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

Jeff Head

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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:

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This site documents the "Out of Box" Reviews and Builds by Jeff Head, of each of the following 1/350 scale models. These are models I have chosen to make up modern aircraft carrier strike groups from the major sea powers around the world, those who can afford to build, commission, and send them out to sea. The list below includes those models already purchased and built for which a page their review & build each is linked, those models alreay purchased but not yet built, those models that are available but have not yet been purchased, and those models which not yet available but which are on the author's wish list.

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.
 
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bladerunner

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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:

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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?
 

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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.
 

Jeff Head

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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:

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

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

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

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bladerunner

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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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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.
 

Jeff Head

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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:

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Maggern

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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?
 

Norfolk

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

Jeff Head

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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.

Norfolk said:
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.
 
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