USS Midway, CVA-41 - Mark Leonard built the Arii 1:800 scale kit with scratch-built parts and GMM photo-etch.

Korieits, Imperial Russian Gunboat - Biography of the warship that fired the first shot of the Russo-Japanese War. The Combrig 1:700 scale kit of the ship is shown.

Peresviet, Imperial Russian Battleship 1904 - Another Jim Baumann build. This time of the 1:700 scale model of the Peresviet by Modelkrak.

USS Panay, Yantze River Gunboat - This build of the Iron Shipwright 1:192 scale kit by Jim Baumann won the gold at the 2001 UK IPMS Nationals. 

September Mystery Model #3 - This photo shows the master pattern for the hull of a warship model to be released. Can you identify the name of the ship, scale, and name of the manufacturer?

Corrado Gajetti of Italy was the first to identify this model as the Italian Battleship Andrea Doria / Caio Duilio, 1:700 scale from Regia Marina. The photographs show the master patterns for the resin parts to the kit. It is interesting to see how the smaller parts are attached to the resin runner by pour tubes to allow the casting of the parts. Also shown is the pattern for the photo-etched set for the kit.

Borodino, Imperial Russian Battleship 1904 - Four battleships of this class formed the backbone of the Imperial Russian Second Pacific Squadron at Tsushima, where three were sunk and one captured. Combrig 1:700 scale, built by Jim Baumann.

Tatsuta - Jim Baumann's build of this Japanese unprotected cruiser, later rerated dispatch vessel. The kit is manufactured by Modelkrak in 1:700 scale. 

More photographs of components of the 1:400 Béarn from L'Arsenal / Navires & Histoire. The next releases listed on the box side panel photograph were airbrushed out for Operational Security (OPSEC) reasons.

HMS Dreadnought, 1907 - This 1:350 scale model from Steel Navy / Rhino Models was built by Jim Baumann and won the gold at the 2000 UK IPMS Nationals. All photographs by Caroline Snyder.

This photo shows the Dewoitine D 373, parasol fighter; Pierre Levasseur PL 7 and Piere Levasseur PL 101 from the 1:400 plastic/resin/brass kit for the French carrier,  Béarn, being released L'Arsenal / Navires & Histoire this fall. The model, scale and producer  were identified by:

HMS Rodney, 1928 - Jim Baumann reworked the Iron Shipwright 1:350 kit to back date it to 1928. All photographs by Caroline Snyder.

The September 2002 Pacific Front Update has been added to the main page.

Chen Yuan, Imperial Chinese Battleship- Arriving for service in the Chinese Imperial Navy in November 1885, the German Built Ting Yuen & Chen Yuan were the most powerful warships in the far east. This Modelkrak 1:700 model was built by Jim Baumann as the Chen Yuan. 

HMS Warspite - The White Ensign Models kit in 1:700 scale of  the HMS Warspite as built by Jim Baumann.

Amur, Imperial Russian Mine Layer - Responsible for most successful mine laying operation in naval history, this mine layer of the Russo-Japanese War has been modeled in 1:700 Scale by Modelkrak of Poland. Renowned British modeler, Jim Baumann, has brought incredible detail to this kit.

Superstructure Parts for the forthcoming 1:350 Resin Kit for the USS Nevada, 1944 fit from Iron Shipwright. Correctly identified by Dave Becker.

HMS Vengeance - This 1:700 model of a Colossus Class Light Carrier was scratch-built by John Rodriguez Asti of Peru. He also made a mold in order to produce variants of the class.

Heller Kits for the Marine Nationale - Jacques Druel and Sébastien Lausdat build models of Balny, De Grasse, Duquesne, Laffaux, L'Alsacien, and Marceau by modifying Heller kits.. Also includes photographs of the Master for the Béarn.

Forrest Sherman in 1:350 Scale - Cascade Modelwerks has produced their first kit in 1:350 scale, the USS Forrest Sherman. At this time only ten kits are available. 

The photo was correctly identified by Bob Dedmon as a turret (B or X) from the forthcoming Iron Shipwright 1:350 Scale kit of the USS Pennsylvania, 1944.

HMS King George V - Louis Carabott of Malta shows what can be done with the Tamiya 1:350th scale kit. Photographs b y David Grech.

German U-Boat, U-99 - The Revell 1:125 scale kit of the U-99 is shown as built by Charles King. 

Fuji - The Modelkrak kit of the 1:700 Japanese Battleship is heavily modified with parts from the SealsModels Mikasa. Photographs and commentary by David Summers.

Mikasa - David Summers provides photographs and commentary on his build of Admiral Togo's Flagship at Tsushima, from the 1:700 scale SealsModels kit.

The Submarines of Charles King - The USS Skipjack 1:230 by Revell, Russian Typhoon Class 1:400 by Revell, USS Hampton 1:350 by Shanghai Dragon, German Type 206A U-Boat 1:144 by Revell, and Russian Oscar Class "Kursk" by Revell as built by Charles King.

Addition to the Cruiser Gallery:

USS Vincennes CG, #2, #3 - Jim Fosdick's build of the Aegis Cruiser.

SMS Derfflinger - The 1:700 WSW kit is built by David Summers, as the World War One German Battlecruiser appeared at Jutland.

USS Lexington CV-16, Essex Class Fleet Carrier: Dave Becker's build of the Blue Ghost from the Tom's Modelworks 1:350 kit. 

Nine new photos were added to the page on HMS Bryony, Flower Class Corvette, Scratch-Built by Ron Horabin in 1:32 Scale.

HMS Bryony - This model a 1:32 scale Flower Class corvette. Scratch-built by Ron Horabin, the project took over three years.

HMS Prince of Wales - Tamiya 1:350 scale. Quinn Bracken builds the Tamiya kit depicting the battleship as lost with a Nell and Betty hanging about.

Addition to the Links Section: 

Paper Shipwright - This site, run by David Hathaway of the UK sells 1:250 scale card warship models, many of which come with photo-etched detail. There is a free download of HMVS Cerberus. The Cerberus was a 19th century British monitor and was the first major warship to enter service in the Australian States with the State of Victoria, hence the V in HMVS. It is still in existence but in a deplorable state as a breakwater in Australia.

Ship Model 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.

Two Additions to the Links Section: 

J-Aircraft- Dave Pluth's excellent site on the aircraft and warships of Imperial Japan. The site has multiple message boards, including one devoted solely to Japanese warships.

The Spanish American War Centennial Website - This site covers all facets of the war in 1898. It includes photographs and information of the warships involved for both Spain and the USA. 

USS Bunker Hill, Essex Class Fleet Carrier, Scratch-Built by Pierre Marchal in 1:350 scale.

Addition to the Destroyer Gallery:

USS Ingersoll, DDG-990- Dragon 1:350 scale- LIM Kian Seng of Singapore has created an extraordinary marriage of model and computer graphics. He used Gold Medal Models photo-etch with the Dragon model and a computer generated background.

USS Spruance, Geoff Cook builds the Dragon 1:350 model of this modern USN Destroyer.

USS Massachusetts Propeller Exhibit- Mark McKellar's photograph of the new exhibit at the Battleship, USS Massachusetts, Museum.

Admiralty Armed Trawler- This 1:72 Scale model is scratch-built by Louis Elskamp of Holland.

USS O'Bannon, DD-450, The Tamiya 1:350 scale kit was built by Mike Leonard with GMM photo-etch parts.

USS Gato- Mike Leonard built the 1:350 Blue Water Navy kit of the classic USN Fleet Submarine of WWII.

Two Additions to the Links Section: 

Net Marine- If you have an interest in the modern Marine Nationale, you will want to see Net Marine. Excellent coverage on the modern French Navy. Updated frequently with new photographs. Plenty of photographs of the Charles De Gaulle, CVN and the remarkable La Fayette Class, stealth frigate. Available in French and English. Thanks to Alain Saint-Felix for mentioning this site.

Hong Kong Naval Model Association- This fairly new site is fairly similar in format to SteelNavy. Articles, reviews and some great scratch-builds are featured. Available in Chinese and English. Thanks to Doug Hallet for mentioning this site.

The Combrig page has been updated. Photos of new releases have been posted for the following new kits;

Tri Sviatitelia- This battleship built in the 1890s was an integral part of the Russian Black Sea "Battleship Brigade". This group of five predreadnoughts was very active at the start of World War One, including engagements with Goeben.

Pallada II- Built to modified specifications of Bayan, she only served two months in World War One, before exploding when a torpedo from U-26 ignited her magazines in October 1914. 

Bayan II- Another of the armored cruisers built to modified Bayan specifications. The kit shows her as refitted during WWI with an additional four 6" and one 8" deck guns. The kit is significantly different than Pallada II.

Novik- Destroyer launched before World War One, this large (1,300+ ton) ship was the fastest warship in the world at the time.

Neustrashimy- This kit is of a sleek modern Russian frigate. Excellent casting and a top notch 3-D relief photo-etched fret. A beautiful model.

Also added are new models coming from Combrig, including their third 1:350 release, the protected cruiser, Novik, of the Russo-Japanese War, as well as new 1:700 kits. The release schedule has also been updated.

USS New Jersey, BB-62, Tamiya 1:350, Ritchie Doughty builds this classic kit. This is his first kit in 5 years and his first warship kit in 15 years. 

Marigold, US Lighthouse Tender- Albert Blevins scratch-built this 3/16th inch = one foot model of the Marigold. She served as a lighthouse tender from 1890 until 1945.

USS Pennsylvania, Armored Cruiser- On January 18, 1911 Eugene Ely landed and took of from this armored cruiser in San Francisco Bay. This is the first in a series of photographic examinations of the large scale model warships on display at The National Museum of Naval Aviation, located on Pensacola Naval Air Station (NAS). This model of the Pennsylvania was built and donated by Bill Emerson. One unusual feature is that it was built entirely of match sticks, except for anchor chain, rigging and fabric items.