If you have ever stared at a photo of a Royal Navy Tribal class destroyer slicing through Mediterranean waters and thought about recreating that scene on your workbench, you are in the right place. The Tribal class destroyers were among the most iconic warships of the Second World War, and building a scale model of … Read more
If you have ever stood on a dockside and looked up at the sheer size of a Royal Navy Type 45 destroyer, you know the feeling. These ships are enormous, elegant, and packed with enough radar and missile technology to defend an entire fleet. Building a scale model of one brings that same sense of … Read more
If you are hunting for Type 26 frigate model kits, I need to be upfront with you first: mainstream plastic injection-molded kits of the City-class (Type 26) frigate are not yet available on Amazon or from major hobby manufacturers like Trumpeter, Tamiya, or Revell. The Type 26 program is still delivering ships to the Royal … Read more
If you have ever stood on the deck of a museum ship or watched a Royal Navy documentary and thought about building your own scale model, you are in the right place. The Type 23 frigate, also known as the Duke class, has been the backbone of the Royal Navy surface fleet since 1989. These … Read more
If you are a fan of Cold War naval history, the Knox class frigate is one of the most compelling subjects you can build in scale. These anti-submarine warfare ships served as the backbone of the US Navy’s convoy escort fleet from the late 1960s through the 1990s, and they have earned a dedicated following … Read more
Building model ships is one of those hobbies that pulls you in deeper the longer you stick with it, and few Cold War-era naval vessels are as rewarding to recreate as the Oliver Hazard Perry class guided-missile frigates. These ships served the US Navy and over a dozen allied navies from the 1970s through the … Read more
If you are a naval history buff or a scale model builder, the IJN Shokaku holds a special place in Pacific War lore. She was one of the most capable aircraft carriers the Imperial Japanese Navy ever launched, serving from the attack on Pearl Harbor through some of the most intense carrier battles in history. … Read more
If you have ever stared at a photo of the IJN Zuikaku slicing through the Pacific and thought about recreating that scene on your workbench, you are in the right place. The Zuikaku is one of the most iconic aircraft carriers of the Imperial Japanese Navy, and building a model of this Shokaku-class vessel is … Read more
When I first started building IJN carrier model kits, I was captivated by the story of the Kido Butai — Japan’s feared carrier strike force that dominated the Pacific in the early days of WWII. The Soryu-class carriers, specifically IJN Soryu and her sister ship Hiryu, sat at the heart of this force alongside the … Read more
The IJN Hiryu sits at the center of some of the most dramatic moments in World War II naval history. As one of the six aircraft carriers that struck Pearl Harbor in December 1941, and later the last Japanese flattop sunk during the Battle of Midway in June 1942, Hiryu carries a story that model … Read more