Jim B

Nice looking cannon & gun decks. No, I didn't know that. Very interesting.

That's a neat looking flying wing. Well done.

Great looking Mustang. Well done.

Ah, ken, but Soleil-Royal would have to catch her first! What I find interesting, from an engineer's point of view, is the technological changes in hull design between these two ships. The Soleil-Royal (1670) with her round bow & high transom, and the Thermopylae (1868) with her long, lean lines; and just how much changed in 198 years. Granted these two ships were designed for different purposes: one was designed to stand in the line of battle & slug it out with other ships-of-the-line; while the other was designed purely for speedy delivery of expensive cargos. I read once that Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727) said that "ships should go in like a Cod & out like a Herring", which influenced ship design for centuries. I'm sure this design would be fine if you're building a submarine; but nut so good for a surface ship. The blunt bow (sometimes called an apple bow) causes tremendous drag, and you have to expend much of the sail's energy just forcing the ship through the water. See? This stuff is fascinating.

Bruder makes a couple of 1/16 Mack Granite toy trucks that might be able to be converted.

Somebody probably messed up the conversion from pounds to kilograms. 1kg = 2.2lb.

Aye, she's a big one. The Thermopylae would defiantly out sail her, though. The Soleil-Royal would never catch her.

That's impressive!

Very nice looking Aeromax. Well done.

It sure looks like one!

Yes, he is a talented builder. Said he wanted to pursue a different hobby,

Nice looking Astro so far. I like the interior. Very neatly done. We seem to have a similar taste in interior colors: I replaced the spring suspension on my Astro with the air ride from the General. Worked out pretty well, too.

Wow! That really looks like wood.

Welcome to the Forum,, Gary. Glad you made it.

Nice start on the ship of the line. Is this the Soleil Royal that was destroyed in June 1692 by fireships? Are there really 104 cannon on the model, or are the cannon on the lower gundeck not fully modeled?

Very nicely done! I like the drywall mud idea for the tires. Quite interesting.

Very nice looking 378.

Really nice start on detailing. I've never heard of MIYUKI beads, but they look great.

As this thread is over a year old, and Kurt has recently left the hobby; I doubt you'll get an answer. But to let you know, he scratch built the East body.

Try here: http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/105078-current-truck-aftermarket/

Nicely done, Charles. I can just about hear him yelling "Allah akbar!" as he's shooting at the pro-Qaddafi forces.

Very nice Cruiseliner.

Fantastic combination! Great weathering.

That's a really nice looking 351. The flatbed looks right at home behind it.

Nicely done. Only thing it needs is a drop-deck trailer.