Landlubber Mike

Looks like something out of Mad Max. Really cool subject Rob, nice work!

The Roma is a really interesting ship color wise. In case you haven't seen it, Plasmo did one in 1/700 that is spectacular as per his usual:

Cool little project. Ugly looking thing, but in an interesting way with some cool details. Nice job!

Looks like a fun build. I saw someone else refer to these kinds of builds after a long build as a "palette cleanser" - maybe that will get your mojo back up and running.

Very cool - i have a few of the Royal Class boxings, was close to pulling the trigger on this one. Looks really good and with good options on decals.

Thanks for posting these pictures. Great models for sure! The best of ship class is amazing - that wire tower structure in the middle really is incredible and sets it off from other models.

Wow, nice haul for sure! Was that the one in VA Beach? Is it there every year? Once my kids are out of the house, I'm going to try to make it to a show. By then, hopefully the stash will be a little smaller so I won't feel as bad adding to it.

Martin, this is modeling at its finest. Really great job man, impressive!

The sloppy hand job in part four?

I have the hot wire table. Really great for cutting foam boards, etc. for dioramas. I used to have a DB250 small wooden lathe for my wooden ship models. Really helped making masts and spars. I ended up selling it when I upgraded to a Sherline lathe that can do both wood and metal turning. Sometimes I kick myself as the DB250 was so easy to set up that I probably should have kept it just for that. All this to say, I've found the Proxxon tools to be good quality - at least the two I've owned.

What do you think of it? I've been considering this one or the Dspiae one.

Wow, this is insanely good!! Well done! Nice to see these kits being built, rather than just hoarded like gold.

Nice vehicle Ralph - next upgrade I see in your future is Robert DeNiro's custom-designed climate controlled motor coach from Meet the Fockers...

Just catching up with your log now. Looks like a great kit, and I remember Rob's great build. I'm always a big fan of spending 3x the amount of the kit on AM, so I'm in on this one Awesome to know about the customer service! I tend to buy most of my kits second hand, but even when buying first hand, I tend to check all my kits and AM packages to make sure everything is complete and not broken, etc. I've had more than a few instances where I've been short changed in one way or another, but thankfully, the manufacturers have always come through. Great start!

Me too! Really amazing paint work, wow!