Here are the latest ships to come off the slipways at my shipyards.
To start, I finished up the USS Bootes AK-99 Liberty ship. This is the 1/700 scale Pit Road kit:
Next is the third Japanese subject being delivered to my Japanese Forces. this is the 1/700 scale Pit Road kit of the Japanese Oiler Erimo. I built her because she was eavesdropping on US Navy communications but the US Pacific Fleet during exercises a few weeks before Pearl Harbor. Sneaky little devil here:
Finally, both of these ships are being escorted by my latest British destroyer the HMS Daring on their shakedown cruises. This is the 1/700 scale Dragon kit of one of Britain's newest ships:
Okay, that's all I have for now. Thanks all for looking in, comments are welcome.
The Duke's Shipyards Launch Three More Ships
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The Duke's Shipyards Launch Three More Ships
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Re: The Duke's Shipyards Launch Three More Ships
Some more great builds Mark! That’s great that you are building support vessels in Addison to the warships. No battle fleet can operate without them for long.
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Re: The Duke's Shipyards Launch Three More Ships
Bravo!
Since I started to "work on" my Tirpitz, these ship builds have taken a "giant leap" forward and changed totally how I see them, what is actually needed from the builder to achieve masterpieces such this trio (and of course our other shipbuilder Modelcrazy does)
I like also to see support vessels, those important ship types usually behind the scenes etc.
- Kari
Since I started to "work on" my Tirpitz, these ship builds have taken a "giant leap" forward and changed totally how I see them, what is actually needed from the builder to achieve masterpieces such this trio (and of course our other shipbuilder Modelcrazy does)
I like also to see support vessels, those important ship types usually behind the scenes etc.
- Kari
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Re: The Duke's Shipyards Launch Three More Ships
Thank you gentlemen! Yes, I am thrilled to do support vessels now; I have the AOE USS Sacramento in progress as well. I would do more if they had models of them.
Kari, I wouldn't call them masterpieces. They are very basic in completion and have no mods to make them more detailed or anything.
Thanks again guys for the great replies.
Kari, I wouldn't call them masterpieces. They are very basic in completion and have no mods to make them more detailed or anything.
Thanks again guys for the great replies.
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"Do you know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I get and beat you with 'till you understand who's in ruttin' command!"
-Jayne Cobb, Firefly Episode 2 "The Train Job"
We are modelers - the same in spirit, in hunger to insanely buy newly released kits, hustlers in hiding our stash from our better halves and experts in using garbage as replacements for after-market parts.
Re: The Duke's Shipyards Launch Three More Ships
These are fantastic D, but where do you find the energy?
I have trouble with one every once in a while. Well played Sir...
I have trouble with one every once in a while. Well played Sir...
Now that we know that.... What have we learned?...
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Re: The Duke's Shipyards Launch Three More Ships
Thank you Dragline! Sometimes I wonder myself where the energy comes from.
Thanks again for the compliments.
Thanks again for the compliments.
The Duke
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"Do you know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I get and beat you with 'till you understand who's in ruttin' command!"
-Jayne Cobb, Firefly Episode 2 "The Train Job"
We are modelers - the same in spirit, in hunger to insanely buy newly released kits, hustlers in hiding our stash from our better halves and experts in using garbage as replacements for after-market parts.
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"Do you know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I get and beat you with 'till you understand who's in ruttin' command!"
-Jayne Cobb, Firefly Episode 2 "The Train Job"
We are modelers - the same in spirit, in hunger to insanely buy newly released kits, hustlers in hiding our stash from our better halves and experts in using garbage as replacements for after-market parts.
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Re: The Duke's Shipyards Launch Three More Ships
Very cool Mark!! I'd like to do some more ships like those.
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Wow those are nice. I have one 1/700 ship in the stash and am hopping I get remotely close to any of these three. Well done
Thanks,
John
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Re: The Duke's Shipyards Launch Three More Ships
Thank you Medic! I do have a couple more I need to finish as well.
Thanks Kevin! Compared to many shipbuilders I know; these are very basic. With your attention to detail, I'm sure you'll do just as well, if not better.
Thanks Kevin! Compared to many shipbuilders I know; these are very basic. With your attention to detail, I'm sure you'll do just as well, if not better.
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"Do you know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I get and beat you with 'till you understand who's in ruttin' command!"
-Jayne Cobb, Firefly Episode 2 "The Train Job"
We are modelers - the same in spirit, in hunger to insanely buy newly released kits, hustlers in hiding our stash from our better halves and experts in using garbage as replacements for after-market parts.
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-Jayne Cobb, Firefly Episode 2 "The Train Job"
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Re: The Duke's Shipyards Launch Three More Ships
Well Mark, with the membership in the local clubs that you’re a part of, a few of the ship modelers within those clubs are world class.
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