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  1. Anchor Hoy

    Pictures of my first wooden ship and first scratchbuild. Plans taken right from the book American Sailing Ships and How to Build Them.
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  2. Russian AKULA II Class SSN

    1/350 Scale heavily modified models of The Russian SSN K-157 (VEPR) This is the submarine I used in my novel OF ICE AND STEEL.
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  3. Stove by a Whale! Sinking of the ESSEX 1820

    This was made from a broken model of the little Academy Whale ship. The base is two inches round. I made my own photo etch parts for this as a test. The work here is my second in a series of whaling ship dioramas.
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  4. British Steel HMS TIRELESS

    1/350 scale Royal Navy Submarine
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  5. Honor Build USS ATLANTA SSN 712

    Build for a Brother of the Phin (Fellow Submarine Qualified Person) Made of cast resin and Photo-etch. 1/700 scale and terrible photos through the case. Ugggggg
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  6. USS BARBEL SS 580

    Submarine Scratch built
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  7. USS HAMMERHEAD SSN 660

    When I make a model without taking my meds.
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  8. USS Flying Fish SSN 673

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  9. Surprise Box

    Three tiny models used to create a unique box. Models are of maple, bass, steel, and brass. Nameplates are my own photo etch as is the US Submarine insignia.

    The submarine is of the 637 class attack submarine. I served on USS RAY SSN 653 of the same class. The ship is a Bermuda sloop. I hope you enjoy this. It took 18 hours of build time.
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  10. USS RAY SSN 653 1/350

    This is the first submarine I served on. This is the ship that made me a man. I came aboard as a 19 year old kid, and left a warrior. It is strange to model the places you really walked, to paint the areas that you really had to paint. This project brought back so many wonderful memories.
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  11. USS DALLAS SSN700 in a bottle with a working Lighthouse

    This is one of the submarines I served on. I liked the challenge of making a working lighthouse in the bottle along with a model
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  12. USS RAY SSN 653

    This is s the submarine I was stationed on when we went to the North Pole. I built this for a friend. It is 1/700 scale. Materials are wood and brass. I had plenty of ref. material.
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  13. My Ship USS DALLAS SSN 700

    The second submarine I was a crew member of. This is the boat I took to war in 1990. Sorry details are still CLASSIFIED. Loved this ship. 1/350 scale. Resin, steel and brass.
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  14. USS CREVELLE SS291

    Submarine in a bottle under actual water
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  15. Russian 1/144 KILO Class Diesel Submarine

    Trumpeters 1/144 with self made decals and scratch built masts. This is the Russian sub that launched missile against targets in Syria
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  16. In memorium KURSK K141 in 1/350 Scale

    Lost with all hands in August 2000. This submarine later became the largest object retrieved from the ocean bottom.
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  17. USS Sam Rayburn SSBN 635

    One of the old boomers, now long gone. Well sorta This ship had the missile compartment cut out, then the boat was put back together and is now used for training our nukes how to operate a reactor.
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  18. USS ALASKA SSBN 732

    The largest submarine ever built by the US NAVY. She caries 24 TRIDENT II D-5 Solid Rocket motor 2 stage ICBMs Each missile can carry 12 independently targeted thermonuclear warheads. Each Boomer has two crews that rotate in order to keep this leg of our nuclear deterrent at sea. This is a Dragon Models kit in 1/350 scale.
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  19. Japanese Type A (Target) Midget Submarine Pearl Harbor

    1/72 Scale Fine Molds Kit 
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  20. HMCS VICTORIA

    1/350 Scale Canadian SSK


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  21. USS SANTA FE Bottle in a Ship

    Minibar built for the former commanding officer of the USS SANTA FE SSN 764. Contains CROWN 3 shot glasses, a deck of playing cards, two  Cuban cigars, Cigar cutter, and a lighter. Now homeported at the office of Commanding Officer Submarine Group 2, Squadron 10
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  22. USS Guitarro

    The bad luck submarine or known as "The Mare Island Mud Puppy." This 637 ClassSSN sank at the pier during building resulting in an additional 32 months of repairs. She went on to a very successful career. The model is Resin from a mold and master I made. The screw is brass and the control surfaces are cast Britannia.    



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  23. USS Corporal SS 346

    Modified AVF kit of GUPPY II Class SSK




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  24. USS DOLPHIN SS 555

    The last American Diesel Powered  Submarine. Dolphin was decommissioned on 15 January 2007. She was used in testing various projects over her long career. The submarine s now a museum in San Diego CA.  Model in 1/350 by Don Meadows 




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  25. USS TROUT SS 566 1/350

    This is a TANG class diesel submarine.  This class is the first US-designed post-war submarine. Internal and some of the external features of this class were taken from the German TYPE XI, and XXIIIclass "electro-boats."
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