This is HMS Ramillies in an experimental WWI camouflage pattern. I found the pattern recently on-line at the Imperial War Museum site. But the model was painted from a copy of that pattern that went on a tour to Canada and other places. It has a lot of subtle colors and a fairly complicated pattern. … More A Model of a British First World War Battleship in Camouflage
This past month I added 4 models to my collection. All of them are painted in their First World War dazzle camouflage patterns. Two of them I purchased, and 2 others I built because no commercial model maker currently offers them. The difference in quality is obvious, but there were no alternatives. The Nereus is … More Some New Additions to My Model Collection
I found that architecture students use a thick cardboard for making models of the buildings they design. The thickness is just about right for a structure one deck high. I take a sheet of that material and cut out parts for each upper deck level that needs to be added. I have also used small … More Building a Model from Scratch – part 2
Here are a few more pictures of USN WWII Cruiser models. of particular interest is the one showing pre war identification markings on the turret tops. The stripes varied in number (1 or 2) and color, depending upon which cruiser division and scouting squadron was involved. The aircraft carried similar stripes on their fuselage. The … More My Models – More USN WWII Cruisers
I missed some carrier models in my previous post. This one includes more top views to illustrate flight deck markings.
My collection once had models representing every large American aircraft carrier that served in WWII. Each one was painted in a distinctive camouflage pattern. CV 2 represents the prewar measure 1 overall dark grey. That design gave way to measure 12, modified, which used three colors in a mottled pattern. almost every ship that was … More My Models – US WWII Fleet Carriers
As with the heavy cruisers, I chose camouflage patterns that were actually used. Many used the same pattern on both sides. Unique in this group is USS PROVIDENCE in post war haze gray
My collection has many examples of the various classes of US heavy cruisers. Almost all are painted in the camouflage patterns they actually carried at some time during World War Two. The US Navy called the patterns “measures”. Lower measure numbers date from earlier in the war. By 1944 the measure 31-32-33 series was being … More My Models US WWII heavy cruisers
the Royal Navy introduced aircraft during the First World War. Some early seaplanes operated from tenders like HMS Engadine. The seaplanes were hoisted from the ship and placed in the water, After landing they could be lifted back on board. The photos show several Short 184 large torpedo carrying seaplanes on their mother ships. … More Early RN Fleet Air Arm in My Collection
The American Army sent a massive force of ground troops to France to help bring an end to the First World War. There were no airplanes to cross the Atlantic then, Everyone came by ship. The largest of the transatlantic passenger ships have been called superliners because they were so much larger than other ships … More The Superliners at War
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