old stuff

[rjccjr]

Hi All;

Moved some models from a shelf and these showed up. The first is a Tirpitz. It was found with a torn cover in a local hobby shop years ago. The owner just wanted to get rid of it and it was marked down to a dollar ninety eight. My kind of price. It isn't the most accurate ever seen, but made an attractive build. The second is a scratch built SMS Seydlitz. There's just something attractive about battle-cruisers.

Regards, rjccjr

[rjccjr]

Hi All;

A friend sent this today. He took it at an exhibit at the USS Constitution Museum. Its a scratch build of the first Canadian corvette RCMS Agassiz, that I did in 1998. The model is mostly sheet plastic, but with metal, brass, some old modified scrap kit parts as needed. The mine sweeping floats are modified drop tanks from an F4 Phantom. The only real commercial parts are the chain and cordage. Part of the mine sweeping winch is old watch gears. I suppose that someone could say they are commercial, but it was done according to the principal of "use whatever works." It was such a homely ship that it was fascinating. Holds up pretty well for its age.

Regards, rjccjr

[rjccjr]

Hi All;

Managed to lose Google for a week or so. Just figured out how to get it back. Took a few dusty models from a shelf and tried to clean them. They are maybe 35 years old, a bit banged up, but still look decent. All are 1:48 scale. The SM-79 is from Classic Airframes. The ME-110G is from Monogram and the JU-88G is a Koster kit. Most of those companies are gone, but the models go on.

Regards, rjccjr

[rjccjr]

Hi All;

Here are two paintings, both acrylic on canvas board, eighteen by thirty inches.

Regards, rjccjr

[Butelczynski]

I like RMCS Agassiz. It seems to be pretty popular ship to model. I can think of two models on display (one in hoppy shop,other in CWH Hamilton museum) and few paper models made. A lot of pictures of models in various media are posted as well. RC models have been made too. It's a nice subject and very important type of ship,no doubt there.