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
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
I recently re-opened my home photo studio to take pictures of ship models that had not yet been shown. Here are some of them
The Imperial War Museum is a treasury of collections of all sorts of things related to war/ One of those collections is a set of wooden ship models. These are not ordinary models. They are what remains of a major effort by the Admiralty to protect British shipping from the depredations of German U-boats during … More Camouflaged Wooden Models at the Imperial War Museum
The British Admiralty discouraged the use of dazzle camouflage on their battleships during WWI. There were a few exceptions. Actual patterns in various colors were applied to the new battleships Revenge and Ramillies. I covered Ramillies in an earlier post. Revenge is a more difficult problem because there is a book that claims her pattern … More HMS Revenge in WWI
These are 3D printed EFC type 1001 small cargo ships made by Decapod I painted them in their WWI camouflage.
I have several carrier models in my collection. Those that survived until later in the war did receive camouflage. Several ships were converted into carriers , especially after the loss of the main carrier force at the battle of Midway. The conversions included remodeling passenger liners (Hiyo and Junyo) and converting former submarine or seaplane … More Japanese Aircraft Carrier models.
Japan, more than most other naval powers of WW2, made extensive use of seaplanes. Many of them were conversions from other types of vessels. Kamoi was converted from an oiler to be a seaplane tender. Kimikawa Maru was altered from a cargo ship. The cruiser Mogami was mentioned in an earlier blog post as having … More Japanese WW2 seaplane carrier models.
I have only a few models of Japanese battleships from WW2, but I think they are very interesting. The four ships were originally all identical sisters. But one was demilitarized (partially disarmed) and used as a training ship. Before the war started she was rearmed, and all 4 received modifications that left them with differences … More Japanese WW2 Battleship models.
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