Addition to the Destroyer Gallery:

USS Curtis Wilbur, DDG-54, The Revell-Germany 1:700 scale Arleigh Burke Class Destroyer was built by Patrizio Carlucci.

Additions to the Battleship Gallery:

SMS Goeben, The newest NNT 1:700 scale kit built showing SMS Goeben as she appeared after she started flying the flag of Turkey as Yavuz Sultan Selim. The kit shows her in her early war form with torpedo nets and booms. Photograph of the completed model is from Norbert Thiel of NNT.

SMS Moltke, The newest NNT kit built showing SMS Moltke in her Post-Jutland fit, without torpedo nets and booms. Also varies from SMS Goeben in having more bridge platforms, different searchlight arrangement on first funnel and short cap on second funnel. Photograph of the completed model is from Norbert Thiel of NNT.

USS Arizona, Don Leonard builds the 1:350 scale Banner kit.

Addition to the Destroyer Gallery:

USS Fletcher, DD-445, The Tamiya 1:350 scale kit was built by Frank Day. Frank's model won third place in the Las Vegas, Nevada, 2002 IPMS show.

Akashi, Japanese Repair Ship, Sami Arim describes his build of this Pitroad 1:700 kit. 

Warship, 2001-2002, Conway Maritime Press, This issue celebrates the 25th anniversary of this classic publication. Edited by Antony Preston. Reviewed by Steve Backer. 

Building the Doyusha Shinano The old saying is "You can't make a silk purse from a sow's ear". Bill Waldorf disproves that saying with his ongoing build of the 1:250 scale Shinano kit from Doyusha.

Hr Ms Karel Doorman, Henk Lindeman of Wageningen, the Netherlands, scratch-built this Colossus Class carrier in 1:700 scale. This carrier started as HMS Venerable and ironically was the chief target of the Royal Navy in the Falklands War, when she was the Argentine, Veinticinco de Mayo.

Classic Warship Book #16 USS New Jersey  
Classic Warship Book #15 KM Schnellbootes

Addition to Kit  Reviews Section:

1:350th scale Blue Water Navy Ohio Class SSBN In box review by John Sheridan
1:350th scale Blue Water Navy Los Angeles Class SSN In box review by John Sheridan

Musée de la Marine- Jean-Paul Binot offers an unique opportunity to see the exquisitely crafted warship replicas of the Musée de la Marine of Paris, France. The models of French warships from World War Two to the Present are covered in this article. 

Photographing Models Made Easy by Rusty White. This article from Rusty's Flagship Models Site goes over all the "Do's & Dont's" in photographing your model warship.

Addition to the Links Section: 

Imperial Japanese Navy Carrier Camouflage Site- Allan Parry's web site examines the various camouflage schemes applied in mid to late war on various Japanese Carriers. Beautiful artwork.

Two Additions to the Model Gallery:

PT-109, 1:64 Scale, Lindberg, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, Bill Wood's build of the large size Lindberg version of JFK's famous command.

Newsboy, Model Shipways 1/96, #2, Bill Wood's build of the solid hull sailing ship model.

Charles De Gaulle, Sébastien Lausdat builds the Heller 1:400 model of the nuclear powered French carrier with substantial modifications. 

Addition to the Links Section:

Model Ship Construction- This is a Russian web site written in Russian and English devoted to model ship construction. It has drawings and paintings of various ships as well as offering for sale warship plans and Моделист-Корабел, Modelist-Korabel (Ship Modelist) Quarterly.

New photos of the island for the upcoming kit of USS Oriskany that is being produced by Joe D'Amato of Cascade Modelwerks. On the Cascade Works in Progress page.

May Mystery Model #2- Going back to the original format, can you identify a model by looking at the hull? Name the ship, scale and manufacturer of this model in one message on the message board. 

Regia Marina North Carolina/Washington- A look at the prototype small parts runners for the newest 1:700 kits from Regia Marina, due in June.

USS Saratoga, Martin Quinn has built the Fujimi 1:700 plastic kit with substantial modifications and additions.

USS New Jersey John Miano's site is dedicated to detailed photographic coverage of the fittings and structural details of the one time flagship of Bull Halsey. John wishes to cover the detail with a modeler's eye, up close. Over 100 photographs have been posted with many more to go.

USS Olympia Jim Chaconas' build of the Advent/Revell 1:232 scale protected cruiser kit.

New Additions to the Miscellaneous Gallery:

The Ships of Charleroi A look at some of the ship entries in the Charleroi, Belgium Model Shows of 2001 & 2002. Most photos are of scratch-built 1:100 scale models.  

Cascade Modelwerks, Works in Progress, Photographs of work in progress on future releases from Joe Damato.

Asashio, Japanese Destroyer, The Skywave 1:700 Asashio was Rick Schiller's first build, but not his last.

Addition to the Links Section:

San Juan Nepomuceno This site by John Simpson of the United Kingdom is devoted to the building of a plank on frame model of the San Juan Nepomuceno, a Spanish 74 gun ship of the line, that was part of the Franco-Spanish fleet that met with destiny at Trafalgar.

Change of Logo on Main Page:

The Nauticusmodels logo has been replaced by the Trident logo. Chris Decker's site carries kits from around the world and is planning to produce their own line of injection plastic warship kits.

The Evolution of the French Aircraft Carrier Through his models in 1:400 scale, Georges Gazuit shows how the Aircraft Carrier (Porte Avions) of the Marine Nationale has changed. The models start with the early warships at the end of World War One through to the nuclear powered Charles de Gaulle of today. Text by Felix Bustelo.

USS Boone, FFG-28; Kevin Wenker's build of the Blue Water Navy 1:350 Perry Class Frigate.

Addition to the Links Section:

USS McCandless FF-1084, Bruce Sharpe's site honoring the ships on which he served. Also covered are USS Guam LPH-9, USS Trenton LPD-14, and USS Portland LSD-37. 

Atlantic Models, 1:600 Warship Parts, Peter Hall's Atlantic Models has started producing a range of detailed parts, designed to spruce up those classic Airfix kits. Review by Felix Bustelo.

 Gli Incrociatori Italiani, Gene Katz reviews this volume on the Cruisers of the Regia Marina during World War Two.

Minekaze, Japanese Destroyer in 1:700, Tim Reynaga builds the Skywave kit and provides a great tip for replicating canvas covered railings. 

U-141, German Type IId U-Boat, Tim Reynaga built this Mirage Hobby 1:400 Scale kit and his build was featured on the cover of the March/April IPMS Journal.

Addition to the Battleship Gallery:

USS New Jersey, BB-62, Tamiya 1:350, #2, #3, #4 Alan Trail's build of the modernized battleship.

HMS Iron Duke, Airfix, 1/600, #2, #3, #4, #5, Felix Bustelo built this 1/600 scale Airfix kit of the Royal Navy dreadnought using White Ensign Models photo-etch detail set. The reference used was R.A. Burt's book "British Battleships of World War I". Felix added the booms just aft of "Q" turret using brass rod and the pulleys on these and the derrick were spares from the Gold Medal Models Merchant Ship set. The flags are from GMM's Naval/Merchant flag set. The aerials were made from very thin brass wire.

Jean Moulin, French Aviso, Type A-69, L'Arsenal, 1:400, #2, #3, built by Felix Bustelo.

SS Linden, 1:350, 149' Army LT Tug, #2, #3, #4, Felix Bustelo completed the Iron Shipwrights 1/350 scale US Army 149 foot LT Tug as the Pennsylvania Railroad tugboat Linden. After World War II, several of these tugs were acquired by the railroad. The Linden (ex-LT 785) was based in New York Harbor, serving the PRR's facilities in that area. Felix cut the full hull kit to a waterline to make a harbor-scape. Thanks to Bob Santos for providing a set of decals to complete this model.

USS Hoga, 1:350 Iron Shipwright, #2, #3, #4, Felix Bustelo completed this pre-release sample of the Iron Shipwrights 1/350 scale kit of this US Navy yard tug wearing a Measure 1 paint scheme, which is how the USS Hoga appeared on December 7, 1941. The crew is from a Gold Medal Models set, the white lettering is from a Microscale alphanumeric decal set and the tow lines are coiled sewing thread.

USS Franklin D. Roosevelt, Revell, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, Bob O'Conner has modified the old Revell kit to depict the FDR in her 1956-1958 configuration. The yellow and white deck markings are accurate- as per the '57 cruise book, which Bob worked from-with a single color aerial photo of the flight deck.

USCGC Algonquin- Built on the plans of the USCGC Camanche, sistership to Algonquin, this new 1:350 full hull kit from Iron Shipwright will be available shortly. 

Building a Mid 1941 HMS Ajax This article by Felix Bustelo originally appeared in Felix's International Maritime Modeling. It shows how the venerable Airfix kit can be turned into a prize winner.

Building a 1938 HMS Cumberland from the Airfix Suffolk This comprehensive article by Ian Wilkins, originally appeared on International Maritime Modeling.

USS Hopkins, DD-7- A first look at the one piece full hull resin casting of the second class of US Destroyers. This resin and PE kit by Iron Shipwright will be released on or before the IPMS US Nationals at the end of July.

USS Bainbridge, DD-1- A first look at the one piece full hull resin casting of the first class of US Destroyers. This resin and PE kit by Iron Shipwright will be released on or before the IPMS US Nationals at the end of July. 

Added the April 2002 Pacific Front Hobbies update. Found by clicking on the Pacific Front icon on the main page.

Neustrashimy, Combrig, 1:700 Scale This is the hull casting for the latest kit of the modern Russian frigate. All resin parts are done. The Combrig Neustrashimy will be released in April or early May after the Photo-Etched Fret and Instructions are completed.

HMS Invincible-Iron Shipwright, 1:350 Scale- This hull casting of the first battlecruiser, arrived yesterday, via the trusty US Postal Service. The kit will not be released until after the US IPMS nationals at the end of  July 2002.

1:700th scale Loose Cannon  Productions Victory Ship review by John Sheridan
1:700th scale Loose Cannon Productions AD-14 USS Dixie Destroyer Tender review by John Sheridan
1:700th scale Loose Cannon  Productions SS Lyons Creek Tanker review by John Sheridan
1:350th scale Blue Water Navy SSN-593 USS Thresher buildup and review by John Sheridan
1:350th scale Blue Water Navy SSN-637 USS Sturgeon review by John Sheridan
1:350th scale Blue Water Navy SSBN-641 USS Simon Bolivar review by John Sheridan

Additions to the Gallery:

1:700th scale LHD Essex #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 by Peter Van Buren (Revell)
1:600th scale HMS Fearless #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 by Peter Van Buren (Airfix)
1:700th scale sinking ship diorama  #2 #3 #4 by Peter Van Buren (Hasegawa U-Boat & Waterline Tug Boat set)
1:350th scale USS Missouri by Eric (Hung Hsiang) Tso (Tamiya)
1:78th scale HMS Victory by Bobby Ivanov (Manuta)

USS Cavalier, APA-37, Conversion of the Revell USS Burleigh by Rob Boxler. There are many reasons for building models but none better than Rob's.

USS Enterprise, CVN-65, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7 Bert Legaspi built the Revell 1/720 Scale Model with some scratch-building, most notably, the island. GMM brass fret was used for detail. Aircraft from Fujimi and Skywave. This model reflects the Big E's latest configuration.

HIJMS Furutaka, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, Quinn Bracken's build of the excellent 1:350 kit from Blue Water Navy. 

1:350 USS Missouri, BB-63, September 2, 1945, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8 Scratch-Built by Pierre Marchal. This extraordinary model won the 1999 World Championships in Mons, Belgium.

1:350 USS Perry, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6 built by Peter Van Buren.

1:350 USS Fletcher, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10 built by Peter Van Buren.

New Addition to the Destroyer Model Gallery:

1:350 USS Decatur, DD-341, 1943, #2, #3, #4 built by Matt Seferian. Kit from Iron Shipwright.

New Addition to the Carrier Model Gallery:

HMS Ark Royal, #2, #3, #4 by Dave Humphreys of North Wales, UK 

Added five new photos to the USS Kidd Gallery. These photos were taken by Bruce Ross in October 2001 and show facets of DD-661 not normally seen, such as props, shafts, support struts and rudder.

1:350 Yamato, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9 (Tamiya) by Guido Hopp of Dusseldorf, Germany. Guido used GMM and Eduard's PE Frets for his kit and used brass tubing for the 18.1" guns.
Eduard's 1:350 Yamato Fret
Instructions for the Eduard's Fret

New Addition to the Submarine Model Gallery:

German Type VII U-Boat Built by Tim Reynaga from the Hasegawa 1:700 kit. Tim built this kit before PE was available for it so he added railing with wire.

New Addition to the Submarine Model Gallery:

USS Pintado, SSN 672, #2, #3 Built by Mark Leonard from the BWN 1:350 USS Sturgeon kit.

1:700th Varyag, Modern Russian Slava Class CG, (RKR), #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, Scratch-Built by William Lam (who goes by the nickname of Varyag) of Hong Kong.