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I'd like to share with you a few pics of my newest project: USS California - 1945. Scale 1/350. Completely scratchbuilt using accessories from L'Arsenal.

http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery ... index.html

Nice work

Do you have any pictures of your work in progress?

(I won't say anything about the small accident you had with the forward-left 40mm bofors )

Absolutely stunning!

MODERATOR EDIT: ADDED LIST OF AVAILABLE KITS AND GALLERY ENTRIES

Available Rebuilt Big 5 Class Kits
1/700:
HP USS Colorado
Trumpeter USS Colorado 1944
Trumpeter USS Maryland 1945
Trumpeter USS Tennessee 1944
Trumpeter USS California 1945
Trumpeter USS West Virginia 1945
Blue Ridge Models USS West Virginia 1944/45
Blue Ridge Models USS Tennessee 1945
Blue Ridge Models USS California 1945
HP Models USS Maryland 1945

1/350:
Iron Shipwright USS Tennessee 1944 (w/parts to build CA or WV)

Rebuilt Big 5 Class Gallery Entries
1/700:
Christoph Mentzel’s HP California http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery ... index.html

Christoph Mentzel’s HP Colorado http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery ... index.html

Hoga Lam’s HP California http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery ... /index.htm

Kostas’ HP Tennessee http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery ... ee-700-kk/

Kostas’ Blue Ridge Models West Virgina http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery ... /index.htm

Kostas’ HP Colorado http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery ... index.html

Kostas' Trumpeter Colorado http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery ... /index.htm

Jean-François Genette’s scratchbuilt Tennesee http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery ... index.html

Bob Cicconi's Trumpeter West Virginia http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery ... /index.htm

1/350:
Pierre Marchal’s scratchbuild California http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery ... index.html

Pierre Marchal’s scratchbuilt Colorado http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery ... do-350-pm/

Roger Torgeson’s Iron shipwright West Virginia http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery ... index.html

Various Scales:
Paul Helfrich’s 1/2400 GHQ West Virginia http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery ... index.html

Kostas’ 1/1250 Neptun California http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery ... a-1250-kk/

John Bange’s Scratchbuilt 1/500 California http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery ... index.html

John Bange’s Scratchbuilt 1/500 Maryland http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery ... index.html

John Bange’s Scratchbuilt 1/500 Maryland (rebuild of above kit) http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery ... index.html

Damian Petro’s 1/200 California http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery ... 44/200-dp/

John M Johnsey's 1/192 Tennessee, one prewar and the other late-war http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery ... e-192-jmj/

Clifton Simmons 1/96 Tennessee http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery ... index.html

Good Grief!! That is unbelievably good. I'm feeling very inadequate (as a modeler, thank you) at the moment...

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That is GOOOD! In 350? Man, it would be a stunner in 96!

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Seconded! This is a seriously impressive model, even if it were built from a kit rather than scratch.
What materials did you use to construct the hull and superstructure?

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Saliva-worthy! Looking forward to more pics in the gallery submission.

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De quoi s'agit-il?

Just beautiful!!!

I am using wood,paper,some evergreen,resins and photoetch parts made with L'ARSENAL. The model is near to be finished ( for tellford in november). Crane is from GMM .

Hi Pierre

Compliments
excellent job
A big regard from Italy

Luciano

SWEEEET! No room for the sailors to walk around on the O-decks, but very cool. I just started back into modeling and you guys are deffinitely providing material to aspire to. Well done!

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WOW serious skills involved there, amazing ship!

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Looks like it belongs in a museum. Top drawer work!

Truly Spectacular Pierre!





Bob Pink.

Incredible!! Seriously good work!!

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My gawd that's incredible And scrathbiult too boot!

I'm not worthy, I'm not worthy

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Take this plastic and model it!

That's it! Iam NOT going to bring any models to Telford, not now that I won't stand a chance

Amazing work

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Timothy Dike
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Truly magnificent!

Absolument superbe!

And I really like the subject.

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WOW!!!

Magnificent scratchbuilding there!

I bet this one is better than your other scratchbuilt ships but they looke good too!



Nick

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Nichol Caballero
Civil Engineer and Ship Enthusiast

Hi,

looking forwrad to seeing this one at Telford.

One question for Pierre, what did you use to get the rust staining on the hull sides ?

Thanks,
Mark D.