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Thanks JHS Thanx for the kind words. I prefer working on non-kit subjects, but I admire the craftmanship of those who work with kits, especially kits in the larger 1/200 & 1/250 scales, which are very highly detailed. I'm not sure I have the patience (and maybe other attributes) for that kid...

replies Thanks Clashster & Art Decko. Did not know about Distant Guns. I guess I will be looking for it.

Nice work!

Tri Svatiteliya was the second Tsarist battleship that I built. Three pictures are shown below. Tri Svatiteliya's superstructure was later reduced (cut down) so that her appearance was markedly different during WWI, in which she was active in operations with the Black Sea fleet.

Muy bien! Your model is beautifully done.

Oslabya To Scott K: Thanks for the link to the Oslabya model and the forum comments on the model. The discussion about the model was very interesting. For some reason, I have not been able to download the model. Anyway, I don't think I would have tried to make it based upon the comments...

Thanks Thank you all for your kind comments. I also find old naval vessels intriguing. Navarin is an especially interesting design. The four funnels arranged in pairs astride are unique, giving rise to the ship's being called "the factory." She had an unfortunate end as a unit in Admiral...

First installment This is my first installment, the Tsarist battleship Navarin. I always put off the harder projects for later, so this is a pretty simple model.

Excellent work so far. Looks like very clean workmanship.

One of my ongoing projects is building a series of non-kit models of Tsarist predreadnought battleship classes. I will be posting a few pictures over the next few days of those ships that I have completed so far. I hope you will find it interesting.

Tennessee Looking good, Ebi!

overhead photo Neat photo! Looks very realistic. Must have been taken in WWII.

Building cardmodels I sympathize with you. Sometimes things just don't go smoothly. I find that even when I do everything correctly, there are lumps where there shouldn't be. And sometimes there are misalignments or accidental blemishes. You can start over, which may involve a great...

14 inch barrel lengths As Jim's pictures show, the barrels are about the length of the turrets. I checked my Encyclopedia of the World's Warships, which has a very nice plan and profile color drawing of the modernized Tennessee. Better stop and build longer ones now and save yourself the...

USS Tennessee Great to see progress on this very interesting model. Keep at it eibwarrior!

SMS Rhein Congratulations on a very nice job!

warped deck I sympathize with your frustration & feel your pain. Just hate it when I spend a lot of time on something and unexpectedly something goes wrong. Fortunately, it is cardboard and you can (if the will is still there) reprint the deck and do it again. I once completed a built a...

Kongo Bluenoser: Thanks for posting the pictures. I was wondering what the completed model would look like when built by someone other than the designer. It looks quite good for a free model. I have a pre-Pentium computer without a zip drive so I have not downloaded the model or even seen...

Infanta Maria Teresa Wow! Your ship is really taking shape. Nice work.

scratchbuilding Infanta Marie Teresa Nobody does scratchbuilding rails easily or (usually) well. It is harder than it looks. Thats why there is a ready market for laser cut ones. But yours look good. I am looking forward to your updates on this very interesting project.