Here are a few of the newest models in my collection of WWI camouflaged ships. It includes a pattern prepared for USS Tacoma, but which may never have been used. There are also examples of large transports ST Louis and ST Paul that served as auxiliary cruisers in the Spanish-American War and were requisitioned again … More New Additions to My Collection
I did a lot of things during my years in the military. One of them was collecting Intelligence. The US Navy Office of Naval Intelligence had a standardized program for having ships submit items that might have some intelligence value. During one tour of duty with the US Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean I ran … More Amateur Spy
In the USA there has been a lot of talk about how newly inaugurated President Biden will deal with his campaign promise to rejoin a diplomatic deal to keep Iran from having nuclear weapons. I decided to throw out a few thoughts about this and see what some of you who read my blog might … More Yemen – Thinking About a Different Part of the Middle East.
The Easter Egg Fleet will go on sale on November 1st. Here are some notices I’ve put up.
A recent e-mail prompted me to put up these pictures. I’ve mentioned in earlier posts that when I could not find an available commercial model I made my own out of wood, pins, etc. These are pictures of models I made about 30 years ago. First, there are 4 small coastal tankers that were acquired … More Some Scratch Built Support Ships From My Collection
A couple of years ago I wrote about how women helped with camouflage in Word War One.Today I want to go into a little greater detail about one aspect of that. When the US entered the Great War as a combatant her armed forces were not fully prepared. Troops needed to mobilized (drafted) and trained. … More USS Recruit – 1917 version
The US Navy developed a camouflage pattern based on small stripes. It seems to have been originally intended for small, fast, motor torpedo boats, usually called PT boats at the time. The French Cruiser GLOIRE was the largest ship to carry the pattern during the war. Recently I ran across a picture of an American … More Unusual Camouflage
These are 3D printed EFC type 1001 small cargo ships made by Decapod I painted them in their WWI camouflage.
My model collection is all in scale 1/1200. That means a 1 inch long model represents a 100 foot long vessel. Commercial model makers used to work in cast metal when I started collecting. Making a master for casting was an expensive project and many ships, especially smaller ones, were rarely included in their offerings. … More Small Scratch Built Models
The watchdogs for the agreement on Iran limiting storage and production of nuclear materials have confirmed that Iran is violating the agreement. The Iranian government has confirmed this. This US pulled out of the agreement because it was not an effective deterrent for Iran to proceed with the construction of a nuclear weapon. The iranian … More Iran – “Playing with Fire”
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