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  1. 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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  2. Lighthouse Box

    Lighthouse Box
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  3. 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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  4. 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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  5. 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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  6. Russian VICTOR III 1/350 Scale

    Based on the kit from HOBBY BOSS. I added photo etched parts and I made my own decals on the sail. This submarine suffered a fire in recent years that claimed the lives of two of her crew. She has since been refitted and is one of the only remaining VICTOR III class left in service.
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  7. British Steel HMS TIRELESS

    1/350 scale Royal Navy Submarine
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  8. USS BARBEL SS 580

    Submarine Scratch built
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  9. SSN 700 Bottle with working Lighthouse

    Here is another version of my working lighthouse in a bottle. Made some improvements. The light flashes in time with the real lighthouse. I used my new photo etch skill to detail the light tower.
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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 SAM RAYBURN SSBN 635

    Ripple Launch of Trident C 1A Missiles from USS SAM RAYBURN SSBN 635
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  12. USS George C. Marshall

    Last of the 41 for Freedom Class Ballistic Missile Submarines. Marshall was a 640 Class SSBN. The need for this class came from the United States development of late modifications of Poseidon Missile system, and then to the Trident 1 these new missile systems were larger and heavier. The goal not achieved until the mid 80s was to have a system capable of covering targets while the boats could remain in home port. This eliminated the need for costly facilities in Holyloch and other areas outside of the US
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  13. USS SKATE SSN 578

    SKATE was the follow on to the NAUTILUS. Although it is debated I for one see many attributes of the German Type XI in the design of early American SSNs. SKATE was from the beginning to her final days a test bed for new submarine tech. She was one of the first to test seven bladed low cavitation screws. She was fitted with what would be come the BQS-13 sonar system, and a few other things that are still classified. She was the first submarine to make a fully submerged trans-Atlantic crossing and the first submarine to surface at the North Pole. This model is from the Mir kit fro Russia.
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  14. USS CONNECTICUT SSN 22

    Based on the HOBBY BOSS Kit. This is the second of the SEAWOLF CLASS Attack Submarines. 1/350 Scale
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  15. Virginia Class SSN USS MISSOURI SSN 780

    1/350 scale highly modified Virginia Class American Nuclear Submarine based on the kit by Bronco
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  16. Fighting Whale!

    A very upset Sperm Whale decides he is not going to be a candle in some New England House.

    This is 1/100 or so scale carved from Pine.
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