Not a ship or diorama guy... But WOW!

[Robert Porter]

This is just plain incredible, found it on Pinterest!

 

[Crimea_River]

That's a lifetime of modeling for me.

 

[mikewint]

Yea, I totally agree. I simply don't have that degree of talent but I sure wish I did. Imagine having this amount of talent/skill from this---to this diorama

 

[Airframes]

Excellent !

 

[pbehn]

This is just plain incredible, found it on Pinterest!
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Surely that must have been a commissioned project? I must say its magnificent.

 

[Wildcat]

Wow!

 

[Capt. Vick]

Goodness gracious!

 

[Wayne Little]

Wow...that's some awesome work....

 

[Robert Porter]

While I love the pics available on PInterest, the one major shortcoming is that they are often JUST the picture with no other info. I agree its probably a commissioned work.

 

[mikewint]

Descent Into Infamy. Battleship Row is depicted in the early moments of the torpedo attack on December 7, just prior to the first torpedo detonations. The battleships California, Maryland, West Virginia, Tennessee are 1/700 scale MinihobbyModels modified with cage masts from Tom's Modelworks. The battleships Oklahoma, Arizona, and Nevada are from 1/720 scale Revell kits. USS Vestal and USS Neosho are scratch- built. The two Japanese Kates visible above Ford Island are 1/700 Kate from Fujima Sea Wave Models.
CV-6 Enterprise at Dock #10.USS Vestal (scratch-built) berthed at F-1, USS Enterprise (Tamiya) berthed at F-2, USS California(MiniHobbyModels) berthed at F-3 and USS Neosho (scratch-built) berthed at F-4.

Aerial view of Ford Island The ship in the foreground (Berth F-1) is a 1/700 scratch-built USS Argonne. Berthed at F-3 is the USS California (1/700 USS Arizona from MiniHobbyModels) and USS Vestal (scratch-built).

 

[Gnomey]

Excellent!

 

[Robert Porter]

WOW!!!!!! I love it!

 

[Builder 2010]

To me, the real challenge is not the ships since so many are available as scale models, but the structures. They're all scratchbuilt and can only be scaled from photos, since many not even be extant today.

 

[mikewint]

I'd say that about 1/2 his ships are scratch built as well. I can't even begin to imagine the skill and talent involved in such an undertaking. Even the research involved in such detail staggers the imagination...

 

[Robert Porter]

I have seen some awesome large scale dioramas, including large train layouts as well, and I am always impressed at the level of detail, and attention to authenticity in most. Aside from the skills involved in building a diorama itself there is usually some serious knowledge of the subject behind each one!