Jeff Head's 1/350 Scale Naval Vessel Hobby Site

Originally Posted by Jeff Head

Here is the site that I will use to keep track of all of my 1/350 scale US Navy, PLAN, Russian, UK, etc. Carrier Strike Groups as I build them:

JEFF HEAD'S 1/350 SCALE NAVAL VESSEL HOBBY SITE

The purpose of the site is listed as:



Enjoy surfing around on it. I am currently building the 1/350 scale USS Ohio SSGN-726 with one of my grandsons, where I will scratch build the tomohawk 7 tube inserts for the old ICBM tubes.

Once finished with that, it is on to the PLAN 171 Haikou.

I iwll document each individual build here on SD for the carrier strike groups.

Thats an interesting passtime. However I wonder if theres very many people around that make those rather largish models out of metal . We see a few of those in musuems depicting famous steamships of yesteryear.

OT.
Assuming you ve seen "Battleship" did you make the connection with the Hasbro product?

Originally Posted by bladerunner

Thats an interesting pastime. However I wonder if there's very many people around that make those rather largish models out of metal . We see a few of those in museums depicting famous steamships of yesteryear.

Once when I was about 11 years old I was given a metal model of an 1930's Cadillac. I never did put that thing together.

Originally Posted by bladerunner

Thats an interesting passtime. However I wonder if theres very many people around that make those rather largish models out of metal . We see a few of those in musuems depicting famous steamships of yesteryear.

OT.
Assuming you ve seen "Battleship" did you make the connection with the Hasbro product?

Have not seen "Battleship" yet. It starts May 18 here and we are going to see it that weekend. I'm looking forward to it.

We'll see Avengers this wekend.

As to this hoby, there are a LOT of people doing models in this scale, specifically US Navy and other navy's vessels. Some of them scratch build them and my hat is off to them the most.

I am sure there are some who do it in metal, but I imagine that group is much smaller.

Here's my completed 1/350 scale modern naval models so far:

The PLA Navy Aircraft Carrier by Trumpeter:



The Russian Sevmash SSN-123, Alpha Class SSN by Dragon:



The USS Boise, SSN-764, Los Angelse Class Flight III by Dragon:



The USS New Jersey, BB-62, Iowa Class Battleship by Tamiya:

Originally Posted by bd popeye

Once when I was about 11 years old I was given a metal model of an 1930's Cadillac. I never did put that thing together.

OT."Its never too late to start, assuming youve still got it. Hey it might be worth something unopened. It makes me cry when one comes across news items showing toys that sell for tens of thousaands and you sit there thinking ..."hey I had one of those"

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Originally Posted by Jeff Head

Here's my completed 1/350 scale modern naval models so far:

They look really neat. Unfortunately I was never very good with plastic models, I seem to always get the glue all over the place.

Originally Posted by bladerunner

OT."Its never too late to start, assuming youve still got it. Hey it might be worth something unopened. It makes me cry when one comes across news items showing toys that sell for tens of thousaands and you sit there thinking ..."hey I had one of those"

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They look really neat. Unfortunately I was never very good with plastic models, I seem to always get the glue all over the place.

I used to too.

But, it was mainly because I was too impatient and in a hurry.

Once I learned to slow way down and do things methodically and carefully, it all got a lot better.

Here's the one I am working on now:

USS Ohio, SSGN-726

I'm not sure if you've answered this before, but...
Aside from the models on your page (all of which I'm looking forward too, I really love models), how many have you built before?

Sweet new site, Jeff. Have to say I rather approve of the New Jersey helping to heading it up!

Originally Posted by Maggern

I'm not sure if you've answered this before, but...
Aside from the models on your page (all of which I'm looking forward too, I really love models), how many have you built before?

Quite a few.

Back in the early 1990s I built 8 or 9 1/350 scale ships, 8-9 1/700 scale ships, and probably 16-18 1/72 scale aircraft.

I still have many of them (the New Jersey is one) but most have had 1st our kids, and now our grnadkids get at them over time and create a bit of mayhem. One of the things I need to do is to take a number of those and the parts I have all together in a box, and repair them.

Originally Posted by Norfolk

Sweet new site, Jeff. Have to say I rather approve of the New Jersey helping to heading it up!

Thanks my friend. The New Jersey and her sisters were awesome vessels, from WW II on.

After the end of the cold war, the Soviets acknowledged that next to the nuclear attack sub force and carriers, they feared these most. With their heavy armor, and their large SLCM and Harpoon punch, (not to mention the 16" guns if they ever got within 20 miles) they were afraid they would not be able to sink them or damage them enough to prevent their being able to be a factor in a major engagement.

Time to build more displayed cabinets for them models Jeff.

Originally Posted by Equation

Time to build more displayed cabinets for them models Jeff.

You're right. I need to get glass ones that keeps dust off, and makes it harder for small hands to reach up and inadvertantly break little pieces off.

Originally Posted by Jeff Head

You're right. I need to get glass ones that keeps dust off, and makes iot harder for small hands to reach up and inadvertantly break little pieces off.

Yep, and don't forget to add track lighting and a few background display for effect. Something like this:
http://www.google.com/imgres?q=glass...r:14,s:91,i:35

Originally Posted by Equation

Yep, and don't forget to add track lighting and a few background display for effect. Something like this:
Google Image Result for http://www.ninfinger.org/models/vault/cabinet.jpg

That's nice. There's someone very into the NASA Space program...maybe even worked for NASA on some or all of those prgrams.



I actually have a 1/72 scale model of the Discovery Shuttle by Revelle. Fully detailed cockpit and crew area, as well as a full detailed cargo bay with a full satellite model and the extender arm.

One day I will put it together in between ships as a break from ship building. I have a number of models standing by for that purpose.

Originally Posted by Obi Wan Russell

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Obi Wan...just for you, I have just received my third vessel of what will ultimately be my UK Carrier Strike Group.

I have:

R06 HMS Illustrious CVL Invincible Class
S93 HMS Triumph SSN Trafalgar Class

and now this little Jewel that just came in on Saturday:



S119 HMS Asutus SSN, Astute Class

Of course, in 1/350 scale by Hobby Boss.

Can't wait to get the Darings, but Airfix keeps pushing back the release date for some reason. Originally it was going to be late last year, then spring this year...now they're saying it may not be until 4th quarter. Dang it! Seems like the pols over there are even negatively impacting and delaying the building and launching of the darned plastic models of the UK Navy vessels now!

Ultimately, I will have the Illustrious, the Daring, the Dragon, the Triumph and the Astute. The Ocean is on my dream list...but I have yet to find a 1/350 scale HMS Ocean anywhere...surprisingly. One day when the FREMMS come out I will have a couple of those too.

Still owrking on the [ur=http://www.jeffhead.com/modelbuilds/US-SSGN726.htm]USS Ohio, SSGN-726[/url]

When she's done, it's back to do the PLAN Haikou DDG-171. Then the USS Enterprise...and so forth, ultimately finishing the PLAN CSG, the US CSG, and then onto the UK CSG.

How long did the Saturn rocket take?