruiser, Scratch-Built in 1:200 Scale by Shuki Aloni - The pictures here are of the German heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper, scale 1:200 that Shuki Aloni scratch-built from foam boards, card board
and balsa wood. It took him three weeks to build.
USS Virginia CGN-38, Dragon 1:700 Scale, Buit by Rob Weilacher - This is Rob Weilacher's build of the Dragon USS Virginia CGN-38 in 1:700 scale. Rob used the Artists Hobby's photo-etch set for the build.
USS Salt Lake City, Scratch-Built in 1:200 Scale by Shuki Aloni - Here are pictures of Shuki Aloni's new model of the heavy cruiser, USS Salt Lake City, scratch-built in 1:200 scale. It was made from his usual material, like foam
boards. cardboard, balsa wood and copper pipes. It took him 3 weeks to build.
USS South Carolina CGN-37, JAG 1:700 Scale, Built by Rob Weilacher - These are pictures of Rob Weilacher's just completed USS South Carolina CGN-37.  It is the 1/700 scale JAG USS California kit with 1980’s JAG update
kit, finished with Pollyscale paints, Gold Medal Models and Big Blue Boy photo-etch, and a small amount of scratch building.
USS Bunker Hill CG-52, Dragon 1:700 Scale, Built by Rob Weilacher - Dragon’s 1/700 scale USS Bunker Hill with the addition of photo-etch by Flyhawk is built by Rob Weilacher.  This build is only about a year old, using
Pollyscale Paints.  The helicopter is by Trumpeter, and may be the wrong model or era for the ship.
Emile Bertin, French Light Cruiser, Scratch-Buit in 1:200 Scale by Shuki Aloni - Here are pictures of Shuki Aloni's new model of the French light cruiser Emile Bertin in 1:200 scale. He scratch built the model from card board,
foam boards and balsa wood. It took 3 weeks to build.
USS Bainbridge CGN-25, JAG 1:700 Scale, Built by Rob Weilacher - These are pictures of Rob Weilacher's 1/700 scale JAG USS Bainbridge that he finished a few years ago.  Rob also used various Gold Medal Models photo-etch
details from their modern set. Paints are Pollyscale.
CGN-42 Strike Cruiser, Kit-Bashed Iron Shipwright CGN USS Virginia 1:350 Scale, Built by John Sykes - The CGN42 was a late 70’s proposed Aegis development of the existing CGN38 Virginia nuclear Cruiser but was never built,
or even named. During the 1970’s there was a proposed Strike Cruiser, Aegis conversion of Long Beach, & Modified Virginia. All were cancelled in favour of the CG47 Ticonderoga class.
USS Savannah CL-42, Scratch-Built in 1:200 Scale by Shuki Aloni - This is the light cruiser, USS Savannah CL-42, Shuki Aloni'a latest scratch-built model in 1:200 scale. It was made by the usual materials that he uses, like card
board, foam board and balsa wood.
HMNZS Achilles, Leander Class Light Cruiser, Scratch-Built in 1:200 Scale by Shuki Aloni - Shuki Aloni scratch-built the Achilles in 1:200 scale from his usual materials like card board, foam boards and balsa wood. It took about
two weeks to build. Shuki used the plans was from a Profile Morski on the topic.
HMS Exeter 1942, Scratch-Built in 1:200 Scale y Shuki Aloni - Shuki Aloni added a new model to his collection:, the HMS Exeter, scratch-built in 1:200 scale. (The tripod fore mast shows the 1942 fit.) As always, Shuki made it
from his usual materials like card board, foam boards and balsa wood. The ship took about one month to build and he got the plans was from Profil Morski.
Mogami, Japanese CA/CV 1944, Tamiya 1:350 Scale, Built by Rick Cotton - Here’s a commission that was built by Rick Cotton. It is the Tamiya 1/350th scale Mogami 1944 fit, built with  mixture of Gold Medal Models and
White Ensign Models photo-etch. A very easy, trouble-free build.
HMS Naiad, British Light Cruiser, 1:200 Scale, Scratch-Built by Shuki Aloni - This HMS Naiad, British Light AA Cruiser, was made in 1:200 scale Shuki Aloni's usual materials with card board, balsa wood and brass pipes.
Leipzig, German Light Cruiser, 1:200 Scale, Scratch-Built by Shuki Aloni - This is the German Light Cruiser Leipzig. Shuki Aloni scratch-built it in 1:200 scale using card board, balsa wood and brass pipes.
Kinu, Japanese Light Cruiser, Aoshima 1:350 Scale, Built by Rick Cotton - This is Rick Cotton's 1/350th scale Aoshima kit of the IJN light cruiser, Kinu. Rick used Gold Medal Models photo-etch, Fujimi sailors, and bathtub caulk
for the water. The Aoshima Kinu is a  very nice-fitting, trouble-free build of a lesser-seen subject.
RN Zara, Italian Heavy Cruiser, 1:200 Scale, Scratch-Built by Shuki Aloni - This is the scratch-built RN Zara, Italian Heavy Cruiser, made by Shuki Aloni. The Zara was made in 1:200 scale and made by his usual materials, using
card board, balsa wood and brass pipes.
SMS Scharnhorst, Combrig 1:350 Scale, Built by Kostas Katseas - Kostas Katseas returns to the Kaiser's Navy with this build of the SMS Scharnhorst armored cruiser by Combrig in 1:350 scale.
SMS Fürst Bismarck, Imperial German Armored Cruiser, NNT 1:700 Scale, Built by Norbert Thiel - This model of the SMS Fürst Bismarck by NNT in 1:700 scale has been built out of the box by Norbert Thiel. The kit includes a
small diorama base made out of plaster of paris, representing  a small sea-base along the Kiel canal.
Prinz Eugen 1941, Trumpeter 1:350 Scale, Built by Louis Carabott - The Prinz Eugen by Trumpeter in 1:350 scale comes in the 1945 fit but Louis Carabott wanted to model this beautiful ship in the Baltic scheme and had to go for
the Rheinebung Operation in 1941.
Takao, Japanese Heavy Cruiser, Fujimi 1:700 Scale, Built by Kostas Katseas - Kostas Katseas built this model of the Japanese heavy cruiser Takao from the Fujimi 1:700 scale kit, supplemented by the Flyhawk detail set.
SMS Scharnhorst, German Armored Cruiser, Combrig 1:350 Scale, Built by Ted Bunn - This is the SMS Scharnhorst in 1:350 Scale from Combrig. I opted for the more colorful peace time colors of white and spar for my
Scharnhorst using Tamiya and Colourcoats paint. Brass rod masts, turned yardarms, gun barrels and period photo-etch railing supplied by Burkhardt Masch at Modelmarine.de.
Varyag,Russian Protected Cruiser, Zvezda 1:350 Scale, Built by Louis Carabott - This is the Russian Protected Cruiser Varyag in 1901 built from the 1:350 scale kit by Zvezda. I wanted to portray my model in it’s peacetime colours,
on a seacape and added floating pieces of melting ice to make the scene a bit more attractive.
USS San Francisco CA-38, December 1942, Scratch-Built in 1:128 Scale by John Haynes - John Haynes just finished his scratch-build of USS San Francisco CA-38 in 1:128 scale, finished in August 2013. It took John six months
to build this custom model on commission for a customer from San Francisco.
USS San Francisco at Guadalcanal 1942, Trumpeter 1:350 Scale, Built by Kostas Katseas - This is about as dramatic as it gets! The USS San Francisco at the Battle of Guadalcanal, portrayed by Kostas Katseas, is turning hard to
port, barely evading two deadly Long Lance torpedoes and surrounded by shell splashes. The model of San Francisco is the 1:350 scale Trumpeter kit.
USS Columbia C-12, Iron Shipwright 1:350 Scale, Built by FelixBustelo - This is a build of the Iron Shipwrights 1:350 Scale USS Columbia C-12 was basically out of the box with a couple of exceptions: The hull was a
water-lined casting at my request. The kit was a joy to build and does a great job of capturing the beautiful lines of this ship.
HMS Curacoa, British Light Cruiser 1942, Scratch-Built in 1:192 Scale bt Ray Crean - Here are photographs, from start to finish, of the construction process of a 1/192 scale scratch-built model of HMS Curacoa, as she
appeared in October of 1942, when she was rammed and sunk by the RMS Queen Mary. It is entirely scratch-built, that is from drawing the plan to the finished product by Ray Crean.
HMS Kent, British Armored Cruiser 1902, Combrig 1:350 Scale, Built by Colin Swager - Here are some photos of Colin Swager's attempt at HMS Kent. This is a 1/350 scale resin kit from Combrig to which Colin has added
additional detailing. Colin has attempted to portray the ship as it looked in 1902.
USS Atlanta, Scratch-Built in 1:200 Scale by Shuki Aloni -These are pictures of Shuki Aloni's new model and scratch-built in 1:200 scale of the AA cruiser USS Atlanta that made by the materials Shuki Aloni prefers to use
(Cardboard and balsa wood). It took him 3 weeks to built and it was based on very few sources.
Nachi, Myoko Class Heavy Cruiser, Scratch-Built in 1:200 Scale by Shuki Aloni - This is the Myoko Class heavy cruiser, Nachi, scratch-built in 1:200 scale by Shuki Aloni.
HMS Kent, British County Class Armored Cruiser, Combrig 1:350 Scale, Built by Kostas Katseas -Kostas Katseas built the Combrig 1:350 scale HMS Kent in a dishevelled condition. She is certainly in no condition to pass in
review. Nonetheless, she was in a similar weather-beaten condition at her greatest moment at the Battle of the Falklands. She had steam up as guard ship when von Spee appeared and was outside of the Port Stanley harbor entrance.
Gneisenau thought she was trying to escape and steered towards her until hit by a 12-inch round from Canopus. In the general chase Kent was magnificent. At her trials a decade earlier she could only manage 22-knots but she
exceeded 24-knots as she chased down the light cruiser Nurnberg and sank her.
USS USS Brooklyn CL40 1939, Yankee Modelworks 1:350 Scale, Built by Chris Preston - It took Chris Preston seven and a half years to complete the Yankee Modelworks 1:350 scale USS Brooklyn CL40, modified for her
prewar appearance in 1939.Chris also used a veritable cornucopia of brass photo-etch parts from sets by Gold Medal Models, L'Arsenal, Tom's, White Ensign Models and of course the Yankee Modelworks set that comes with the
kit.
USS Worcester CL-144, Admiralty Modelworks 1:700 Scale, Built by Kostas Katseas - This is Kostas Katseas' build of the Admiralty Modelworks 1:700 scale USS Worcester CL-144.  
USS Northampton 1941, Corsair Armada 1:700 Scale, Built by Jeff Sharp - This is the USS Northampton in late 1941 with the false bow wave. It was built by Jeff Sharp from the Corsair Armada 1:700 scale kit.
USS Canberra CAG-2 1967, Niko Model 1:700 Scale, Built by Jörg Kuhnert - These are photos  of the built model by Jörg Kuhnert of the USS Canberra CAG-2 from Niko Model in 1:700 scale.
Sverdlov, Soviet Light Cruiser, Scratch-Built in 1:200 Scale by Shuki Aloni - Shuki Aloni has built a new model of the Soviet cruiser Sverdlov scratch-built in 1:200 scale. It took him one month to build and in his tradition, it was
made of card board and balsa  wood and that is the reason for it's very light weight  (900 grams only -105 cm long).
HMS Sheffield, Town Class Light Cruiser, Scratch-Built in 1:200 Scale by Shuki Aloni - These are pictures of the HMS Sheffield scratch-built in 1:200 by Shuki Aloni. It took him three weeks to built it  last year and it also
made from cardboard and balsa wood.
USS Leahy CG-16, Iron Shipwright 1:350 Scale, Built by Geoff Cook - This is Geoff Cook's Commanders/Iron Shipwright USS Leahy CG-16 in 1/350 scale. Geoff finished her several years ago but  had to take a long hiatus
from ship modeling due to a new job and cross country move.
Myoko, Japanese Heavy Cruiser, Aoshima 1:350 Scale, Built by Jose Soca -  This 1941 Myoko was a pleasant build. Jose Soca doesn’t regret having building the Aoshima 1:350 scale Myoko because he like her a lot after her refit
when those big wind baffles were added to the bridge.  
Sendai, Japanese Light Cruiser at the Battle of Midway June 1942, Fujimi 1:700 Scale, Built by Gus Villanueva - This is the Sendai, Japanese light cruiser of the 1st Fleet, Main Body at the Battle of Midway. The Fujimi 1:700
scale kit was built by Gus Villanueva.  
USS Brooklyn 1898, Iron Shipwright 1:700 Scale, Built by Bob Cicconi - Here are photos of Bob Cicconi's latest build, the Iron Shipwrights 1/700 scale armored cruiser Brooklyn circa 1898.  
USS Chicago CG-11, JAG 1:700 Scale, Built by Chen. Chih-Pang - This model is the JAG 1:700 scale kit of the USS Chicago CG-11 built by Chen.Chih-Pang.  
USS Boston, Protected Cruiser, Iron Shipwright 1:350 Scale, Built by Felix Bustelo - Felix Bustelo's build of the Iron Shipwrights 1:350 Scale USS Boston was basically out of the box with a couple of exceptions.  
USS Long Beach CGN-9, Revell, Box Scale, Built by Falk Pletscher - Falk Pletscher brings another "Blast from the Past" - Revell's USS LONG BEACH. This kit of 1960 vintage was originally released even before the real ship
was commissioned.  
USS Brooklyn, USN Armored Cruiser, YS Masterpieces 1:350 Scale, Built by Peter Plattner - The location was Scale Model World 2004 in Telford... it was time. Peter Plattner bought three kits from YS Masterpieces in 1:350
scale; Averoff, Oregon and Brooklyn. All ships pre Word War One, all have tremendous character, all three kits of very high quality. After this heroic act of conscience and wallet damage Peter hid them from himself.... Fully fed and
done with Christmas celebrations he retired to his study. There he had the joys of modeling solitude. Examining these kits is simply a pleasure. Here is his build of the USS Brooklyn.  
Agano, Japanese Light Cruiser, Tamiya 1:700 Scale, Built by Zenden Ng - With this Tamiya 1:700 scale model of the Japanese light cruiser Agano, Zenden Ng built everything out of the box, except for a few Lion Roar IJN
railing used on the superstructure.
HMAS Perth 1942, NNT 1:700 Scale, Built by Norbert Thiel - On December 7, 1941 Japan went to war with the western powers to secure natural resources. With a total oil and steel embargo against Japan, the country would run
out of critical raw materials unless she left China or secured the recourses elsewhere, primarily in the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia). Defending the Dutch colony was a polyglot collection of forces call ABDA Force. Ships were present
from America, Britain, Netherlands and Australia, hence the name. HMAS Perth was the Australian cruiser of the force. The entire force was demolished by the Japanese with HMAS Perth and USS Houston meeting their end at the
Battle of Sunda Strait. NNT now has a 1:700 scale kit of Perth, as seen in this build by Norbert Thiel.  
Kirov, Russian Missile Cruiser, Trumpeter 1:350 Scale, Built by Chuck Bauer - The model Chuck Bauer built represents the Kirov in its “late” phase, just prior to its nuclear accident, re-naming and decommissioning. The Trumpeter
1:350 scale kit accurately represents the major elements of the ship, and would make a decent model “out of the box.”  
Prinz Eugen, Revell 1:720 Scale, Built by David DeLang - Here is something you don't see everyday, that ancient, ANCIENT mariner, the Revell 1:720 scale Prinz Eugen. Initially released in 1967, there have been very few sightings
of this puppy since the release of the Tamiya 1:700 Prinz Eugen and the new Trumpeter 1:700 scale Prinz Eugen and Admiral Hipper kits. However, thanks to David DeLang you can now get into Mr. Peabody's "Way-Back" machine
and dial back 40+ years when this kit was new and every new ship kit was a joy, because they were so few in number.  
USS Juneau 1942, Dragon Premium Edition 1:700 Scale, Built by Jim Kloek - This is Jim Kloek's build of the Dragon Premium Edition 1/700 scale kit of the U.S.S. Juneau.  This is repop of the old Skywave kit, with a full hull
option, some newer Dragon weapons sprues, and a photo-etched fret added.  
USS Katahdin, Armored Steam Ram, Iron Shipwright 1:350 Scale, Built by Fritz Koopman, Photographs by Matt Grzybinski - This is the Iron Shipwright 1:350 scale kit of the armored steam ram USS Kathadin. Fritz Koopman
picked it up several years ago from Ted Paris at a Noreastcon, thinking it would be a nice weekend kit. It took him four months instead.  
USS Houston 1941, Corsair Armada 1:700 Scale, Built by Rob Weilacher - Here is Rob Weilacher's Corsair Armada 1/700 scale USS Houston finished as pre-war fit.  Rob used Pollyscale paints, photo-etch from Gold Medal
Models and some Tom’s Modelworks.  Wonderful kit, as always, from Mike Czibovic.  
USS Northampton 1941, Corsair Armada 1:700 Scale, Built by Robert Dedmon - Robert Dedmon back dated the Corsair Armada 1:700 scale USS Northampton kit from as sunk configuration to as she was at the beginning of the
war. He removed tubs around the aft superstructure and enlarged the forward funnel (done to reduce stack gasses on the bridge).  
HMS Delhi 1942, British Light Cruiser, Scratch-Built in 1:350 Scale by Phil Reeder -  One ship in the Royal Navy that has always fascinated Phil Reeder was the Delhi. This was because she was equipped with USN 5"/38 cal guns
and the Mk 37 fire-control system, similar that fitted in the US Fletcher class destroyers. She probably was the only British build ship with a foreign main armament.
Prinz Eugen 1942, Trumpeter 1:700 Scale, Built by Kostas Katseas - Here is the Trumpeter 1/700 scale Prinz Eugen 1942 built by Kostas Katseas. The Lion Roar photo-etch set and Flyhawk brass mast set were used on the kit..  
USS Indianapolis CA-35, 1:200 Scale, Scratch-Built by Shuki Aloni - These are pictures of Shuki Aloni's USS Indianapolis CA-35 made from scratch from card board, balsa wood etc, in 1:200 scale. It took him 3 weeks to build it.
Admiral Hipper, Trumpeter 1:350 Scale, Built by Phil Reeder - This is Phil Reeder's build of Trumpeter`s 1:350 scale Admiral Hipper. It is an out of the box (OOB) build.  
USS Minneapolis 1943, Combrig 1:700 Scale, Built by Jim Kloek - The photos are of Jim Kloek's build of the Combrig 1/700 scale U.S.S. Minneapolis.  This is a very nice kit which represents the ship as she emerged from her
mid-1943 reconstruction.  
Arsenal Ship CG-86, Jim Shirley Productions 1:700 Scale, Built by Nektarios Koufopoulos - These are some photos of the old Jim Shirley Productions of the what-if 1/700 scale arsenal ship CG-86, a design for a heavy SAM
cruiser. The model was built by Nektarios Koufopoulos.  
HMS London, County Class Heavy Cruiser, H-P Models 1:700 Scale, Built by An Chu - This is the H-P Models 1:700 scale kit of HMS London, built by An Chu. London was the only County class cruiser to receive the massive
tower bridge refit and reduction from three funnels to two. After the refit the London appears completely different from her numerous sister ships.
USS Little Rock CLG-4 1976, Niko/Ships & Co. Kit Bash 1:700 Scale, Built by Maurizio Chiaro - Here are some photographs of the newest kit from Maurizio Chiaro. This is a modified USS Galveston CLG from Niko Model with
the hull of USS Providence from Ships & Co. The final result is the USS Little Rock CLG-4 as when she was the Sixth Fleet Flagship.   
HMS Scylla, The Toothless Terror, WSW 1:700 Scale, Built by An Chu - This is the HMS Scylla, known as the "Toothless Terror" due to her light armament. An Chu used the WSW 1:700 scale kit to build the model.   
USS San Francisco CA-38, Trumpeter 1:350 Scale, Built by Jean Barby - This is the USS San Francisco CA-38 from the 1:350 scale kit from Trumpeter. Jean Barby used Gold Medal Models specific photo-etch plus L'Arsenal
5-inch guns and Chicago pianos. Jean also modified the kit's main mast, an area often forgotten by modelers. The Classic Warship pictorial was of immense help, for the great pictures reveal an amount of detail few plans show.  
HMS Argonaut, Dido Class AA Cruiser, White Ensign Models 1:700 Scale, Built by An Chu - An Chu built the White Ensign Models 1:700 scale HMS Dido, AA cruiser, as sister ship HMS Argonaut.  
Zhdanov, Soviet Command Cruiser, Combrig 1:700 Scale, Built by Andrey Zhukov - Here are some photographs of Andrey Zhukov's Zhdanov cruiser built from 1/700 scale Combrig kit. Zhdanov is a soviet cruiser of the Sverdlov
class, project 68-bis. Built by the Baltic yard, Leningrad - laid down 1950, launched 27 December 1950, completed 31 December 1951.  
USS Denver CL-58, Skywave 1:700 Scale, Built by Christophe Mentzel - This is Christophe Mentzel's USS Denver CL 58, a light cruiser of the Cleveland class from the 1:700 scale Skywave kit. The Denver was a member of the
first batch of this class with a round bridge.
Chokai 1932, Scratch-Built by Frank Halbe in 1:700 Scale - Here are a lot of photos of the Chokai in 1932 in 1:700 scale. There is not a model kit. So Frank Halbe scratch-built all parts (hull, bridge, etc.) are built from polystyrol,
copper wire, aluminum foil etc.
USS Savannah CL-42 1944, Niko Model 1:700 Scale, Built by Christophe Mentzel - Here are some photographs of the Niko Model USS  Savannah CL-42 1944 in 1:700 scale, built by Christophe Mentzel. It is a real nice and superb
kit. Everything you need to build the kit is included.  
USS New Orleans CA-32 1945, Trumpeter 1:350 Scale, Converted by Dave Hill - This is Dave Hill's 1/350 scale USS New Orleans, converted from Trumpeter's 1944 San Francisco. She is depicted as she looked in 1945 after her
last refit at Mare Island Naval Yard.  

Duca d'Aosta, Italian Light Cruiser. Delphis Models 1:700 Scale, Built by An Chu -  This is An Chu's recent work, Delphis Models 1/700 scale Italian Light Cruiser Emanuele Filiberto Duca d'Aosta.  
HMS Danae 1942, Niko Model 1:700 Scale, Built by Peter Fulgoney - This build is based on the NIKO kit ORP CONRAD., a 1:700 scale resin kit with some photo-etch. Essentially Peter Fulgoney wanted to build a camouflaged
version, and the ship was previously RN HMS Danae and so the game begins.  
USS Salem CL-3, Loose Cannon 1:700 Scale, Built by Bob Cicconi - Here are photos of Bob Cicconi's latest build, the Loose Cannon 1/700 scale Birmingham, done as the USS Salem, CL-3, in a dazzle camouflage scheme circa
1918. The kit is dimensionally almost spot on, in comparison to the out of production Jim Shirley kit, which is noticeably shorter.
USS Honolulu CL-48, Corsair Armada 1:700 Scale, Built by Christoph Mentzel - Here are some pictures of the USS Honolulu CL-48 as she looked in October 1944 at Leyte Gulf, built by Christoph Mentzel. This is the Corsair
Armada kit in 1:700 scale with some parts an old Naval Works kit of the USS Honolulu.
SMS Emden, Imperial German Scout Cruiser, Revell 1:350 Scale, Built by Alec Cap – To commemorate the exciting, educational and illuminating discourse between Alec Cap and WR in the "Read My Flags" chronicles, here is the
Revell of Germany 1:350 scale model of the World War I Imperial German scout cruiser, SMS Emden built by Alec Cap.
Deutschland, Modern German Cruiser & Training Ship, NNT 1:700 Scale,Built by Norbert Thiel - Here are some photos of Norbert Thiel's finished NNT Deutschland in 1:700 scale. These shots have been taken at an exhibition at
Bühl in Germany by the son of a famous friend of Norbert's: Daniel Villhauer, Bernd´s son, both being very well-known amongst ship modellers in Germany.
HMS Ajax 1941, Scratch-Built in 1:350 Scale by Phil Reeder - This is a scratch-built model of the cruiser, HMS Ajax, as she appeared in 1941. Phil Reeder used the plans in the Profile Morskie book, scaled up to 1/350th scale.  
Nachi 1942, Japanese Heavy Cruiser, Hasegawa 1:700 Scale, Built by Andrew Johnson - This is the  Hasegawa 1/700 scale IJN Nachi built by Andrew Johnson with extra details from Gold Medal Models photo-etch IJN cruiser set
and White Ensign Models IJN weapons set. The scene represents the cruiser in her 1942 form recovering her seaplane.
USS Chicago, Protected Cruiser 1895, Combrig 1:700 Scale,Built by Bob Cicconi - The kit of the Combrig 1:700 scale USS Chicago is well cast, but the instructions are sketchy in places, particularly regarding the various vent styles
and placement, and the mast construction. Built by Bob Cicconi.
USS Detroit CL-8, 1:192 Scale, Scratch-Built by Bill Everett - These are photos of the USS Detroit that Bill Everett built in 1:192 scale using plans from The Floating Drydock and parts from HR Products and Bluejacket Marine.  
USS San Francisco 1942, Niko Model 1:700 Scale, Built by Charles Matthews - These are photos of the model of the USS San Francisco in 1/700 scale by Charles Matthews. The model is by Niko and represents her in the 1942 fit.
USS Nashville CL-43 October 1944, Corsair Armada/Honolulu Naval Works 1:700 Scale, Built by Christoph Mentzel - These are some photographs of the USS Nashville CL43, as the cruiser appeared in the Pacific in October 1944
at Leyte Gulf. Christoph Mentzel's idea was to show the ship in a scene as General McArthur comes aboard the ship, transferred by a PT boat.
USS Tuscaloosa CA-37, Trumpeter 1:350 Scale, Built by Rick Cotton - Come on down to T-Town! Here’s a 1/350 scale Trumpeter San Fiasco (er..Francisco) as a 1940 Tuscaloosa CA-37 built by Rick Cotton. Gold Medal Models
photo-etch was added.
USS Brooklyn, Armored Cruiser 1:96 Scale, Scratch-Built by Tim Quinlan - This model of the armored cruiser USS Brooklyn is about 4 feet long, and is R/C. The model was scratch-built by Tim Quinlan with construction of aspen
and pine in the traditional bread and butter method.  
Furutaka 1942, Japanese Heavy Cruiser, Hasegawa 1:700 Scale, Built by Bob Cicconi - This is the re-tooled 1/700 scale Hasegawa Furutaka built by Bob Cicconi. The kit builds the Furutaka as it appeared in 1942, the year it was
sunk. It's a great kit and a vast improvement over the original issue.
Chokai 1942, Japanese Takao Class Heavy Cruiser, Aoshima 1:350 Scale, Built by Chris Hartman - This is the Aoshima 1:350 Scale Chokai, 1942. This is an out of box build by Chris Hartman. Paint is Tamiya and Floquil.   
Maya 1944, Japanese Takao Class Heavy Cruiser, Aoshima 1:350 Scale, Built by Jose Soca - Maya always was the favorite of Jose Soca from all four Takao class cruisers. Jose tried to do his best, modeling her just before
embarking in her last mission. The kit is Aoshima’s 1:350 scale kit of Maya.
USS Brooklyn 1898 Armored Cruiser, Commanders/Iron Shipwright 1:350 Scale, Built by Ken Pascal - In the gloom of the feebly lit street corner on a cold Rochester evening, Guido saw his mark. "Psst---Hey kid, ya need a
Brooklyn? I got one right tcheer!"  Ken Pascal saw this as an opportunity and quickly snapped up a Commanders/Iron Shipwright 1:350 scale USS Brooklyn armored cruiser kit from the lurking Guido.
USS San Francisco CA-38 1942, Trumpeter 1:350 Scale, Built by Rick Cotton - Rick Cotton has built the Trumpeter 1:350 scale USS San Francisco as she appeared on unlucky the Friday 13th of November 1942 in the first battle in
the three day climatic naval Battle of Guadalcanal.
USS Virginia CGN-38, Commanders/Iron Shipwright 1:350 Scale, Built by John Sykes - John Sykes built the Commanders/Iron Shipwright 1:350 scale model of VIRGINIA as she was in the late 1970's - harpoon fitted, but no
CIWS, or Tomahawk box launchers.
USS San Francisco 1942, Trumpeter 1:350 Scale, Built by Chris Hartman - This is the Trumpeter 1/350 scale USS San Francisco 1942 out of the box build, except the catapults. Chris Hartman had to scratch build them after
destroying the kit cats by trying to drill them out. Paint is Pollyscale acrylics.
Jintsu, Japanese Light Cruiser, Fujimi 1:700 Scale, Built by Bob Cicconi - Here are photos of the Japanese light cruiser Jintsu as she appeared at the Battle of Java Sea in early 1942. Bob Cicconi used the old Fujimi kit and made
some modifications to the foremast and bridge.
USS Boston CAG1, Modified Trumpeter 1:700 Scale, Converted by Edwin Chan - Edwin Chan finished the USS Boston (CAG 1) by converting from the Trumpeter 1/700 Baltimore kit. He used some of the guns, part of the main
deck and the hull. The rest are scratch-built from styrene sheets.  
RN Gorizia, Zara Class Italian Heavy Cruiser, Delphis Models 1:700 Scale, Built by An Chu - The RN Gorizia was one of the Zara class of Italian heavy cruisers. She was the only survivor of the class, as the other three were sunk
at the Battle of Cape Matapan. An Chu built the Delphis Models 1:700 scale kit of the RN Gorizia.
USS Galveston, Denver Class Peace Cruiser, Commanders/Iron Shipwright 1:350 Scale, Built by Felix Bustelo - Here are some photos of the USS Galveston built by Felix Bustelo, based on the Iron Shipwright's 1/350 scale USS
Denver class peace cruiser kit.  
RN Raimondo Montecuccoli, Italian Light Cruiser, Regia Marina 1:700 Scale, Built by Charles Matthews - These are photos of the 1/700 build of the Regia  Marina Raimondo Montecuccoli, Italian Navy Cruiser by Charles
Matthews.  The ship is built in the 1942 configuration. Additional detailing includes; scratch-built masts, deck supports and rigging.
HMS Cumberland, County Class Armored Cruiser, Combrig 1:700 Scale, Built by Frank O'Neill - Here are some pictures of the HMS Cumberland built by Frank O'Neill. It's the Combrig 1/700 scale kit with Tom's Modelworks
railings added. Masts are scratch-built from brass rod. The model was washed, weathered and dry-brushed in the usual manner.
Zhemchug, Imperial Russian Scout Cruiser, Combrig 1:700 Scale, Built by Tom Lindsay - This is Combrig's 1:700 scale Zhemchug kit, built in the spring of 2004 by Tom Lindsay. It is built out of the box except for opening up the
aft compass platform structure.
USS California CGN-36, Commanders/Iron Shipwright 1:350 Scale, Built by John Sykes - This is the Commanders/Iron Shipwright kit of USS CALIFORNIA CGN 36. It is their 1/350 scale resin kit and was built by John Sykes.
Furutaka, Japanese Heavy Cruiser, Yankee Modelworks 1:350 Scale, Built by Jose Soca - This is the Yankee Model Works Furutaka. Jose Soca depicted her in 1942 before the battle of  Cape  Esperance. She was painted with a
mixed of euro and ocean grey, rigging was made with invisible thread.
HMS Leviathan, Drake Class Armored Cruiser 1913, Combrig 1:700 Scale, Built by Bob Cicconi - This is the 1/700 scale Combrig HMS Leviathan. Bob Cicconi made her as close as he could to two photos he found on the internet
that represent Leviathan as she appeared circa 1913 with some type of early semi-dazzle scheme that included a false bow wave.
USS New Orleans CA-32 1942, Waveline 1:700 Scale, Built by David Hlusak - USS New Orleans CA-32 earned 17 Battle Stars for her efforts in WWII, however is usually only given credit for 16. This is the build of the Waveline
1:700 scale model of this great cruiser by David Hlusak.
Chokai, Japanese Heavy Cruiser 1942, Aoshima 1:700 Scale, Built by Dan Kaplan - This the new 1:700 scale Aoshima tooling of Chokai, depicted in her fit during the Guadalcanal campaign in the late summer of 1942. Built by Dan
Kaplan.
Tama, Japanese Light Cruiser, Tamiya 1:700 Scale, Built by Peter Lindstrom - Peter Lindstrom built this model of the 1:700 scale kit of the Tamiya Japanese light cruiser Tama with the addition of some photo-etch.  
HMS Kent, Royal Navy Armored Cruiser, Combrig 1:700 Scale, Built by Peter Fulgoney - Peter Fulgoney has valiantly stepped into the breach and rendered sterling service to all modelers with his build of the Combrig 1:700 scale
HMS Kent, with a kite balloon no less.
Noshiro, Japanese Light Cruiser, Tamiya 1:700 Scale, Built by Dan Kaplan - Pictured is the Japanese light cruiser Noshiro in the fall of 1944, built by Dan Kaplan. This is the 1/700 scale Tamiya Yahagi tooling with a generous
helping of corrections, scratch-building and photo-etch, including the very fine basic Agano class fret from Joe World.
Furutaka, Japanese Heavy Cruiser, Hasegawa 1:700 Scale New Tooling, Built by Byoung Dae Lee - This is IJN heavy cruiser Furutaka, newly tooled kit from Hasegawa. Byoung Dae Lee built the kit with the addition of some
parts, mainly from Lion's Roar.  
RN Luigi di Savoia Duca degli Abruzzi, Regia Marina 1:700 Scale, Built by Dino Carancini - Dino Carancini built the light cruiser Abruzzi straight out of box and set it with the scratch-built tug Tenace. She is set in 1940, as he
choose this time frame because she was painted overall light gray, and thought this emphasizes the wonderful lines of this well balanced cruiser, the last along with the Garibaldi of the class.
USS Bainbridge CGN-25, Commanders/Iron Shipwright 1:350 Scale, Built by Luciano Rizzato - This is the USS Bainbridge CGN-25 in 1:350 scale by Commanders/Iron Shipwright. Luciano Rizzato  built the kit and added detail
from sets by L'Arsenal and Gold Medal Models.
USS Ticonderoga, Aegis Missile Cruiser, Dragon 1:350 Scale, Built by Dave Hill - This is the Dragon 1/350 scale USS Ticonderoga built almost 10yrs ago by Dave Hill. It was built out-of-the box and before he knew about
photo-etch. It was painted with Testors enamels and if he remembered correctly, it took about a month to finish. The spindles and brace were handmade by Dave.
Varyag, Russian Rocket Cruiser, Trumpeter 1:700 Scale, Built by Lim Kian Seng - This is the 1:700 scale Trumpeter Slava class- Varyag, built by Lim Kian Seng. Photo-etch is by Lion Roar. He used computer graphics to recreate
the environment.
Suzuya, Japanese Heavy Cruiser, Tamiya 1:700 Scale, Built by Byoung Dae Lee - This is the IJN heavy cruiser 'Suzuya', sister ship of Mogami and is Byoung Dae Lee's first warship after moving to USA. The kit is from Tamiya
and for detail-up, he used Pit-Road's 'Mikuma & Suzuya' photo-etch set.
HMS Exeter, British Heavy Cruiser 1:700 Scale, Scratch-Built by Dino Carancini - So, you have always wanted an 1:700 scale HMS Exeter? Are you tired of waiting for one? If so, build your own, as Dino Carancini did.
HMAS Canberra, County Class Heavy Cruiser, Combrig 1:700 Scale, Built by Norbert Thiel - This is Norbert Thiel's result with Kombrig´s 1:700 scale HMAS Canberra. He cut the main deck and made it level aft, used NNT Gun
Barrels and White Ensign Models photo-etch.
SMS Scharnhorst, Imperial German Armored Cruiser, Combrig 1:700 Scale, Built by Frank O'Neill - This is the Combrig 1:700 Scale Scharnhorst, built by Frank O'Neill. Railings are from Tom's Modelworks, canvas
wind-dodgers are simulated with diluted white glue, boat davits and sternwalk are from White Ensign Models.
USS Yorktown CG48, Dragon 1:350 Scale, Built by Mark Watts - Here is a model of the USS Yorktown CG 48 that was built by Mark Watts. It is 1/350 scale by Dragon. Mark was a crew member of the Yorktown from 1988 to
1990.
Kirov, Soviet Rocket Cruiser, Dragon 1:700 Scale, Built by Yannis Carystinos - Yannis Carystinos built this Dragon 1:700 scale model of the Soviet Rocket Cruiser Kirov. Photo-etch detail was added from White Ensign Models.  
USS Vesuvius, Pneumatic Dynamite Gun Cruiser, Combrig 1:700 Scale, Built by Peter Fulgoney - Popularly known as the Dynamite gun cruiser, the USS Vesuvius was unique in having three 15-inch pneumatic guns installed fixed
fore and aft that fired a shell at a fixed elevation of 18 degrees. This is an excellent little Combrig kit, built by Peter Fulgoney almost out of the box.
Prinz Eugen, Tamiya 1:700 Scale, Built by Charles Matthews - These are photos of the 1/700 scale Tamiya Prinz Eugen built by Charles Matthews. Photo-etch was added from White Ensign Models.
USS San Diego & USS Flint, Atlanta & Oakland Class AA Cruisers, Pitroad 1:700 Scale, Built by Biker Yu - These are the recent models of Biker Yu. You may see these models are full of railing on each level of deck and the
bridge. He used plastic thread, which is actually made from the the remaining section of the kit's sprue.
Admiral Makarov, Kresta II Soviet Missile Cruiser, Combrig 1:700 Scale, Built by Andrey Zhukov - This is the latest completed project of Andrey Zhukov, the Admiral Makarov, KrestaI II Missile Cruiser, that he started a year ago,
together with a Kresta I and Kara. The Combrig 1:700 scale kit is a beautiful 8 inch long model that was detailed with parts from various Gold Medal Models photo-etch sets.
Kumano, Japanese Light Cruiser (As Built), Tamiya 1:700 Scale, Built by Charles Matthews - The model is the 1/700 scale kit of Kumano, as built, from Tamiya with Photo-Etch from Gold Medal Models. The boat davits, deck
supports and parts of the masts were scratch-built from piano wire and brass rods. Built by Charles Matthews.
Varyag, Russian Protected Cruiser, Zvezda 1:350 Scale, Built by Mario Busto - Here is the Zvezda Varyag in 1/350 scale built by Mario Busto. The quality of this kit is very good, nice details and realistic look. I added railings, anchor
chains, rigging and some final touch of weathering. This should be the peacetime colour scheme.
USS Brooklyn, Armored Cruiser, Commanders/Iron Shipwright 1:350 Scale, Built by Mario Busto - Here are some shots of the  Iron Shipwright 1/350 scale USS Brooklyn ACR-3. Mario Busto always liked this ship, its design
makes it one of his favourites. He built it without major modifications from the box, except for some extra railings and a few other items.
Baleares, Spanish Heavy Cruiser, H-P Models 1:700 Scale, Built by Bob Cicconi - These are photos of the Spanish Canarias class heavy cruiser Baleares, which was sunk in 1938 during the Spanish Civil War. The kit was the 1/700
scale resin offering of H-P Models that Bob Cicconi acquired from Pacific Front Hobbies.  
HMAS Canberra, Australian Heavy Cruiser, Combrig 1:700 Scale, Built by Jon Iverson - Here is the Combrig HMAS Canberra Jon Iverson, finished in 2005. The ship represents the final configuration in 1942 - to the best of the
references he could find. It was finished with the White Ensign Models County Class Cruiser set.  Jon added the WEM Pro Resin large radar lantern and Walrus seaplane.
RN Raimondo Montecuccoli, Italian Light Cruiser 1942, Delphis Model 1:350 Scale, Built by Luciano Rizzato - This is the RN Raimondo Montecuccoli, Italian Light Cruiser, from Delphis Model in 1:350 scale. One of the five
classes of Condottieri, the ship was built by Luciano Rizzato and painted as she appeared in spring 1942.
Muzio Attendolo, Italian Light Cruiser, Regia Marina 1:700 Scale, Built by An Chu - This is very nice kit of the Italian light cruiser Muzio Attendolo from Regia Marina in 1:700 scale and built by An Chu.  Nice details and fine
photo-etch parts! The pigment he used is the Gunze Sangyo water based acrylic paint. The colors are based on the White Ensign Models Regia Marina Paint Set.
Tone, Japanese Heavy Cruiser, Aoshima 1:700 Scale, Built by Byoung Dae Lee - This is the recent work of Byoung Dae Lee, the IJN CA Tone. This kit is the Aoshima Tone in 1:700 scale. The appearance of kit is good, but needs
some modification and detailing up.
SMS Emden, German Light Cruiser, Revell 1:350 Scale, Built by Mario Busto - Here are a few photos of the S.M.S. Emden in 1:350 scale by Revell. Mario Busto got it on E-Bay and completed last year, straight from the box with
the exception of Aber chain railings, anchor chains and opening of the back of the gun armour. Rigging is 0.012-inch fishing line.
RN Bolzano, Italian Heavy Cruiser, Delphis 1:700 Scale, Built by An Chu - The Second World War Italian warships' camouflage is diverse and interesting, RN Bolzano is one of them, In particular it extremely special starboard
pattern. The model, built by An Chu, is from Delphis Models in 1:700Scale, and photo-etch parts are from various sets such as Regia Marina, Gold Medal Model and PIT-ROAD.
Bayan, Imperial Russian Cruiser, Combrig 1:700 Scale, Built by David LaPell - This is Combrig's 1/700 scale cruiser Bayan. The ship is pretty much out of the box, and David LaPell added White Ensign Models railings and
figures. He used paint brush bristles for rigging and painted aluminum foil for water coated with two coats of future floor wax.
Varyag, Imperial Russian Protected Cruiser, Zvezda 1:350 Scale, Built by Guido Amadini - Guido Amadini puts his take on the Zvezda 1:350 scale kit of the Russian protected cruiser, Varyag.
Varyag, Imperial Russian Protected Cruiser, Zvezda 1:350 Scale, Built by Ripley Bogans - Built by Cramp Shipyard of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this is the Imperial Russian protected cruiser Varyag produced in 1:350 scale by
Zvezda. Ripley Bogans built the cruiser out of the box.
HMS Cornwall, British Heavy Cruiser, 1:128 Scale, Built by Gary Rowe - This is the HMS Cornwall, County Class Heavy Cruiser, built by Gary Rowe based on a 1:128 scale Fleetscale hull. She took about a year to complete. She still
needs a lot of rigging and stanchions. Unfortunately there are no build photos, left just these few of her on patrol at Black Park lake near Slough UK.
USS Chicago 1937, 1:192 Scale, Built by Alan McGivern - This is a 1:192 scale model of the USS Chicago from the mid to late 1930's. It took Alan McGivern approximately two years to build. It started as an old Boucher kit that he
took the hull and cut off the bottom section to turn it into a waterline model. That and the 8" barrels were all Alan used from the Boucher kit. Everything else is either after-market parts and photo-etch or scratch-built.
Tokiwa, Japanese Cruiser, Sealsmodels 1:700 Scale, Built by Bob Cicconi - This is the 1/700 scale Sealsmodels Tokiwa from Pacific Front Hobbies in pre-Russo-Japanese War livery and built by Bob Cicconi. It was built out of the
box except for photo-etch rails and ladders, Eduard pre-painted figures, and stretched sprue rigging.
USS Baltimore CA-68, Heavy Cruiser 1945, Scratch-Built in 1:350 Scale by Pierre Marchal - This is another fabulous scratch-built replica in 1:350 scale by Pierre Marchal of Paris. This is the heavy cruiser USS Baltimore CA-68 in
her 1945 fit. Pierre built this model between 2002 to 2004 and used plans from Floating Drydock.
Averoff, Greek Armored Cruiser, YS Masterpieces 1:700 Scale, Built by Momcil Kaltchev - Photographs of various early 20th century warship kits reminded Momcil Kaltchev of the old kit of the Russian battleship Potemkin made by
Ogonek, that his grandfather gave him when he was a kid. So he decided to build an armored cruiser. Momcil's selection was the Greek armored cruiser Averoff, produced in 1:700 scale by YS Masterpieces. Until you learn otherwise,
Momcil's build appears to be the 1:350 scale kit of Averoff, also from YS Masterpieces.
USS Canberra CAG-2, Missile Cruiser, Commanders/Iron Shipwright 1:350 Scale, Built by Ken Mackenzie - This is the USS Canberra CAG-2. The cruiser was a Baltimore heavy cruiser converted to a missile cruiser by the removal
of the aft turret and installation of missile systems. The Commanders/Iron Shipwright kit in 1:350 scale was built by Ken Mackenzie.
USS Indianapolis CA-35, Commanders/ Iron Shipwright 1:350 Scale. Built by Luciano Rizzato - Luciano Rizzato of the Monfalconese Model Club built this 1:350 scale Commanders/ Iron Shipwrights kit of USS Indianapolis
CA-35. He supplemented the kit parts with a number of super-detail USN sets from L'Arsenal.
USS California CGN-36, Commanders/ Iron Shipwright 1:350 Scale, Built by Geoff Cook - Here is the 1:350 scale USS California CGN-36 from Commanders/Iron Shipwright. Geoff Cook spent the better part of seven months
on her and added a bunch of extra stuff to the stock kit from Commanders. Most notably, he used Veteran Models accessories.
USS Olympia, Protected Cruiser 1898 at Manila Bay, Combrig 1:700 Scale, Built by Peter Fulgoney - Peter Fulgoney has seen USS Olympia on the site before but thought it would be a challenge to try and imagine what she would
look like going off to the Manila Bay battle. Peter built the Combrig 1:700 scale USS Olympia and even put Commodore Dewey in the tower above the conning tower.
USS San Diego, Armored Cruiser 1918, Conversion of the 1:350 Scale USS South Dakota Kit from Iron Shipwright by Steve Berti - USS San Diego was the largest USN warship lost to enemy action in World War One. She struck a
mine laid by a U-Boat off of Long Island, New York and went down fairly quickly. Steve Berti of New York City wished to build the USS San Diego as she appeared during World War One. The starting point was the
Commander's/Iron Shipwright 1:350 scale model of USS South Dakota, armored cruiser.
Kasuga, Japanese Armored Cruiser 1904, Box 261 1:350 Scale, Built by Guido Amadini - Until he built the Box 261 1:350 scale Japanese armored cruiser Kasuga, Guido Amadini had never built a resin model. Guido describes his
rewards, trial and tribulations in the experience.
USS Boston CA-69 1943, Trumpeter 1:700 Scale, Built by Grzegorz Nowak - These are photographs of the model of the American heavy cruiser USS Boston CA-69 as of 1943. The kit, built by Grzegorz Nowak, is the Baltimore in
1:700 scale from Trumpeter
Nachi, Japanese Heavy Cruiser 1942, Hasegawa 1:700 Scale, Built by Bob Cicconi – This build is by Bob Cicconi of the Hasegawa 1:700 scale Nachi. This is model is of the kit of the Japanese heavy cruiser with new tooling.
Prinz Eugen, German Heavy Cruiser 1941, Tamiya 1:700 Scale, Built by Joseph Reindler - This is the famous German heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen built by Joseph Reindler from th Tamiya 1:700 scale kit. It took Joseph 2 1/2 years
to complete the model.
USS Baltimore, Protected Cruiser 1890, Combrig 1:700 Scale, Built by Bob Cicconi - This is the Combrig 1:700 USS Baltimore Circa 1890. Bob Cicconi noted that it is a really nice kit and went together easily, but it took a long time
to put all the vents on as noted in the kit review. Bob tried to replicate the box art and made an "at anchor" scene.
USS Cleveland, US Light Cruiser, Pitroad 1:700 Scale, Built by Byoung Dae Lee – Byoung Dae Lee built this model of the USS Cleveland from the Pitroad 1:700 scale kit. A lot of different photo-etch products were used, plus
some scratch-built parts.
USS Olympia, Protected Cruiser 1898, Revell 1:230 Scale, Built by Guido Amadini – This is the classic USS Olympia, protected cruiser, from the classic Revell 1:230 scale kit. This is the first warship built by Guido Amadini with
the use of photo-etch detail parts.
Yubari, Japanese Light Cruiser, Tamiya 1:700 Scale, Built by Steve Shrimpton – Pull out your 3-D glasses Cadet Sea Scouts because Steve Shrimpton has included a stereo anaglyph among his photographs of his build of the
Japanese light cruiser Yubari from the Tamiya 1:700 scale kit. Catch all of the excitement at theater near you, a Pacific Theater that is.
Minnie a la Français, USS Minneapolis CA-36 1945, 1:350 Scale – Pierre Marchal set his talents to scratch-building the USS Minneapolis CA-36 in 1:350 scale in her 1945 fit. Some of the late war modifications were the landing of
the port catapult and SC-1 seaplane replacing the SOC. Vive la Minnie!
SMS Helgoland, K.u.K. Scout Cruiser, Modified WSW 1:700 Scale - Helgoland is a Modified Spaun class scout cruiser. This class of three ships was the most modern group of cruisers owned by the K.u.K. Navy at the outbreak of
WW1. Rob Kernaghan modified the WSW Saida kit in 1:700 scale for the Helgoland. Photographs by Jim Baumann.
USS Indianapolis, January 1945, Tamiya 1:700 Scale - The Tamiya 1:700 scale kit of USS Indianapolis depicts the ship at the time of her loss in August 1945. Adrian Davies didn't want to model the Indy in that fit because of
seaplanes. The Curtiss Seahawk, as carried in August 1945, ranks as one of his least favorite aircraft. He simply did not want to build a Seahawk. So he decided to model her after her November-December 1944 refit, so he could include
a couple of Curtiss Seagulls.
Avrora, Imperial Russian Protected Cruiser, Combrig 1:700 Scale - Avrora is the 1:700 scale Combrig kit, built to represent her ca 1908-09, showing her before her rebuild. In the text Rob Kernaghan tells of the extra steps that he
took to bring the Combrig cruiser alive.
HIJM Mikuma, June 3, 1942, Yankee Modelworks 1:350 Scale - The 1:350 scale model of the Japanese cruiser Mikuma produced by Yankee Modelworks portrays the ship as commissioned with a main armament of fifteen
6.1-inch guns. It was not until the Battle of Midway, in which Mikuma was sunk, that the USN discovered that the class had been rearmed with 8-inch guns. Quintin Trammell built the YMW Mikuma but as she appeared at Midway
with her new armament.
USS Mississippi CGN-40, Scratch-Built in 1:350 Scale - John Sykes of Oz wanted a 1:350 scale USS Mississippi CGN-40 and there was no commercial kit to be found. No problem, John just scratch-built his own nuclear cruiser,
while using some fittings from a DML Ticonderoga kit.
USS Truxtun CGN-35, Commanders/Iron Shipwright 1:350 Scale - This is the Commanders/Iron Shipwright USS Truxtun CGN-35. Geoff Cook built her in her final, modernized appearance (late 1980's fit) with twin Mk-141
harpoon launchers and twin Mk-15 Phalanx CIWS guns added.
HMCS Ontario, Swiftsure Class Cruiser, 1:600 Scale - Commissioned on April 26, 1945 HMCS Ontario joined the 4th Cruiser Squadron of the British Pacific fleet. She paid off October 15, 1958. A Swiftsure class cruiser this is a
1/600 Airfix kit bash by Steven Collins from Belfast and Tiger. Ontario shares the same bridge structure as Belfast but the hull is identical to Tiger, except that Ontario has 4 shafts.
USS Springfield CLG-7, Providence Class Missile Cruiser, Ships & CO. 1:700 Scale - This is a test build by Maurizio Chiaro of the USS Springfield CLG-7, Providence Class missile cruiser, built on a hot night in June in Italy. This
kit will be available from Ships & Co.
USS Truxtun CGN-35, Commanders/Iron Shipwright 1:350 Scale - These are pictures of the 1:350 scale USS Truxtun from Commanders/Iron Shipwright models. Ken Mackenzie served on her from 1979 to 1983 and built his
former ship from the ISW kit..
RN Pola, Italian Zara Class Heavy Cruiser, Mini Hobby Models 1:350 Scale - These photographs show the Regia Nave POLA, last of the Zara Class Italian heavy cruisers. The model is from Mini Hobby Models in 1:350 Scale and
was built by Luciano Rizzato, a member of the Italian model club, Modellistica Monfalconese. Generic brass photo-etch was added from Toms Modelworks.
HMS Suffolk, County Class Heavy Cruiser 1944, Airfix 1:600 Scale - The Airfix 1:600 scale HMS Suffolk, County Class heavy cruiser, has been around for some time. However, it still can be built into an attractive model. Mark
Leonard decided to build the Suffolk as she appeared in 1944 with the use of White Ensign Models photo-etch and accessories.
Tone, Japanese Heavy Cruiser 1942, Minekaze 1:350 Scale - Jean Barby is with Air France, so he gets around. On one trip to Japan he acquired a copy of the Japanese Heavy cruiser Tone in 1:350 scale directly from the
manufacturer Minekaze. This model depicts the cruiser in late 1942 at the Battle of the Eastern Solomons.
Mikuma, Japanese Light Cruiser 1937, Yankee Modelworks 1:350 Scale - Quintin Trammell seems to be pretty excited about his 1:350 scale Japanese cruiser Mikuma, 1937 fit, from Yankee Modelworks. Although Quintin has
sent in many photographs before, he has never sent in photos showing just the parts dry-fitted. Seems like we will see it later on when he finishes the Mikuma.
Takao, Imperial Japanese Heavy Cruiser October 1944, Skywave 1:700 Scale - This is the Imperial Japanese Navy heavy cruiser Takao. She is depicted launching a first reconnaissance for operation SHO GO, destined for the San
Bernardino Strait. This is the 1:700 scale Skywave kit, built by George Hargreaves.
HMAS Perth, February 1942, Highly Modified Airfix Ajax, 1:600 Scale - Here are some photos of the build of HMAS Perth as she appeared in February, 1942. The kit is a highly modified Airfix model of the HMS Ajax in 1:600
scale, modified, built and photographed by Richard Smith.
USS South Dakota ACR-9, Armored Cruiser 1906, Commanders/Iron Shipwright 1:350 Scale - The USS South Dakota ACR-9 was one of a class of six large armored cruisers built after the Spanish American War. With a main
armament of four 8-inch guns, they were under-gunned for their 14,000 ton size but were large impressive ships none the less. Quintin Trammell built this model produced in 1:350 scale by Commanders/Iron Shipwright.
RN Luigi Cadorna, Condottieri 2nd Group Italian Light Cruiser - This is the Italian light cruiser RN Luigi Cadorna from Michele Gioacchino Micalizzi. This was the name ship of the two ship class of 1930 that was the 2nd group
of cruisers designated as Condottieri. It was entirely scratch-built by Michele.
USS New York, Armored Cruiser ACR2 1898, Commanders/Iron Shipwright 1:350 Scale - Commanders/Iron Shipwright continues to add to their line of 1:350 scale early American cruisers and battleships with the armoured
cruiser, New York ACR2. "I love this kit and it is a nice addition to my growing fleet. The model built well with no major problems." Rear Admiral Sampson's flagship during the Spanish-American War was built by Quintin Trammell.
Prinz Eugen, German Heavy Cruiser, Hi-Mold 1:700 Scale - Here are some pictures of the German Heavy Cruiser Prinz Eugen. The model is in 1:700 scale from High Mold Pit Road. Built by Niels Holland from Denmark.
USS Bainbridge CGN-25, Iron Shipwright 1:350 Scale - Here are a few shots of the recently completed 1:350 Scale Commanders/Iron Shipwright USS BAINBRIDGE CGN 25, built by Jaime Campbell. Jaime states that the masts
proved a challenge but, came out pretty good and that he sharpened the knuckles and adjusted a few details to his liking.
USS Providence CLG, Ships & Co. 1:700 Scale - There is a new Italian model warship company called Ships & Co. The range of interest is US Navy, Royal Navy, Italian Navy and other navies. One subject ready for production is the
USS Providence CLG. These are photographs of the master pattern.
USS Cleveland CL-55, USN Light Cruiser 1942, Pitroad 1:700 Scale - This is the Pit Road USS Cleveland depicted in her as-built fit in 1942 with boat cranes not yet landed. The model is built with a combination of Tom's
Modelworks and Gold Medal Models photo-etch sets. The paint is from White Ensign Models’ Colourcoats range and is in the MS. 12 (mod.) dapple pattern. The SOC float-planes are from White Ensign Models as well. Built by
Jon Iverson.
Avrora, Russian Protected Cruiser 1917, Maquette 1:400 Scale - Originally produced by Heller for sale within the Soviet Union, this 1:400 scale kit of the Russian protected cruiser Avrora has appeared from a number of different
manufacturers. Mario Grima built this version from Maquette almost straight from the box.
USS Oakland CL-95, USN AA Cruiser 1:96 Scale - The USS Oakland CL-95 was the first of four AA cruisers modified from the original Atlanta Class design. The main difference of the Oakland from the Atlanta was that the
Oakland design omitted the wing 5-inch/38 turrets found in the Atlanta Class. The Oakland, commissioned in July 1943, served primarily as an AA escort for the fast carriers of the USN. Pete Ratto scratch-built the USS Oakland in
1:96 scale.
SMS Graudenz, German Light Cruiser 1918, H-P Models 1:700 Scale - The SMS Graudenz and sistership, Regensburg, were large light cruisers built by Germany in response to the large powerful light cruisers of the Royal Navy.
They set the pattern for the German light cruiser built during World War One. Dariusz Mazurowski built the SMS Graudenz kit produced by H-P Models in 1:700 scale.
Furutaka, Japanese Heavy Cruiser, Blue Water Navy (Now Yankee Modelworks) 1:350 Scale - This is the IJN Furutaka before her demise at the Battle of Cape Esperance on October 11, 1942. This is the 1:350 scale model produced
by Blue Water Navy. The ship was has been enhanced with some home made detailing. Mario Grima built the kit.
USS Chester, CA-27, Blue Water Navy 1:350 Scale - John R. Mueller built the USS Chester CA-27 from the USS Louisville kit in 1:350 scale, produced by Blue Water Navy, now Yankee Modelworks. John's father served on the
Chester during World War Two.
USS Nashville CL-43, Commanders/Iron Shipwright 1:350 Scale - Are you hankering to build a large Brooklyn Class light cruiser? Commanders/Iron Shipwright produces the USS Nashville CL-43, one of the Brooklyn Class, in
1:350 scale. The kit represents the flagship of General MacArthur in her late war fit with a modified forward superstructure, loads of AA and other changes. Mike Taylor built the ISW Nashville running at speed next to an Essex Class
carrier.
USS Long Beach CGN-9, JAG, 1:700 Scale - These are photographs of the USS Long Beach CGN-9 built by Maurizio Chiaro from the 1:700 scale kit from JAG. This model portrays the Long Beach in her early fit with Talos
missile mount aft, Terrier missile mount forward, billboard array on the sides of the blockhouse and no lattice main mast.
Mogami, Japanese Heavy Cruiser CA/CV 1944, Tamiya 1:700 Scale - One of the newest 1:700 scale kits from Tamiya is the Japanese heavy cruiser Mogami. Badly damaged at the Battle of Midway, the Mogami was reworked to a
CA/CV configuration by the removal of the two aft turrets to make room for a seaplane deck on the aft half of the ship. This kit portrays the cruiser after that conversion and as she appeared as part of the Japanese force at the Battle of
Surigao Strait, where she was sunk. Marty Shay built the Tamiya Mogami 1944 kit and provided the photographs.
SMS Winkel, German Armored Cruiser 1:700 Scale - From the famed Winkelwerks shipyard on the Baltic comes the Grossen Kreuzer SMS Winkel in 1:700 scale. Martin Winkel has a theory that if your favorite navy did not build
a warship to fit your fleet's needs, then design and build your own. This Martin did with this design. Armed with 8-Inch (205mm) guns and armored with a 7 1/2-inch belt, the SMS Winkel can be serious trouble for anything she can
catch at her 15 knot top speed.
Tone, Japanese Heavy Cruiser, Fujimi 1:700 Scale - When I first saw these photographs of a model of the Japanese heavy cruiser Tone, I saw the detail and immediately thought that this was the new 1:350 scale resin kit from
Minekaze. I was mistaken. The photographs actually show the old 1:700 scale kit of Tone by Fujimi that was super-detailed by Imre Somogyi of Hungary. Photographs submitted by Akos Gergely.
USS Northampton CA-28, Blue Water Navy 1:350 Scale - Mike Winters built this model of the USS Northampton CA-28 in 1:350 scale from Blue Water Navy. He also spiced it up with seaplanes from White Ensign Models and
crew figures from L'Arsenal.
USS Brooklyn ACR-3, Armored Cruiser, YS Master Pieces 1:350 Scale - The 1:350 USS Brooklyn ACR-3 produced by YS Master Pieces is a totally beautiful kit. Jim Baumann built his copy in the classic white and buff of the
Great White Fleet. Jim, who scratch-buillds a lot of parts on all of his projects, pays high tribute to the YS Master Pieces USS Brooklyn, when he states that built it almost straight from the box.
USS Des Moines, CA-134, Post-War USN Heavy Cruiser, Classic Warships 1:350 Scale - Robert L. McGhee II built the 1:350 scale model of USS Salem CA-139 produced by Classic Warships, as the USS Des Moines CA-134 in
honor of his father, who is a plank holder of the Des Moines.
Tone, Japanese Heavy Cruiser, Minekaze 1:350 Scale - The Tone was an unusual design with four twin 8-inch gun turrets forward and a flight deck for seaplanes aft. She and her sister, Chickuma, were the last heavy cruisers to be
completed for the Imperial Japanese Navy. The Japanese company Minekaze has produced a 1:350 scale model of Tone. Tony van Wyk spent six months building this kit and the results are outstanding.
USS New Orleans, USN Heavy Cruiser, Classic Warships 1:350 Scale - The USS New Orleans is a classic design in a couple of ways. First, as the culmination of the Treaty heavy cruisers, the New Orleans class was the best of the
type built under the constraints of the Washington and London Treaties. It is also a Classic Warships model in 1:350 scale. Lamar B. Jones built this 1:350 scale USS New Orleans from Classic Warships.
SMS Sankt Georg, KuK Armored Cruiser by WSW in 1:700 Scale - The KuK Austro-Hungarian Navy built a few moderately sized armored cruisers at the end of the 19th and start of the 20th century . The SMS Sankt Georg was the
culminating design. Displacing 7,289 tons the ship was overgunned for her size. Quintin Trammell has built the 1:700 scale model of the Sankt Georg produced by WSW.
Kirov, Soviet Rocket Cruiser by Dragon in 1:700 Scale - The Kirov Class Soviet Rocket Cruiser has been released by two companies last fall and created quite a stir. This is the Kirov produced by Dragon in 1:700 scale. Douglas K.L.
Chan built the kit with photo-etch parts from the new Kirov Class Photo-Etch fret from White Ensign Models.
USS San Francisco, CA-38 in 1942 in 1:350 Scale - This model was built by Keith Bender for the son of one of crew of the San Francisco, who was aboard at the Naval Battle of  Guadalcanal on the night of November 13, 1942.
The model is the USS San Francisco in 1:350 scale from Classic Warships.
Aoba, Japanese Heavy Cruiser 1942 in 1:700 Scale - This kit is of the Japanese Heavy Cruiser Aoba produced by Hasegawa in 1:700 scale. Jesús Alcocer built the kit to portray the cruiser as Rear Admiral Gato's flagship in Operation
MO in the Solomon Islands.
USS Houston CA-30 in 1:350 Scale - Quintin Trammell normally builds WWI or earlier warships. This time he built the USS Houston CA-30 in 1:350 scale from Blue Water Navy, now Yankee Modelworks. Why? "This is just
too good a model not to do. It is a beautiful model."
USS Indianapolis 1945 in 1:350 Scale - This 1:350 scale model of the USS Indianapolis produced by Iron Shipwright was modified by Mike Taylor to replicate the Indy as she appeared at the time of her loss in 1945.
USS Brooklyn, Armored Cruiser in 1:350 Scale - Quintin Trammell has a liking for turn of the century warships. Here is his build of the USS Brooklyn, armored cruiser, in 1:350 scale produced by Iron Shipwright. The
photographs show the model nearing completion.
USS Indianapolis 1945 in 1:700 Scale - The Kiwis Strike again! This time it is Pete Randall of Auckland, New Zealand with his build of the USS Indianapolis in her last 1945 fit in 1:700 scale from Tamiya. Pete has even added floater
nets to the baskets. Pete made the nets from....panty hose. There will be no questions as where he obtained that gear.
HMS Sheffield 1942 in 1:400 Scale - One media in which warship models are produced is cardstock. This media is especially popular in Poland and Germany. Zdzislaw Rusinowski has built the 1:400 scale cardstock model of HMS
Sheffield from JSC, as she appeared in 1942.
Nachi, Japanese Heavy Cruiser 1:200 Scale - It took Paul Eisenberg ten months to design and build this 1:200 scale scratch-built model of the Imperial Japanese Heavy Cruiser Nachi. This is a truly outstanding model.
SMS Blucher, World War One German Armored Cruiser - The design for the SMS Blucher was motivated by false leaks from the Royal Navy. Built in response to the HMS Invincible Class, the German Navy was deceived into
believing that the first of the battlecruisers would mount 9.2-inch guns, rather than the 12-inch guns that were mounted. The Blucher turned out to be much slower and far lighter armed, than the ship she was designed to counter.
Quintin Trammell has built the 1:700 scale kit of SMS Blucher from WSW.
Koeln, German Light Cruiser in 1:600 Scale - What if you like models in an unsupported scale, such as 1:600 popularized by Airfix? You can't find the ship you want in that scale? That did not stop Thomas Riepe from Germany. He
made a master model, then molds and is now casting his own models of Koeln in 1:600 scale in resin and white metal.
RN Pola, Italian Heavy Cruiser - The Tauro kit of this Italian heavy cruiser class is very popular. Cesare Fiorini has built the RN Pola from the Tauro 1:400 scale kit. Photo-etch is from Toms and Regia Marina as well as coming in
the box from Tauro.
USS Milwaukee, Protected Cruiser 1910 - Originally planned to be an improved Olympia at 6,000 tons, the USS Milwaukee, one of three of the St Louis Class, was finally completed as an under-gunned "semi-armored" protected
cruiser of 9,700 tons. Quintin Trammell has built the 1:350 scale kit of the USS Milwaukee from Iron Shipwright.
USS Yorktown, Aegis Cruiser - The USS Yorktown is one of the ships of the Ticonderoga Class Aegis cruisers. Bob O'Connor has built the 1:700 scale kit from DML as part of his award winning , modern USN cruiser collection.
Askold, Imperial Russian Protected Cruiser - The five stacked Russian Protected Cruiser, Askold, is a popular subject for resin model kits. There are at least four different models of this unique design. Three are in 1:700 scale but that
was too small for Quitin Trammell, who supersized his build with the Combrig 1:350 Scale Askold.
Kasuga, Imperial Japanese Navy Garibaldi Class Armored Cruiser 1904 - In his first foray into the world of digital photographs, Quintin Trammell shows photos of his build of the Kasuga, Japanese Armored Cruiser, from the 1:350
scale kit produced by Box 261.
USS Albany CG-10, JAG 1:700 Scale - Bob O'Connor took second place in the Orlando, Florida  IPMS Modelpalooza in the Collections Division for his Post World War II USN Cruiser Collection. These are photographs of just one of
that collection, the JAG USS Albany CG 10 in 1:700 scale.
RN Fiume, Italian Heavy Cruiser - The model for this handsome cruiser is from Tauro in 1:400 scale. Charles Landrum provides text and photographs of his build of this kit, which was a prize winner at the 2002 US IPMS
convention.
Askold, Imperial Russian Protected Cruiser - Giampiero Galeoti of Regia Marina builds the classic White Ensign Models 1:700 scale Askold, Imperial Russian Protected Cruiser.
Algerie, French Heavy Cruiser 1942 - So far there are not kits available for one of the if not the most handsome treaty cruisers, the French Algerie. The lack of an available kit did not stop Michal Lason of Bombay, India, Michal
scratch-built the model in 1:700 scale.
RN San Giorgio, Italian Armored Cruiser - The Italian Armored Cruiser San Giorgio was built prior to World War One. When Italy entered World War Two, she was still part of the Regia Marina. She was stationed at Tobruk,
sandbagged and painted desert yellow. Jim Baumann has built the Delphis 1:700 scale kit of San Giorgio in her last appearance.
USS Minneapolis, CA-36 1945 - Scratch-Built in 1:350 scale, this model from Pierre Marchal shows the USS Minneapolis CA-36 at the end of the war, after her port catapult had been landed to compensate for the additional weight
on additional AA guns.
RN Gorizia, Italian Heavy Cruiser - In an article that would equally at home in the reviews or diorama section, Patrizio Carlucci presents his beautiful build of the 1:700 scale model of the Italian heavy Cruiser, Gorizia, from Delphis.
USS Alaska, Large Cruiser 1945 - This is a 1:350 scale model of the elegant "Large Cruiser" USS Alaska. This beautiful model was scratch-built by Pierre Marchal.
USS Brooklyn, Armored Cruiser 1898 - The 1:350th scale model of the flagship at the Battle of Santiago, Cuba from Iron Shipwright has been built in her buff and white paint scheme by Michael Taylor.
HMNZS Leander, 1943 - Des Hudson of Auckland, New Zealand scratch-built this 1:96 scale model of the lead ship of this famous class of light cruisers.
Vladimir Monomakh, Dmitri Donskoi & Svietlana, Russian Cruisers - These are a number of photographs from Combrig, showing three of their cruiser kits as built. Vladimir Monomakh, early armored cruiser as she appeared at
Tsushima, where she was lost. Dmitri Donskoi was the next armored cruiser design, also present at Tsushima. Svietlana a three stack early 2nd rank cruiser. All kits are 1:700 scale.
Building the Vladimir Monomakh - Vladimir Yakubov describes how he built the Combrig 1:700 scale model of the Imperial Russian Armored Cruiser Vladimir Monomakh, as she appeared at the Battle of Tsushima in May 1905.
Askold - The 1:700 scale model by White Ensign Models of this favorite Imperial Russian Cruiser built by Jim Baumann.
Bayan - This medium armored cruiser (7,725 tons) was probably the best large cruiser design of the Imperial Russian Navy during the Russo-Japanese War. Photographs of the Combrig 1:700 scale kit of the Bayan.
Georgios Averoff - Jim Baumann applies his outstanding talents to an outstanding kit, the YS Master Pieces Georgios Averoff, Greek armored cruiser in 1:350 scale.
USS Ticonderoga CG 47 - James Lee of Taiwan built the 1:96th scale model of USS Ticonderoga from BaD hull and superstructure, with fittings from Sirma. Text provided from Melvin Tung.
HMS Sheffield - The 1:350 scale model of HMS Sheffield from White Ensign Models is built by Jim Baumann.
Bayan II, WWI Russian Armored Cruiser - The second Bayan was built to the same specifications as the first armored cruiser of that name, lost at Port Arthur. Vladimir Yakubov describes his build of the Combrig 1:700 scale kit.
Itsukushima - The three ship Matsushima Class of Japanese protected cruisers were  odd birds. Very poorly protected, their unique feature was their main armament of a single 12.6 inch gun. Designed to counter two Chinese
battleships, the rate of fire of one round each five minutes, precluded hitting much of anything. Jim Baumann builds the Modelkrak 1:700 scale kit.
Askold in 1:700 Scale & Avrora in 1:700 Scale - Photographs of cruisers from Combrig. The five stack Askold in 1:700 scale and the protected cruiser, Avrora, in 1:700 scale. Photographs from Combrig.
HMS Dido - The 1:700 scale White Ensign Model kit of the HMS Dido as of 1942 is built by Bill Livingston.
Rurik - By 1904 the Rurik was an old armored cruiser but she was part of the Vladivostok Cruiser Squadron. She was lost in a separate action that supported the breakout of the Port Arthur Squadron. Jim Baumann built this 1:700
scale kit of the Rurik from Combrig.
Nisshin - In preparing for war with Russia, Japan purchased two Garibaldi Class armored cruisers, the Nisshin and Kasuga. Jim Baumann built the Modelkrak 1:700 scale Nisshin.
Furutaka - Bob LaPadura built the Blue Water Navy 1:350 scale model of HIJMS Furutaka. Bob's model won 1st  for warships 1:400 and larger at the 2002 US IPMS Nationals.
HMS Sussex - The 1:700 scale model of the County Class heavy cruiser, HMS Sussex, produced by White Ensign Models, as built by Jim Baumann.
Tatsuta - Jim Baumann's build of this Japanese unprotected cruiser, later rerated dispatch vessel. The kit is manufactured by Modelkrak in 1:700 scale.
USS Vincennes CG, #2, #3 - Jim Fosdick's build of the Aegis Cruiser.
USS Pennsylvania, Armored Cruiser- On January 18, 1911 Eugene Ely landed and took of from this armored cruiser in San Francisco Bay. This is the first in a series of photographic examinations of the large scale model warships on
display at The National Museum of Naval Aviation, located on Pensacola Naval Air Station (NAS). This model of the Pennsylvania was built and donated by Bill Emerson. One unusual feature is that it was built entirely of match
sticks, except for anchor chain, rigging and fabric items.
USS Olympia Jim Chaconas' build of the Advent/Revell 1:232 scale protected cruiser kit.
Georgios Averoff Yiannis Sagiadinos, the owner of YS Master Pieces, builds his own creation, the 1:350 scale model of this Greek Armored Cruiser.
Georgios Averoff Quintin Trammel's build and commentary of the YS Master Pieces 1:350 Greek Armored Cruiser.
HIJMS Furutaka, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, Quinn Bracken's build of the excellent 1:350 kit from Blue Water Navy.  
1:700 Tamiya DKM Prinz Eugen Artwork, #2 from Model Art Magazine, March 2002, sent by Peter Van Buren  
1:700th Varyag, Modern Russian Slava Class CG, (RKR), #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, Scratch-Built by William Lam (who goes by the nickname of Varyag) of Hong Kong.  
1:200th IJN Ashigara #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 By Alan McGivern (Konishi)
1:400th USS Leahy CG-16 #2 #3 By Mike Connors (Monogram)
1:350th USS  USS Lake Champlain CG-57 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 By Mike Connors (DML)
1:350 USS New Orleans by Quinn Bracken (Classic Warships, extended coverage)
1:700 Italeri Graf Spee by Larry Aldridge (extended coverage)
1:700 USS Long Beach CGN, #2 by Bob O'Connor (JAG)
1:700 USS Des Moines, #2 by Bob O'Connor (Jim Shirley kit)
1:700 HMS Tiger, #2, #3 by Bob O'Connor (Airfix)
1:200 IJN Yubari (light cruiser), #2 Scratchbuilt by Paul Eisenberg
1:600 USS Bainbridge (CGN 25) c.1990 by Mike Leonard (modified Aurora kit)
1:240 Armoured Cruiser USS Olympia, #2 by Mike Leonard (Revell)
1:700 USS Albany CG-10, #2, #3 by Mike Taylor (JAG)
1:600 HMS Belfast by Mike Taylor (Airfix)
1:700 IJN Light Cruiser Katori, #2, #3 by Harvey Low (Aoshima)
1:700 IJN CL Yahagi 1945 by Mituyuki Ujimoto (Tamiya)
1:700 IIJN Ashigara (early) by Toshifumi Kimoto (Hasegawa)
1:700 USS Duluth CL-87, #2 by Noboru Yahagi (Cleveland Class by Pit Road)
1:700 USS Louisville CA-28, 2, 3 by Bob Dedmon (Corsair Armada)
1:500 IJN Heavy Cruiser Haguro by Quinn Bracken (Nichimo)
1:350 DKM Prinsz Eugen, #2, #3 by Mike Taylor (Iron Shipwright)
1:700 USS Ticonderoga Aegis Cruiser by Mike Taylor (DML)
1:700 USS Indianapolis by Mike Leonard (Matchbox)
1/700 USS Phoenix 1943, #2, #3 (Brooklyn class light cruiser) by Tim Dike (Jim Shirley kit)
1/700 Light Cruiser USS Juneau by Mike Leonard (Skywave)
1/700 Imperial Russian Navy Cruiser Askold, #2, #3, #4, #5 by Falk Pletscher (WSW)
1/700 Imperial Russian Navy Cruiser Askold by Mike Taylor (White Ensign)
1/1250 USS Quincy, #2 by Mike Leonard (Neptun)
1/350 USS Salem, #2, #3, #4 by John Sheridan (Classic Warships)
1/500 IJN Heavy Cruiser Takao by Mike Taylor (Nichimo)
1/350 light Cruiser USS Oakland CL-95, #2 by Bob LaPadura (BWN)
1/700 German light cruiser SMS Bremse by Mike Taylor (Doc Modell)
1/96 USS Atlanta (1884) on display at Smithsonian: photo study
1/96 Armoured Cruiser USS Olympia on display at Smithsonian: a photo study
1/350 USS Juneau Cl 52, #2 by Michael Taylor (Blue Water Navy)
1/200 IJN Takao August 1942, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6 by Alan McGivern (Konishi kit)
1/200 Italian Light Cruiser Emanuele Filiberto, #2, #3 by Alan McGivern (Scratchbuilt)
1/350 Armoured Cruiser USS Olympia by Steve Gordon (Iron Shipwright)
1/200 Italian Cruiser Balzano, #2 , #3 by Paul Eisenberg   (Scratch-built)  
1/700 Agano, #2  IJN Light Cruiser by Rob Mackie (Tamiya)  
1/700 HMS Achilles by John Collins  (Classic Warships)  
1/700 Cleveland class Cruiser USS Birmingham by John Collins   (Skywave)  
1/700 IJN Light Cruiser Kuma, #2, #3  by David Fraser  (Tamiya)  
1/700 Cleveland Class Light Cruiser by Jim Gordon (Skywave)
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