Enjoyed the video. I am 63 and haven't made a model in years but I'm feeling nostalgic so I am going to give a shot at two 1/350 scale ships to see how it goes. Nice to finally see a KZbin modeler who seems to be into ships. I've been watching a lot of videos lately to get up to speed and there are a few, but not too many warship modelers out there. So I'm going to try two kits. One plastic and one resin and the kits I'm going to try are the two classes of ship I was stationed on during my 20 year USN career. Oliver Hazard Perry Class Frigate which I'm going to modify (hopefully) to make into the USS Crommelin FFG-37 and a Knox Class Frigate which I am going to modify (hopefully) to make into the USS Whipple FF-1062. So if anyone happens to see this comment and is into ship modeling, any advice, experience, videos, websites, etc. that you know of, feel free to share. Great video James, impressive fleet. One thing though, the Spruance class was a destroyer. Don't trust Wikipedia. Take my word for it. I've ridden them out of Pearl doing training. STG1 USN (ret) 1979-1999
@chingompiew14 жыл бұрын
Beautiful collection! Could I convince you to build a 1/350 scale HMS Victory and line her up with the modern ships? I think it would be amazing to see in analogue the true size difference between modern ships and wooden ships.
@alwoodsmodellingmayhem5 жыл бұрын
Great video James. I think I will be moving more and more towards 1:350 ships and I have to say that your builds and the way they look are inspirational.
@JJModelMaking5 жыл бұрын
Sounds like a good plan to me Al! Thank you
@ahmadmuhaimin59414 жыл бұрын
I like the aircraft boat...it is really beautiful...I like it
@charlescumming69255 жыл бұрын
Fantastic collection James! Thanks for sharing it in such detail. Your channel is definitely a source of inspiration for my own builds! Here's hoping more patrons sign up to support and the Yamato arrives soon! USS Ingersoll arrived here today. Now in the line-up for build!
@JJModelMaking5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Charles, appreciate your support. Definitely need continued support, especially as I discovered this morning our hot water tank is leaking and needs replacing, £££!
@monkey5555004 жыл бұрын
really nice collection
@johnashley-smith49875 жыл бұрын
Nice work man! Your efforts are appreciated! I have always loved ship models but admittedly they challenge my skills. Display is always a problem too without a proper cabinet. Time to go look at my stash of ship kits again!
@franciscoolguin61255 жыл бұрын
Padrisimos tus modelos
@bobsummers7175 жыл бұрын
I have no experience with photo etch. I thought cv 65 would be a good start seeing it’s decks are flat and at right angles . I enjoy your videos and thanks for the motivation.
@JJModelMaking5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Bob - a good idea starting with the Enterprise
@jrr10796 ай бұрын
First of all, awesome. Thanks for sharing. How do you keep them dust free?
@clubtepes20464 жыл бұрын
To make the 'Red October' you actually need TWO of the Dragon 1/350 Typhoon kits. As depicted in the film, its longer and wider. Red October has more missile tubes. The easy splice (I know from experience) is to cut and splice the two kits lengthwise. The Red October is also wider than the regular Typhoon. I decided to try to not replicate that detail as I didn't find a good way to do it.
@Cziro_5 жыл бұрын
I am slowly chasing You JJ . I have 2 models in 1/350 :P 3rd (Z-17) probably next week :) You say YAMATO!? Oww yeeaaahhh! Can't wait to see You do this MONSTER :)
@JJModelMaking5 жыл бұрын
Definitely catching me up! I hope to build the Yamato one day. That's why I set up the Patreon page; I can't afford to spend £300 on a model kit and need some support
@seasoldier14235 жыл бұрын
Would that my collection of builds equals half that fleet size or n the next 2 years! Well done sir! Bravo Zulu. The trumpeter Liberty is coming along. I’m using some of your techniques actually. Oh I meant to mention: LCAC we pronounce as “ELL-Cack” and the CWIS we pronounce as “SeaWiz” -dont know if you’d already known that but thought I’d share anyway. Again, we’ll don’t on your fleet!
@JJModelMaking5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Sea Soldier! Glad to hear the Liberty is coming along well, which tips were useful? And thanks for the vocab tips. Catering for a global audience I suppose. Being British, we just call an ELL Cack a hovercraft. Appreciate the tips!
@TacticalJackalope5 жыл бұрын
Excellent work. I would be curious to see how you display these completed models.
@JJModelMaking5 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I've uploaded a couple of Man Cave videos showing the models in the shelves, have a look at those if you get the chance.
@seboat5 жыл бұрын
Zumwalt!!!
@JJModelMaking5 жыл бұрын
The 3d printed one?
@seboat5 жыл бұрын
@@JJModelMaking missing USS Zumwalt 1000 in your collection nice video by the way!
@AugmentedGravity5 жыл бұрын
The Ticonderoga is indeed a cruiser.
@JohnTaylor-ne2kz4 жыл бұрын
Hi, I love your collection it's outstanding. If these are all in the scale of 1/350, how many inches are they in length? Also, would you happen to know what the length in inches would be for a US submarine, say for instance the USS Virginia? I'm sorry to admit that I have no understanding of how to gauge scale into inches, thank you for your help.
@rikbryan97095 жыл бұрын
Nice! Do you display them in cases m8? I would be worried sick about dust lol...
@JJModelMaking5 жыл бұрын
I have to admit I don't. I should do really I know but the room they're in isn't all that dusty
@JJModelMaking5 жыл бұрын
Updated for 2019!
@Jon8M5Musser5 жыл бұрын
Spruce is a Destroyer and Ticonderoga is cruiser as classified
@hevendor9585 жыл бұрын
*Spruance (Sorry for correcting you)
@levinneighbors92515 жыл бұрын
Did you have problems with the upper hull warping on the Nimitz
@spectralgaming37875 жыл бұрын
Just wondering jj, where do you get your kits from? Fantastic effort by the way.
@JJModelMaking5 жыл бұрын
Many thanks! I get the models from amazon or ebay mostly
@zeroa64 жыл бұрын
I love all them all! I want to start building ships (always aircraft in my case), but I dont´t decide the scale. I want a scale that can be see, but the smaller posible. Like 1/72 in aircraft: Small but still detailed. ¿what scale should I start building if I want the same relation but in ships?. Regards!
@jamesparra28214 жыл бұрын
Best is probably 1/700 scale for small size but still possiblity to get high detail into the model
@bobsummers7175 жыл бұрын
What photo etch did you use on your can 65 ? What’s your opinion on them?
@JJModelMaking5 жыл бұрын
I used the Gold Medal Models set. It was great though with hindsight, there were so many parts I didn't have the skill to make the most of them all. Have you tried any others?