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Re: What do you model apart from railroads ? - nachoman - 05-12-2009 I can't say I have seriously modeled anything else but railroads since I was about 15. But on a side note, I hade a conversation with my dad a few weeks ago where I thought that military modelers outnumbered railroad modelers. he disagreed. What do you all think about that? If you count up the planes, tanks, and figures...vs all scales of trains - who wins? Re: What do you model apart from railroads ? - upnick - 05-13-2009 Awesome builds Val ...... thanks for sharing them with us. Re: What do you model apart from railroads ? - ezdays - 05-13-2009 You bet Val, also many thanks for sharing those with us. Fantastic modeling, love the details. Re: What do you model apart from railroads ? - Will_Annand - 05-13-2009 Boy Val. I had to double check a couple of those photos. I thought I was looking at the real thing there. Nice modeling. Re: What do you model apart from railroads ? - Sumpter250 - 05-13-2009 In this case, pictures are worth a thousand words. This was a "junkbuild" An F101 Voodoo kitbash Ongoing USS Randolph cvs-15 (1/700) A scratchbuilt 40' gaff rigged cutter of my own design Starfleet Battle Cruiser (movie era) Cast metal dragon kits in a mini diorama A 137' coastal freighter (1/87) Re: What do you model apart from railroads ? - Spitfire - 05-13-2009 Thanks Will, Don, Mikey and Nick! Wow Pete, those are awesome!!! Also, this is a great thread. It's neat to see what other stuff everyone is up to. cheers Val Re: What do you model apart from railroads ? - Steamtrains - 05-13-2009 Val...I'm with Will...had to look twice to see if it was a model...or the "real" thing... Like most everyone...I've dabbled in plastic models....and still have a couple yet to build: the Columbia space shuttle and an F104 Starfighter (the flying casket variety...). I also built a gorgeous model of the Saturn V/Apollo rocket (about 3 feet tall), but sold it to a modeling friend...He just kept upping the price 'till I gave in..... I modeled extensively in R/C aircraft for about 20 years, but gave it up....too much of an investment to plow furroughs in the field. I do have a brand new RC set just waiting for me to build a plane for it, so it's not totally out of my blood.... I attribute all these addictions to my ol' man...He was working on a Z-scale layout when he said his last good bye. I still have all his equipment, both HO and Z... Re: What do you model apart from railroads ? - nkp_174 - 05-14-2009 From the end of elementary school through junior high, I built cheap plastic ship kits. I built: A PT boat two super carriers five battleships two 1940s carriers a cruiser In college, one of my cousins was an officer on a Ticonderoga, so I mail ordered a model of her ship. I then built and assembled it...and gave it to her fro Christmas...but it lured me into building a Scharnhorst battle cruiser...I haven't done any since then. I don't build models other than trains. I require a herculean effort to drum up enough interest to build structures for my layout. Re: What do you model apart from railroads ? - Sumpter250 - 05-14-2009 Quote:Wow Pete, those are awesome!!!Thanks Val! Coming from someone who works to as high a level of quality as you do, that's high praise indeed! I somehow missed the fact that you did 1/6th military models. Very nice! Re: What do you model apart from railroads ? - eightyeightfan1 - 05-14-2009 Val, that is some excellent modeling. When can we see a 1/6th scale model of a WWII German Railgun from you? Re: What do you model apart from railroads ? - Spitfire - 05-14-2009 Many thanks Gus and Pete eightyeightfan1 Wrote:Val, that is some excellent modeling. Ed, you won't see one from me, but there actually is a guy who's done one. I think there was a link here (or maybe it was the old forum) but in case you're in the mood for some major eye-candy, here it is again: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.vonabt.co.uk/">http://www.vonabt.co.uk/</a><!-- m --> cheers Val Re: What do you model apart from railroads ? - RobertInOntario - 05-14-2009 Some of these military figures look very real -- well done! When I was a teenager in the 1970s, I was an avid model airplane builder. I built both balsa wood and plastic models, although I especially enjoyed the balsa wood ones. Unfortunately, they warped & deteriorated with age -- but I still actually might have some left in the garage! At that time, my Dad was a railway enthusiast while I was into model planes. Rob Re: What do you model apart from railroads ? - eightyeightfan1 - 05-15-2009 Spitfire Wrote:Ed, you won't see one from me, but there actually is a guy who's done one. I think there was a link here (or maybe it was the old forum) but in case you're in the mood for some major eye-candy, here it is again: I remember seeing that Val, thats why I was wondering if you were going to do one. If not a railgun....1/6th scale "Bismark"?.....HMS Hood?....I know....USS Hornet, complete with all sixteen B-25's of Doolittle's Raid.(WOW!..That just hit me....I'm just kidding.....But can you imagine that!) Edit: Just out of curiosity. I went to 1/87 Vehicle Clubs website and borrowed their scale converter.Then checked dims on the Hornet and B-25. If someone WAS to make a 1/6th scale model of the USS Hornet(CV8) the flight deck would measure 137' long x 19' wide(You got room..Right val?) Each B-25 would have an 11' wingspan. Re: What do you model apart from railroads ? - nkp_174 - 05-15-2009 Just think, the Hood in 1/6 scale would be 143' long :jawdrop: I can recall the photos of that awesome Kriegslok from before. Very cool. Re: What do you model apart from railroads ? - Catt - 05-15-2009 I'm into vehicles,all the way from 1:160 up to and including 1/18th scale.I should include 1:144 too as the vehicles on our 2TRAK layout are all 1:144.My preference seems to be trucks ranging from 1/2ton pickups to the big over the road rigs. In my younger days I collected promotional models (I have over 5,000) This all started at the age of 7 when my dad bought me a 52 Pontiac model from the Pontiac dealer in Eaton Rapids,MI.My collection runs from 1949 till 2007. Val, as usual your modeling ROCKS! |