A scratch built model is one that is not built from a kit nor purchased already complete. The maker must find or create a plan and build up the model from whatever materials he has. Because of the work involved and the level of detail available from commercial model makers today scratch building is not … More My First scratch built model
It was more than 50 years ago when I first made alterations to a commercial model. I always collected models on the basis of each model representing a specific actual ship. Using that criteria I had acquired 3 models of the Midway class aircraft carriers from Comet-Authenticast. They were all identical. The US Navy began … More Making changes in a model
Fifty Destroyers Traded for Bases Many parts of my collection are about events concerning specific ships. Before the US entered active hostilities in World War II president Roosevelt made a trade of 50 older destroyers to the British navy in return for the right to build air and naval bases on locations belonging to … More Fifty surplus WWI destroyers traded to England
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