Greetings, I thought I'd take a moment and introduce myself. My name is Joe and I like to build model ships. It's my passion. Recently I've been on a bit of a 1/2400 kick but primarily I'm interested in 1/700 WWI and WWII subjects.
USS Alaska CB-1 in 1/2400.
USS Alaska has always been a favorite of mine, so I decided to scratch build the lower hull and complete GHQs beautiful casting as a full hull model, screws included.
USS Guam CB-2 in 1/2400
Scharnhorst in 1/2400
IJN Akagi in 1/2400. This is a kitbash. I used GHQs Akagi hull and decks and details from Steel Golem.
RN Littorio in 1/2400
IJN Kôngō in 1/2400
Bismarck 1/700 Just for fun I thought I'd include some 1/700 content.
"It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of java that the thoughts acquire speed. The hands acquire the shakes, the shakes become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion." - Programmer's Mantra
The rigging is a tungsten wire monofilament from a brand called Modelkasten. It's specifically for ship models. I use it exclusively for my 1/700 projects now. It's expensive but the results are second to none. Cheap at any price when you can achieve results like this:
I can get about 2 ships rigged per roll and each roll is around $30 or so I think.
Thanks. The hulls of the Alaskas were relatively flat.
The propellers are actually gain antennas from German FUmO radars. When laid across each other, they make perfect 1/2400 screws.
By movable do you mean positionable or motorized ?
Question where did you get the tungsten wire monofilament? what is the size also of the wire? I have wanted to do the same thing for years but couldn't think of anything for the size that would work or look good on 1/2400 scale ships.
