31-12-2003
1/200 Sovremenny Class Destroyer (Trumpeter) by Luciano Rizzato

30-12-2003
1/700 Krivak Russian Destroyer (Pit-Road) by Peter Van Buren
1/72  PT-109 Torpedo Boat (Revell) by Dave Lesko

29-12-2003
1/700 USS Kidd DD-661 (Pit-Road) by Peter Van Buren
1/125 U-47 U-Boat (Revell) by Raja Bose

28-12-2003
Scratch Building the USS North Carolina in 1/96 scale by Ron Horabin part 12 now online

27-12-2003
1/20 PT-41 Torpedo Boat (Scratchbuild in progress) by Pat Matthews
1/100 IJN Yamato Japanese Battleship (Scratchbuilt) by Mr.Wachowski

26-12-2003
1/350 USS Arizona BB-39 (Iron Shipwrights) by Paul S Cyr
1/96 USS Gettysburg CG-64 (Scratchbuilt) by Paul Simpson

25-12-2003
Merry Christmas to all

24-12-2003
1/700 USS Indianapolis CA-35 (Tamiya) by Charlie Patrick

23-12-2003
1/400 SMG 523 G.Prini Sauro Class (Dolphin) by Giulio Mattei

22-12-2003
1/2400 Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (CVSG) by Timothy J. Barron

21-12-2003
1/700 US Navy Base Diorama (various ships) by Nikos Kommatas
1/350 KUK Kriegsmarine SMU 12 (Hecker & Goros) by Patrizio Carlucci

20-12-2003
1/700 Italian Battleship Caio Duilio (Regia Marina) by Giampiero Galeotti
1/700 Italian Battleship Andrea Doria (Regia Marina) by Giampiero Galeotti
1/35 LCA WW2 D-day Landing Craft (Fonderie Miniature) by Johannes Spiess
Added captions for the Dec. 18th Telford pictures from Jim Baumann

19-12-2003
Gold Medal Models # 350-4 WW2 Missouri Fittings set
Gold Medal Models #350-4A Gold Plus WW2 Missouri Extra Details Set

18-12-2003
Coverage of Telford 2003 by Jim Baumann and Vladimir Yakubov

17-12-2003
1/700 IJN Kumano (Tamiya) by Charlie Patrick

16-12-2003
Gold Medal Models 1/200 Yamato Fine Details Photo Etch set

15-12-2003
1/350  USS Iowa BB-4  (Iron Shipwrights) by By Germà Coendersi

14-12-2003
1/48 HMS Bryony Flower Class Corvette (Fleetscale) by Richard Setter

13-12-2003
Visiting San Francisco's Maritime sites - by Martin Quinn

12-12-2003
The Gangut Story:  In-box comparison of the four 1/700 scale kits of Gangut class battleships available today  Reviewed by Vladimir Yakubov and Jim Baumann

11-12-2003
1/700 Italian Battleship Roma (Regia Marina) by Patrizio Carlucci
1/600 British Battleship HMS Hood (Airfix) by Atle Ellefsen

10-12-2003
1/250 USS Dallas SSN-700 (CN Models) by David Loughlin
1/350 USS John Paul Jones (Panda) by John McLaughlin

09-12-2003
1/350 Russian Kursk  (3BE3AA) by David Loughlin
1/700 IJN Carrier Akagi (Hasegawa)  Pascal Bruyere

08-12-2003
1/700 I Italian Battleship Veneto (Regia Marina) by Giampiero Galeotti
1/48 Japanese submarine 1-29 (Scale shipyard) by Mario Grima

07-12-2003
Remember Pearl Harbor with this veteran of that attack.
Corsair Armada 1/700 USS Vireo AM-52/AT-144 resin kit First Look
Not new but worth another look on this day
Special Pearl Harbor Photo Feature

06-12-2003
Corsair Armada 1/350 5"/38 Cal. DP Gun Mounts First look

05-12-2003
1/350 USS Franklin CV-13 (Trumpeter) by Bob Harris
1/700 USS Lexington CV-16 (Hasegawa) by Charlie Patrick

04-12-2003
1/700 Motorship Victoria (Regia Marina) By Giampiero Galeotti
1/350 USS Special Delivery, FedEx Cruiser by Eric Mante

03-12-2003
1/700 Italian Carrier G. Garibaldi (Delphis Models) by Giampiero Galeotti
1/540 USS Lexington CV-16 (Life-Like) by Don Macdonald

02-12-2003
Building the Loose Cannon 1/700 HMS Furious by Jim Baumann

01-12-2003
New Reviews for December include:

• HP Models 1/700 USS Colorado BB-45 1944 (Resin kit)
• ARGOS 1/1250 USS Kitty Hawk CV-63 Operation Enduring Freedom (metal miniature)
• Imperial Hobby Productions 1/700 USS Lexington CC-1 Proposed Battlecruiser (Resin kit)
• Combrig 1/700 HMAS Australia Heavy Cruiser (resin kit)
• Combrig 1/700 HMAS Canberra Heavy Cruiser (resin kit)
• Aoshima 1/700 IJN Kashima WW2 cruiser (Plastic kit)
• Superior USS North Carolina BB-55 (metal miniature)
• Superior USS Missouri BB-63 (metal miniature)
• Flagship Models 1/350 Modern Sub Propellers
• Flagship Models 1/400 Modern Surface Ship Propellers
• JD Products 1/96 MK-56 Gun Director (resin and metal kit)
• L’Arsenal 1/350 5" / 38 Gun on Open Mount
• L’Arsenal 1/350 - 1/400 Naval Figures
• Mountaineer Battlewagon  USS West Virginia (BB-48) by Myron J. Smith
•  Model Ship Journal Fall 2003
• F4F Wildcat DVD from Aircraft Films
• Warship Boneyards by Kit and Carolyn Bonner
• Flexi files Sanding Tools

30-11-2003
New Pacific Front December update posted
1/700 "The Mooring" Arleigh Burke DDG (Pit-Road) by Gabor

29-11-2003
Ron Smith examines the USS Hornet CV-8 Deck Colors
1/700 Italian Navy Cruisers in port (Delphis) by Giampiero Galeotti

28-11-2003
1/350 USS Iowa BB-61 (Tamiya conversion) by  Bob Harris

27-11-2003
1/280 Russian Alka SSN (CN Models) by David Loughlin
1/400 Liner Titanic (Academy) by Stuart Hill

26-11-2003
1/350 USS Bunker Hill CV-17 (Trumpeter) by James Nicol

25-11-2003
Scratchbuilding the IJN Soryu in 1/144 scale Part 9 by Bill Waldorf

24-11-2003
1/700 USS Indianapolis CA-35 (Tamiya) by Pete Randall
1/700 IJN Zuikaku (Fujimi) Pascal Bruyere

23-11-2003
1/700 USS Cushing DD-376 (Kobo Hiryu) by J.J. Barnes
1/700 IJN Hatsuzuki (Aoshima) by Yifeng-Mao

22-11-2003
1/1250 ARGOS USS Kitty Hawk "Operation Enduring Freedom"

21-11-2003
1/180  ZhongShan Gunboat (ZhengDeFu) by C.P. Tan

20-11-2003
Ron Horabin brings us photo's from Ellesmere Port Steam Boat Museum Show

19-11-2003
From the Opposite End of the Workbench: Cheating by Jeff Herne
First Look: F4F Wildcat DVD from Aircraft Films by Martin Quinn (lots of carrier details!!)

18-11-2003
1/700 British Battleship HMS Malaya  (HP Models) by Bernd Villhauer
1/350 DDG-51 Arleigh Burke (Panda) by Steve Brejnak

17-11-2003
Building the JAG 1/700 USS California CGN-36 by Peter Van Buren

16-11-2003
1/700 Imperial Hobby Productions USS Lexington CC-1 1921 Battlecruiser design

15-11-2003
1/350-1/400 L'Arsenal resin Naval figure review
1/350 L'Arsenal resin 5" 38 cal open gun mounts

14-11-2003
1/200 Russian Destroyer Sovremenny by John Darlington
1/700 USS Detroit AOR-4  and company (JAG and others) by Maurizio Chiaro

13-11-2003
November 13th 1942 Battle of Guadalcanal was fought. Today's update is a ship named after the USS Cushing that was sunk during that battle.
1/700 USS Cushing DD-797 (Tamiya) by Charlie Patrick

12-11-2003
1/400 HMCS Snowberry  Flower Class Corvette (L'Arsenal) by Ron Smith
USS Monitor (Scratchbuilt card model) by Robert Shen Ke

11-11-2003 - Thank you to all Veterans, and to those that never got the chance to be Veterans.
In Their Own Words: HMS Warspite and the Attack on Pearl Harbor as told by Gerald L. Reese
1/350 USS Essex (Trumpeter) by Len Roberto

10-11-2003
1/700 JMSDF Kumano Destroyer Escort (Skywave) by Rick Heinbaugh
1/250  Imperial Russian Navy battleship Oslabya (Digital Navy Paper Model) by Roman Detyna

09-11-2003
Combrig 1/700 HMAS Canberra and HMAS Australia Heavy Cruisers First Look

08-11-2003
Monitor VS Merricmack (Lindberg) by Marty Shay
1/700 IJN Hyuga (Hasegawa) by Patrick Zepke

07-11-2003
1/350 SMS Emden 1914 (Revell) by Bernd Villhauer
Cross Reference Chart for Humbrol Paint Numbers added to the How-To section.

06-11-2003
1/700 USS Wasp refueling Buchanan (Corsair Armada/Pit-Road) by James Kloek

05-11-2003
1/32 Zebra PT Boat A La Zebra (Customized Lindberg) by Mario Grima

04-11-2003
1/700  IJN Battleship Carrier Hybrid Ise (Hasegawa) by Jesús Alcocer

03-11-2003
1/400 Viste Admiral Popov (scratchbuilt) by Ripley Bogans

02-11-2003
Each Month, the Debris Field, our sister site, dedicated to liners and merchants, will update. This month's update includes:

 
• Feature Article: The Next Ocean Liner Kit
• Book Review of William Miller’s ‘The Picture History of the ss United States’
• Book Review of Les Streater’s Berengaria ~ Cunard’s "Happy Ship"
• And unique to the DF, we have introduced what we are calling the ‘BTSK’ ~ Build The Same Kit project.
• Kit Review  of 1:100 Sirius, manufactured by Zvezda

• The Model Gallery has been updated to include the following

1:400 Artika by Mike Ristuccia
1:600 France by Alberto Montes Llano
1:600 Queen Elizabeth by Atle Ellefsen
1:600 SS United States by Mike Cook
1:144 Titanic (scratchbuilt) by Mike Cook
1:600 Queen Mary 2 (scratchbuilt) by Onno Heesbeen

• The Researchers / Modelers Page now features the following profiles:

Scott Reigel - Debris Field Webmaster
Christian Schonberger - Debris Field Webmaster
Robert (Arjay) MacDonald - Debris Field Webmaster
Mike Cook - Debris Field Webmaster

01-11-2003
New Reviews for November include:

• HP Models 1/700 USS Salt Lake City 1944 (Resin Kit)
• Modelkrak 1/700 IJN Chiyoda Armored Cruiser (Resin kit)
• Combrig 1/700 Russian Battleship  Imperator Alexander II (Resin kit) NEW
• Dragon Models 1/700 USS Charles Adams DDG-2 (Plastic Kit)
• Pit-Road 1/700 USS Cochrain (Out of Production Plastic Kit)
• Revell 1/390 SS Brasil (plastic kit)
• Hi-Mold 1/700 USS Arizona BB-39 (Resin kit)
• White Ensign Models 1/350 Scale USS Arleigh Burke Detail Set NEW
• Flagship Models 1/700 Charles Adams Class Photo Etch set
• 1/350 Jim Clark Products C-2 Greyhound conversion and Fire Tractor
•  L’Arsenal 1/350 MK 15 Gun directors (resin and PE sets) NEW
•  L’Arsenal 1/350 MK 37 Gun director (resin and PE sets) NEW
• USN WW2 Recognition Manual on CD
• Quick Scale scale calculator (software)

31-10-2003
1/350 CGX-21 Aegis Stealth Strike Cruiser built by Eric Mante

30-10-2003
1/350 HMAS Waterhen (Armada Scale Models) by Brett Morrow

29-10-2003
1/700 Norfolk Navy Yard and US Ships by Maurizio Chiaro

28-10-2003
1/700 IJN Battleship Yamato (Tamiya) by Yifeng-Mao

27-10-2003
 1/700 IJN Destroyer Akatsuki (Tamiya) by Pete Longo

26-10-2003
 The Liberty Ship SS Jeremiah O'Brien By Martin J Quinn
1/700 USS Tarawa LHD (Revell) by Marty Shay

25-10-2003
1/350 USS Missouri BB-63 (Tamiya) by Stuart Hill
1/350 USS Missouri BB-63 (Tamiya) by Charlie Patrick

24-10-20-2003
 Building the 1/400 Revell USS Enterprise CVN-65 by Robert L. McGhee II
1/2400 HMS Lively 38 Gun Frigate (GHQ) by Rick Heinbaugh

23-10-2003
1/350 Jim Clark Products C-2 Greyhound  conversion and Fire Tractor reviewed by Kelly Quirk
A visit to the USS Pampanito museum in San Francisco, California  By Martin J Quinn

22-10-2003
1/100 Cable & Wireless Cable Retriever (Scratchbuilt) by Jimmy Wood
1/350 DDG-51 Arleigh Burke (Panda) by Marty Shay

21-10-2003
1/400 French Battleship Richelieu (Heller) by Kjetil Lindahl
1/350 DD and FF diorama (Panda and Blue Water Navy) by Peter Van Buren

20-10-2003
1/72 PT-109 Patrol Boat (Revell) by Charlie Patrick
1/72 British Vosper MTB (Airfix) by Michael W Turnbull
1/700  Hayabusa Class Missile Patrol Boat (Seal Models) by Brett Morrow

19-10-2003
Classic Warships Warship Pictorial #20 HMS Hood

18-10-2003
Classic Warships Warship Pictorial #19 Kriegsmarine Bismarck

17-10-2003
1/400  Russian Cruiser Aurora (Heller clone) by Kjetil Lindahl

16-10-2003
1/700 IJN Matsu (Tamiya) by Yifeng-Mao
1/125 Type VIIc  U Boat (Revell) by Mark Buranen

15-10-2003
1/535 USS Montana BB-67 (Kitbashed Revell) by Marty Shay
1/96 HMS Bristol D-23 post 82 refit (Scratchbuilt) by Unknown
Test drive the NEW Message Board and let us know what you think.

14-10-2003
1/700 USS Iwo Jima (Revell) by Andrew Dunikowski
1/125 U-47 U Boat (Revell) by Dave Ashcroft

A day early, we're pleased to announce the opening of our 'sister site', the Debris Field. Dedicated to Merchants, Liners, and Special Purpose Vessels, we here at Modelwarships.com would like to welcome the new site, readers, and staff to our family.

13-10-2003
1/350 USS Fanning FF-1076 (Iron Shipwrights) by Gary Brown
1/350 USS Ohio SSBN-726 (DML) by Chaz Nims

12-10-2003
1/72 HMCS Snowberry (Revell/Matchbox) by Dave Ashcroft
1/350 HMS King George V (Tamiya) by Stuart Hill
1/350 HMS Prince of Wales (Tamiya) by Stuart Hill

11-10-2003
1/600 SS Canberra (Airfix) by Patrick Camilleri

10-10-2002
1/72 HMAS Sydney (Scratchbuilt) by John Loughman

09-10-2003
1/48 Scottish Harbor Diorama by Edgar Hodges
Converting U.S.S. Indianapolis (CA-35) TO U.S.S. Chicago (CA-29) By Bob Dedmon

08-10-2003
Scratchbuilding the IJN Soryu in 1/144 scale Part 8 by Bill Waldorf
1/200 IJN Yamato (modified R/C Nicihmo) by Mario Grima

07-10-2003
Ship Models of the IPMS Region 2 Convention October 3-4, 2003, Reston, Virginia

06-10-2003
1/350 IJN Cruiser Tone  (Minekaze) by Shigeru Mine

05-10-2003
1/350 IJN Yamato (Tamiya) by Stuart Hill

04-10-2003
Building the 1/700 Combrig Imperatrisa Maria by Jim Baumann

03-10-2003
1/350 USS Iowa BB-61 1945 (Tamiya) by Kim Taylor

02-01-2003
Building the Iron Shipwrights 1/350 Square Bridge LCI (L) by Felix Bustelo

01-10-2003
New Reviews for October include:

• Combrig 1/700 Type D Russian Sub (Resin kit)
• Regia Marina 1/700  Italian Destroyer Turbine (Resin kit)
• A couple of old Skywave plastic kits (Out of Production plastic kits)
 
• 1/700 USS Atlanta CL-51
• 1/700 USS San Diego CL-53
• White Ensign Models 1/350 Fairmile D Motor Torpedo Boat (Resin kit)
• JAG 1/700 USS Skipjack Class Attack Sub (resin kit)
• JD Products 1/96  (metal kit
• History on CD-ROM ONI 41-42 Japanese Ship Recognition Manual (CD-ROM)
• Model Art Magazine  #7

We are pleased to add History on CD-ROM to our list of sponsors. They produce an extensive line of US Navy recognition manuals on CD-ROM. Check out the ONI 41-42 CD review above for a glimpse of what is available.

30-09-2003
1/350 HMS Prince of Wales (Tamiya) by Dave Lockhart

29-09-2003
1/125  USS Melvin DD-680 (Lindbergh) by Dennis Apperson

28-09-2003
1/72 Enterprise Model at the EAA Air Museum Photo's by Michael G. Pajewski

27-09-2003
1/350 USS Antietam CG-54 (Dragon) by Peter Van Buren

26-09-2003
From the Opposite End of the Workbench - Are you a Plastic Junkie?
Ship Models at Rocon 03, Rochester New York, Sept. 21, 2003

25-09-2003
Opened the Ship's Store!!  ModelWarships.com Baseball caps are now AVAILABLE!!

24-09-2003
Building the Panda Arliegh Burke class DDG by Peter Van Buren

23-09-2003
Building the JAG USS Sacramento AOE-1 by Peter Van Buren
1/350 USS Anderson DD-411 (Tamiya conversion) by Walt Plucinski
DragonModelsUSA Added to the Plastic Kit producers Links section
DragonModelsUSA is the US Distributor for the Dragon, Shanghai Dragon, and Panda, line of ships.

22-09-2003
Scratch Building the USS North Carolina in 1/96 scale by Ron Horabin part 11 now online

21-09-2003
Those Damned Kamikazes - as told by Louis P. Swan, USS Hughes (9/16/03)

20-09-2003
1/700 USS Hornet CV-10 (Hasegawa) by Charlie Patrick

19-09-2003
Ships of the Dutch Navy Museum from Gert

18-09-2003
1/350  Spanish cruiser Cristobal Colon (Box 261) by Germà Coenders

17-09-2003
1/600 HMS Campbeltown (Airfix) by Patrick Camilleri

16-09-2003
Scratchbuilding the IJN Soryu in 1/144 scale Part 7 by Bill Waldorf

15-09-2003
 Building Kombrig's 1/700 Destroyer Valerian Kuibyshev by Vladimir Yakubov

14-09-2003
1/350 USS USS Hornet CV-12 (Trumpeter) by Rick Bellanger

13-09-2003
 1/700 USS Barnes CVE-20 (Tamiya) by Charlie Patrick

12-09-2003
1/600 HMS Daring (Airfix) by Patrick Camilleri

11-09-2003
In Their Own Words: The Other 9/11, an interview with Frank Romano, USS Savannah

10-09-2003
1/350 USS Boise CL-47 (Iron Shipwrights) by Walt Plucinski
 1/700 USS Hornet CV-8 (Tamiya) Charlie Patrick

09-09-2003
The latest Pacific Front Hobbies Update has been posted
Extended Photo Coverage on the RM Roma - lost 60 years ago today
 

08-09-2003
1/400 RN Pola Italian Heavy Cruiser (Tauro) by Cesare Fiorini
1/600 Karlsruhe German WWII light cruiser (scratchbuilt) by Thomas Riepe

07-09-2003
1/700 DKM Scharnhorst (Tamiya) by David LaPell
1/700 French Battleship Richelieu (Hi Mold) by Claudio Matteini

06-09-2003
1/350  HMCS Vancouver (Iron Shipwrights) by Brett Morrow

05-09-2003
1/350 USS Quincy CA-3 (Classic Warships) by Mike Czibovic

04-09-2003
Photo Feature - USS North Carolina by Bob LaPadura

03-09-2003
How-To Section : United States Naval Camouflage Measures in WW2 - by Jeff Herne and Dave Shadell
Photo Feature - USN Warships in Color - by Jeff Herne

02-09-2003
Building a 1/700  French Navy Bretagne as in 1929/1932'ish.....by Jim Baumann

01-09-2003
New Reviews for September include:

• Tamiya 1/700 USS Missouri BB-63 1944-45 (Plastic kit) NEW
• Tamiya 1/700 USS Cushing DD-797 (Plastic kit) NEW
• Combat Subs 1/350 British K-class submarine (resin kit) NEW
• Blue Water Navy 1/350 USS Gambier Bay (resin kit)
•  Pit-Road 1/700 IJN Multiple Torpedo Cruisers (Plastic kits)
•  Oi
• Kitakami
• Gold Medal Models 1/700 USN CV Photo Etch set
• JD Products 1/96 50 Cal water cooled machine gun (metal kit)
• JD Products 1/96 20 mm Ready Service Locker (metal kit)
• Model Ship Journal Summer 2003  NEW
• The War at Sea by Ronald Spector

31-08-2003
The Mutant's Guide to Photographing Ship Models by Jeff Herne (no, it's not an editorial)

30-08-2003
1/100R.R.S. James Clarck Ross (scratch built) by Jimmy Wood

29-08-2003
Warship photo archive feature on USS Edson DD-946 by Jeff Herne

28-08-2003
Martin Quinn visits the USS Texas

27-08-2003
Scratch Building the USS North Carolina in 1/96 scale by Ron Horabin part 10 now online

26-08-2003
Building the USS Cushing DD-376 in 1/700 Scale by Timothy Dike

25-08-2003
Building the Samec 1/700 Prinz Eugen by Gabor Part 2 now online

24-08-2003
1/350 USS Atlanta CL-51 (Blue Water Navy) by Ron Smith

23-08-2003
1/350 USS USS Enterprise CV-6 (Blue Water Navy) by Walt Plucinski
1/350 DKM Bismarck and it's wreck (Tamiya)  by Alain Moitrot New images

22-08-2003
1/200 Tug Smitt Rotterdam (Heller)  by Yannis Carystinos
1/185 CSS Tennessee (William Mahmood) by Paul Helfrich

21-08-2003
Building HMNZS LEANDER - 'Battle of Kolombanga 1943'  by Martyn Robey
 1/700 Malaysian frigate K.D. Lekiu. (Kobo-Hiryu) by Brett Morrow

20-08-2003
1/72 PT-107 Patrol Boat (Revell) by John Shum
 Proposed 1/350 USS Nimitz airwing decals by Duncan Lake

19-08-2003
 1/700 USS Hugh Purvis (Pit-Road) by Jon Iverson
 1/32 PT Boats (Dumas and Lindberg) by Don Macdonald

18-08-2003
 1/125 Type VIIC U Boat (Revell) by Rick Brownlee

17-08-2003
 1/150 Emperor Aleksander (Scratchbuilt) by Andreev Alexander

16-08-2003
 The Models of the Pearl Harbor Museum by Peter Van Buren
 1/500 IJN Mutsu (Nichimo) by Rick Brownlee

15-08-2003
 1/350 USS USS Hornet CV-12 (Trumpeter) by Walt Plucinski
 1/350 USS Enterprise CV-6 (Blue Water Navy) by Dave Becker
 Aircraft Profiles for Carrier Battle Group 8 (CVW-8) 1979-80 by Jared Shipman

14-08-2003
 1/150 Armored Cruiser Gromboi (Scratchbuilt) by Andreev Alexander
 1/350 USS Missouri BB-63 (Tamiya) by Lim Kian Seng New image

13-08-2003
Tamiya's NEW 1/700 USS Missouri (1944-45) in box review

12-08-2003
 1/350 USS Lexington CV-2 (Blue Water Navy) by Dave Becker
 1/240 Gato Class Sub (Lindberg) by Paul Helfrich

11-08-2003
 1/350 King George V (Tamiya) by Kjetil Lindahl

10-08-2003
1//210 Liner Titanic (Scratchbuilt) by Andreev Alexander

09-08-2003
 1/350 DKM Bismarck (Mini-Hobbies) by Digilio Fernández

08-08-2003
 1/125 USS Kidd DD-661 (Lindberg) by Jeff Spring

07-08-2003
 1/400 Italian Heavy Cruiser Fiume by Larry Lebryk
 1/700 HMS Nelson (Tamiya) by Bernd Villhauer
"Random Ship Details" takes a look at the 5"-25 Cal DP gun.
We are pleased to add JD Productions as one of our sponsors. Besides producing some of the finest Ship models I have seen, they also produce a line of 1/96 scale ship accessories. We will be featuring more of these in the future. See their web site for more info.

06-08-2003
Book Review - Warship Perspectives Royal Navy Camouflage Volume 4
From the Opposite End of the Workbench - When Did This Stop Being Fun?  by Jeff Herne

05-08-2003
Scratch Building the USS North Carolina in 1/96 scale by Ron Horabin part 9 now online

04-08-2003
Scratchbuilding the IJN Soryu in 1/144 scale Part 6 by Bill Waldorf

03-08-2003
1/350 DKM Bismarck and it's wreck (Tamiya)  by Alain Moitrot

02-08-2003
1/350 Navy Auxiliaries (Iron Shipwrights) by Michael Taylor

01-08-2003
New Reviews for August include:

• Loose Cannon 1/700 USS Hazard (USS Pirate, PCE-829, and PCE 893 resin kits)
• JAG Collective 1/700 USS Sacramento AOE-1 (resin kit)
• Squadron Signal Schnellboot in Action By T. Garth Connelly and David Krakow NEW
• Pit-Road 1/700 Hatsuharu class Destroyers (plastic kits)
• IJN Hatsuharu (early war)
• IJN Hatsuhimo (late war )
• Classic Warships 1/700 USS Detroit CA-8 1945 (Out Of Production Resin kit)
• White Ensign Models 1/350 Essex Class Carrier detailing set. NEW
• Gold Medal Models #450-8 1/350 Akagi Detail set NEW
• White Ensign 1/700 Benson/Gleaves Detail Set NEW
• 1/350 Minekaze IJN Cable Reel assemblies NEW
• White Ensign 1/350 USN WW2 Anti-aircraft Fittings Detail Set  NEW
• 1/350 Minekaze IJN Ladders and Jack Stays NEW
• JD Products 1/96 5"-25 cal gun mount assembly (metal kit)
• L’Arsenal 1/350 & 1/400 Scale Twin and Quad 40mm Bofors NEW
• Seals Models 1/700 WWI Japanese and British Weapons set (plastic kit)
• Gold Medal Models #350-7d 1/350 Carrier Deck Numbers NEW
• Frog Models 1/600 HMS Airfix (plastic kit) NEW Reissue
• Battleship Bismarck - a Survivor's Story,  by Burkard Baron von Müllenheim-Rechberg

31-07-2003
1/400 DKM Gneisenau (Heller) by Michael Taylor

30-07-2003
1/700 IJN "Mooring at the Harbor" by Rizky Ferriansyah
1/600 DKM Bismarck Wreck (Airfix) by Steve Gardner

29-07-2003
1/700 Battleship Bismarck Kiel Canal 1941 (Samec) by Patrizio Carlucci
1/350 HMAS Adelaide FFG-1 (Blue Water Navy) by Paul Carpenter

28-07-2003
1/400 French Battleship Dunkerque (Heller) by Bernd Villhauer
1/125 U-203 Type VIIc U-boat (Revell) by Mike Thrupp

27-07-2003
1/700 Amphibious beach landing by Loose Cannon.
1/700 Harbor crane diorama by Loose Cannon
From the Opposite End of the Workbench - Post Apocalyptic Ship Modeling by Jeff Herne

26-07-2003
1/700 HMS Warspite 1940 (White Ensign) by Giampiero Galeotti
1/700 Soviet Battle Group (Combrig) by Peter Van Buren 4 new images

25-07-2003
1/165 IJN Mogami before conversion (Scratchbuilt) by Andreev Alexander
1/600 HMS Repulse (Airfix) by Martin J Quinn
1/700 IJN Maya and escorts (Pit-Road) by Tamiya Wang

24-07-2003
Gold Medal Models #450-8 1/350 Akagi Detail set
Gold Medal Models #350-7d 1/350 Carrier Deck Numbers

23-07-2003
L’Arsenal 1/350 & 1/400 Scale Twin and Quad 40mm Bofors Review by Felix Bustelo
Finding the Sternplate of the USS Enterprise - by Jeff Herne
From the Opposite End of the Workbench - The Dreaded Slump by Jeff Herne

22-07-2003
1/700 Japanese WW II Harbor (Various manufacturs) by Kim Kookjin
1/600 British Merchant Ship (Triton) by Patrick Camilleri
1/350 Type XXI German U-boat (Dragon) by Larry Lebryk
From the Opposite End of the Workbench - Scary Mutants by Jeff Herne

21-07-2003
1/350 USS Ward DD-139 VS Japanese Midget Sub (Classic Warships) by Patrick Roach
1/700 Soviet Battle Group (Combrig) by Peter Van Buren
1/150 Russian Oscar Class Sub Kursk (scratchbuilt) by Andreev Alexander

20-07-2003
1/700 USS Independence CLV-22 (Skywave) by Martin J Quinn
1/700 USS Intrepid CV-11 (Hasegawa) by René Hieronymus
1/350 SMS Seydlitz  (Iron Shipwrights) by Tony Van Wyk
1/20 scale 30 foot, 15 hp, 2 person DKM Graf Spee by William Terra new images

19-07-2003
1/600 HMS Penelope (Airfix) by Patrick Camilleri
1/350 USS Des Moines CA-134 (Classic Warships) by Robert L. McGhee II

18-07-2003
1/700 USS Essex LHD-2 (Revell Germany) by Donald Cecil
1/130 Coastal Tanker Shell Welder (Eastern Express ex Frog) Tory Mucaro
1/700 IJN Zuikaku (Tamiya) by John Shum

17-07-2003
The winners of the 2003 IPMS Nationals by Vladimir Yakubov
1/600 HMS King George V (Airfix) by Bernd Villhauer
1/96 USS Guadalcanal CVE-60 goes to sea (scratchbuilt) by Don Macdonald
1/700 SMS Derfflinger in her Anchorage By Dariusz Mazurowski

16-07-2003
 Building the Russina Imperial Navy destroyer Boevoi by Jim Baumann
1/300 Coast Guard Cutter USCGC Roger B. Taney (Revell) by Robert Rodriguez
1/542 USS Saratoga CV-60 (Revell) by James Nicol

15-07-2003
 1/700 USS Sacramento AOE-1 resin kit by JAG in-box review

14-07-2003
1/700 Benson/Gleaves Detail Set by White Ensign
1/350 USN WW2 Anti-aircraft Fittings Detail Set by White Ensign

13-07-2003
1/100 SCO Seawell Oil Drilling Platform ship (Scratchbuilt) by J. Wood
1/192 Ironclad CSS Albemarle (Lone Star) by Paul Helfrich

12-07-2003
1/72 HMS Victory "drumming daybreak" (scratchbuilt) by John Reid

11-07-2003
Scratch Building the USS North Carolina in 1/96 scale by Ron Horabin part 8 now online

10-07-2003
Feature Article: Building the Revell 1/72 S-100 Schnellboot by Jeff Herne
Book Review - With the Battlecruisers by Filson Young, reviewed by Martin Quinn

09-07-2003
Over 100 images from the 2003 IPMS Nationals

08-07-2003
1/350 USS Mobile Bay CG-53 (DML) by Dan von Gartzen
1/72 Sovremenny Russian Destroyer (Scratchbuilt) by Richard Motyka

07-07-2003
Kelly Quirk shows us how he built his prize winning USS Hornet CV-8 in 1/350 scale

06-07-03
Ship photos of the IPMS NATIONALS - Part One Wednesday & Thurday  Part Two - Friday and Saturday

05-07-03
1/50 Scale Hr. Ms. Friesland - Part One by Bart van der Heijden

04-07-2003
1/700 IJN Haruna by Tom Van Dermark

02-07-2003
1/700 Russian Armored Cruiser Askold (White Ensign Models) by Giampiero Galeotti

01-07-2003
New Reviews for July include:

• HP Models 1/700 USS Tennessee BB-43 (resin kit)
• Samec 1/700 HMS Nubian British Destroyer (Resin kit)
• Panda Models 1/350 Arleigh Burke (plastic kit)
• Digital Navy 1/250 IJN Fuso (paper model)
• Digital Navy 1/250 IJN Takao (paper model)
• Preview of JAG's new 1/700 AOE-1 Sacramento (resin kit)
• HP Models 1/700 K-21 Submarine (resin kit) vs. Kombrig 1/700 K-21 Submarine (resin kit)
• 1/350 Minekaze Catapult Type KURE-2-5 (photo etch w/ resin and metal)
• 1/350 Minekaze Boat chocks for IJN Cruisers (Photo etch set)
• JAG 1/350 Modern USN Ship Decals vs  Panda Arleigh Burke Decals
• Classic Warships Warship Pictorial #18 USS New Mexico
• US Amphibious Ship and Craft: An Illustrated Design History

30-06-2003
Classic Warships Warship Pictorial #18 USS New Mexico is here

29-06-2003
 Building the Combrig 1/700 Kresta I Class Missile Cruiser by Peter Van Buren

28-06-2003
Building the 1/700 B-Resina  HMS Repulse February 1939 by Jim Baumann
1/700 Japanese Cruiser Takao (Aoshima) by Alex, Shen Ke
1/96 USS Guadalcanal CVE-60 (scratchbuilt) by Don Macdonald

27-06-2003
1/700 IJN Harbor Dio (assorted kits) by Noel Carpio
1/350 USS Hornet CV-8 (Trumpeter) by Bob Harris

26-06-2003
1/350 Italian WW2 Torpedo Boat Ciclone (Delphis) by Giampiero Galeotti
1/196 USS Constitution (Revell) by Ken Peek
1/350 USS Hornet CV-8 (Trumpeter) by Charlie Patrick

25-06-2003
1/256 scratchbuilt F101 Aegis Frigate by Bill Liebold
Preview of JAG's new 1/700 AOE-1 Sacramento

24-06-2003
Scratchbuilding the IJN Soryu in 1/144 scale Part 5 by Bill Waldorf

23-06-2003
1/20 IJN Yamato at the Japanese Maritime Museum, Tokyo
Something fun - a WW2 naval vessel crossword puzzle

22-06-2003
11/700 HMS Royal Oak ( Samek) by Bernd Villhauer

21-06-2003
1/400 RN Fiume Italian Cruiser (Tauro) by Bernd Villhauer
The latest Pacific Front Hobbies Update has been posted

20-06-2003
1/250 DKM Prinz Eugen by Thomas Pleiner

19-06-2003
1/350 USS Fletcher DD-445 (Tamiya) by John Powell
1/600 HMS Devonshire (Airfix) by Patrick Camilleri

18-06-2003
1/700 Oliver Hazard Perry Frigate (Dragon) by Timothy J. Barron
1/72 Russian Destroyer Sovremenny (Scratchbuilt RC) by Darcy Ellis
1/350 USS James C. Owens DD-776 (scratchbuilt) by John Webb

17-06-2003
1/700 DKM Prinz Eugen (Tamiya) by Ron Smith
1/700 Protected Cruiser Hashidate (Seal Models) by Pieter Cornelissen
1/700 USS South Dakota BB-57 (Hasegawa) by Tamiya Wang

16-06-2003
1/720 John C. Stennis CVN-74 (Italeria) by Frank Ilse

15-06-2003
1/350 USS Langley AV-3 (ISW) by Bob Harris

14-03-2003
1/600 HMS Iron Duke (Airfix) by Bernd Villhauer
1/300 Japanese Sub I-19 (Monogram) by Paul Helfrich

13-06-2003
1/200 IJN Kagero (Nichimo) by Mike Czibovic

12-06-2003
Build Up Review of the Combrig 1/700 Kara Class Destroyer by Peter Van Buren
1/350  USS Arizona and USS Vestal (Banner and Iron Shipwrights) by Mike Golden

11-06-2003
 Building the USS Stennis in 1/720 scale by Noel Carpio

10-06-2003
1/72 Vosper MTB and PT-109 by Manfred Halder
From the Opposite End of the Workbench - You Mean I'm Not Going to Laugh? by Jeff Herne

09-06-2003
1/700 USS Fletcher DD-445 (Tamiya) By Frank Heinrich

07-06-2003
1/350 USS Hoga by Ron Smith

06-06-2003
Cape Class Coast Guard Cutter  by John Halloran
Photo Archives - Photos of the USS Little Rock and USS The Sullivans by Eric Mante

05-06-2003
The Battle of Red Mouth Cannon 1791 - by Steve Priske

04-06-2003
Turning Point at Midway - article by Martin Quinn
1/350 Panda Arleigh Burke Review by Tim Barron
From the Opposite End of the Workbench - Ask Doctor Jeff!  by Jeff Herne

02-06-2003
Build Up Review of the Combrig 1/700 Grozny Class Rocket Cruisers by Peter Van Buren

01-06-2003
New Reviews for June include:

• Minekaze 1/350 IJN Tone Heavy Cruiser (Resin kit)
• Samec 1/700 German Depot Ship Hela (Resin kit)
• HP Models 1/700 WW 2 German Torpedo Boat Mowe
• Combrig 1/700 Russian Missile Cruiser Vladivostok (resin kit)
• Heller 1/400 WW 2 German Cruiser Prinz Eugen (plastic kit)
• 1/350 Minekaze Type 94 & Type 95 Float Planes (metal and photo etch)
• 1/350 Flagship Models Early War Fletcher Class Destroyer Photo etch Detail set
• 1/350 Minekaze IJN Aircraft Transfer Rails Photo etch set
• Golden State Battlewagon USS California (BB-44) Warship Series #3
• New line of CA-Poxy available from LoyalHanna Dockyard

31-05-2003
1/400 DKM Bismarck (Kangnam) by Bernd Villhauer

30-05-2003
1/600 HMS Belfast British Cruiser (Airfix) by Bernd Villhauer
1/200 Type IXc German U-Boat (Nichimo) by Paul Helfrich
A Power point presentation of a collision at sea

29-05-2003
1/72 IX-529 Sea Shadow (Scratchbuilt) by Pat Matthews
1/72 Torpedo Boat (Trumpeter) by Yifeng-Mao

28-05-2003
1/200 IJN Hiryu (Scratchbuilt RC) by Danny Wong
1/350 USS Missouri BB-63 (Tamiya) by Alexander McKenna-Klein

27-05-2003
Building the Samec 1/700 Prinz Eugen by Gabor
1/200 French Battleship Dunkerque (scratchbuilt) by by Alain Moitrot

26-05-2003
1/700 Ship Collection (too numerous to list all) by Rob Weilacher

25-05-2003
1/700 JMSDF UNREP with AOE-422 Towada and escorts (Pit-Road) by Peter Van Buren

24-05-2003
America's Cup defender Puritan by Jim Baumann
Galf rigged fishing vessel by Jim Baumann

23-05-2003
1/72 CH-46 Vertical Replentishment dio (Scratchbuilt) by René Hieronymus
1/120 USS Nimitz CVN-68 (scratchbuilt paper) by Jared Shipman

22-05-2003
 1/350 IJN Tone Heavy Cruiser In-Box review from Minekaze *First Look*

21-05-2003
1/700 USS Rathburne FF-1057 (AFV Club) by Andrew Dunikowski
1/700 USS Enterprise CV-6 (Tamiya) by Larry Lebryk

20-05-2003
Warship photo archive feature  on AOE-1 Sacramento UNREP by Peter Van Buren
1/72 S-3 Viking NAVY 1 arriving (Hasegawa) by Steve Brejnak

19-05-2003
1/192 Civil War Raider CSS Tallahassee (Lone Star Models) by Paul Helfrich

18-05-2003
1/700 San Clemente Class Super Tanker (Cascade Modelwerks) by Felix Bustelo
1/700 Review of the above kit  by Felix updated
By popular request port side pictures of Bob's USS Kidd DD-661 added

17-05-2003
1/192 USS Kidd DD-661 (Scratchbuilt-BlueJacket Ship Crafters) by Bob Steinbrunn

16-05-2003
1/700 USS Arizona BB-39 (Trumpeter) by Kim Kookjin

15-05-2003
1/700 Imperial Hobby Productions HMS Wild Goose WW2 Armed Sloop *First Look*

14-05-2003
1/125 USS Twiggs DD-591 (Lindberg Blue Devil) by Pat M
1/700 USS Saratoga CV-3 by Larry Lebryk

13-05-2003
1/700 IJN Battleship Negato and Mutso by By Bae Jin-Ho

12-05-2003
1/700 HMS Hood (Tamiya) by Robert Swan
1/144 TYPE XXI German U-Boat (Revell-Germany) by Paul Helfrich

11-05-2003
1/350 USS Missouri BB-63 (Tamiya) by Lim Kian Seng

10-05-2003
1/256 scale scratchbuilt USS Ingraham FFG-61 by Bill Liebold
From the Opposite End of the Workbench - If I had a million dollars by Jeff Herne

09-05-2003
1/256 scale scratchbuilt JMSDF Kongo by Bill Liebold

08-05-2003
1/256 scale scratchbuilt USS Preble DDG-88 by Bill Liebold
From the Opposite End of the Workbench - Are you a hardcore modeler? by Jeff Herne

06-05-2003
1/350 USS Houston CA-30 (HG Watkins) by Paul Helfrich
1/400 DKM Prinz Eugen (Heller) by Paul Helfrich

05-05-2003
1/700 IJN Heavy Cruiser Nachi (Hasegawa) by Max Osborne

04-05-2003
Building a 1/72 CVE-26 by René Hieronymus - Part One

03-05-2003
1/700 Ship collection (YS, and WEM) of Romylos Chatziioannou

02-05-2003
1/350 BB-62 USS New Jersey (Tamiya) by  Somyot Khuptawathin

01-05-2003
New Reviews for May include:

• Waveline 1/700 USS San Francisco CA-38 (resin kit)
• Tamiya 1/700 Oscar II Class Submarine Kursk (plastic kit)
• Pit-Road 1/700 USS Benson DD-421 Early War fit (plastic kit) NEW
• B-Resina 1/700 HMS Glowworm British destroyer (resin kit)
• Neptun 1/1250 USS New Orleans CA-32 (Diecast metal ship)
•  Loose Cannon 1/700 US Navy Destroyer Leader John S. McCain DL-3 Mitscher Class (resin kit)
• Combrig 1/700 Russian Missile Cruiser Varyag (resin kit)
• Tom's ModelWorks 1/700-1/350 German Naval Radars (Photo etch set) NEW
• White Ensign 1/350 USS Hornet Interior Set (photo etch set) NEW
• 1/350 USS Essex Fitting Set by Gold Medal Models (Photo etch set) NEW
• 1/350 USS Essex PLUS Extra Detail Fitting Set by Gold Medal Models (Photo etch set) NE
• Project COLDFEET: Secret Mission to a Soviet Ice Station, by William M. Leary and Leonard A. Le Shack

30-04-2003
 Gold Medal Models #350-22a 1/350 Gold PLUS Extra Details Set *First Look*

29-04-2003
Gold Medal Models #350-22 1/350 Essex Fitting set *First Look*

28-04-2003
1/600 HMNZS Leander - "Battle of Kolombangara, 1943" (Airfix) by Martyn Robey
1/350 IJN Battleship Yamato (Tamiya) by Simpson S.H.Chan

27-04-2003
1/350 USS Houston CA-30 (Blue Water Navy) by Mike Czibovic 35 stunning images

26-04-2003
1/700 IJN Zuikaku (Tamiya) by Yifeng-Mao
1/700 IJN CV Ryujo (Fujimi) by Paul Helfrich

25-04-2003
Building Kombrig’s 1/700 scale Rossiya by Vladimir Yakubov
From the Opposite End of the Workbench - The Golden Age of Ship Modeling.... by Jeff Herne

24-04-2003
Model Ship Journal hot off the press
1/178 USS Lionfish SS-298 (Revell) by Rodney Williams
1/400 Japanese pre-dreadnought Mikasa (JCS) by Paul Helfrich

23-04-2003
1/350 USS Monterey Coastal Monitor (Iron Shipwright) Felix Bustelo
1/178 USS Blenny SS-324 (Revell) By Tom Dougherty

22-04-2003
Imperial Hobby Productions new 1/700 HMS Invincible G-3 1921 Battlecruiser design
1/700 DKM Scharnhorst German Battlecruiser by John Powell

21-04-2003
Building the Heller DKM Gneisenau by Noel Carpio

20-04-2003
Scratchbuilding the IJN Soryu in 1/144 scale Part 4 by Bill Waldorf
1/72 Burgess-Dune AH-7 at  Pensacola 1914 (Scratchbuilt) by René Hieronymus

19-04-2003
1/500 Great Western Rigged side wheeler by Patrick Camilleri
1/700 Coastal Guard Battleship Ilmarinen  From Combrig

18-04-2003
1/96 USS Ulvert M. Moore DE-442 (BaD Ship Models) by Alan Guard
The Ships of the 2004 International Model Show in Mosonmagyaróvár, Hungary. by Gabor

17-04-2003
1/72 Japanese Kamikaze VS USS Missouri by René Hieronymus
1/350 USS Arizona BB-39 (Trumpeter) by Louis Carabott 6 new images added
From the Opposite End of the Workbench - The Hazards of Modeling.... by Jeff Herne

16-04-2003
CG-71 photo archive updated with more photo's in theWarship photo archive feature
1/700 RN Gorizia Italian Heavy Cruiser (Delphis) by Patrizio Carlucci

15-04-2003
Steve Priske's 'Golden Lion'

14-04-2003
Ship Models of CanAm Con 2003 - by Jeff Herne
Updated Events Listing - New Show added - NJ Ship Model Expo

13-04-2003
1/350 USS Arizona BB-39 (Trumpeter) by Louis Carabott

12-04-2003
1/350 USS Missouri BB-63 1944 vs 1992 (Taimya) by Kelly Quirk

11-04-2003
1/35 WW2 German Midget sub Seehund (Verlinden) By Owen R Auer

10-04-2003
The latest Pacific Front Hobbies Update has been posted
1/96 HMS Cumberland 1st class amored cruiser (scratchbuilt) from Jim Baumann

09-04-2003
1/72 Japanese Kaibokan Patrol Craft (Scratchbuilt) by René Hieronymus

08-04-2003
1/1200 USS Newport News CA-148 (Comet) by David LaPell
From the Opposite End of the Workbench - Mutants who Judge.... by Jeff Herne

07-04-2003
B-25 VS Japanese Kaibokan Patrol Craft (Scratchbuilt) by René Hieronymus
1/200 Type IXC U-Boat (Nichimo) by Gianmarco Beltram

06-04-2003
1/150 HMS Sirius 1942 (scratchbuilt) by Gordon Brooks
1/350 USS Keyes DD-787 (Blue Water Navy) by Michael Taylor

05-04-2003
A picture of CG-71 In Action March 23 2003 added to theWarship photo archive feature
1/700 USS Franklin CV-13 (Hasegawa) by Michael Taylor
1/350 USS Taylor DD-468 (Tamiya) by Michael Taylor

04-04-2003
The building of  SMS Radetzky in 1/700  the cheap way...(NOT!) by Jim Baumann
From the Opposite End of the Workbench - Traveling to Model Contests by Jeff Herne
We are pleased to add Ron Horabin and  Vladimir Yakubov to our list of contributing editors.

03-04-2003
1/400 French Battleship Jean Bart (Heller) by Bernd Villhauer
1/500 IJN Myoko (Nichimo) by Bernd Villhauer

02-04-2003
1/700 Japanese Battleship Hiei (Hasegawa) by Giampiero Galeotti
1/450 DKM Bismarck (UPC) by Robert Hernandez
1/350 USS Missouri BB-63 (Tamiya) by Kevin Long
1/350 USS Missouri BB-63 (Tamiya) by Eric Tso

01-04-2003
New Reviews for April include:

• Pit-Road 1/700 USS Caldwell DD-605 Benson Class  Destroyer
• Neptun 1/1250 USS Atlanta CL-51
• Regia Marina 1/700 Caio Duilio and Andrea Doria Italian Battleships
• HP Models 1/700 HMS K-68 Flower Class Corvette
• Combrig 1/700 Russian Armored Cruiser Rossiya
• Combrig 1/700 Russian Armored Cruiser Vladimir Monomkh
• L'Arsenal 1/400 Aircraft Carrier Bearn
• 1/350 USS Hornet Ultimate Set by White Ensign Models
• 1/350 USS Essex CV-9 (Trumpeter)
• 1/350 Flagship Models Pennsylvania Class BB Photo Etch Super Set
• White Ensign Models 1/350 USS Enterprise CVN-65 photo etch
• Pacific War Series Gakken 14 - Aircraft Carriers
• Handing Down Battleship Yamato (1993)

31-03-2003
Modeler of the Month - Steve Priske
Modeler's Realm - Chris Neel - The neatest modeler I've ever seen...

30-03-2003
1/240 HMS Campbeltown (Revell) by Bernd Villhauer
1/350 USS Brooklyn CA-3 (Iron Shipwrights) by Michael Taylor 3 new images

29-03-2003
Building the 1/700 JAG Albany CG-10 by Peter Van Buren
1/350 SMS Dresden (Revell) by Bernd Villhauer
1/700 Whidbey Island Class LSD (scratchbuilt) by Bert Legaspi

28-03-2003
Scratchbuilding the IJN Soryu in 1/144 scale Part 3 by Bill Waldorf
More Highlights from the Ellesmere Model show by Ron Horabin

27-03-2003
Highlights from the Ellesmere Model show by Ron Horabin
Ship Models of the Thailand Navy Museum by Somyot Khuptawathin
From the Opposite End of the Workbench - In Defense of the Realm  by Jeff Herne

26-03-2003
1/700 IJN Patrol Boat No 1. (Hasegawa) by David Fraser
1/700 Italian Battleship Roma (Regia Marina) by Bernd Villhauer
1/350 HMS Nelson (Polokhov) by Polokhov I.L.
1/350 SMS Grosser Kurfurst (ICM) by Polokhov I.L.
1/700 Italian P491 Borsini (Regia Marina) by Giampiero Galeotti

25-03-2003
1//240 USS Buckley DE-51 (Revell) by Chris Plum
1/700 Russian Gunboat Koreats from Combrig

24-03-2003
Photo Feature - Destroyers of the Imperial Japanese Navy
From the Opposite End of the Workbench - Spring is in the air...DAMN! by Jeff Herne

23-03-2003
Modeler's Realm - James' Woody's Stash...errr...Collection...err...
Updated Events Listing - New Shows added - NJHMA, JaxCon2003

22-03-2003
Review - 1/400 Aircraft Carrier Bearn (L'Arsenal) by Felix Bustelo

21-03-2003
1/350 USS Leftwich DD-984 by Noel Carpio

20-03-2003
Feature Article - Building the IJN Shiranui by Jeff Herne
Modeler's Realm - Romylos Chatziioannou's World

19-03-2003
1/200 U-505 (Revell-Monogram) by Robert Duke
1/700 USS Hornet CV-8 (Tamiya) by Mike Dershem

18-03-2003
1/48 Wartime Harbor Diorama Part 5 by Edgar Hodges
1/350 USS Hornet Ultimate Set by White Ensign Models

17-03-2003
1/700 IJN Shinano (Tamiya) by Yifeng-Mao
1/350 USS Essex CV-9 (Trumpeter) reviewed by Devin Poore

16-03-2003
1/700 Caio Duilio and Andrea Doria Italian Battleships by Regia Marina *First Look*
Opposite End of the Workbench - War Wounds by Jeff Herne
Modeler's Realm - Jim Baumann's World

15-03-2003
1/350 USS Hornet CV-8 (Trumpeter) by Peter Van Buren
1/32 Scratchbuilt Admiralty Tug HMS Resolve by Ron Horabin all new photos

14-03-2003
1/150 OSA II Fast Attack Boat (Poseidon)by Patrizio Carlucci
1/400 USS Randal APA 224 (Revell) by Chris Plum

13-03-2003
1/700 Soobrazitelny Project 7U Destroyer (Combrig)
1/48 Wartime Harbor Diorama Part 4 by Edgar Hodges

12-03-2003
1/48 Wartime Harbor Diorama Part 3 by Edgar Hodges
1/350 Flagship Models Pennsylvania Class BB Photo Etch Super Set

11-03-2003
Scratchbuilding the IJN Soryu in 1/144 scale Part 2 by Bill Waldorf
1/350 USS Ingersol DD-990 (Dragon) by Rolf Thom
1/350 USS Enterprise CVN-65 (Tamiya) by Kevin Long

10-03-2003
1/48 Wartime Harbor Diorama Part 2 by Edgar Hodges
Highlights from the Fleet Air Arm Museum Model show by Jim Baumann

09-03-2003
1/700 IJN Junyo and Nachi (Tamiya & Hasegawa) by Noel Carpio
1/48  DER-387 USS Vance (scratchbuilt) by Steve Buchanan

08-03-2003
1/350 USS Enterprise CVN-65 (Tamiya) by Joe Cano
1/96 Flush Deck destroyer in process by Richard Setter
1/48 LSMR 536 USS White River (Scratchbuilt) by Steve Buchanan

07-03-2003
1/350 USS Lake Champlain CG-57 (Dragon) by Joe Cano
1/350 USS Nashville CL-43 (Iron Shipwrights) by Bob Harris

06-03-2003
1/600 HMS Suffolk (Airfix) by Patrick Camilleri
1/700 Battleship Tsesarevich (Combrig builders model)
We are pleased to add Combrig from Russia to our list of sponsors

05-03-2003
1/350 USS Arizona BB-39 (Banner) by Joe Cano
1/400 French Battleship Richelieu (Heller) by Joe Cano

04-03-03
Jeff goes off the deep end with two new editorials From the Opposite End of the Workbench
White Ensign Models 1/350 USS Enterprise CVN-65 photo etch review by Tim Reynaga

03-03-03 Three updates on the third day of the third month of third year of the new century.
Building the USS Hornet CV-8 in 1/350 scale by Len Roberto
1/600 USS Enterprise CVN-65 (Tamiya) by Hal Bierman
1/300 USS Burton Island (Revell) by Somyot Khuptawathin

02-03-2003
1/700 IJN Ayanami Japanese Destroyer (Tamiya) by Yifeng-Mao
1/350 HMS Prince of Wales (Tamiya) by Ray Guinta

01-03-2003
New Reviews for March include:
 

• 1/700 Imperial Hobby Productions  USS Sims DD-409 Early war (1940-42)
• 1/700 Imperial Hobby Productions  USS Walke DD-413 Mid war (1942-43) Sims class
• 1/1250 USS Helena CL-50 Navis-Neptune Metal miniature
• 1/700 Delphi RN Pola Italian Cruiser (resin kit)
• 1/700 Combrig Russian Destroyer Bditelni 1900 (Resin kit)
• 1/700 Combrig Russian Missile Cruiser Ochakov
• Tom's Modelworks 1/350 Photo Etch Fitting sets:
• #3530 Essex Class Carrier Fitting set
• #3541 F6F Hellcat details
• #3542 SB2C details
• #3543 TBF details
• #3531 Floater net baskets set
• Tom's Modelworks 1/700 Scharnhorst/Gniesenau photo etch set
• White Ensign 1/72 S-100 Class Photoetch set
• Keystone Battlewagon USS Pennsylvania BB-38 by Myron J. Smith Jr
• Plastic Ship Modeler Magazine "The final issue"

28-02-2003
1/700 Royal Navy Diorama (HMS Dido, HMS Abercrombie, and HMS Jervis by Michael Taylor
1/700 Italian Navy Diorama Eretrea, Miraglia, and Turbine by Michael Taylor
1/350 USS Enterprise CVN-65 by by Thomas Goelff

27-02-2003
1/350 USS San Juan CL-54 (Blue Water Navy) by Benny Gross
1/350 USS Brooklyn CA-3 (Iron Shipwrights) by Michael Taylor

26-02-2003
Jeff brings us another twisted editorial From the Opposite End of the Workbench
Tom's Modelworks 1/350 Essex Class Carrier Set  Trumpeter *First Look*

25-02-2003
Today's update is dedicated to the nine years Dan Jones has put into the hobby as Editor and Publisher of Plastic Ship Model magazine. As we take a look at Plastic Ship Model #28 the final issue, I am saddened to have to say good bye to the magazine. But thrilled to announce that Dan Jones will remain active in our hobby as a contributing editor to this website. Welcome aboard Dan.

24-02-2003
Tom's Modelworks 1/700 Scharnhorst/Gniesenau set *First Look*
1/700 IJN Suzuya (Tamiya) by Yifeng-Mao

23-02-2003
1/350 CVE-73 USS Gambier Bay by Bob Harris
1/700 Vehicles from JAG reviewed by Peter Van Buren

22-02-2003
1/700 Pit-Road JMSDF Towada Review by Peter Van Buren
1/700 Atlantic Conveyor Review by Peter Van Buren

21-02-2003
1/350 USS Fletcher DD-445 (Tamiya) by Chaz Nims
1/600 HMS Nelson (Airfix)  by Patrick Camilleri

20-02-2003
1/600 HMS Hood (Airfix  by Patrick Camilleri
1/700 IJN Unyo "under attack: by David LaPell
Coverage of the 2002 All Japan Model Show by Peter Van Buren

19-02-2003
1/240 USS Buckley Class DE (Revell) by Somyot Khuptawathin
1/32 Fairmile MTB (scratchbuilt) by John Picton
USS Hornet "The ship that held the line" a review by Peter Van Buren

18-02-2003
Scratchbuilding the IJN Soryu in 1/144 scale by Bill Waldorf
1/720 HMCS Mackenzie (Revell) by Joe Poutre

17-02-2003
1/600 SS United States (Revell) by Patrick Camilleri
1/700 IJN Battleline Dio (Hasegewa, and Tamiya) by Jim Bauman
1/144 USS Commencement Bay CVE 105 (scratchbuilt) by Don Macdonald

16-02-2003
Modeler's Realm: Model Builders Workshops and Model Kit Stashes - Vladimir Yakubov and Patrick Roach

15-02-2003
1/700 IJN Akagi (Hasegawa) by Jim Baumann
1/700 IJN Kaga (Hasegawa) by Jim Baumann
1/350 Landing at Okinawa (Iron Shipwrights) by Bob Harris

14-02-2003
Updated: Compare and Contrast: Trumpeter Hornet vs. BWN Hornet by Jeff Herne and Michael Vorrasi
Review of the White Ensign 1/72 S-100 Class Photoetch set
Added Flagship Models to the Main Page

13-02-2003
Yet another Warship photo archive feature  on Alaska Class Battlecruisers (lost link)
Genesis of the Alaska Class Battlecruiser: Part Two by Martin Quinn
Review of the White Ensign 1/350 Kaman Seasprite Helicopter
Review of the White Ensign 1/350 CIWS and 5"/54 Gun w/Mount

12-02-2003
Yet another Warship photo archive feature  on LST-614
1/350 USS Missouri BB-63 (Tamiya) by Rolf Thom
1/350 USS New Jersey BB-62 (Tamiya) by Luke Fortunato

11-02-2003
Building the 1/700 WSW HMS Royal Oak by Jim Baumann
1/350 HMAS Hobart (White Ensign Models) by Paul Carpenter
1/24 HMS Voyager (scratchbuilt) by Ken Taylor

10-02-2003
1/600 DKM Bismarck (Airfix) by Patrick Camilleri
1/130 Coastal Tanker Shell Welder (Modelcraft) by Jim Baumann
1/350 CVN-65 Enterprise and Escorts by Aaron Chavez
1/350 USS Foster DD-964 (DML) by Phil McSweeney

09-02-2003
Modeler's Realm: Model Builders Workshops and Model Kit Stashes
How-To: The Basics of Airbrushing - Chapter Three - Airbrush Cleaning by Jay Trefethen

08-02-2003
IJN Takao (in progress) by Alex Ke Shen
Martin Quinn brings us images of NY City Fleet weeks
Jeff brings us another twisted editorial From the Opposite End of the Workbench

07-02-2003
Building Trumpeter’s  1/200 Sovremenny 956 A/E  Part 2 by Guido Hopp
1/700 HMS Lion (May 1916) by Ken Hoolihan (new images)
1/700  SMS A-81 German WW1 coastal torpedo boat (NNT) by Ken Hoolihan (new image)
 

06-02-2003
1/96 USS Tennessee BB-43 (Scratchbuilt) by Clifton Simmons
1/350 CVN-65 Enterprise and Escorts by Bob Harris

05-02-2003
1/200 Russian Battleship Riurik (GPM cardmodel) by Ulrich Stork

04-02-2003
1/400 CVN-65 Enterprise (Otaki) by Lim Kian Seng
1/700 HMS Royal Oak (WSW) by Patrick Zepke
The latest Pacific Front Hobbies Update has been posted
New items have been added to the JAG and Loose Cannon catalog pages
Added a new Events Listing of Model Contests and Shows.

03-02-2003
1/600 HMS Victorious British Aircraft Carrier by Patrick Camilleri
Our Featured Modeler of the Month is Jim Baumann

02-02-2003
New Reviews for Februaryinclude:
• Tamiya 1/700 IJN Mogami (plastic Kit)
• Pit-Road's and Trumpeter's 1/700 Modern Iowa Class BB's (Plastic kits)
• USS Iowa BB-61 (1984)
• USS Missouri (1992)
• Pit-Road's 1/700 DD-101 Murasame (Plastic kits)
• Tom's Modelworks USS Hornet Photo Etch set #3532
• Gold Medal Models #350-21 1/350 Hornet Fitting set
• Gold Medal Models Plus #350-21A 1/350 Hornet Extra detail set
• Gold Medal Models #350-26 1/350 Aircraft detail set
• Gold Medal Models #350-6d USN Aircraft decal set
• AJ Press's Bismarck and Tirpitz Encyclopedia #18
• Pictorial Histories Warship Date #3 USS Iowa BB-61
• Etch mate Photo etch bending machine

01-02-2003 - Out of respect for the Space Shuttle Columbia crew, we will post our monthly update tomorrow. Tim and Jeff

31-01-2003
Compare and Contrast: Trumpeter Hornet vs. BWN Yorktown & Hornet by Jeff Herne
How-To: The Basics of Airbrushing - Chapter Two - Selecting an Air Source by Jay Trefethen

30-01-2003
1/600 SS Mauretania (Airfix) by Patrick Camilleri
1/350 IJN Yamato (Tamiya) by Tom Wilson

29-01-2003
Martin Quinn visits the USS Hornet Museum in Alameda, California
Gold Medal Models #350-26 1/350 Aircraft detail set
Gold Medal Models #350-6d USN Aircraft decal set

28-01-2003
Gold Medal Models #350-21 1/350 Hornet Fitting set
Gold Medal Models Plus #350-21A 1/350 Hornet Extra detail set

27-01-2003
1/350 USS San Diego CL-53 (Blue Water Navy) by Bob Harris
1/350 USS Howorth DD-592 (Tamiya) by Frank Berger

26-01-2003
Yet another Warship photo archive feature  on SMS Emden
1/192 Landing Ship Medium LSM -45 by Don Macdonald

25-01-2003
1/350 USS Missouri BB-63 (Tamiya) by Paul Carpenter
1/192 Landing Ship Tank LST -1047 by Don Macdonald

24-01-2003
1/72 S-100 Class Schnellboot (Revell-Germany) by Tom Wilson
1/90 Caravel Santa Maria (Revell) by Fernando Torre
1/96 USS the Sulivans DDG-68 (Scratchbuilt) by Don Macdonald - New Images
How-To: The Basics of Airbrushing - Chapter One - Choosing and Airbrush by Jay Trefethen

23-01-2003
1/125 Type VIIC U-Boat (Revell) by Allan Buttrick
1/350 USS Arizona BB-39 1921 (Tom's Modelworks) by Jeff Herne
Editorial From the opposite end of the workbench a new column by Jeff Herne

22-01-2003
1/350 USS Iowa BB-61 (Tamiya conversion) by Tom Wilson
1/100 SMS Emden (scratchbuilt) by Peter Gunther Huff
Model Ship Journal hot off the press

21-01-2003
Genesis of the Alaska Class Large Cruisers by Martin Quinn
Alaska Class Large Cruisers Photo Feature

20-01-2003
1/350 USS Cassiopeia AK75 (Iron Shipwright) by Bob Harris
Added a new image to Steve Buchanan's 1/48  DER-387 USS Vance
Full Coverage of the Ship Categories at the 2002 IPMS Nationals

19-01-2003
1/600 Admiral Graf Spee 1937 (Aurora) by Kevin Kruger
Riverboat Mississippi (rebuilt) by Don Macdonald

18-01-2003
1/600 SS France (Airfix) by Patrick Camilleri
1/200 IJN Yamato (Scratchbuilt) by Don Macdonald

17-01-2003
Photo Feature: HMS Renown and Repulse
New! Club Feature: The Ship Models of New Jersey IPMS

16-01-2003
1/700 HMS Rodney 1943/44 (Tamiya) by Jim Baumann
1/350 DKM Tirpitz (Tamiya) by Louis Carabott (3 new images)
The RC ships of Henk Van Dalen
1/1250 and 1/700 Sub collection (scratchbuilt) by Fiat

15-01-2003
Review of White Ensign's 1/350 Yamato/Musashi Ultimate Set
1/700 IJN Yamato Build-up article by Tom VanderMark

14-01-2003
1/350 USS New Jersey MLRS Concept (Tamiya) by Eric Mante
1/700 IJN Shokaku and Cruiser escort (scratchbuilt in paper) by Rizky Ferriansyah

13-01-2003
1/350 "Rescue of  the Reno" USS Reno and USS Zuni by Bob Harris
1/350 USS Fletcher DD-445 (Tamiya) by Ian Morris (30 images)

12-01-2003
Len Roberto builds the 1/400 Heller Gneisenau
Added Hobby Link Japan to the main page

11-01-2003
1/144 TYPE XXI German U-Boat (Trumpeter) by Digilio Fernández
1/230 USS Skipjack SSN-585 by Boris Nakropin
1/72 SRN 1 Hovercraft (Airfix) by Jim Baumann

10-01-2003
1/350 USS Mississippi - 1945 (Iron Shipwright) by Dave Becker
1/700 USS Indianapolis CA-35 (Matchbox) by Martin Quinn
1/700 Russian Armored Cruiser Askold (White Ensign Models) by Jim Baumann
1/350 USS Arizona in progress by Louis Carabott
Added more USS McClusky photo's by Don McDonald

09-01-2003
1/350 USS Arkansas - 1944 (Iron Shipwright) by Dave Becker
1/700 Japanese Battleship Fuso (Aoshima) by Martin Quinn
1/700 Japanese Battleship Yamato (Tamiya)  by Giampiero Galeotti

08-01-2003
1/350 HMS Hood (White Ensign Models) by Michael Taylor
1/700 HMS Sussex (White Ensign Models) By Jim Baumann
1/96 USS the Sulivans DDG-68 (Scratchbuilt) by Don Macdonald
1/96 USS McClusky FFG-41 (Scratchbuilt) by Don McDonald
Check out ESPN's Tuesday Morning Quarterback feature, Blitz Happens hint scroll down to the "Playoff Coaching Pressure Analysis No. 2 -- Falcons at Packers" and click the link at the end of that paragraph.

07-01-2003
1/350 DKM Tirpitz (Tamiya) by Louis Carabott
1/700 CV-3 USS Saratoga (Fujimi) by Martin Quinn updated photo's
1/96 Sovereign of the Sea's by Don "that Portland Rustbucket"
1/350 SS-688 USS Los Angeles (Blue Water Navy) by Bob LaPudura
Added period B&W photo's to Vladimir's Bayan II  and  Monomakh

06-01-2003
1/72 German E-Boat (Airfix) by Douglas Fritz
1/350 USS New Jersey BB-62 (Tamiya) by Noel Carpio
1/400 Italian  Heavy Cruiser Gorizia (Tauro) by Roberto Vitali
1/350 USS Cincinnati - 1942 (Iron Shipwright) by Dave Becker

05-01-2003
1/700 Russian Destroyer Steregushchyi (Kombrig) by Vladimir Yakubov
1/600 HMS Ark Royal British Carrier (Airfix) by Jim Baumann
Bill Waldorf's 1/72 CVE-73 USS Gambier Bay finds a new home
Added East Coast Minitures to the main page
Upgraded the Who's Who in the Modeling World Interface
Added a FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions page.
Upgraded the Classifieds Section

04-01-2003
1/350 G. Averoff Greek Armored Cruiser (YS Master Pieces) by Jim Baumann
1/192 Ethan Allan (Tom's Modelworks) by Jeff Herne

03-01-2003
1/400 Richelieu French Battleship (Heller) by Didier Michel
1/700 IJN Haruzuki Japanese Destroyer (Aoshima) by Rick Schiller
1/400 USS USS Mission Capistrano T2 tanker (Revell) by Chis Plum

02-01-2003
1/96 Scratchbuilt HMS Hood by Oswald Thalmann
1/96 Scratchbuilt DKM Bismarck by Oswald Thalmann
1/350 USS Enterprise CVN-65 (Tamiya) by Mike Golden
How-To: Jim Baumann's Tips and Techniques
Jeff adds another Warship photo archive feature  on HMS Hood

Happy New Year!
01-01-2003
New Reviews for January include:

• Corsair Armada 1/700 USS Chicago 1943 (Resin kit)
• Trumpeter 1/350 USS Hornet CV-8 (Plastic kit)
• Blue Water Navy 1/350 Lexington CV-2 (Resin kit)
• Blue Water Navy 1/350 IJN Destoyer Kagero  (Resin kit)
• Pit-Road's 1/700 IJN Kagero Class Destoyers (Plastic kits)
• IJN Kagero (early war version)
• IJN Yukikaze (late war version)
• Gold Medal Models 1/700 Tarawa Saipan Photo Etch set
• Tom's Modelworks #716 1/700 Northampton/Indianapolis Cruiser Photo Etch set
• Warship Date #2 USS Missouri BB-63

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