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________________________________________________________________________________ Destroyers, Frigates, Corvettes & Small Combatants

USS Zumwalt DDG-1000, Scratch-Built in 1:1250 Scale by Andrea De Bonis - This is Andrea De Bonis' model made by hand with no precision instruments. Only wood, a few small metal and plastic parts were used. USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) is
a guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy. She is the lead ship of the Zumwalt class and the first ship to be named after Admiral Elmo Zumwalt.

Mytishchi, Modern Russian Corvette Project 22800, Combrig 1:350 Scale - Here is a treat from Combrig. It is the test build of a new Combrig kit in 1:350 scale. The subject is the modern Russian corvette, Mytishchi, Project 22800.

ORP Burza 1943, Polish Destroyer, Mirage 1:400 Scale, Built by Michal Lason - Michal Lason is using his time at home to build kits from his stash. This is the Polish destroyer, Burza as of 1943. The kit is by Mirage in 1:400 scale.

Izumrud, Modern Russian Coast Guard Cutter Project 22460, Combrig 1:350 Scale, Built by Vadim Malakhovskiy - Vadim Malakhovskiy has done a magnificent job on the Izumrud, modern Russian Coast Guard cutter Project 22460. The
Izumrud is produced by Combrig in 1:350 scale.

Tachikaze DDG-168, Skywave 1:700 Scale, Built by Craig Bennett - Here is Craig Bennett's 1/700 scale JDS Tachikaze DDG-168 that served Japan from 1976 to 2007. It's fate is unknown to Craig. This kit was built back in ...1994.

P-102 Japanese Patrol Boat, Ex- USS Stewart DD-224, Mirage Hobby 1:400 Scale, Built by Craig Bennett - The USS Stewart DD-224 was badly damaged at the beginning of WW2 in dry dock in Java. Scuttled by her crew, the Stewart was
considered a war loss to the USN. The IJN decided to salvage the destroyer and raised the ship, taking 18 months to do. On Sept 20,1943 the P-102 was commissioned as a patrol boat. This is the Mirage Hobby 1:400 scale kit of the P-102, built by
Craig Bennett.

HMS St. Albans, Mirage Hobby 1:400 Scale, Built by Craig Bennett - This the Mirage Hobby 1/400 scale kit of the St.Albans, that Craig Bennett built in 2016. It is out of the box. The real ship flew under 4 flags in its existence. USA ,UK
,Norway, and then Soviet Union .Then it was scrapped.

USS Noa DD-343, Mirage Hobby 1:400 Scale, Built by Craig Bennett - This is the Mirage Hobby 1/400 scale kit of the USS NOA DD-343 during the seaplane trials in April to June,1940 on Delaware Bay near the Philadelphia Navy Yard.

HMS London D16, County Class Destroyer, Scratch-Built in 1:200 Scale by Shuki Aloni - Here are pictures of my new model in 1:200 scale of the county class destroyer HMS LONDON.

HMS Campbeltown, Mirage Hobby 1:400 Scale, Built by Craig Bennett - This is the Mirage Hobby 1/400 scale kit of the HMS Campbeltown, which Craig Bennett built in 2015. With this kit you need 9 20mm guns . The kit provides 6 of them..Craig
had bought 2 kits of this model so that remedied the situation. The kit is the Campbeltown at the ship's loss in the St.Nazaire raid.

USS Leutze DD-481, Fletcher Class Destroyer, Tamiya 1:350 Scale, Built by Steve Mitchell, Entered in the 2019 US IPMS National Convention - The Tamiya model of the USS Fletcher in 1:350 scale has always been a very popular kit among
warship modelers. Steve Mitchell built the kit as USS Leutze DD-481 and entered his build in the 2019 US IPMS National Convention. The twin Bofors 40mm platforms on each side of the aft funnel were scratch-built. Master Model resin twin Bofors
with brass barrels and Flyhawk Bofor gun mounts were added. Eduard photo-etch was used. The model was painted with Vallejo acrylics and AK washes were used for weathering.

USS Laffey DD-459 1942, Dragon 1:350 Scale, Built by Bob Cicconi, Entered in the 2019 US IPMS Nationals - Battling Bob Cicconi, the Fighting Philly, kicked up the dust in Chattanooga when he entered his build of the USS Laffey DD-459 in her
1942 fit at the 2019 US IPMS National Convention. Bob used the Dragon 1:350 scale kit. He added brass barrels, Blue Ridge 20mm Oerlikons, Gold Medal Models raining, radar, ladders & other fittings and Infini line rigging.

Dieter von Roeder, German Destroyer Z-17, Zvezda 1:350 Scale, Built by Martin Quinn, Entered in the 2019 US IPMS Nationals --Garden Stater, Martin Quinn, has certainly grown a delicious harvest with his build of the Dieter von Roeder,
German Destroyer Z-17. The model is produced by Zvezda in 1:350 scale. Martin did some modifications and additions to the kit before it was entered in the 2019 US IPMS National Convention. He removed the Aztec stairs on the kit and used Lion
Roar inclined ladders in their place as well as using Lion Roar doors to cover the bland generic doors on the kit. Flyhawk railing was used. The funnel caps were adapted from a Trumpeter Z-25 kit to fit the Z-17.

USS Nicholas DD-449 1942, Blue Water Navy 1:350 Scale, Built by Richard Sliwka, Entered in the 2019 US IPMS Nationals - Richard Sliwka of Missouri entered his build of the USS Nicholas DD-449 in the 2019 US IPMS National Convention.
He modified a Blue Water Navy kit produced in 1992 to show the ship in 1942. He added brass mast and details, as well as detailing the aft control position and enhancing deck detail. The boats and 1.1-Inch Chicago Pianos are from L'Arsenal.
Paperlabs searchlights were used. Infini 20mm Oerlikons were added.

USS Farragut DD-348, Black Cat Models 1:350 Scale, Built by Felix Bustelo - This is my build of the excellent Black Cat Models 1:350 scale USS Farragut kit. The model is essentially built straight from the box with little additions. I decided to
back date the kit slightly by swapping the Mk. 51 gun directors for Black Cat’s Mk. 49 gun directors. I added a mix of Black Cat and L’Arsenal crew figures, used Colourcoats paints for the MS 21 paint scheme and 005-inch Nitinol wire for the
rigging.

D 170 German 119 Class Destroyer, Revell 1:144 Scale, Built by Craig Bennett - After World War Two the US Navy transferred several Fletcher Class destroyers to the new German Navy, where they were known as the 119 Class. Revell of
Germany has produced a large 1:144 scale kit of the 119 Class. This is D170 built by Craig Bennett.

USS Clemson DD-182, Flush-Deck Four Piper Destroyer, Scratch-Built in 1:200 Scale By Shuki Aloni - Shuki Aloni of Israel has another of his multitude of warship models, scratch-built in 1:200 scale. This one is flush-deck four piper, USS
Clemson DD-182.

USS Chevalier DD-805, Dragon Models 1:350 Scale, Built by Tim Bates, Award Winner 2019 US IPMS Nationals - Tim Bates did not have far to go to enter the competition at the 2019 US IPMS National Convention in Chattanooga, Tennessee,
since he lives there. However, no one can attribute his win with this entry to home cooking by the judges, as the excellence of his build speaks for itself. Tim won 2nd Place Destroyers in 1:350 Scale with his build of the USS Chevalier DD-805 in
her 1945 fit from the Dragon kit.

USS Russell DD-414, Sims Class Destroyer, Blue Ridge Models 1:192 Scale, Built by Richard Sliwka, Award Winner 2019 US IPMS Nationals - Richard Sliwka of Missouri won Best Destroyer or Small Combatant in 1:350 Scale at the 2019
US IPMS National Convention with his build of the Sims Class destroyer, USS Russell DD-414, in 1:192 scale. He lists the model as from Blue Ridge Models. However, I didn't find it listed in the Blue Ridge Models web site. Yankee Modelworks
produced a 1:192 scale USS Sims and it is possible that Blue Ridge acquired the rights to the model and re-released it.

USS Ward DD-139, December 7, 1941, Gulfstream 1:350 Scale, Built by David Miller, Entered in the 2019 US IPMS Nationals - It is Tin Can Time at the Nationals! David Miller of New Mexico made the voyage to Chattanooga, Tennessee to
attend the 2019 US IPMS National Convention. Here is his build of USS Ward DD-139 as of December 7, 1941 at Pearl Harbor. The kit is the golden oldie Gulfstream USS Ward in 1:350 scale.

USCGC Lake Champlain, Lake Class Cutter, Atlantic Models 1:350 Scale, Built by Felix Bustelo - This is Felix Bustelo's build of the now out of production Atlantic Models USCGC Itsaca Lake Class Cutter kit. The kit was originally to be
released under the White Ensign Models label but after they closed shop the masters were in limbo for a long while. Peter Hall eventually found the master patterns and the kit was finally released under his Atlantic Models label.

USS Jaccard DE-355, Scratch-Built in 1:200 Scale, By Shuki Aloni - Here are pictures of Shuki Aloni's new model in 1:200 scale of the USS Jaccard DE-355, destroyer escort.

USS Zumwalt DD-1000, Scratch-Built in 1:200 Scale by Shuki Aloni - Here are pictures of Shuki Aloni's new model of the destroyer USS ZUMWALT DD-1000 in 1:200 scale. The model is made from foam boards, card board, and balsa wood. It
took him two weeks to build.

USS Frank Fletcher, Revell 1:144 Scale, Built by Roger K. Page -The Free Time Hobbies Fall Festival & Show on October 14, 2017 featured more than battleships and carriers in the ship competition. Here is the USS Frank Fletcher DD-445,
manufactured by Revell in 1:144 scale and built by Roger K. Page.

HMS Zetland 1942, Hunt Class Destroyer Type II, IGB 1:700 Scale, Built y Bob Cicconi - Here are photos of the 1/700 scale IGB HMS Zetland 1942, Hunt Class Type II Destroyer, that Bob Cicconi recently built. It's a nice
kit but some of the parts are overscale, such as the gun barrels, masts, and searchlight.

HMS Southampton, Type 42 Destroyer, Atlantic Models 1:350 Scale, Built by Chee Wee Sim - Chee Wee Sim shows his newest build, the HMS Southampton, Type 42 Destroyer. The model is produced by Atlantic Models in 1:350 scale.

USS Thatch FFG-43, Oliver Hazzard Perry Class Frigate, Dragon 1:700 Scale, Built by Rob Weilacher - Shown are pictures of my USS Thatch FFG-43, Oliver Hazzard Perry Class Frigate, finished a few years ago by Rob Weilacher. The kit is
by Dragon and Rob used the Gold Medal Models modern photo-etch fret on it, which was fantastic. The helicopter is probably the wrong type but is a Trumpeter SH-60 type.

HMS Avenger, Type 21 Frigate, Atlantic Models 1:350 Scale, Built by Chee Wee Sim - Chee Wee Sim has done a beautiful job in his build of this model of HMS Avenger, Type 21 Frigate, in 1:350 scale from Atlantic Models.

USS Benham DD-397, Scratch-Built in 1:96 Scale by Steve Kohls - If you want to see an impressive replica, here it is. Steve Kohls started with a fiber-glass hull and then went into a fury of scratch-building to produce this magnificent 1:96 scale
replica of the USS Benham DD-397.

Suchena, Imperial Russian Torpedo Boat, Combrig 1:350 Scale, Built y Felix Bustelo - This is Felix Bustelo's build of the Combrig 1:350 scale Suchena kit, which he reviewed for Steel Navy (http://www.steelnavy.
net/CombrigSuchena350FBustelo.html). The model was fairly straight forward to build but Felix really doesn’t like railings with individual stanchion ends as he finds them a bit of a pain to work with and he tends to use too much glue to attach them.

Aurora, Imperial Russian Protected Cruiser, 1:200 Scale, Scratch-Built by Shuki Aloni - This is the new model of the Imperial Russian protected cruiser AURORA from 1903 built by Shuki Aloni. It was scratch-built in 1:200 scale and made from
his usual materials i.e card board, foamed boards, and balsa wood. It took him two weeks to build. Shuki lately visited Sankt Petersburg ,Russia, where Aurora is a museum ship.

HMS Musketeer G86, M Class Destroyer, Scratch-Built in 1:200 Scale by Shuki Aloni - Shuki Aloni scratch-built this model of HMS Musketeer in 1:200 scale. The Musketeer as part of the M Class was laid down on December 7, 1939, launched
December 2, 1941 and commissioned on September 18, 1942.

USS Sims DD-409 1938, Niko Model 1:700 Scale, Built by Bob Cicconi - These are photographs of the latest build by Bob Cicconi, the Niko 1/700 scale USS Sims, 1938. It was built mostly out-of-the-box, but Bob scratch-built the foremast, used
Gold Medal Models Gold Ultra main deck railings, and used Paperlab 5" gun houses with brass barrels. Stretched sprue rigging and Lifecolor paints were also used.

USS Phelps DD-360 1944, Admiralty Modelworks 1:700 Scale, Built by Bob Cicconi - This is the Admiralty Modelworks 1:700 scale USS Phelps DD-360 1944, which Bob Cicconi finished in March 2016. He built it out of the box, only adding a
flag and stretched sprue rigging. Bob used Lifecolor paints for the Measure 32 camouflage scheme.

USS Gearing DD-710 1:200 Scale, Scratch-Built by Shuki Aloni - Here is the USS Gearing DD-710, which is another subject tackled by Shuki Aloni for scratch-building in 1:200 scale.

USS Cole DDG-67, Arleigh Burke Class Destroyer, 1:200 Scale, Scratch-Built by Shuki Aloni - This is a 1:200 scale model of USS Cole DDG-67, Arleigh Burke Class Guided Missile Destroyer, which Shuki Aloni scratch-built. All of his models
are in 1:200 scale and are scratch-built by balsa wood. cardboard and Polystyrene foam sheets.

Kotlin Class Destroyer, Soviet Union 1:200 Scale, Scratch-Built by Shuki Aloni - Here is Shuki Aloni's scratch-built USSR destroyer KOTLIN. The model is in 1:200 scale and scratch-built with balsa wood. cardboard and Polystyrene foam sheets.

Fubuki, Japanese Destroyer 1:200 Scale, Scratch-Built by Shuki Aloni - Using card board, balsa wood, brass piping and various knick-knacks, Shuki Aloni scratch-built the Japanese destroyer, Fubuki in 1:200 scale.

Augsburg, Type 120, German Frigate, NNT Modell 1:700 Scale, Built by Norbert Thiel - Here are some pictures of the new NNT kit, the 70050 Fregatte Augsburg Type 120 in 1:700 scale. It was built by Norbert Thiel. The pictures were taken by
Reiner Vögel. The kit will come with decals so that any of the six ships of the class can be made from the kit.

Schnellboot S7, E-Boat, Airfix 1:72 Scale, Built by Joseph Passaseo - After carefully reviewing the Airfix 1:72 scale Schnellboot/E-Boat kit, the goal of Joseph Passaseo was to build it into a credible representation of the early
class Schnellboot S-7. Many of the kit parts were discarded and new ones built and as well as re-detailing and correcting many of the parts.

HMS Montgomery, Mirage 1:400 Scale, Built by Giampiero Galeotti - This is a model of HMS Montgomery built by Giampiero Galeotti. The kit is by Mirage in 1/400 scale with photo-etch by White Ensign Models. Giampiero has also used the
technique of the salt for the rust, together with AK Interactive products and watercolor pencils for weathering.

HMS Daring D32- Type 45 Destroyer, Cyber Hobby 1:700 Scale, Built by Ayala Botto - The HMS Daring D32 Type 45 Destroyer from Royal Navy, is a 1/700 scale plastic model produced by Cyber Hobby and built by Ayala Botto. It includes a
small photo etch fret and a set of decals sheet so complete, it allows the modeler to build not only the Daring (D32) but also the following two ships in the class, the Dauntless (D33) and Diamond (D34).

HMCS Huron, Tribal Class Destroyer, Trumpeter 1:350 Scale, Built by Chris Flodberg - This is Trumpeter's 1/350 scale HMCS Huron, Tribal Class Destroyer. Chris Flodberg used a variety of photo-etch details, as well as some NorthStar and
Eduard additions.

Chung Mu DD-91, South Korean Destroyer 1:144 Scale, Scratch-Built by Song, Jung Gun - Song, Jung Gun scratch-builds his subject from wood. His latest creation is the Chung Mu DD-91 of the South Korean Navy. Formerly the Fletcher class
destroyer USS Erben DD-631, which was transferred to South Korea in 1963. The model is done in 1:144 scale and took seven months to build.

HMS Zinnia, Flower Class Corvette, MirageHobby 1:350 Scale, Built by Giampiero Galeotti - This is the Flower Class Corvette, HMS Zinnia. Giampiero Galeotti used the Mirage Hobby 1:350 scale kit, supplemented by White Ensign Models
photo-etch to build the Zennia. To weather the hull Giampiero used the technique of salt, watercolor pencils and the products of AK Interactive.

Carlo Bergamini, Italian Frigate, Gwylan Models 1:700 Scale, Built by Lars Scharff - Lars Scharff built the new Italian Frigate Carlo Bergamini from the Gwylan Models 1:700 scale kit. The Italian frigate is posed with the French frigate Surcouf or
Italian frigate Andrea Doria in some of the photographs.

HMS Burdock, Flower Class Corvette 1941, White Ensign Models 1:700 Scale, Built by Peter Fulgoney - Peter Fulgoney didn't fancy building a Buttercup when he purchased the White Ensign Models 1:700 scale kit of the corvette, HMS
Buttercup. Instead he chose to portray the manly HMS Burdock, shown in action in the South Atlantic in 1941.

USS Terry DD-513, Fletcher Class Destroyer December 1944, Revell 1:144 Scale, Built by Jean-Louis Thevenon - Jean-Louis Thevenon used the Revell 1:144 scale model of the USS Fletcher to depict the USS Terry DD-513 as she appeared in
December 1944.

SC676, 110-Foot Subchaser, Scratch-Built in 1:48 Scale by Steve Brejnak - Steve Brejnak used plans to scratch-build the Word War Two SC676 110-foot subchaser in 1:48 scale.

USS Fletcher DD-445, Revell 1:144 Sclae, Built by Steve Brejnak - This is the USS Fletcher DD-445 in 1:144 scale by Revell. Steve Brejnak built it basically out of the box.

USS Wilmington PG-8, Combrig 1:700 Scale, Built by Bob Cicconi - Here are photos of Bob Cicconi's latest build, the Combrig 1/700 scale USS Wilmington PG-8, that Bob bought from Freetime Hobbies. It's a really nice kit and has some
photo-etch with it, although no railings. A great kit that goes together very nicely.

Z30, German Destroyer 1942, Trumpeter 1:350 Scale, Built by Jorge Andres Rivas Krause - This is the German destroyer Z30 as she appeared in 1942. The kit is Trumpeter in 1/350 scale and Jorge Andres Rivas Krause added some metal gun
barrels, replaced the mast by bronze soldered ones adding a little of scratch detail and a sea base to display.

HMCS Athabaskan, Canadian Iroquois Class Destroyer,The Resin Shipyard 1:350 Scale, Built by Stephen Vallis - Stephen Vallis built this mode, which is in 1/350 scale and is built from a kit by The Resin Shipyard. HMCS Athabaskan is an
Iroquois Class Destroyer that has served the Royal Canadian Navy for 40 years.

Evertsen, Admiralen Class Dutch Destroyer, Pacific Crossroads 1:350 Scale, Built by Aleksei Krisko - Boris Mulenko, owner of Pacific Crossroads Models, was naturally pleased when one of his models won 3rd place a couple of weeks ago in the
Saint Petersburg, Russia modelling convention. The model was the Dutch destroyer Evertsen, Admiralen Class, built by Aleksei Krisko.

HMS Campanula, L'Arsenal 1:400 Scale, Built by Kostas Katseas - Kostas Katseas has taken on a smaller topic with this subject. This is the Royal Navy corvette, HMS Campanula, built from a 1:400 scale kit, produced by L'Arsenal.

HMS Vanity, V/W Destroyer WAIR Conversion 1942, Arrowmodel 1:700 Scale,Built by Bob Cicconi - This is Bob Cicconi's latest build. The HMS Vanity circa 1942. This is the old Arrowmodel kit of the WAIR conversion of the V/W class
destroyer, HMS Vanity. Bob drilled the portholes, scratch-built the mast, used the White Ensign Models V/W class photo-etch detail set, cast the turrets, and used brass barrels. Rigging was Caenis line. He used Floquil and Testors paints to replicate
the Western Approaches color scheme.

Kagero, Japanese Destroyer 1942, Hasgawa 1:350 Scale, Built by Sven Schönyan - Sven Schönyan used the Hasegawa Yukikaze 1940 kit in 1:350 scale to model the sistership, Kagero. The ship is depicted about to fire a salvo
of deadly "Longlance" torpedoes during the Battle of Guadalcanal.

S-306 Schnellboot, Revell 1:72 Scale, Built by Derek Campbell - These are some pictures of the build of the Revell/Germany 1/72 scale Schnellboot with Flak 38 quad gun by Derek Campbell. It is a representation of S-306,
which was one of the few S boats equipped with this flak gun.

HMS Kent, Type 23 Frigate, Trumpeter 1:350 Scale, Built by Chee Wee Sim - Here are some pictures of the recently built 1/350 scale Trumpeter HMS Kent, a Royal Navy Type 23 frigate by Chee Wee Sim. He replaced the
yard arms provided by the kit as they seemed to be under scale and too thin to him. He scratch-built these yard arms using White Ensign Models photo-etch sets.

HMS Cavalier 1945 Moie Maritime Models 1:700 Scale, Built by Peter Fulgoney -Cavalier was one of 96 War Emergency Programme destroyers ordered between 1940 and 1942. She was one of the first ships to be built with
the forward and after parts of her hull welded, with the mid-section riveted to ensure strength.

Alvaro de Bazan F-100, Spanish Frigate, Scratch-Built in 1:72 Scale by Victor Garcia Martinez - These are pictures of my last model, the Spanish frigate F-100 "Alvaro de Bazan" class. The model was scratch-built in 1:72
scale.

HMS Milne 1942, White Ensign Models 1:700 Scale, Built by Peter Randall - This is the White Ensign Models 1:700 scale M Class Destroyer HMS Milne built by Peter Randall to depict the Milne in late 1942 with a
Western Approaches Blue paint scheme.

Z-25 & Z-43, German Destroyers, Trumpeter 1:350 Scale, Built by Norbert Thiel - Here are some photos of Norbert Thiel's finished Z-25 and Z-43 models by Trumpeter in 1:350 scale. These are terrific models almost out of the
box.

HMS Bristol, British Destroyer 1982, MT Miniatures 1:700 Scale, Built by Peter Fulgoney - This kit is a recent issue by MT Miniature in 1:700 scales, built by Peter Fulgoney, and features HMS Bristol, a one-off destroyer
project by the Royal Navy. The design features a triple funnel configuration, and the timber decks make this one of the last ships to use this material as the main deck covering. The ship was present for the South Atlantic Falklands campaign.

Jeon Buk DD-96 South Korean Destroyer, Scratch-Built in 1:150 Scale by Song Jung Gun - The South Korean destroyer Jeon Buk was origianally the DD-830 Everett F. Larson and was transfered to South Korea in 1975.
Song Jung Gun was a member of her crew in 1976, when he scratch-built this 1:150 scale model of the destroyer.

Jaguar, French Destroyer 1924, Kartonowa Flota 1:300 Scale, Built by Chris Smithers - Card models can build large, impressive warship models. Chris Smithers shows how he used the Kartonowa Flotta 1:300 scale card
model of the French destroyer Jaguar to build a magnificent replica of this three funnel destroyer.

HMCS Chilliwack, Canadian Corvette, Revell 1:72 Scale, Built by Bill Hutcherson - This is the Revell kit of HMCS Snowberry, modified to represent HMCS Chilliwack, built by Bill Hutcherson. It required quite a bit of
modification on engine room decking - moving the 2 pounder bandstand aft, adding steel deck to accommodate the 26 foot whaler, including a fair amount of GLS upgrading.

Leander Class Variants, British Frigates, MT Miniatures, Built by Tony Stubbs - Tony Stubbs recently came across a site that is producing 1/700 scale resin kits of Royal Navy ships from the 60s,70s and 80s. The site is MT
Miniatures (A link to MT Miniatures is on the home page). Tony purchased all 4 of their Leander Class variations and with a bit of help from some White Ensign Models brass and some Dragon spares he got a very nice result.

Tarantul II, Missile Boat, Innex 1:400 Scale, Built by Hans Beernink - Here is Hans Beernink's 1/400 scale Innex Tarantul II class missile boat. The Innex, which Hans believes is from the Mirage line and is based from that kit.
It had a good overall shape but its details were soft. Much of the kit was re-worked or scratch-built.

HMS Exeter D89, Type 42 British Destroyer, Skywave/Pitroad 1:700 Scale, Built by Bob Cicconi - These are photos of Bob Cicconi's latest build, the Skywave/Pit Road 1/700 scale HMS Exeter D-89, that he did as part of a
group build.

HMS Montgomery, Town Class Destroyer, White Ensign Models 1:350 Scale, Built by Glavan Srdjan - Here are a few pictures of the latest work by Captain Glavan Srdjan. It is a model of HMS Montgomery Town Class
destroyer produced by White Ensign Models in 1:350 scale. To build this resin model he spent approximately one month and as you can see at the end, it is very nice presentation.

HMCS Fennel, Canadian Corvette, Matchbox 1:72 Scale, Built by Kevin Wenker - This is the Matchbox corvette kit in 1:72 scale kit totally redone by Kevin Wenker as the HMCS Fennel using the GLS (Great Little Ships)
brass replacement and accessories package. It is painted with Mr. Color and Tamiya and weathered with oil paints.

Sachsen, Federal German Frigate, NNT 1:700 Scale, Built by Norbert Thiel - Here are photographs of the, Sachsen of the Federal German Navy, from NNT in 1: 700 scale and built by Norbert Thiel. Everything used for this
build is included in the kit.

Commandant Bourdais, French Aviso Escorteur, L'Arsenal 1:400 Scale, Built by Nicolas Dupont - These are the pictures of Commandant Bourdais, a French aviso escorteur in the groéland in the sixties, in a mission in fishing
boat assistance. The model, built by Nicolas Dupont, is the one from L'Arsenal in1:400 scale.

HMS Trafalagar, Battle Class Destroyer, H-P Models, Built by John Rodriguez Asti - The model is an H-P Models 1/700 scale HMS Trafalgar. In the past year John Rodriguez Asti bought a H-P Models HMS St. James kit
from Pacific Front Hobbies and he decided to complete it as the HMS Trafalgar. In John's opinion he believes that is one of the best kit from H-P Models.

USS Brownson DD-868, Gearing Class Destroyer, Dragon 1:350 Scale, Built by Jeff Prowse - These are photographs of Jeff Prowse's latest project DRAGON's 1/350 scale Gearing Class destroyer built as USS Brownson
DD-868. He used White Ensign Models photo-etch and Scale Master decals.

PCE-877 Okinawa Campaign 1945, Scratch-Built in 1:96 Scale by Steve Kohls - The model of the PCE-877 is scratch-built by Steve Kohls in 1/96 scale and represents her configuration during the OKINAWA CAMPAIGN.
She displays the measure 22 camouflage.

RSS Sea Scorpion, Missile Patrol Boat Singapore Navy, Scratch-Built in 1:350 Scale by Zenden Ng - Zenden Ng served onboard RSS Sea Scorpion for nearly 4 years out of his short 6 year career in the Republic of
Singapore Navy . It left a huge affection and impression on him. Zenden wanted to own it but unfortunately, there is no available kit of this model. So he needed to do it the hard way and scratch-built his former boat.

HMS Tartar 1944, Trumpeter 1:700 Scale, Built by Bob Cicconi - Bob Cicconi's latest build is the Trumpeter 1/700 scale HMCS Huron 1944 built as the HMS Tartar 1944. The kit is pretty decent, but needs a little cosmetic
work on the hull.

PT-109 Modeled with Dazzle Camouflage Scheme, Revell 1:72 Scale, Built by Ed Wong - Here are photographs of a Revell 1:72 scale PT-109 built by Ed Wong. The build is pretty much straight out of the box, with some
exceptions. The model was used to display a unique dazzle or zebra camouflage scheme that appeared on another boat.

Ayanami, Japanese Destroyer 1942, Pitroad 1:700 Scale, Built by Dan Kaplan - This is the PitRoad Ayanami kit in1/700 scale Fubuki Type II kits, modeled as Ayanami 1942, at the time of the Guadalcanal campaign.
Ayanami was sunk November 14-15 during the one of the ferocious, close range night battles with US forces.

Legionario, Italian Destroyer 1944, Scratch-Built in 1:200 Scale by Aldo Petrina - Here are photographs of the Regia Marina destroyer, Legionario, as she appeared in 1944 as a member of the Co-Belligerent Italian Navy. The
model is 1:200 scale and was scratch-built by Aldo Petrina from Italy using yard plans that he was able to procure.

USS England DE-635 Destroyer Escort, Trumpeter 1:350 Scale, Built by Chuck Bauer - DE-635, a Buckley-class destroyer escort, was named in honor of Ensign John C. England, who was killed in action aboard the USS
Oklahoma during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor . This is Chuck Bauer's build of the Trumpeter 1:350 scale USS England.

HMS Sheffield Type 42 Batch 1 Destroyer, White Ensign Models 1:350 Scale, Built by Phil Reeder - White Ensign Models produced a 1:350th scale kit of the Nottingham. This kit is of a batch 2 Type 42, whereas the
Sheffield was a batch 1. Helped by a set of Jecobin plans of her Phil Reeder managed to alter the kit to batch 1 standard.

Shirayuki, Fubuki Type 1 Special Type, Pitroad 1:700 Scale, Built by Dan Kaplan - Pictured is Shirayuki, a Fubuki class Type I destroyer, from the PitRoad Fubuki kit, modeled in her early war fit as of March 1943 at the
Battle of the Bismarck Sea, where she was sunk. The only notable change to her fit at that time was the replacement of her 7.5m motor launches with larger 10m, cargo type launches.

USS Monssen DD-436 May 1941, Dragon 1:350 Scale, Built by Phil Reeder - These are photos of Phil Reeder's conversion of the Dragon 350th scale Livermore kit. It depicts the Monssen as she appeared in May 1941,when
first completed.

HMAS Voyager 1964, 1:24 Scale, Scratch-Built by Ken Taylor - If you think that you have trouble with finding space for your models, how about this model of HMAS Voyager, which is in 1:24th scale scratch-built by Ken Taylor.
That's right, 1:24th scale! It measures just over 16-feet (5m) long and tops out over 350 pounds (160kg).

USS Van Valkenburg DD-656, Fletcher Class Destroyer, Iron Shipwright 1:192 Scale, Built by Alan McGivern - In light of all the discussions lately about the best destroyer, Alan McGivern thought he would show some
photos of his latest model. Alan built the USS Van Valkenburg out of the Iron Shipwrights 1:192 scale Fletcher kit, which was a great kit with some nice photo-etch.

HMS Diamond, Daring Class Destroyer, Scratch-Built in 1:350 Scale by Phil Reeder - This is Phil Reeder's scratch-built model of the Daring class destroyer HMS Diamond, as she appeared in 1953. The scale is 1/350th and
all construction was done with plastic sheet ,and spare parts. I used a set of Nexus plans in 1" = 8 feet. The 4.5 barrels were BMK 4.7" brass barrels.

USS Turner Joy DD-951, BaD Models and Scratch-Built in 1:96 Scale by Robert Rodriquez - USS Turner Joy DD-951 is a BaD Models kit , which Robert Rodriguez has modified and detailed out. He really likes this line of
kits, as they are pretty good and they give him plenty of opportunity for detailing. The hull is plank on frame construction, and then fiber glassed. The superstructure was sheeted in .015 sheet plastic, the masts are plastic rod and as are the
antenna arrays.

USS Fletcher, Tamiya 1:350 Scale, Built by Don Clark - Don Clark just started to do 1/350 scale warship models with photo-etch. This Tamiya USS Fletcher has a combination of Gold Medal Models and Eduard photo-etch. It
is his first finished ship with photo-etch. There are some scratch-built items on the ship particularly on the deck houses.

HMS Dainty 1934, White Ensign Models Glowworm 1:350 Scale, Built by Phil Reeder - This is Phil Reeder's build of White Ensign Model's 1:350th scale HMS Glowworm kit. He back-dated it to represent HMS Dainty, as
she appeared in 1934. Phil used a Norman Ough plan of the Daring to help him do this. Many minor alterations were made to some of the kit parts.

USS Gearing, Scratch-Built in 1:350 Scale by Pierre Marchal - Pierre Marchal prefers to scratch-build in 1:350 scale rather than to work on commercial kits. His subject of choice are the ships of the US Navy of World War
Two, especially those that served in the Pacific. This is Pierre's build of USS Gearing, shown in three parts from the process through the final model on a water textured base.

USS Winslow TB-5, Foote Class Torpedo Boat 1898, Lone Star 1:192 Scale, Built by Mark Leonard - These are photographs of Mark Leonard's build of Lone Star's 1/192 scale Foote-class torpedo boat, USS WINSLOW,
TB-5. USS WINSLOW saw action during the Spanish-American war, most notably at the Battle of Cardenas, where she was extensively damaged by shore batteries.

HMS Jupiter 1941, B-Resina 1:700 Scale, Built by Bob Cicconi - This is the 1/700 scale B-Resina HMS Jupiter, as she appeared in October of 1941. The kit is actually very nicely cast, but the weapons, boats, davits, etc., are
dated and Bob Cicconi replaced them with better detailed parts.

Sovremenny Class Russian Destroyer, Trumpeter 1:350 Scale, Built by Katseas Kostas - This is the Trumpeter Sovremenny class destroyer in 1:350 scale built by Katseas Kostas with the Gold Medal Model's photo-etch set
detail.

Se-Jong the Great, Korean Destroyer, Scratch-Built from Wood by Song Jung Gun - Song Jung Gun finished another ship model, scratch-built from wood. It took him over four months to build. It is the KD-3 (Korean
Destroyer), the Se-Jong the Great.

HMS Daring, British Stealth Destroyer, White Ensign Models 1:350 Scale, Built from the First Test Shot by the Mad One, Peter "Mad Pete" Hall - It is October 27 on a dark, rainy Tuesday. With only days remaining until
Halloween, there have been stirrings in the primordial forest in the towering peaks of the Cotswalds. An eerie blue light appeared in the highest tower of Castle Hall, long the haunt of the Mad One. What was "Mad Pete" preparing to haunt
modelers everywhere? The answer is now apparent, it is the HMS Daring, stealth destroyer, just released from White Ensign Models in 1:350 scale.

Yukikaze, Hasegawa 1:350 Scale, Built by Daniel Keck - Daniel Keck built the Hasegawa 1:350 scale Yukikaze. He built it as the destroyer appeared in Operation Ten Go in April 1945 using Colourcoat paints (White Ensign
Models) from Snyder and Short.

USS Laffey, Dragon 1:350 Scale, Built by Mark Taylor - This is Dragon's new 1/350 scale Laffey. Mark Taylor painted her in the Measure 21 Navy Blue color scheme that she last appeared in before sinking the early morning
hours of November 13, 1942 in Iron Bottom Sound.

Polish Card Destroyers by Maly Modelarz, Built by Michal Lason - During Michal Lason's last visit home to Poland, he found models that were there since his youth. They were made something like 30 years ago! All are cardboard
models of the Polish destroyers, which are his favourite type of ships, from "Maly Modelarz" or "Young Modeler" kits.

Forbin, Horizon Class Frigate, Veteran Models 1:700 Scale, Built by Hanchang Kuo - This is 1/700 Modern French Navy Horizon class guided missile frigate Forbin built by Hanchang Kuo. This one is a test shot from
Veteran Models of Taiwan. The box he received contains finely cast resin parts with exquisite details.

PT-596 80-Foot Elco PT Boat, Italeri 1:35 Scale, Built by Michael Golden - The Italeri 1/35 scale PT Boat 596 is a large model and the fit is excellent. Michael Golden used Lion Roar's up-date photo-etch set, which is 6
photo-etch frets.

USS Alywin FF1081, Iron Shipwright 1:350 Scale, Built by Robert McGhee - The most recent build of Robert McGhee is the Iron Shipwrights USS Ainsworth, built as the USS Alywin, FF-1081. The kit was built for a
friend whose brother served on board the Alywin. To quote Robert, "...Jon at Iron Shipwrights was a dream ..."

HMS Campbeltown, Revell 1:240 Scale, Built by Alec Cap - The following photographs are of the H.M.S Campbeltown in 1/240 scale by Revell. Alec Cap has used photo-etch from White Ensign Models and the camouflage
should be the same as her sister ship.

USS Fletcher, Tamiya 1:700 Scale, Built by Shaun Lehman - This is Shaun Lehman's first ship model, Tamiya's 1/700 scale USS Fletcher, with Gold Medal Models US Destroyer / Cruiser photo-etch.

USS Fletcher, Revell of Germany 1:144 Scale, Photographs by Alfred Murr - Here are the first pictures from the newly tooled Fletcher-Class DD in 1/144 scale from Revell of Germany. The pictures are from the 3rd Series
test-shot and sent by Alfred "Alf" Murr.

RN Ciclone, Italian Torpedo Boat, Delphis Model 1:350 Scale, Built by Luciano Rizzato - This is the RN Ciclone, Torpediniera di Scorta in 1:350 scale . The maker of the kit is Delphis Models, Italy.

Al Hani, Libyan Frigate, Combrig 1:700 Scale, Built by Brett Morrow - This is a 1/700 scale resin kit of the Al Hani produced by Combrig from Russia, this manufacturer also produces the three other variants of this class, the
Russian prototype `Delfin`,the Yugoslav `Beograd` and the Algerian `Rais Corso`, these are the only models of this class produced in any scale. Built by Brett Morrow.

USS Hopkins DD-7, Iron Shipwright 1:350 Scale, Built by Felix Bustelo - Here are some photos of Felix Bustelo's build of the Iron Shipwright USS Hopkins DD-7 kit. It is a great little kit which captures the lines and the
distinctive turtleback bow of this class of early US Navy destroyers.

HMCS Kootenay, Canadian Destroyer, Resin Shipyard 1:350 Scale, Built by Dave Judy - Dave Judy built this 1/350 scale HMCS Kootenay Canadian destroyer for Darren Scannell of "The Resin Shipyard". Dave found this
kit very enjoyable to build.

USS Brewton FF-1086, Knox Class Frigate, White Ensign Models 1:350 Scale, Built by Tony Bunch - This is the 1/350 scale USS Brewton FF-1086 WestPac 1976-77 (White Ensign Models FF-1052 kit). This is a Knox
class frigate originally designated DE-1086.

HMS Corunna, Battle Class Destroyer, Frog 1:325 Scale, Built by Phil Reeder - The very first plastic kit of a British warship was produced in 1958 by a company called FROG. It was of a Battle class destroyer and it was in
1/325th scale. After ordeals greater than those of Ulysses, this golden oldie is brought to you by Phil Reeder.

USS Johnston DD-557, Iron Shipwright 1:192 Scale, Built by Dave Judy - This is the Iron Shipwright 1/192 scale Fletcher done as USS Johnston DD 557 by newly minted tarheel, Dave Judy. In a mere six weeks Dave
managed to nail this one together but not with a nail gun.

USS Harry E. Hubbard DD-748 1962-1966, Skywave 1:700 Scale, Converted by Carl Musselman - Here are photos of the USS Harry E. Hubbard DD-748 as she was in 1962-1966. Carl Musselman converted 1/700 scale
Skywave Allen M. Sumner and USS Gearing model kits for this fit.

HMS Ashanti, Tribal Class Destroyer 1941-1942, 1:192 Scale, Scratch-Built by John R. Haynes - The 1/192 scale model, scratch-built by John Haynes, is of HMS Ashanti 1941/2 finished in a Peter Scott blue and white
Arctic service camouflage.

USS Arleigh Burke, Panda 1:350 Scale, Built by Peter Hall - What rare resin kit has Peter Hall, the mad one of White Ensign Models, just finished? In a quick visit to Mad Pete's rubber room in the WEM Asylum, we see that is
the old Panda 1:350 scale kit of Arleigh Burke.

USS Badger DD-126, Airfix 1:600 Scale, Built by Felix Bustelo - This is the build of Felix "Man About Town" Bustelo of the venerable Airfix 1/600 scale kit of the HMS Campbelltown. Cosmo decided to build it as the USN
flushdecker USS Badger in a 1930s fit.

HMS Iron Duke Type 23 Frigate, White Ensign Models 1:350 Scale, Built by Phil Reeder - This is the build of the White Ensign Models 1/350th scale Type 23. As Phil Reeder was lucky enough to visit HMS Iron Duke, he
decided to build her.

Bespokojnyi, Russian Sovremenny Class Destroyer, Trumpeter 1:200 Scale - Luciano Rizzato of Associazione Modellistica Monfalconese - Monfalcone Italy built the Trumpeter 1:200 scale model of the Sovremenny Class
Destroyer of the Russian Navy as RFS Bespokojnyi D 620

USS Donnell, Buckley Class Destroyer Escort, Trumpeter 1:350 Scale, Built by Werner De keersmaecker - This is the Trumpeter 1:350 scale kit for USS England DE635. The ship became the USS Donnell, built by Werner
De keersmaecker.

HMS Milne, M Class Destroyer, White Ensign Models 1:700 Scale, Built by An Chu - This the 1:700 scale HMS Milne. The kit is produced by White Ensign Models and was built by An Chu.

Hamilton WHEC-715, High Endurance Cutter, JAG 1:700 Scale, Built by Pete Canter - This is Pete Canter's version of the Coast Guard High Endurance Cutter Hamilton WHEC 715 manufactured by JAG. It was his very
first 1/700 scale resin ship.

USS Ingraham FFG-61, Dragon 1:700 Scale, Built by Carl Musselman - This model is the 1/700 scale USS Ingraham FFG-61 by DRAGON. It is mostly straight out of the box. Carl Musselman did, however, scratch-build the
flag staff on the mast and added steel wire rod for the antennas.

USS Coontz DDG-40, Niko Model 1:700 Scale, Built by Maurizio Chiaro - Here are some pictures of the USS Coontz DDG-40 (Farragut Class) in 1/700 scale by Niko Model, built by Maurizio Chiaro. At this moment the
whale boat, and the starboard crew boat are not attached. The matt coat on the horizontal surfaces has not yet been applied.

Chung Mu Gong Yi Sun Shin, Korean Destroyer 1:150 Scale, Scratch-Built by Song Jung Gun - This is the recent project of Song Jung Gun, the Korean destroyer-2(KD-2), Chung Mu Gong Yi Sun Shin. It took 5.5
months to complete. All of all materials are wood. The scale is 1/150.

USS England, USN Destroyer Escort, Trumpeter 1:350 Scale, Built by Sang Hyun Park - This is the USS England DE-635, Buckley Class Destroyer Escort by Trumpeter in 1/350 scale built by Sang Hyun Park.

HMS Onslow, White Ensign Models 1:350 Scale, Built by Phil Reeder from WEM Kelly Kit - This is a White Ensign Models 1/350 scale kit of the Kelly, converted to HMS Onslow by Phil Reeder.

Schnellboot S-100, Revell 1:72 Scale built by Maurizio Barbalucca - Maurizio Barbalucca built this model. The model is the Revell 1/72 scale S-100 Schnellboot with some upgrades in the form of photo-etch from White
Ensign Models and some parts handmade with plasticard, brass wire and brass sheet (machinegun shield) Colourcoats were used from the W.E.M. Kriegsmarine set, and weathering with MIG power. Photographs are by Dario
Agostinelli.

HMS Lancaster Type 23 RN Frigate, White Ensign Models1:350 Scale, Built by Peter Hall - Mad Pete just completed the build of the brand new White Ensign Models Type 23 Frigate in 1/350 scale. It has only been released
for two weeks but the Mad One had a head start having to build up part of the test shot whilst preparing the instruction sheets.

USS Spruance DD-963, Minicraft 1:700 Scale, Built by Guilherme Santos - This is the Minicraft kit in 1/700 scale of the USS Spruance (DD-963) built by Guilherme D. Santos, from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

HMS Milne 1942-1943, White Ensign Models 1:700 Scale, Built by Peter Fulgoney - Peter Fulgoney's first White Ensign Models build is HMS Milne in 1:700 scale. Peter painted it in the "lurid" camouflage scheme of 1942 to
1943.

Schleswig Holstein D182, Modern German Destroyer, Admiralty Model Works 1:700 Scale, Built by Christoph Mentzel - Here are some more photographs of the German Navy destroyer D182 Schleswig Holstein. The kit is
from Admiralty Model Works in 1:700 scale and was built by Christoph Mentzel.

Gwanggaeto The Great, Korean Destroyer, Scratch-Built by Song Jung Gun - This is the warship model, the Gwanggaeto The Great, Korean destroyer KD-1 built by Song Jung Gun. It took four months to complete the
model and it is made from wood.

HMS Vanity, V/W Destroyer WAIR Conversion 1942, Arrowmodel 1:700 Scale,Built by Bob Cicconi - This is Bob Cicconi's latest build. The HMS Vanity circa 1942. This is the old Arrowmodel kit of the WAIR conversion of the V/W class destroyer,
HMS Vanity. Bob drilled the portholes, scratch-built the mast, used the White Ensign Models V/W class photo-etch detail set, cast the turrets, and used brass barrels. Rigging was Caenis line. He used Floquil and Testors paints to replicate the Western
Approaches color scheme.

S-306 Schnellboot, Revell 1:72 Scale, Built by Derek Campbell - These are some pictures of the build of the Revell/Germany 1/72 scale Schnellboot with Flak 38 quad gun by Derek Campbell. It is a representation of S-306, which
was one of the few S boats equipped with this flak gun.

HMS Kent, Type 23 Frigate, Trumpeter 1:350 Scale, Built by Chee Wee Sim - Here are some pictures of the recently built 1/350 scale Trumpeter HMS Kent, a Royal Navy Type 23 frigate by Chee Wee Sim. He replaced the yard
arms provided by the kit as they seemed to be under scale and too thin to him. He scratch-built these yard arms using White Ensign Models photo-etch sets.

HMS Cavalier 1945 Moie Maritime Models 1:700 Scale, Built by Peter Fulgoney -Cavalier was one of 96 War Emergency Programme destroyers ordered between 1940 and 1942. She was one of the first ships to be built with the
forward and after parts of her hull welded, with the mid-section riveted to ensure strength.

Jaguar, French Destroyer 1924, Kartonowa Flota 1:300 Scale, Built by Chris Smithers - Card models can build large, impressive warship models. Chris Smithers shows how he used the Kartonowa Flotta 1:300 scale card model
of the French destroyer Jaguar to build a magnificent replica of this three funnel destroyer.

RSS Sea Scorpion, Missile Patrol Boat Singapore Navy, Scratch-Built in 1:350 Scale by Zenden Ng - Zenden Ng served onboard RSS Sea Scorpion for nearly 4 years out of his short 6 year career in the Republic of Singapore
Navy . It left a huge affection and impression on him. Zenden wanted to own it but unfortunately, there is no available kit of this model. So he needed to do it the hard way and scratch-built his former boat.

Ayanami, Japanese Destroyer 1942, Pitroad 1:700 Scale, Built by Dan Kaplan - This is the PitRoad Ayanami kit in1/700 scale Fubuki Type II kits, modeled as Ayanami 1942, at the time of the Guadalcanal campaign. Ayanami
was sunk November 14-15 during the one of the ferocious, close range night battles with US forces.

USS Gearing, Scratch-Built in 1:350 Scale by Pierre Marchal - Pierre Marchal prefers to scratch-build in 1:350 scale rather than to work on commercial kits. His subject of choice are the ships of the US Navy of World War Two,
especially those that served in the Pacific. This is Pierre's build of USS Gearing, shown in three parts from the process through the final model on a water textured base.

Forbin, Horizon Class Frigate, Veteran Models 1:700 Scale, Built by Hanchang Kuo - This is 1/700 Modern French Navy Horizon class guided missile frigate Forbin built by Hanchang Kuo. This one is a test shot from Veteran
Models of Taiwan. The box he received contains finely cast resin parts with exquisite details.

USS Alywin FF1081, Iron Shipwright 1:350 Scale, Built by Robert McGhee - The most recent build of Robert McGhee is the Iron Shipwrights USS Ainsworth, built as the USS Alywin, FF-1081. The kit was built for a friend
whose brother served on board the Alywin. To quote Robert, "...Jon at Iron Shipwrights was a dream ..."

USS Coontz DDG-40, Niko Model 1:700 Scale, Built by Maurizio Chiaro - Here are some pictures of the USS Coontz DDG-40 (Farragut Class) in 1/700 scale by Niko Model, built by Maurizio Chiaro. At this moment the whale
boat, and the starboard crew boat are not attached. The matt coat on the horizontal surfaces has not yet been applied.

HMS Bluebell, Flower Class Corvette, White Ensign Models, Built by Peter Randall - This is the White Ensign Models 1:700 scale HMS Bluebell, Flower Class corvette kit. Built more or less straight from the box by Peter
Randall, it is a real gem of a kit.

TZY Yang 930, Republic of China Destroyer, Commanders/Iron Shipwright 1:350 Scale, Built by Chen. Chih-Pang - This model is the 1:350 scale kit of the GEARING- Class destroyer by Commanders/Iron Shipwright &
Veteran Models. Chen.Chih-Pang built the model as the TZY-Yang 930 of the R.O.C. Navy.

USS The Sullivans, USN Fletcher Class Destroyer, Trumpeter 1:350 Scale, Built by Werner De keersmaecker - Werner De keersmaecker built the Trumpeter kit of the USS The Sullivans in 1/350 scale, using Gold Medal
Models photo-etch set. Some additions of his own were kit-bashed guns, gun directors, funnel grilles.

USN Patrol Boat, River (PBR), Tamiya 1:35 Scale, Built by Charles Reynolds - The kit is a 1/35th. scale Tamiya kit of a PBR of the Vietnam era, built by Charles Reynolds. This Patrol River Boat kit had the usual Tamiya quality
and was real fun to build. The detail was great and the instructions were very explicit.

USS Hawes FFG-53, Perry Class Frigate, Blue Water Navy 1:350 Scale, Built by Anthony Cash - The 1:350 scale USS Hawes FFG-53 Oliver Perry Class Frigate was built from the Blue Water Navy kit by Anthony Cash. She
was reconstructed and highly modified to mirror her true real-life appearance when Anthony was an enlisted sailor on this very vessel 1997-1998.

Velos, Greek Destroyer, Lindberg Blue Devil Fletcher Destroyer 1:125 Scale, Built by Alain Craniotakis - This is the Greek Destroyer Velos (ex USS Charrette) and the Lindberg interpretation of it by Alain Craniotakis.
Alain is a pure beginner so you might find it only an approximation, but as you know the Lindberg Blue Devil 1:125 scale Fletcher kit isn't easy to get good looking under the best circumstances.

HMS Starling, British Sloop, White Ensign Models 1:700 Scale, Built by Pete Randall - This is the White Ensign Models 1:700 scale HMS Starling, built more or less straight from the box by Pete Randall, and a real gem of a
kit. It is a very impressive and busy little kit, especially the quarter deck with depth charge racks, launchers, stowage racks and ready use ammo lockers.

Yukikaze, Hasegawa 1:350 Scale, Built by Dade W. Bell - Here is the Hasegawa 1/350 scale Yukikaze, 1940 fit built by Dade W. Bell. The photo-etch is the excellent set by Tom's Modelworks. The paint is custom-mixed Tamiya
with Vallejo used for the linoleum.

Otchayanny, Sovremenny Class Destroyer, Trumpeter 1:350 Scale - This is the ever popular Trumpeter 1/350 scale Sovremenny class Destroyer, Otchayanny. This is the first ship model of John Griesbacker since he was about
ten.

USS Mahan 1942, Midship Models 1:700 Scale, Built by Dade W. Bell - Here is the Midship Models 1/700 scale USS Mahan in 1942 fit. Dade Bell considered that this was a really fun little kit and he enjoyed building her.

Likhoi, Imperial Russian Destroyer, Combrig 1:700 Scale, Built by David LaPell - This is the Russian destroyer Likhoi in 1/700 scale from Combrig models. David LaPell built the model pretty much out of the box with White
Ensign Models photo-etch.

Falke 143 Class & Gepard 143A Class, Revell 1:144 Scale, Built by Doug Hallet - These are photos of the Revell 1/144 scale Albatros/143 class (built as P6112, Falke) and Gepard/143A class Bundesmarine fast attack boats,
built by Doug Hallet.

Yue Fei 1106, Cheng Kung Class Frigate, Yankee Modelworks 1:350 Scale, Built by Chen.Chih-Pang - This model is the 1:350 scale kit of the Perry Class FFG by Yankee Modelworks with Veteran Models detail parts.
Chen.Chih-Pang built the model as the Yue Fei 1106.It is one of the Cheng Kung Class frigates of R.O.C. Navy.

V108, German Torpedo Boat, Digital Navy 1:200 Scale, Built by Dade Bell - Here are pictures of the V108 WWI German Torpedo Boat in 1/200 scale built by Dade Bell. This is a paper model produced by Digital Navy and he
added cardboard rails from GPM.

Elbing Class, German Torpedo Boat, Heller 1:400 Scale, Built by Guillermo Martinez Baz - Here you are some photographs of a German Elbing-class Torpedoboot, Heller 1/400 scale, built by Guillermo Martinez Baz. These
torpedo boats were heavily armed, had large mining capacity, and were regarded as little destroyers in the Kriegsmarine.

Kang Ding, Republic of China Frigate, Veteran Model 1:700 Scale, Built by Chen. Chih-Pang - This model is the 1:700 scale kit of the Kang Ding- Class frigate by Veteran Models. Chen.Chih-Pang built the model as the
Kang Ding 1202. It is one of the Kang Ding Class frigates of R.O.C. Navy built on the French La Fayette Class frigate design.

PT-109, Revell 1:72 Scale, Built by Fritz Koopman, Photographs by Matt Grzybinski - This model was built by Fritz Koopman and photos are by Matt Grzybinski. This is the Revell 1/72nd scale kit, updated with the 37mm gun
from the Hasegawa Jeep kit, and White Ensign Models' excellent photo-etch set.

USS Ford FFG-54, O. H. Perry Class Frigate, Scratch-Built in 1:96 Scale by Frederick Smith - This is a scratch-built, radio controlled, 1/96th scale, Oliver Hazard Perry Class Guided Missile Frigate U.S.S. Ford, FFG-54 by
Frederick Smith.

RN Ciclone, Italian Destroyer/Torpedo Boat, Regia Marina 1:700 Scale, Built by Dino Carancini - This is the first ship model of Dino Carancini. It is the Regia Marina 1:700 scale kit of the Italian destroyer/torpedo boat, RN
Ciclone. All of the photographs are by Marcello Menta.

Dan Yung DD12, Republic of China Destroyer, Veteran Model 1:700 Scale, Built by Jeff Lin - This is the latest work of Jeff Lin, the Veteran Model 1/700 R.O.C Navy DD-12 Dan Yung, (ex IJN Yukikaze). The IJN
Yukikaze was given in compensation to Republic of China Navy at Shanghai on July 6,1947 and then renamed DD-12 "Dan Yung".

DeGrasse, French Guided Missile Destroyer, Heller 1:400 Scale, Built by Felix Bustelo - This is a model of the modern French Marine Nationale DeGrasse, which is one of three ships in the Tourville class of missile destroyers.
This is the Heller kit of that class, which is good but sparse in detail. Felix Bustelo used the excellent L'Arsenal resin/brass/decal upgrade set for this kit.

Chen-Yang, Republic of China Destroyer, Veteran Model 1:700 Scale, Built by Chen. Chih-Pang - This model is the 1:700 scale kit of the GEARING- Class destroyer by Veteran Models. Chen.Chih-Pang built the model as
the Chen-Yang 912. DDG-912 Chen-Yang was the ex-USS James E. Kyes ADD-787.

RN Audace, Italian Destroyer 1943, L'Arsenal 1:700 Scale, Built by Giampiero Galeotti - This is the Italian destroyer Audace in 1943. Giampiero Galeotti built the 1:700 scale kit from L'Arsenal and also added his own Regia
Marina photo-etch 20mm/65 single AA guns and rails.

USS John C. Butler, Destroyer Escort 1:192 Scale, Scratch-Built by Bill Everett - These are pictures of the 1/192 scale model of USS John C. Butler (DE339). It is scratch-built by Bill Everett using Floating Drydock plans and
parts from HR Products and Bluejacket Marine.

Han-Yang DD-15, Republic of China Destroyer, Yankee Modelworks 1:350 Scale, Built by Chen. Chih-Pang - This model is the 1:350 scale kit of the Benson Class destroyer by Yankee Modelworks. Chen.Chih-Pang built
the model as the Han-Yang 15, ex-USS Kirk DD-427, of the navy of the Republic of China.

Z-31, German Destroyer, Heller 1:400 Scale, Built by Guillermo Martinez Baz - This is the Heller 1:400 scale kit of the German destroyer Z-31 built by Guillermo Martinez Baz. The construction involved no major problems, but
as Heller provides only bare structures, so all the rest of details and equipment had to be scratch-built.

Tupolev G5, Soviet Torpedo Boats, 1:700 Scale, Scratch-Built by Peter Fulgoney - named the SH4, which carried 2 x 450mm torpedoes, launched aft. The SH4 torpedo boat was designed by A.N. Tupolev, noted Soviet aircraft
designer. This design was developed further resulting in the G5 variant, a sleek design like the torpedo itself built for speed in a typical 1920s design of a fine streamlined metal profile. Peter Fulgoney scratch-built these G5s in 1:700 scale.

Surcouf, La Fayette Class Frigate, Heller 1:400 Scale, Built by Glavan Srdjan - Glavan Srdjan built this model of the 1/400 scale Frigate Sorcouf, type La Fayette from Heller. He spent around 20 days to finish the model and
for painting he used Tamiya acrylic colors.

HMS Apollo, Royal Navy Frigate, White Ensign Models 1:350 Scale, Built by Chee Wee Sim - This is the Royal Navy frigate, HMS Apollo. The model is from White Ensign Models in 1:350 scale and was built by Chee Wee
Sim.

Ayanami, Japanese Destroyer 1929, Tamiya 1:700 Scale, Built by Stephen Shrimpton - This is the IJN Destroyer Ayanami (Special Type Mark II) produced by Tamiya in 1:700 scale. This is one of the aging Tamiya IJN destroyer
kits and although they are not up to the highly detailed modern kit standard, Stephen Shrimpton modified the kit to portray the ship as built.

V106, German Destroyer 1914, Mirage 1:400 Scale, Built by Guido Amadini – This is a 1:400 scale model of a German destroyer/torpedo boat V106 of WWI built by Guido Amadini. The producer of the kit is Mirage, a Polish
company.

USS Arnold J. Isbell DD-869 1954, 1:192 Scale, Scratch-Built by Charles Matthews – Charles Matthews scratch-built this USS Arnold J. Isbell DD-869 in 1:192 scale about ten years ago. The ship is in her appearance when
Charles’ father served on her from 1953 to 1955.

Hr. Ms. Kortenaer, Dutch Destroyer 1930, H-P Model 1:700 Scale, Review by Mike McCabe - Destroyers with floatplanes are irresistible. At least Mike McCabe thought so when he built the 1:700 scale Dutch destroyer
Kortenaer from H-P Models as she appeared in 1930 in the Dutch East Indies. Overall he thought that these are interesting and good looking ships. The HP kit is a good start but does miss out some of the detail, which makes these ships
look so busy.

USS Benjamin Stoddart DDG-22, Dragon 1:700 Scale, Built by Tony Bunch – This is the Dragon 1:700 scale kit of USS Cochrane DDG-21 built as the Benjamin Stoddart DDG-22. As part of a display called “Gun Run,
Tonkin Gulf 1972” the ship is portrayed under fire from North Vietnamese shore batteries.

HMS Glowworm, B-Resina 1:700 Scale, Built by Rob Kernaghan - These photographs show the HMS Glowworm. This kit is in 1:700 scale and produced by B-Resina. The model was built by Rob Kernaghan.

RN Gioberti, Poeti Class Italian Destroyer 1940, Regia Marina 1:700 Scale, Built by Giampiero Galeotti - These are photographs of the RN Gioberti, a Poeti Class destroyer, as of 1940. The kit is produced in 1:700 scale by
Regia Marina and is RM-007. The Gioberti was built by Giampiero Galeotti of Regia Marina.

S-100, Revell 1:72 Scale – This is the Revell 1:72 scale model of the S-100. Garth Connelly sent in the photographs of the model built for him by Stan Pienkowski.

USS Bronstein FF-1037, 1:311 Scale - These are pictures of a scratch-built model by Phil Toy of USS Bronstein FF1037 in her configuration sometime after January 1987. The exact date is not known as the reference pictures were
courtesy of Alan Warner. The pictures show her at San Diego Naval Station but assigned to Desron33 ( Pearl Harbor based). The scale is 1:311.

Silny, Krivak Class Frigate, Skywave 1:700 Scale - This model is of the Silny (Strong), a Krivak Batch 1 Frigate. The model is by Skywave in 1:700 scale and was built by John Carystinos. John used the Gold Medal Models
Photo-Etch set of Soviet Destroyers and Cruiser detail. He also made several additions and modifications to the amidships superstructure in overall shape and support structures for the owl screech radar platform.

USS Kidd, Modified Blue Devil Destroyer, Lindberg 1:125 Scale - The Lindberg Blue Devil destroyer in 1:125 scale is legendary among naval modelers. The attraction of the kit is it's size. The downside is about everything else. Len
Roberto was amazed at what Ernie Webber did when he built the kit as USS Kidd. Photographs and text by Len Roberto.

USS Russell DD-414, 1943, Modified Sims Kit, Classic Warships 1:192 Scale - This is the Classic Warships 1:192 scale USS Sims altered as the USS Russell DD-414 in 1943. As the Classic kit is from the 1942 timeframe, some
changes were to be made to the kit by Dave Judy.

Bezuprechney, Sovremenny Class Destroyer, Trumpeter 1:350 Scale - "Look at what that man has made me do!" Headlines from one of Fleet Street's finest? Today's topic on Ophra? No, its Mad Pete about Jim Baumann.
Peter Hall built the Trumpeter Project 956 Sovremenny class Destroyer as the Northern Fleet ship Bezuprechney. He has used only the White Ensign Models photo-etch details on this model, which is no surprise, plus a pair of cage
antenna wire spreaders from the ones that he made for Jim Baumann.

HMCS Athabaskan, Canadian Tribal Class Destroyer, Commanders/Iron Shipwright 1:350 Scale - This is the 1:350 scale HMCS Athabaskan built by Ryan Cameron. He used the Iron Shipwright HMS Zulu kit as a base
for the modifications to a Canadian Tribal class destroyer.

HMS Obedient, Tamiya 1:700 Scale - This is the Tamiya 1:700 scale Royal Navy O Class destroyer modified from the gun version to mine layer version. The idea for this came from two superb photos in Alan Raven's book, RN
Camouflage Volume Two, showing Obedient at anchor. Built by by Pete Randall.

Khrabry, Imperial Russian Gunboat, Combrig 1:700 Scale - These are 5 photos of the Russian gunboat "Khrabry". It is a fairly recent 1:700 Combrig kit. Although small, it has a great amount of detail and pretty heavy armament.
Bob Cicconi used photo-etched rails and ladders, and sprue for the rigging. Otherwise it is out of the box.

USS Cone DD-866, Fram I Destroyer, Commanders/Iron Shipwright 1:350 Scale - This is a model of the ship on which John Crawford was stationed in 1965-68. It is the USS Cone, DD 866 Fram 1 Gearing Class destroyer.
Built in 1945 and sold to Pakistan in 1982. The kit is the Commanders/Iron Shipwright, Fram 1 Johnston 1:350 scale.

USS Gwin DD-433 1942, Blue Water Navy 1:350 Scale - The USS Gwin in Ms. 12 mod camouflage was built by Van Argabright. The model depicts the ship as she appeared as one of the escorts on the Doolittle raid. The kit is in 1:350 scale from
Blue Water Navy, now Yankee Modelworks.

Higgins PT Boat, Revell 1:100 Scale - This is the vintage Revell 1:100 scale Higgins PT boat, originally marketed as PT 212 or 207 and built by Kevin Mickna. The structure of this model actually more closely resembles later Higgins designs, when the
bridge turrets were moved further aft beginning with the PT 450 class.

Hatsuzuki, Imperial Japanese Destroyer, Nichimo 1:200 Scale - This is the Hatsuzuki, Akizuki Class large AA destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy. The kit is the 1:200 scale model from Nichimo. It was built by Luciano Rizzato of the modeling
club, Modellistica Monfalconese.

La Fayette, Modern French Stealth Frigate, L'Arsenal 1:700 Scale - La Fayette, the ultra sleek modern French frigate built with stealth features is modeled in 1:700 scale from L'Arsenal. These photographs show the L'Arsenal La Fayette as built by
Ayala Botto.

USCGC Thetis WMEC-910, Medium Endurance Cutter, JAG 1:700 Scale - These are photographs of JAG's medium endurance cutter WMEC-910 Thetis. Koufopoulos Nektarios built the kit in which he added two quadruple harpoon launchers and
a phalanx CIWS to the model.

HMS Glowworm in Heavy Seas 1939, Modified Airfix Hotspur Kit 1:600 Scale - If you want to see a destroyer take on heavy rollers, you will want to see this model of HMS Glowworm in 1939. Max Cosby started with the Airfix HMS Hotspur kit in
1:600 scale and modified it for the G Class destroyer.

USCGC Tampa, Commanders/Iron Shipwright 1:350 Scale - Here's a couple shots of Commanders/Iron Shipwright's 1:350 scale USCGC Tampa WPG-48, as she looked during service with the Greenland Patrol. What a neat little kit! Ideal for a
beginner in resin!

HMAS Vampire, Australian Destroyer, Oz Mods 1:350 Scale - This is the Australian destroyer HMAS Vampire produced by Oz Mods in 1:350 scale. It is a nice kit. I think I'd describe it as a quick build with decent detail but room for extras. Built by
Michael Taylor.

HMCS Ottawa, Canadian Destroyer, 1:192 Scale - These are two photographs of the scratch-built HMCS Ottawa, built by Robert Dibbon. She is in 1:192 scale and 21-inches long with a solid hull. Except for the screws and watertight doors she is
completely scratch-built.

USS Woodson DE-359 1957, Skywave J.C. Butler 1:700 Scale - Here are some shots of the USS Woodson, DE-359. John Fox modernized the 1:700 scale Skywave World War Two J.C. Butler kit to reflect the Woodson as she appeared in 1957 when
John's father served aboard her. John scratch built the mast, hedgehog launcher, and 40mm gun tubs, as well as super-detailed both the 5-inch mounts and the 40mm guns. He used Tom's Modelworks photo-etch.

USCGC Cape Strait CG-95308, Cape Class 95 foot Cutter, Lindberg - T. Garth Connelly sent in these photographs of his model of the USCGC Cape Strait CG-95308, Cape Class 95 foot Coast Guard cutter. The model is an old Lindberg
supercharged with extra accessories. The kit was built for Garth by John Halloran.

Meko 200 Modern Frigates, the Hydra of Greece and the Vasco Da Gama of Portugal, 1:700 Scale - The Blohm & Voss designed MEKO 200 Class frigates have been a very successful design. Six nations, Greece, Turkey, Portugal, Australia, New
Zealand and Germany have purchased the design. Through modular assembly, each ship can be customized to the specific capabilities desired by each country's navy. Ayala Botto describes the Meko 200 Class frigates, as well as the two scratch-built
Meko 200 frigates that he built, the Portuguese Vasco Da Gama and Greek Hydra.

USS Ingersoll DD-990, Spruance Class Destroyer, Dragon 1:350 Scale - The USS Ingersoll DD-990 was built by Sam Marc of Le Havre, France. The model is the 1:350 scale model of the Spruance Class destroyer produced by Dragon. Sam has
been building models since he was fifteen years old. Sam's home city of Le Havre was the French terminal for all of the great Transatlantic passenger liners.

Fen Yang 934 Ex-USS Kirk FF-1087, Knox Class Frigate, AFV 1:700 Scale - This model is the 1:700 scale kit of the Knox Class frigate by AFV. Chen.Chih-Pang built the model as the Fen Yang 934, ex-USS Kirk FF-1087, of the navy of the
Republic of China.

HMCS Sioux, Canadian War Emergency Programme Fleet Destroyer, 1:350 Scale - To build a replica of the HMCS Sioux, Chris Preston had to think outside of the box. Since there was no commercially available kit of the War Emergency
Programme Fleet Destroyer in 1:350 scale, Chris converted a White Ensign Models HMS Janus, plus added custom etched brass from Toms Modelworks for a unique presentation.

Cazadora F35, Modern Spanish Corvette, 1:700 Scale - From sunny Espana, the Spanish Armada sails again with the Cazadora F35. This corvette entered Spanish service in 1981 with a significant production run. Luis Crespo, couldn't find a
commercially produced kit of the ship, so he scratch-built it in 1:700 scale.

Sovremenny, Project 956 Soviet Destroyer, Trumpeter 1:350 Scale - These photographs show the Trumpeter 1:350 scale kit of the Soviet destroyer Sovremenny Project 956 built by Peter Van Buren with the addition of photo-etch from White
Ensign Models. This shows the configuration of the first five ships in the class.

USS Abercrombie DE-343, Bluejacket 1:192 Scale - Bluejacket produces a line of 1:192 scale wooden hull models. One of them is for the Samuel B. Roberts destroyer escort, one of the famed Small Boys of the Battle of Leyte Gulf. Dave Judy built
the model as the USS Abercrombie DE-343.

SAS Spioenkop, MEKO A200 Frigate, South African Navy, 1:700 Scale - These are photographs of the scratch-built model in 1:700 scale of the South African new corvette MEKO A200 SAN SAS Spioenkop built by John Rodriguez Asti. This model
has made with polystyrene sheets and some Gold Medal Models photo-etch parts. John used many photographs, drawings and brochures of this class provided by Blohm & Voss shipyard.

Chien Yang DDG-912, Veteran Model 1:700 Scale - These are photographs of a model kit by VETERAN Model in 1:700 scale of a former Gearing Class USN destroyer sold to Taiwan on April 18 1973, and renamed Chien Yang. The destroyer was
reclassified as Guided Missile Destroyer DDG-912. Chen. Chih-Pang built the kit as the 912 Republic of China NAVY Chien Yang.

USS Spruance DD-963, Dragon 1:350 Scale - This is the first warship model of Oseok Kwon. This model is the 1:350 scale Dragon USS Spruance. He used Gold Medal Models photo-etch for the radar and Eduard photo-etch for railing and crew.

USS Charles P. Cecil DD-835, Gearing FRAM I Destroyer, Commanders/Iron Shipwright 1:350 Scale - This is the model kit of the Commanders/Iron Shipwright 1:350 scale USS Johnston DD-821 Gearing FRAM I. Chen. Chih-Pang built the kit
as the USS CHARLES P. CECIL DD-835.

Kang Ding, Republic of China Frigate La Fayette Design, New Model 1:700 Scale - This is the Kang Ding 1202. It is one of the Kang Ding Class frigates of the Republic of China built on the French La Fayette Class frigate design. Chen. Chih-Pang
built the New Model kit in 1:700 scale.

HMCS Fergus, Canadian Flower Class Corvette, Commanders/Iron Shipwright 1:350 Scale - Time to go to the Western Approaches with the ever popular Flower Class corvette. This time the subject is the Canadian corvette HMCS Fergus in the
Western Approaches paint scheme. The model is in 1:350 scale from Commanders/Iron Shipwright and was built by Ryan Cameron. With the latest surge in Revell-Germany U-Boats, we'll need even more Flowers to protect the convoys.

USS Preble DDG-46, USN Guided Missile Destroyer, 1:311 Scale - Scratch-building is still alive and well. This is the USN guided missile destroyer, USS Preble DDG-46, scratch-built by Phil Toy in 1:311 scale, circa 1986.

USS Arleigh Burke, Modern USN Destroyer, Blue Water Navy 1:350 Scale - These are photographs of the USS Arleigh Burke, modern destroyer. Don Murphy is building this Blue Water Navy, now Yankee Modelworks, kit in 1:350 scale.

USS Barry DDG-52, Arleigh Burke Class, Panda 1:350 Scale - The Panda 1:350 scale model of the USS Arleigh Burke has been built into the USS Barry DDG-52 by Luciano Rizzato. In addition to the Panda kit, Luciano used the following products:
White Ensign Models PE 3550 for ship details, Gold Medal Models for photo-etch Watertight Doors and JAG Decals 1:350 scale Warning Circle decals.

Akatsuki, Japanese Destroyer, Tamiya 1:700 Scale - One of the older Tamiya kits in the classic 1:700 scale waterline series of the warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy is the destroyer Akatsuki. In his first warship kit build since he was a kid,
Brandon Hopkins tries his hand at the Akatsuki and likes the results.

HMS Manchester D95, Type 42 Batch 3 Royal Navy Destroyer, Dragon 1:700 Scale - The Type 42 is the mainstay of the modern Royal Navy destroyer force. HMS Manchester is one of the Batch 3 variants. Michael Sharp has built the Manchester
1:700 scale kit from Dragon.

ARA Hercules, Argentine Destroyer, Revell 1:700 Scale - This is a model of the Argentine destroyer ARA Hercules. The kit is from Revell in 1:700 scale. It was built by Ayala Botto of Lisbon, Portugal.

HMS Griffin British Destroyer, Card Model in 1:600 Scale - Michael Kaintoch downscaled the 1:400 scale card model of ORP Garland by JSC to build the British destroyer HMS Griffin in 1:600 scale. Clearly Michael as discovered one of the
benefits of card models. They can be scaled up or down to the size that you want.

USCGC Mowawk, WPG-78 1942, Commanders/Iron Shipwright 1:350 Scale - Watch Out! Its the NY Candyman on the prowl again. Felix Bustelo built the 1:350 scale kit of the USCGC Algonquin from Commanders/Iron Shipwright as the
USCGC Mowawk in 1942.

Sovremenny, Russian Destroyer, 1:200 Scale - It took John Sykes over three months to build the 1:200 scale model of the Russian destroyer, Sovremenny, from Trumpeter.

USS Taylor FFG-50, BWN 1:350 Scale - This is USS Taylor FFG-50 in 1:350 scale from Blue Water Navy, now Yankee Modelworks. It was built by Mike Taylor.

USS Fletcher DD-445, Tamiya 1:350 Scale - The tried and true Tamiya 1:350 destroyer kit is a favorite build of modelers everywhere. Sang Hyun Park of the Korea Ship Modeling Club built this Tamiya 1:350 scale USS Fletcher.

PLAN Sovremenny Class Destroyer 956E & Haerbin Frigate, Trumpeter 1:200 Scale - This photo shows two 1:200 scale models produced by Trumpeter. They are the export version of the Sovremenny Class destroyer Project 956E and the Haerbin
frigate. The models were built by Luciano Rizzato.

HMS Kelly, White Ensign Models 1:700 Scale - One of the most famed destroyers in the history of the Royal Navy is the HMS Kelly. Jim Kloek built the White Ensign Models 1:700 scale model of the Kelly.

O Class, British Emergency War Program Destroyer - The Royal Navy did not have the time or resources to build first rate destroyers after World War Two started. The RN needed quantity and needed it fast. The O Class was the first of the
Emergency War Program designs. Less capable than the preceding pre-war designs of the J - N Classes, the O Class had the twin virtues of being comparatively cheap and quick to build. Pete Randall has built the Tamiya 1:700 scale kit, to show a unit
of the O Class in disruptive camouflage.

USS Hughes DD-410 - In 1944 Louis P. Swan served aboard the USS Hughes DD-410 of off Leyte when she was struck by a kamikaze. His son, Robert Swan, used the 1:350 scale kit of the USS Russell from Iron Shipwright to build a model of his
father's "Tin Can".

Sovremmeny, Russian Guided Missile Destroyer - The Auckland Flash, John Darlington strikes again. This time John puts the Kiwi twist on the 1:200 scale model of the Russian Guided Missile Destroyer, Sovremmeny from Trumpeter. As an
additional bonus feature, we get to see the view from John's terrace.

USS Hugh Purvis DD-709 - Jon Iverson built the USS Hugh Purvis DD-709 as she appeared in the 1950s. He used a Skywave Allen Sumner 1:700 scale kit and added a bridge from the USS Maddox as well as other commercial and scratch-built
parts.

USS Winston Churchill, Arleigh Burke Class Aegis Destroyer - After releasing the USS Cole, Panda will be releasing another destroyer of the Arleigh Burke Class in 1:350 scale. This time it is the USS Winston Churchill. These photographs show the
major parts assembled. The photographs are from Panda and were sent to Ray Bean, who sent them on for posting.

USS Forrest Sherman DD-931 - Last of the all gun destroyer classes of the USN, the USS Forrest Sherman DD-931 is now available in 1:350 scale. Geoff Cook built this kit, originally released by Cascade Modelwerks but now produced by Iron
Shipwright.

Shenzhen, 1999 People's Liberation Army Navy Destroyer - The 1:200 scale model of the one-off 1999 Chinese destroyer Shenzhen Trumpeter was a trial run by the company for their subsequent Sovremenyy kit. Doug Hallet looks at the Shenzhen
through photographs of his build and text.

USS Kidd, Fletcher Class Destroyer August 1945 - Anyone who has been active in this hobby for any length of time will instantly recognize the name of Bob Steinbrunn. These photographs show his build of the 1:192 scale USS Kidd DD-661, Fletcher
Class destroyer as of August 1945. Bob built the "The Pirate of the Pacific" from the kit by Blue Jacket Ship Crafters. Photographs by Ken Sallman.

USS Robert G. Bradley, FFG-49 - The USS Robert G. Bradley FFG-49 is one of the many members of Oliver Hazard Perry Class Frigates. Brad Crisler built the Bradley using the 1:350 scale kit of Reuben James from Blue Water Navy.

USS Duncan FFG-10/John A. Moore FFG-19 - Tim Barron presents a model with a split personality. Tim built the Dragon 1:700 scale model of the Oliver H. Perry Class frigate with 10 on one side and 19 on the other for a friend who had served on
both frigates.

Boevoi, Imperial Russian Destroyer 1904 - The Boevoi, built as the Som, was constructed in Britain and purchased by the Imperial Russian Navy. Boevoi, along with other foreign built destroyers, was part of the First Pacific Squadron at Port Arthur.
Jim Baumann turns in another superb job in his build of the Boevoi in 1:700 scale by Combrig.

USCG Roger B. Taney - This Revell model of the USCG Cutter Roger B. Taney was built by Robert Rodriguez right from the box and spruced up with photo-etch parts from Gold Medal Models.

USS Goldsborough, C.F. Adams Class Destroyer - This is the model of the Charles Adams from White Ensign Models in 1:350 scale. Geoff Cook built the kit to show the USS Goldsborough.

Kagero, IJN Destroyer - Rob Mackie makes a rare appearance on Steelnavy with his almost complete 1:350 scale model of the IJN destroyer Kagero. Rob has good things to say about the Blue Water Navy kit, as well as Japanese Destroyer Captain,
the book that inspired him to build Kagero.

Akizuki, IJN Anti Aircraft Destroyer - Jim Gordon shows what can be done with the Aoshima 1:700 scale kit of the Japanese Anti Aircraft Destroyer Akizuki. Although this kit has been in production for some time, the detail that Jim added to the basic
kit really makes it come alive. All photographs were taken by Rob Mackie.

RN Ciclone, Italian Torpedo Boat - Called a torpedo boat, the Ciclone was about the same size as a destroyer escort. Giampiero Galeoti has built the 1:350 scale kit of the Ciclone from Delphis.

USS Taylor DD-468 - This model of USS Taylor DD-468 is the 1:350 scale Tamiya kit of the USS Fletcher built by Michael Taylor right from the box.

USS Rathburne, FF-1057 - This AFV Club USS Knox Class frigate was built by Andrew Dunikowski. Andrew built this kit of the USS Rathburne FF-1057, the first warship on which he served, while underway in his current assignment, the USS Iwo
Jima LHD-7.

Alvaro de Bazan, FFG F101, Spanish Aegis Frigate - William Lam of Hong Kong couldn't find a model of the Spanish Aegis Frigate, Alvaro de Bazan, so he scratch-built one in 1:700 scale.

USS Keyes DD-787, Gearing Class Destroyer - The Blue Water Navy 1:350 scale kit of the USN Gearing Class destroyer was used by Mike Taylor to build the USS Keyes, DD-787.

USS Maddox DD-731, Sumner Class Destroyer - Al Kaplan wanted to honor his father who served on the USS Maddox DD-731, a Sumner Class destroyer. However, there were no 1:350 scale kits of this class. Al shortened the Blue Water Navy
1:350 kit of their Gearing Class destroyer for the Maddox and that was only the start of this two year project.

HMCS Buctouche - Canada operated quite a number of Flower Class Corvettes during World War Two. Ryan Cameron built the Iron Shipwright 1:350 scale Flower Class Corvette (Long Foc'sle) as HMCS Buctouche as his grandfather was a
member of the crew during the war.

Le Terrible, French Destroyer - This is a 1:700 scale model of the French Super-Destroyer, Le Terrible. Michal Lason scratch-built this model with an interesting bill of materials, including the hair of his wife.

New Models from Regia Marina - Regia Marina will introduce three new models at the Hobby Model Expo in Milan, Italy in March 2003. The kits are of World War Two Italian destroyers of the Navigatori Class, available in two different series, and
the Folgore/Freccia Class. A modern subject, the Comandante Cigala Fulgosi will also be released.

Haruzuki, Japanese Destroyer 1945 - The Aoshima 1:700 scale kit of Haruzuki, an Akizuki Class destroyer as fitted in 1945, is built by Rick Schiller.

USS Peterson DD-969 #2 #3 #4 #5 Frank Day took a 3rd place at a IMPS show in Las Vegas in late Nov, 02. He used the WSN model in 1:350th scale and added GMM Photo-etch to the kit.

USS Fanning FF-1076, Gary Brown, a former member of the crew of USS Fanning, used the Iron Shipwright USS Ainsworth FF-1090 kit in 1:350 scale to model his former home.

K56, Flower Class Corvette - This Matchbox 1:72nd scale kit of a Flower Class corvette was a multi-year project for Louis Elskamp of the Netherlands but the final result is spectacular.

HMS Kashmir - Jim Baumann's build of the 1:700 scale HMS Kashmir from White Ensign Models.

USS Comte De Grasse, DD-974 - This scratch-built model of the USS Comte De Grasse was built by Charles Matthews in 1:192nd scale.

Sovremenny - Lim Kian Seng of Singapore has built the Trumpeter 1:200 scale Sovremenny. It is a beautiful build of this impressive kit.

Russian Destroyers Novik of WWI and Tashkent of WWII - Photographs of the Novik, super-destroyer of the Russian Baltic Fleet in World War One, and Tashkent, Soviet Destroyer Leader of World War Two, both by Combrig in 1:700 scale.
Photographs from Combrig.

USS Knox, FF 1073 - The AFV 1:700 scale model of USS Knox is built by Ayala Botto of Lisbon, Portugal.

USS Fletcher, DD-445 - One of the favorites of modelers, the 1:350 scale USS Fletcher by Tamiya is built by Don Moss with GMM photo-etch detail added.

Lutjens, German Destroyer - Ayala Botto of Lisbon, Portugal took the 1:700 scale Revell-Germany kit of the destroyer Rommel and converted it to the Lutjens.

1:350 HMS Nottingham, #2 by Les Pickstock (White Ensign Models)

Heller Kits for the Marine Nationale - Jacques Druel and Sébastien Lausdat build models of Balny, De Grasse, Duquesne, Laffaux, L'Alsacien, and Marceau by modifying Heller kits.. Also includes photographs of the Master for the Béarn.

HMS Bryony - This model a 1:32 scale Flower Class corvette. Scratch-built by Ron Horabin, the project took over three years.

USS Ingersoll, DDG-990- Dragon 1:350 scale- LIM Kian Seng of Singapore has created an extraordinary marriage of model and computer graphics. He used Gold Medal Models photo-etch with the Dragon model and a computer generated
background.

USS Spruance, Geoff Cook builds the Dragon 1:350 model of this modern USN Destroyer.

USS O'Bannon, DD-450, The Tamiya 1:350 scale kit was built by Mike Leonard with GMM photo-etch parts.

USS Curtis Wilbur, DDG-54, The Revell-Germany 1:700 scale Arleigh Burke Class Destroyer was built by Patrizio Carlucci.

USS Fletcher, DD-445, The Tamiya 1:350 scale kit was built by Frank Day. Frank's model won third place in the Las Vegas, Nevada, 2002 IPMS show.

Asashio, Japanese Destroyer, The Skywave 1:700 Asashio was Rick Schiller's first build, but not his last.

USS Boone, FFG-28; Kevin Wenker's build of the Blue Water Navy 1:350 Perry Class Frigate.

Minekaze, Japanese Destroyer in 1:700, Tim Reynaga builds the Skywave kit and provides a great tip for replicating canvas covered railings.

Jean Moulin, French Aviso, Type A-69, L'Arsenal, 1:400, #2, #3, built by Felix Bustelo.

Shanghai Liberty Diorama by Ray D. Bean, White Ensign Models 1:350 kits of USS Knox & USS Benjamin Stoddert

1:350 USS Perry, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6 built by Peter Van Buren.

1:350 USS Fletcher, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10 built by Peter Van Buren.

1:350 USS Decatur, DD-341, 1943, #2, #3, #4 built by Matt Seferian. Kit from Iron Shipwright.

1:720 HMS Mohawk, #2 built by Dave Humphreys of the UK. He used the Revell kit, modified it and added Photo-Etch detail from the White Ensign Models' Tribal fret.

1:350 USN Destroyers Group Photo, #2, #3 built by Michael Larsen

1:350 USS Knox FFG-1052 & USS Benjamin Stoddert DDG-22, #2, #3, White Ensign Model kits, built by Michael Larsen

1:350 USS Kidd DDG-993 & USS John Young DD-973, #2, #3, #4, by Michael Larsen

USS Radford DD-446 & USS Jenkins DDE-447, Radford from Blue Water Navy kit, Jenkins scratch-built and converted from Tamiya Fletcher by Michael Larsen

1:350 USS Arleigh Burke DDG-51, #2, #3, #4, Burke Class Destroyer by Michael Larsen of Denmark

1:350 HMS Exeter D89 & HMS Gloucester D96, #2, #3, #4, Type 42 British Destroyers (Exeter- Batch 2)(Gloucester-Batch 3) by Michael Larsen of Denmark

1:350 USS Reuben James FFG-57, #2,Perry Class Frigate by Michael Larsen of Denmark

1:350th USS Barney DLG 6 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 By Rusty White (White Ensign Models)

1:700th USS Arleigh Burke DD-51 By Peter Van Buren (Skywave/Pit-Road)

1:125th USS The Sullivans DD-537 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 By Frank Hutton (Lindberg)

1:350th USS Spruance DD-963 #2 By Jim Chaconas (DML)

1:350th USS Ward DD-139 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 By Patrick Roach (Classic Warships)

JMSDF Hatsuyuki, DD-124 By Niels Holland (Skywave/Pitroad 1:700)

JMSDF Kongo, DDG-173 By Niels Holland (Skywave/Pitroad, 1:700)

JMSDF Kurama, By Niels Holland (Skywave/Pitroad, 1:700)

1:96th USS Ulvert M Moore #2 #3 #4 By Alan H. Guard (BaD Shipmodels)

Russian Type 7 Destroyer Gremyashchy #2 #3 #4 By Alan McGivern (Trumpeter)

1:200th USS Dennis J. Buckley DD-805 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 By Alan McGivern (Scratch-built)

1:192nd USS LaVallete DD-448 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 By Alan McGivern (Bluejacket Shipcrafters)

1:350th USS Pharris FF-1094 #2 #3 #4 By Mike Connors (Iron Shipwright)

1:350th USS Boone FF-28 #2 #3 #4 By Mike Connors (Blue Water Navy)

1:350th USS John Hancock DD-981 #2 #3 #4 By Mike Connors (DML)

1:700 Sovremenny class destroyer, #2, #3 by Bob O'Connor (DML)

1:350th USS Johnston 1944 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12 by John Sheridan (Blue Water Navy)

1:350 USS Farenholt 1942 by Devin Poore (Blue Water Navy)

1:125 USS Melvin DD-680 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 By Noel Carpio (Lindburgh)

1:350 USS Ainsworth (Knox Class Frigate), #2, #3, #4 by Dave Judy (Iron Shipwright)

1:350 USS Bainbridge (DD-1) by Mike Leonard (Gulfstream)

1:240 USS John Paul Jones DD-230, #2, #3 by Mike Leonard (Revell)

1/700 USS Amesbury DE-APD by Rob Weilacher (Naval Works)

1/700 Sims Class DD by Rob Weilacher (Bureau of Small Warships)

1/700 Butler Class DE by Rob Weilacher (Skywave)

1:350 Samuel B. Roberts (Perry Class) extended coverage by Rusty White (BWN)

1/240 USS Cole DD-155, #2, #3 (Neutrality Patrol, 1940) by Jim Moses (Revell)

1/96 U.S.Torpedo Boat WINSLOW (TB-5) about 1900 by Bob Santos (Scratch-built)

1/192 USS Wainwright (DD 419) by Alberto Rada (Classic Warships, extended photo coverage)

1/192 USS Kidd (DD 661) by Bob Steinbrunn (extended photo coverage)

1:350 Fletcher Class Destroyer, #2, #3, #4 by Evert-Jan Foeth (Tamiya)

1:350 Fletcher Class Destroyer, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8 by Rusty White (Tamiya)

1:700 USS Monssen (1942), #2 by Tim Dike (Kobo Hiryu)

1:700 USS Joseph P. Kennedy FRAM DD 850 by Mike Leonard (conversion using Albatross kit)

1:700 USS Reuben James FFG 57 by Mike Leonard (Skywave)

1:125 USS Kidd Fletcher Class DD, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10 by Steven Brejnak (Lindburgh)

1:600 USS Edsall DD-219, #2 by Mike Leonard (Airfix)

1/250 USS King DDG-41, #2, #3, #4 (Coontz Class c.1984) by Mike Leonard (Ship Model Shop kit)

1/350 Fletcher Class DD by Kelly Quirk (Tamiya)

1/350 IJN Kagero, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7 by John Sheridan (Blue Water Navy)

1/700 Adams Class DD USS Barney by Mike Leonard (Gulfstream)

1/350 DD 94 USS Taylor by Mike Taylor (Gulfstream)

1/700 USS Porter in late 30s fit by Michael Leonard (Kobo Hiryu)

1/700 IJN Destroyer, #2, #3, #4 Akizuki by David Fraser (Fujimi)

1/350 HMCS Sackville 1941 Flower Class Corvette by Mike O'Connor (Iron Shipwright)

1/350 German Destroyer Z37, #2 by Mike O'Connor (Iron Shipwright)

1/700 Adams Class Destroyer by Mike Taylor (Skywave)

1/200 IJN DD Terizuki, #2, #3 by Alan McGivern (Nichimo)

1/200 IJN Yukikaze, #2, #3 by Alan McGivern (Nichimo)

1/192 USS Mustin, #2, #3 by Alan McGivern (Classic Warships)

1/200 USS Patterson, #2, #3 by Alan McGivern (Scratch-built)

1/350 Hunt Class HMS Zetland, #2, #3, #4, #5 by Glenn Arnold (Iron Shipwright)

1/350 Hunt Class HMS Middelton, #2, #3 by Jeff Herne (Iron Shipwright)

1/350 IJN destroyer Kagero by Bob LaPadura (BWN)

1/350 Cannon Class USS Thomas DE-132 by Phil Kirchmeier (Iron Shipwright)

1/350 Evarts Class USS Cabana DE-260 by Michael Taylor (Iron Shipwright)