Just a little bit of useless trivia. I served onboard the U.S.S. Enterprise (CVN-65) from October 1987 to January 1991 as an operations specialist and I'm awestruck by your model! Your model represents this ship as it appeared for only a few months. Above the 65 on the starboard side of the bridge there is a painting of 4 broken ships which represent Iranian losses from Operation Praying Mantis in April 1988. Those ships were painted near the end of out 6 month West Pacific/Indian Ocean cruise which began on January 5 1988 by fellow operations specialists Steven Courtney and Roy Easler. Starting in late 1988 the ship underwent a few months of overhaul during which serifs were added to the i in Enterprise on the front of the bridge also painted by another operations specialist who's last name is Janes, I can't remember his first name. He thought the i looked incomeplete so he took it upon himself to add serifs, I'm blown away that your model represents my ship as it was for a brief period during my 3 years and 3 months onboard her!
Excellent work !!! Thank you !!! Me doing model Navy Ships encouraged me to join the United States Navy. That and James Cagney and Steve McQueen War movies. I did a bunch as a kid. I served in the Beirut War as I was stationed on the USS McCloy FF -1038 I can't seem to locate a model ship of her. She won several Service Awards during the Cold War. I served on her for 10 years. McCloy received a Meritorious Unit Commendation (MUC) for unsurpassed Anti - Submarine Warfare (ASW) accomplishments from 8 June to 22 December 1982 during this deployment. She also received the 6th Fleet "Hook Em" Award and was designated as the Best (ASW) Ship in the Atlantic Fleet during the period 1 October 1980 to 31 March 1982 by Commander Naval Surface Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet. We caught a Soviet Union Fish K-324 Victor III Attack Submarine. The Cold War was in its prime but coming to an end , although we didn't think it would ever end. I think if you can find a kit of her , she would be a fine addition for a Cold War Naval Ship collection eh? I did a model in 1996 the USS Juneau CL-52 Atlanta Class Cruiser and I donated it with pride to my hometown American Legion John H. Gertz post 310 who perished along with the Five Sullivan Brothers and 681 other Sailors.. The model is still there today. The last one I did was in 1998 a Vietnam Era PIBBER US Navy River Patrol Boat. That reminds me that I also did the PT-109 . Both those Boats had little Sailors on it with detailed Facial expressions. Anyway, I think Naval Modeling is the best thing to do as a kid and learn thru the years how to paint weathering on the Hulls and all parts of the Ship. It takes patience and time but worth it. And the history you learn. You never know, maybe some kid is doing a Collection of Fighter Jets and enjoying the Air Force? He could very possibly end up Flying one of those things within the next 12 years.. And thanks to Modeling, I myself have been a part of history by being involved with both the Beirut War and the Cold War. The Motto of the USS McCloy FF-1038 was and will always be remembered.... "Above and Beyond"
Half a century ago I built a dozen or so model warships: USS Enterprise (ww2), USS New Jersey, Pennsylvania, St.Paul, Cleveland, Fletcher, Bismarck, Prinz Eugen, Graf Spee, HMS Hood, HMS KGV.....obviously, I read Sink the Bismarck by William Shirer 5-6 times. U-505, IJN Yamato (my favorite and coolest looking warship IMO) , Also IJN Fuso, Mogami, Tenryu , Amatsukaze (after reading Tameichi Hara's book -Japanese Destroyer Captain) and a few others. I recall that building the models were fairy easy. Painting them was another matter. Thank you for your videos. It brings back good memories I had as a youngster. Building models kept me of trouble. Keep up the good work.
JJ Model Making I still have 2-3 ships. The others became lost or broken over time. One , (USS Pennsylvania) was blown up by a fire cracker. A few times my twin brother and I would have our models engage in battle. Firecrackers were the projectiles. The times were much different than now. We are talking c1970. Less entertainment was available. So you made your own fun. Football was played a lot with the many other kids our age in the neighborhood. The rest of our spare time we did various jobs for money. Cutting grass, racking leaves, shoveling snow, caddying at the local golf course. By age 14 we had full time summer jobs working on the athletic fields at a nearby Mili Academy. ....No electronics. We were all fit. Lots of fun and adventure. Most of the young kids of today are not so lucky. Too much time on electronics. I apologize for my comment diverging from your question. Thanks again for your videos.
The IJN Yamato has to be the prettiest battleship ever built. I really like the tower island design and the slanted chimney behind it. Just one impressive monster of a ship. Glad the US Navy sank her in WWII.
As much as I loved the era of Battleships as well as their grand stature, my favorite class are aircraft carriers. The aircraft carriers have played important roles in history I really respect.
Very clear and non-confusing! Well done . I built a paper model of Titanic, at 1:200 scale . HUGE model which weighed less than 4 ounces. What a fiddle that was . Your modelling seems extremely high class.
I also have that 1/350th scale Enterprise CVN-65. It was given to me along with a 1/350th scale pre-refit USS Missouri. I suck at modelling so the outcome of both ships was terrible XD. But I'm proud of them especially since the Missouri was a 23rd Birthday Gift.
Great stuff, well done. FYI, Tyco is a cruiser, CG-47, based on the Spruance class. The SSN hull number 668 is the USS Spadefish, a Sturgeon class boat. The LA class boats are referred to as the 688 class.
I served on CVN65. Great build of Americas first nuclear powered carrier. I worked on the flight deck and from what i see you did a great job. Although the tractors and cranes where white when i served aboard from 2000- 04
I think some aircraft were added, which is pretty cool since it adds more variety, but if the original kit had both Hornets AND A-7s that'd put it between 1985 and 1991.
I'm partial to two ships. I was in the Navy and my first ship was the USS Nimitz from 1986-1989. I look forward to you getting that project going again. I have pictures of the Nimitz when I was on it showing bits and pieces of the flight deck and all. Plus I have my two cruise books from a Med cruise and a WestPac with even more pictures. If you need any detailed pics, I can see what I have and scan in anything that might help your build. I think I have some from underneath when it was in drydock - I reenlisted under the bullnose when it was in Bremerton, WA. The second ship I was on was the USS Copeland (FFG-25), a FFG-7 class ship. Sadly I lost that cruise book but do have some decent pictures that I took when up on the main mast looking down at the ship while docked in Puerto Rico, as well as some when it was in drydock from underneath. Also, as I was reading the comments below, I remember someone mentiong Russion ships and the Kirov was mentioned. In one of my cruisebooks I have a picture of the Kirov underway on a clear sunny day. I currently have two 1/700 models FFG-7 (Built) and CVN-68 (Still in drydock). I am now starting my FFG-7 1/350 model, but want to make it an FFG-25. I also have a 1/350 scale Noah's Ark just to see how that compares to the size of an FFG, and maybe to a CVN when I save up the money for that. Let me know if you could use any of those pictures. Is this where I say Cheerio? Jim
Ok, I'm kind of new to using UA-cam this way, but I don't see a way to add pictures here. I have two pictures showing something that I think is unique. The top of the mast had to be hinged so we could fit under the Oakland Bay Bridge. One picture shows it hinged down, and I have another similar view when we were up in Bremerton with it up. What's the best way to share those with you? I could send a link to them in my Flickr account.
@@jimh7339 Amazing, thank you! My email address is on the About section which you can find from the channel homepage. I'd prefer not to put it in the comments section. I'll keep an eye out!
That is a terrific looking collection. Many kudos to you on the skills it took to make them all. But, unfortunately, I spotted one small issue. The hull number on your Los Angeles class sub...SSN-668...is for the USS Spadefish, a Sturgeon class sub. You noted that the sub was from The Hunt for Red October...not sure if you mean book or movie, but if you mean the USS Dallas, the number would be SSN-700. Cheers on the great work, though. :-)
It’s very interesting to see the size comparison of the Titanic to other ships. I can get a good idea as to how big the Titanic really was. Ive not seen that before. Good work sir.
JJ Model Making . I’ve just seen it actually, it was very interesting too. I build mainly Tamiya army model kits like tanks etc but I haven’t built any of the their ships before. I think I’m going to start off with the 1/350 Bismarck like you have and see how I go. I’ve just subbed to your channel, I like it.
@@rob.m3647 Wow, thank you. Get the Revell Bismarck, it's much better than the Tamiya. I've set up an Amazon Affiliate account so if you're interested, and purchase the kit through this, a small commission I'd receive would really help the channel : amzn.to/2CAXae7
what an absolutely fantastic video, I bought the Enterprise over 10 years ago and am now starting it up, pairing it with the polar lights USS Enterprise star ship at the same 1/350 scale. My plans are to integrate my 1/350 ships with an N scale train layout. The scales don't match up but it's the best of both scales.
JJ Model Making its going to be military a dock/refinery industrial layout. Seems to be a cool way to display everything and include my model train stuff.
Very cool kits btw 688 is the lowest hull number for Los Angeles class submarines 669 belonged to USS Seahorse which was a Sturgeon class hunter killer to which the Seahorse belonged.
Beautiful job on those ships! Although I'm primarily a model aircraft builder, I do have a few 1/350 ships, including the Spruance and Tigonderoga ones from Dragon. I agree on the "fiddley" comment..
great job. i use to have a set like this back when i was younger, but then i discovered firecrackers and sadly they are all at the bottom of the garden that was a makeshift ocean on a sunny afternoon on the 4th of july.
I collect paper models from Poland. The paper kits I love are the pre dreadnought battleships and cruisiers of pre World War I period. I think there are plastic models in the 1/350 scale for that period. Love to see you build the HMS Dreadnought, the ship that started the modern battleship designs of WW1 and onward. You are lucky to have space for fifteen 1/350 scale warships.
@@JJModelMaking Google "Coast Guard Cutter" and you'll find a lot of interesting ships from small patrol cutters to maritime cutters to ice breakers. I think many of them would make good models.
All your build's are fantastic James thanks for sharing I especially like the Revell USS New York bit out of my price range at the moment but one to get at a later date.
Very kool ships. I have always loved to build planes from WW-2. Then I got bored and started to build ships. I’m having a blast with all the fiddly bits in brass. Going blind doing them but what else is new. Ha ha. 1/700 scale is to small for me these days. So I went and bought a aircraft carrier USS Yorktown in 1/350 scale can’t wait to start it this winter. Curious to see how that wood deck works out.
Love them all! I do a bit of work myself although I've not gotten the weathering technique down. I did the same New Jersey and Enterprise models. Even got to display my New Jersey at the University I went to before graduation. I'd like to see you tackle the newly released 1/350 U.S.S. Montana from Very Fire. You'd have a blast I think.
Nice to be able to display your work like that! I've just had a look at prices for a Montana, that's a lot of money! £160 plus postage. Helping me financially with these expensive kits is the reason I set up a Patreon page as I'll have to save the money slowly.
If you're looking for your first 1/350 ship I would be cautious buying the New Jersey. She's the third longest ship I own behind the Nimitz and Enterprise. Plus, with over 1,500 parts it's a serious undertaking. I'd recommend either a Freedom or Independence class to cut your teeth on. Entirely your choice of course, just some words from experience
Wow, So far I have a CVN 65, and a DD 445, and a BB 63 in 1/350. In the "dry dock"/ box is a Yamato. I also have another 1 350 scale NCC 1701A, not sure if it counts. lol
I’m honestly waiting for a Gerald R Ford kit to be made. Also the Ticonderoga Class is not a destroyer, it’s a Guided Missile Cruise. The Spruance and Arleigh Burke Class are destroyers.
I dunno why but im loving the New York lhd. Probably would be my first kit if I started making warships... As I dont believe a company has yet made one, I'm still waiting for someone to make a proper 1/350 Juan Carlos Class LHD or even better yet the Australian Canberra Class version of the same ship (I'm Aussie so the 2 Canberra Class LHDs we have in our navy are our pride and joy). Not to mention its just a beautiful warship visually...
Just a little bit of useless trivia. I served onboard the U.S.S. Enterprise (CVN-65) from October 1987 to January 1991 as an operations specialist and I'm awestruck by your model! Your model represents this ship as it appeared for only a few months. Above the 65 on the starboard side of the bridge there is a painting of 4 broken ships which represent Iranian losses from Operation Praying Mantis in April 1988. Those ships were painted near the end of out 6 month West Pacific/Indian Ocean cruise which began on January 5 1988 by fellow operations specialists Steven Courtney and Roy Easler. Starting in late 1988 the ship underwent a few months of overhaul during which serifs were added to the i in Enterprise on the front of the bridge also painted by another operations specialist who's last name is Janes, I can't remember his first name. He thought the i looked incomeplete so he took it upon himself to add serifs, I'm blown away that your model represents my ship as it was for a brief period during my 3 years and 3 months onboard her!
Not useless at all! This is wonderful to read, thank you so much for letting me know!!
Excellent work !!! Thank you !!!
Me doing model Navy Ships encouraged me to join the United States Navy. That and James Cagney and Steve McQueen War movies. I did a bunch as a kid. I served in the Beirut War as I was stationed on the USS McCloy FF -1038
I can't seem to locate a model ship of her. She won several Service Awards during the Cold War. I served on her for 10 years.
McCloy received a Meritorious Unit Commendation (MUC) for unsurpassed Anti - Submarine Warfare (ASW) accomplishments from 8 June to 22 December 1982 during this deployment. She also received the 6th Fleet "Hook Em" Award and was designated as the Best (ASW) Ship in the Atlantic Fleet during the period 1 October 1980 to 31 March 1982 by Commander Naval Surface Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet.
We caught a Soviet Union Fish K-324 Victor III Attack Submarine. The Cold War was in its prime but coming to an end , although we didn't think it would ever end.
I think if you can find a kit of her , she would be a fine addition for a Cold War Naval Ship collection eh?
I did a model in 1996 the USS Juneau CL-52 Atlanta Class Cruiser and I donated it with pride to my hometown American Legion John H. Gertz post 310 who perished along with the Five Sullivan Brothers and 681 other Sailors.. The model is still there today.
The last one I did was in 1998 a Vietnam Era PIBBER US Navy River Patrol Boat. That reminds me that I also did the PT-109 . Both those Boats had little Sailors on it with detailed Facial expressions.
Anyway, I think Naval Modeling is the best thing to do as a kid and learn thru the years how to paint weathering on the Hulls and all parts of the Ship. It takes patience and time but worth it. And the history you learn. You never know, maybe some kid is doing a Collection of Fighter Jets and enjoying the Air Force? He could very possibly end up Flying one of those things within the next 12 years.. And thanks to Modeling, I myself have been a part of history by being involved with both the Beirut War and the Cold War. The Motto of the USS McCloy FF-1038 was and will always be remembered....
"Above and Beyond"
Half a century ago I built a dozen or so model warships: USS Enterprise (ww2), USS New Jersey, Pennsylvania, St.Paul, Cleveland, Fletcher, Bismarck, Prinz Eugen, Graf Spee, HMS Hood, HMS KGV.....obviously, I read Sink the Bismarck by William Shirer 5-6 times. U-505, IJN Yamato (my favorite and coolest looking warship IMO) , Also IJN Fuso, Mogami, Tenryu , Amatsukaze (after reading Tameichi Hara's book -Japanese Destroyer Captain) and a few others. I recall that building the models were fairy easy. Painting them was another matter.
Thank you for your videos. It brings back good memories I had as a youngster. Building models kept me of trouble. Keep up the good work.
Thanks for this, nice of you to say! Have you still got all of your old models?
JJ Model Making I still have 2-3 ships. The others became lost or broken over time. One , (USS Pennsylvania) was blown up by a fire cracker. A few times my twin brother and I would have our models engage in battle. Firecrackers were the projectiles. The times were much different than now. We are talking c1970. Less entertainment was available. So you made your own fun. Football was played a lot with the many other kids our age in the neighborhood. The rest of our spare time we did various jobs for money. Cutting grass, racking leaves, shoveling snow, caddying at the local golf course. By age 14 we had full time summer jobs working on the athletic fields at a nearby Mili Academy. ....No electronics. We were all fit. Lots of fun and adventure. Most of the young kids of today are not so lucky. Too much time on electronics. I apologize for my comment diverging from your question. Thanks again for your videos.
The IJN Yamato has to be the prettiest battleship ever built. I really like the tower island design and the slanted chimney behind it. Just one impressive monster of a ship. Glad the US Navy sank her in WWII.
I like building all my kits in the same scale too. It's nice to be able to compare sizes as you've done in this video here. Good work!
As much as I loved the era of Battleships as well as their grand stature, my favorite class are aircraft carriers. The aircraft carriers have played important roles in history I really respect.
Very nice collection of 1/350 scale ships 👌👌👌👌
The USS Enterprise looks absolutely amazing. The detail of the deck and the aircraft is top notch. And I love the airborne Harrier on the Illustrious.
Wow, many thanks!
Very clear and non-confusing! Well done . I built a paper model of Titanic, at 1:200 scale . HUGE model which weighed less than 4 ounces. What a fiddle that was . Your modelling seems extremely high class.
I really like the Battleships. The Bismarck is my favourite but the Iowa class is awesome too.
and the prince of wales battleship
That is amazing! I love U.S.S. Enterprise CVN - 65 and The Hunt for Red October!
Thanks Dillon
I also have that 1/350th scale Enterprise CVN-65. It was given to me along with a 1/350th scale pre-refit USS Missouri. I suck at modelling so the outcome of both ships was terrible XD. But I'm proud of them especially since the Missouri was a 23rd Birthday Gift.
Great stuff, well done. FYI, Tyco is a cruiser, CG-47, based on the Spruance class. The SSN hull number 668 is the USS Spadefish, a Sturgeon class boat. The LA class boats are referred to as the 688 class.
I served on CVN65. Great build of Americas first nuclear powered carrier. I worked on the flight deck and from what i see you did a great job. Although the tractors and cranes where white when i served aboard from 2000- 04
Praise indeed! Thank you very much. If I were to do the build again, I would paint the tractors and cranes white!
I think some aircraft were added, which is pretty cool since it adds more variety, but if the original kit had both Hornets AND A-7s that'd put it between 1985 and 1991.
He must have put in so much work. Absolutely awesome
I like the battleships the best, but your carriers are AMAZING that's a lot of work. Great job!!!!!
The New York is my favourite that would make an awesome Diorama. Great fleet!
Absolutely Unbelievable. Hats Off to you Sir.
Thanks so much for share this video my friend.... beautiful collection help me a lot to compare the sizes.... massives
as a south australian the Hazard perry is just an absolute standout for me!
The USS New Jersey should be bigger than the Titanic but other than that very nice video.
Awesome collection, so many great ships. Thx. for sharing
That sub is BOSS.
Nice collection!
Tiny but deadly, nice collection.
*I’LL TAKE YOUR WHOLE STOCK*
Seriously I’m so jealous.
Ha! Thanks for the offer
Comrade Taiwan what’s that odd name?
Nelson Cheng Inside joke between my friends. Like Comrade Ukraine, Comrade Mexico, Comrade Sweden, and a few others.
Same
Is the titanic 1/350 hard to build
You are the Admiral of the Fleet.
Ha, I'm not sure about that but thank you
Fantastic set mate,marvelous
Its amazing that ships didnt really get that much bigger past the ocean liner era.
Nice view of your fleet admiral . I have a fleet myself , they vary in scale . from sail to steam .
Good work .
Thank you very much! Which ships have you got in your fleet?
@@JJModelMaking I have the c.s.s. Alabama , the I.s.m vasa , the u.s.s.united states , titanic to name a few .
Great collection of amazing historic and present ships.
Thank you! Merry Christmas
JJ Model Making Thanks and a very Merry Christmas to you and the fam as well.
Nice collection! They build the Freedom Class LCS ships about an hour from my house so it’s always nice to see a model of the real thing
Wow really? That must be a site!
JJ Model Making probably not, I’d imagine you can’t see it. They probably have the area closed off or have a building built around the build sight.
Best ship collection O have seen. Such detail.
That is a great collection of ship models. You`ve been busy. I will keep an eye out for your other vids. Cheers
Superb ships and great work !
Wow really cool collection, thanks for sharing. Thumbs up.
Awesome video! Thanks for sharing!
The Carriers are amazing
I'm partial to two ships. I was in the Navy and my first ship was the USS Nimitz from 1986-1989. I look forward to you getting that project going again. I have pictures of the Nimitz when I was on it showing bits and pieces of the flight deck and all. Plus I have my two cruise books from a Med cruise and a WestPac with even more pictures. If you need any detailed pics, I can see what I have and scan in anything that might help your build. I think I have some from underneath when it was in drydock - I reenlisted under the bullnose when it was in Bremerton, WA.
The second ship I was on was the USS Copeland (FFG-25), a FFG-7 class ship. Sadly I lost that cruise book but do have some decent pictures that I took when up on the main mast looking down at the ship while docked in Puerto Rico, as well as some when it was in drydock from underneath.
Also, as I was reading the comments below, I remember someone mentiong Russion ships and the Kirov was mentioned. In one of my cruisebooks I have a picture of the Kirov underway on a clear sunny day.
I currently have two 1/700 models FFG-7 (Built) and CVN-68 (Still in drydock). I am now starting my FFG-7 1/350 model, but want to make it an FFG-25. I also have a 1/350 scale Noah's Ark just to see how that compares to the size of an FFG, and maybe to a CVN when I save up the money for that.
Let me know if you could use any of those pictures.
Is this where I say Cheerio?
Jim
Thanks Jim! Sounds like you have been very busy! I'd love to see anu Nimitz pictures you can put your hands on!
Ok, I'm kind of new to using UA-cam this way, but I don't see a way to add pictures here. I have two pictures showing something that I think is unique. The top of the mast had to be hinged so we could fit under the Oakland Bay Bridge. One picture shows it hinged down, and I have another similar view when we were up in Bremerton with it up. What's the best way to share those with you? I could send a link to them in my Flickr account.
@@jimh7339 Amazing, thank you! My email address is on the About section which you can find from the channel homepage. I'd prefer not to put it in the comments section. I'll keep an eye out!
I love all those ships.
I love the submarine!
That is a terrific looking collection. Many kudos to you on the skills it took to make them all. But, unfortunately, I spotted one small issue. The hull number on your Los Angeles class sub...SSN-668...is for the USS Spadefish, a Sturgeon class sub. You noted that the sub was from The Hunt for Red October...not sure if you mean book or movie, but if you mean the USS Dallas, the number would be SSN-700. Cheers on the great work, though. :-)
Thank you. I hadn't noticed myself until the other day! Will just have build another one at some point.
Ha ha...that's the way a true modeler would react. Bravo to you...and bravo again for the great work.
Nice job , I like the Big E .
This is wonderful, let's see some more!
It’s very interesting to see the size comparison of the Titanic to other ships. I can get a good idea as to how big the Titanic really was. Ive not seen that before. Good work sir.
Thank you! Have a look at my Enterprise vs Titanic video, will give you an even closer look.
JJ Model Making . I’ve just seen it actually, it was very interesting too. I build mainly Tamiya army model kits like tanks etc but I haven’t built any of the their ships before. I think I’m going to start off with the 1/350 Bismarck like you have and see how I go. I’ve just subbed to your channel, I like it.
@@rob.m3647 Wow, thank you. Get the Revell Bismarck, it's much better than the Tamiya. I've set up an Amazon Affiliate account so if you're interested, and purchase the kit through this, a small commission I'd receive would really help the channel : amzn.to/2CAXae7
what an absolutely fantastic video, I bought the Enterprise over 10 years ago and am now starting it up, pairing it with the polar lights USS Enterprise star ship at the same 1/350 scale. My plans are to integrate my 1/350 ships with an N scale train layout. The scales don't match up but it's the best of both scales.
Thank you very much! Your plan sounds really interesting, never seen ships and trains side by side before
JJ Model Making its going to be military a dock/refinery industrial layout. Seems to be a cool way to display everything and include my model train stuff.
Omgoodness I'm impressed wow awesome job
Tomorrow is May 27th 79th anniversary of the sinking of the Bismark . 5 / 27/ 1941. 2020.
Very cool kits btw 688 is the lowest hull number for Los Angeles class submarines 669 belonged to USS Seahorse which was a Sturgeon class hunter killer to which the Seahorse belonged.
I made a boo boo, don't tell anyone
Beautiful job on those ships! Although I'm primarily a model aircraft builder, I do have a few 1/350 ships, including the Spruance and Tigonderoga ones from Dragon. I agree on the "fiddley" comment..
You feel my pain!
Nice collection! 👍🇳🇿
great job. i use to have a set like this back when i was younger, but then i discovered firecrackers and sadly they are all at the bottom of the garden that was a makeshift ocean on a sunny afternoon on the 4th of july.
Those ships what I'm looking for.. Awesome
I collect paper models from Poland. The paper kits I love are the pre dreadnought battleships and cruisiers of pre World War I period. I think there are plastic models in the 1/350 scale for that period. Love to see you build the HMS Dreadnought, the ship that started the modern battleship designs of WW1 and onward. You are lucky to have space for fifteen 1/350 scale warships.
Amazing work! I gotta get into the 350 scales. All I have are 700's.
Kirov Class Battle Cruiser and a Type 45 Destroyer Please
Once I've bought and built both kits, they're on the list!
GREAT collection. The carrier makes an awesome first impression. I would add a sail ship like the USS Constitution to compare
Great work!
Appriciate your such great work
Good collection. How about some US Coast Guard ship. They has some unique vessels.
Thank you! Are there any Coast Guard ships you could recommend?
@@JJModelMaking Google "Coast Guard Cutter" and you'll find a lot of interesting ships from small patrol cutters to maritime cutters to ice breakers. I think many of them would make good models.
Wow amazing
Thank you!
Excelente colección. Saludos. 👍👍
All your build's are fantastic James thanks for sharing I especially like the Revell USS New York bit out of my price range at the moment but one to get at a later date.
Thanks Steven - keep an eye out for one on eBay, that's what I did to get a good price.
Good model maker!
Very kool ships. I have always loved to build planes from WW-2. Then I got bored and started to build ships. I’m having a blast with all the fiddly bits in brass. Going blind doing them but what else is new. Ha ha. 1/700 scale is to small for me these days. So I went and bought a aircraft carrier USS Yorktown in 1/350 scale can’t wait to start it this winter. Curious to see how that wood deck works out.
I'm with you, 1/700 is too fiddly for me. Have fun with the Hornet, supposed to be a great kit.
I like 1/700 a lot, and u can build up an entire fleet... Then get plate for the ocean and ur good
I want to build a 1/700 Arleigh Burke class destroyer or ticonderoga class cruiser to go with my container ship. Any advice on modern us ships?
They are great battleship models...(like it at #136) Greetings from U.K. : )
Absolutely lovely
My favorite is the Bismarck, because I'm reading a book called The Deadly hunt on the ship sinking. Very good book.
I like how you did the helicopters inflight
Thank you, I wanted to give the model a sense of movement
Awesome I am jealous
Love them all! I do a bit of work myself although I've not gotten the weathering technique down. I did the same New Jersey and Enterprise models. Even got to display my New Jersey at the University I went to before graduation. I'd like to see you tackle the newly released 1/350 U.S.S. Montana from Very Fire. You'd have a blast I think.
Nice to be able to display your work like that! I've just had a look at prices for a Montana, that's a lot of money! £160 plus postage. Helping me financially with these expensive kits is the reason I set up a Patreon page as I'll have to save the money slowly.
nice collections and MV-22 on the ship!
I subbed the moment you said you liked the hunt for red october, woot! I knew I wasn't alone
Ha! Thank you. It's ace! I am actually listening to the audio book on Audible at the moment
I NEED THAT NEW JERSEY!!!!!! Seriously, she's my favorite Battleship.
Brilliant! I want a Missouri as well to having a matching set (like bookends?)
How much was it?
About £70. It was the platinum revell version
Thx! I think it would be a great way to start, not too small, not too big.
If you're looking for your first 1/350 ship I would be cautious buying the New Jersey. She's the third longest ship I own behind the Nimitz and Enterprise. Plus, with over 1,500 parts it's a serious undertaking. I'd recommend either a Freedom or Independence class to cut your teeth on. Entirely your choice of course, just some words from experience
great job dude
this scale size is really the way to go ;)
Great shirt. Exceptional work.
I like them all !!!!!
Nice ships mate!
Thanks!
Nice collection!! Keep it up!!! 😁
so you have a very nice collection congrulation for your great job
Thank you!
I feel so much envy with your damn collection.
Yeah that's a lot! Very cool pal
very good work !!!!!
Thank you Arthur!
Those could be in a museum.
I really liked this video. :-)
Muy buena tu colección
HMS illustrious, heard it was a pretty decent kit detail wise but had a few fit issues. Kind of a surprise from Airfix.
The kit is great, all kits have minor little blips to overcome. If you do decide to buy one, get a photo etch set as well fot it.
Impressive line up and great work
You have one ship there that I don’t have yet and that’s the Titanic, nice builds mate
I want you to make Japanese Old Imperial Navy Battleship Yamato and Musashi too
I have to say I have been thinking about it the past few days!
One of the Yamato class ships was still a sister ship to Yamato but this time instead it was built into a aircraft carrier and it was named Shinano
to bad we sunk them ;)
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@@JJModelMaking Me too :D
I never thought the Prince of Wales would be so much smaller than the Bismark or Iowa classes. It's two 4 gun arrangement makes it seem to be bigger.
Wow, So far I have a CVN 65, and a DD 445, and a BB 63 in 1/350. In the "dry dock"/ box is a Yamato. I also have another 1 350 scale NCC 1701A, not sure if it counts. lol
Very impressive!
The Hunt for the Red October has the USS Dallas, yes its the same class of Sub but it was the Dallas.
Houston we have a problem
Danggg!! Im so envious,well its time to save money again😂😅
Good idea!
This look georgeous :D
I’m honestly waiting for a Gerald R Ford kit to be made. Also the Ticonderoga Class is not a destroyer, it’s a Guided Missile Cruise. The Spruance and Arleigh Burke Class are destroyers.
Debatable, as the first few ships were designated as DDG's (later changed to CG's), and the hull is that of a Spruance class DDG.
Jonathan Spinks debateable because.... well I said so
Great collection.great hobby.i love to do the same.
Just waiting on the 1:1 model
I have several. Hundred.
damn.. i wonder how long it will take for you to finish a 1:1 model on your own.. 😁
That 1:1 model will have to be 270 meters 885.8 feet long 93 feet wide and 180 feet tall.
Yeah 1:1 USS Nimitz, lol
United States of America what’s the price
I dunno why but im loving the New York lhd. Probably would be my first kit if I started making warships...
As I dont believe a company has yet made one, I'm still waiting for someone to make a proper 1/350 Juan Carlos Class LHD or even better yet the Australian Canberra Class version of the same ship (I'm Aussie so the 2 Canberra Class LHDs we have in our navy are our pride and joy).
Not to mention its just a beautiful warship visually...