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| This Man is my son in law, and I have watched him build WW2 Model Aircraft and Ships for the past 25 years. He makes sure that every detail of a ship or plane is added to the model. His Hobby includes British, German, French, Japanese and Spanish models also. I have added photos of models of ships that he has built below. |
THE USS ESSEX CVA 9 |
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| This model is 55 inches in length with an 8 inch width. Scale is 1/192. The models shown below of the Battleship, Heavy Cruiser and the Fletcher Class Destroyer are the same scale. These models were transported to a Ship's Reunion held in Las Vegas, Sept 2007, and were on display for the weekend. |
ANOTHER PHOTO OF USS ESSEX WITH THE GLASS COVER REMOVED |
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USS IOWA (BATTLESHIP) |
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| This model, is the same length and scale as the Essex Carrier. The carriers were built on a Battleship Hull at that time. |
THE USS NASHVILLE CLASS CRUISER AND FLETCHER CLASS DESTROYER |
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| These two models are also 1/192 scale. The Nashville is 37.5 inches long and 3.5 inches wide. The Fletcher is 24 inches long and 2 inches wide. |
MY FAVORITE SHIP THE USS ROBERT L WILSON DD847 |
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| This model is right at 4 foot long and was built by Don Promnitz for an old shipmate of mine. Don insisted I put my dress blues on for the photo shot with the ship. First time I have tried them on in over 30 years. This model shown here is 1/96 scale |
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| In this photo, I am showing Don where my Supply Office was at the time I was aboard the DD847 in 1962 to 1965. In 1963 she went into Philadelphia Naval Shipyard for a Fram Conversion which changed most of her superstructure completely from the main deck up. That spot I am pointing out was the "spud locker" before the Fram. |
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If you should be interested in a model of your ship being built for you, you can contact me at: ggricksr@msn.com |
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