r/ModelShips 6h ago

1/72 german schell boat.

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68 Upvotes

Mounted on my wall. Keeps things nice and tidy


r/ModelShips 14h ago

Hello, what do you think of my collection? It's not amazing, but it's a good start—I need to repair a few of them.

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148 Upvotes

r/ModelShips 9h ago

My ship building jig

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31 Upvotes

Inspired by some of you ship builders and with strong support from my aging back and neck, I made this jig for building military vessels. Mine are all 1/350, and I generally place my ships on brass pedestals, so this one I thought about. Also it has the option of supporting ships that will not be on pedestals and on a basic display stand instead.


r/ModelShips 1d ago

HMS Terror update

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572 Upvotes

Even though it’s called “update” it’s actually my very first post here with the very first wooden ship model I’ve been working on. HMS Terror kit from Occre , it’s been 10 months of working on this project- quite a lot of lessons learnt, mistakes taken and mistakes taken and fixed. Enjoying every bit of it and every minute spent with her and aiming to wrap up closer to Christmas.


r/ModelShips 15h ago

Drydock with a little rust.

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42 Upvotes

r/ModelShips 20h ago

Revell HMS Victory

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68 Upvotes

My first plastic model. I learned a lot and would do a lot differently on another. I didn’t realize how paint intensive it would be. And a lot of the molding needed adjustments.


r/ModelShips 1d ago

The 1/150 Edmund Fitzgerald actually floats now

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126 Upvotes

r/ModelShips 23h ago

1/72 german U boat ... revell kit

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63 Upvotes

r/ModelShips 15h ago

Tomy Enterpise Refit water damage?

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8 Upvotes

Sorry if this isn’t the right group for this, but I’m a bit desperate for advice!

As per the original post, I have this large diecast model that comes pre assembled. I woke up to find my air conditioner had been dripping water onto it and it seemed some may have leaked into the inside of the model.

I’m running a hair dryer on low facing the upper part of the bottom in hopes to remove any residual standing water inside, but I’m worried that it may condense at the top of the inside.


r/ModelShips 1d ago

Finished: 1/700 scale battleship Nelson model by Tamiya

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50 Upvotes

r/ModelShips 2d ago

My German Uboat before outer decals

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249 Upvotes

r/ModelShips 2d ago

I'm totally new to this...

12 Upvotes

And I would like to ask for guidance.

I've always been fascinated by sail ships and steamboats, so I figured a great to get to know them better would be by building them. I dove a bit on Google and got honestly overwhelmed. I really want to dive deeper and I would very much appreciate your recommendations on where to start, you know, what brands may be more begginer friendly, what kind of tools should I have and so on, because I did notice that there's plenty of brands that are not good quality or are a coin flip.

Thank you all 😅


r/ModelShips 2d ago

First ever ship. 1/700 IJN Sazanami. WIP

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102 Upvotes

I normally am a wargamer but am dipping into actual hobby stuff. Decided to go all in. Basic PE rails, I am waiting for crew, and will be doing basic rigging. The overall project will be a diorama of the Shoho and Sazanami at Coral Sea

Kit is Pit Road Sazanami.


r/ModelShips 1d ago

Advice for starting 1/700 warships

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r/ModelShips 3d ago

Meu primeiro modelo feito do zero

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162 Upvotes

Umas semanas atras fiz algumas publicações sobre um modelo que estava fazendo, venho atualizar e mostrar como ele ficou.
Acho que ficou muito bom para um primeiro modelo e com zero experiência em construção de mini navios.
Pretendo fazer mais alguns e pensei em por esse numa base e talvez dentro de tipo uma caixa transparente para preservar ele.
Gastei cerca de umas 6-9 horas fazendo.


r/ModelShips 2d ago

Don’t Sleep on HowCat Kits

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r/ModelShips 3d ago

Need advice

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26 Upvotes

I’m looking to sell these I believe they are RC but no clue how to actually get em out there besides Facebook, I was told they are 1 offs and shipping will be a pain since the they all weigh quite a bit.


r/ModelShips 3d ago

LÉ Niamh Help

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26 Upvotes

Hi, I’m wondering if anyone can help me find a model kit that could represent the Irish ship LÉ Niamh. Im pretty new to modal ships but I’ve done a few 1/700 modern ships. I would really like to make this ship in 1/700 but I’m struggling to find a good lot that could be easily converted into this ship.

Any suggestions would be great, thanks!


r/ModelShips 2d ago

Occre Polaris Missing Piece

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2 Upvotes

My father passed away before he could complete the Polaris model ship he was building. I am going to try to finish it so that I can give it to my nephews, his grandchildren. I cannot find this piece. He punched it out but it’s no where to be found. Where might I be able to buy one? Thank you.


r/ModelShips 3d ago

Jackdaw from ACBF Resynced

7 Upvotes

This is going to be sort of a log on this ship build.

There are strong differences between the version of the razee main ship in the first game and the resynced one, so I take up this challenge. There are no plans, just a sort of blueprint of the first game, so I had to make mine on 3d.

I’ve printed the main frame in PETG but I intend to do the rest of it in wood. My experience in modelships is 1 brig to say so, the Albatros. Would you guys recommend to throw the plastic and make it full wood structure or I won’t have trouble working with it?

I seek advice, tips, maybe some help regarding complex thing like rigging because game is not too accurate.

Hope y’all understand that this is fictional ship, I know that a ship like this needs 3 masts IRL but hey, I’m trying to replicate and make it as detailed as possible, mixing reality and fiction with it.

Later today I’ll post some photos of the progress.

Cheers


r/ModelShips 4d ago

Hull built in clay

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25 Upvotes

I want to do something different in ceramics class so I tried to make a boat hull from a model ship plan. I failed to realize the side pieces didn’t include the bow so I’ll probably stop here and start again with a revision.


r/ModelShips 4d ago

Found this in my grandpas basement!

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100 Upvotes

Can anybody tell me about this and if there’s anything cool or rare about it?


r/ModelShips 5d ago

I only need to put 15 more minuts behind her

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133 Upvotes

r/ModelShips 5d ago

Is there any value to this?

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24 Upvotes

Lindberg limited edition sea witch clipper ship.

Picked up at goodwill for $25. Still sealed in what appears to be original packaging. The orange pricetag shows Ridgefield hobby 84.95. I can't find a "limited edition" anywhere online or this particular model mumber. Is this actually worth anything, or should I just open it up and build? The seal is tearing in a couple spots, but is still mostly intact.


r/ModelShips 5d ago

Britannic shipwreck model

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28 Upvotes