Scotland, United Kingdom
Joined: February 04, 2006
KitMaker: 884 posts
Model Shipwrights: 135 posts
Posted: Thursday, June 19, 2008 - 02:21 AM UTC
Hi
Check this link out for a show in Germany the 10th Model Masters Show..
These guy's certainly like to build there boats big.
http://panzermania.com/Galerie/Ships/Ships.html
Building for My pleasure & hoping others like what I build.
Being built at the moment
Way too many unfinished.
Centurian MKIII Tamiya
MinenRaumer
Type 95 Ha Go
Nevada, United States
Joined: June 12, 2008
KitMaker: 552 posts
Model Shipwrights: 493 posts
Posted: Thursday, June 19, 2008 - 03:03 AM UTC
Thanks for the link Shaun, those are some seriously detailed ships. As you pointed out they are definitely Texas sized for sure.
Jay Massey
treadhead1952
Las Vegas, NV
Jay Massey
treadhead1952
Las Vegas, NV
Grumpyoldman
_ADVISORFlorida, United States
Joined: October 17, 2003
KitMaker: 15,338 posts
Model Shipwrights: 981 posts
Posted: Thursday, June 19, 2008 - 03:45 AM UTC
Really impressive ship models.
Thanks for the link.
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Zimbabwe
Joined: July 03, 2007
KitMaker: 3,529 posts
Model Shipwrights: 2,419 posts
Posted: Thursday, June 19, 2008 - 04:34 AM UTC
Very nice!
Rhone, France
Joined: November 04, 2005
KitMaker: 1,845 posts
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Posted: Thursday, June 19, 2008 - 05:53 AM UTC
yep very nice, you've got both outstanding model making (that aircraft carrier!!) and originality (several dioramas I never see any equivalent!)
Thanks for sharing!
JB
"too much colour distracts the viewer"
Jacques Tati
Ontario, Canada
Joined: September 15, 2005
KitMaker: 1,901 posts
Model Shipwrights: 934 posts
Posted: Thursday, June 19, 2008 - 11:15 AM UTC
They like em big in Germany!

that is some fantastic work, thanks for the link.
Frank
Currently working on:
350th Hasegawa Nagato
350th Hasegawa Isokaze
New Jersey, United States
Joined: October 18, 2007
KitMaker: 1,698 posts
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Posted: Friday, June 20, 2008 - 12:18 PM UTC
Impressive builds, thanks for the link!
Texas, United States
Joined: September 15, 2002
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Posted: Friday, June 20, 2008 - 05:25 PM UTC
I am guessing around 144th scale. He's working on the Nimitz, and that is definitely bigger than my 350 scale kit.
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