18 Ship 1/350 Scale Model Fleet!

[@BruceMusto]

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

[@chingompiew1]

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.

[@alwoodsmodellingmayhem]

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.

[@JJModelMaking]

Sounds like a good plan to me Al! Thank you

[@ahmadmuhaimin5941]

I like the aircraft boat...it is really beautiful...I like it

[@charlescumming6925]

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!

[@JJModelMaking]

Thanks Charles, appreciate your support. Definitely need continued support, especially as I discovered this morning our hot water tank is leaking and needs replacing, £££!

[@monkey555500]

really nice collection

[@johnashley-smith4987]

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!

[@franciscoolguin6125]

Padrisimos tus modelos

[@bobsummers717]

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.

[@JJModelMaking]

Thanks Bob - a good idea starting with the Enterprise

[@jrr1079]

First of all, awesome. Thanks for sharing. How do you keep them dust free?

[@clubtepes2046]

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_]

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 :)

[@JJModelMaking]

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

[@seasoldier1423]

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!

[@JJModelMaking]

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!

[@TacticalJackalope]

Excellent work. I would be curious to see how you display these completed models.

[@JJModelMaking]

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.

[@seboat]

Zumwalt!!!

[@JJModelMaking]

The 3d printed one?

[@seboat]

@@JJModelMaking missing USS Zumwalt 1000 in your collection nice video by the way!

[@AugmentedGravity]

The Ticonderoga is indeed a cruiser.

[@JohnTaylor-ne2kz]

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.

[@rikbryan9709]

Nice! Do you display them in cases m8? I would be worried sick about dust lol...

[@JJModelMaking]

I have to admit I don't. I should do really I know but the room they're in isn't all that dusty

[@JJModelMaking]

Updated for 2019!

[@Jon8M5Musser]

Spruce is a Destroyer and Ticonderoga is cruiser as classified

[@hevendor958]

*Spruance (Sorry for correcting you)

[@levinneighbors9251]

Did you have problems with the upper hull warping on the Nimitz

[@spectralgaming3787]

Just wondering jj, where do you get your kits from? Fantastic effort by the way.

[@JJModelMaking]

Many thanks! I get the models from amazon or ebay mostly

[@zeroa6]

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!

[@jamesparra2821]

Best is probably 1/700 scale for small size but still possiblity to get high detail into the model

[@bobsummers717]

What photo etch did you use on your can 65 ? What’s your opinion on them?

[@JJModelMaking]

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?

[@davidtripp9417]

What scale are the subs?

[@JJModelMaking]

Everything is 1/350

[@GI.Jared1984]

Airfix Type 45 Destroyer 1.350 scale

[@JJModelMaking]

I definitely need one!

[@edlyntamayo2465]

is that for sale ill buy for 100 dollars or more

[@haydensawesomegoogleacc9853]

He kinda sounds like mark felton

[@dabfacetv706]

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