Hi guys, I was cleaning out my basement and found a couple of things. I will post some pics. One of Bob's Siamese patrol boats, This here is the German ship DKM Brit-Schtuumper, a beaute isn't she? An I-400 hull, plan to make this work as a combat model in the near future. A Ralph Coles Graf Spee hull, a very nice hull. Graf Spee' s sister the Lutzow, combat kitted and ready to go. The IJN Mogami. She is heavily damaged after valiantly defending the proud Axis honour. She handily defeated 5 cowardly Allied capital ships in glorious combat!! But that is a story for another thread. Here is the Japanese carrier IJN Yanku-Hirateuchi, Another proud Japanese warship whose names is loosely translated to 'Yank Spanker', (sniff, sniff kinda brings a tear to your eye, doesn't it?) IJN ISE currently under construction. She should be a fun ship. Shanano, who was seriously damaged during the break-in 2 summers ago. I think this is the coolest convoy ship going! (certainly the biggest!) And of course, my buddy Scharnhorst. Can't wait to get back on the water, finish trials and kick some Aliied arse!! Can't forget about Steve Crane's Nagato who is wintering with us here in sunny Nova Scotia. That's 1 of Steve's boats and 1,2,3,4,5,6.,7.,8..,9..,10..., OH MY GOD!!!! I;ve turned into CURT!!!!! A taller, better looking Curt, but still Curt. I need a rum...
Hey you still got room for more!!!!!! not a lot of Fail Allied ships there man.... Get more boats.... YOU ARE THE HOBBY NOW!!!!
Not quite like me Jay.See your ships superstructure should have some material made from EMPTY Tim Horton coffee cups. There's plenty of that material for the serious builder and collector. As far as the height I suppose carrying large Co 2 tanks on my back and carrying oversized models and tool boxes for a decade didn't help me retain my full glorious height if 5 feet 5 inches. Oh well least I can squeeze into smaller cars than my old Hyundai. The Monitor is the " Roberts"
That's the HMS Roberts, near sister of HMS Abercrombie. Both were built in WWII for coastal bombardment and equipped with 15" guns. Length under 400', beam almost 90' and shallow draft (less than 20'). They provided fire support in the Italian campaign and at D Day. The model was built by John Coffil using one of my fiberglass hulls. it has twin rudders and a turning circle under 4' diameter. I sold the mold to Strike Models a couple of years ago. Bob
I don't know what you guys are talking about. I don't own any Allied ships. Really. That's the GERMAN ship Brit-Schtuumper. Seriously, it is. German. really...
