Two Ships Done by the Duke in April

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Two Ships Done by the Duke in April Apr 22, 2022 1:46:05 GMT armorguy, Snipersmudge, and 2 more like this

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Post by dukemaddog on Apr 22, 2022 1:46:05 GMT

To be honest, one's a ship, the other is a boat..

My British Navy took delivery of this destroyer HMS Kelly. This is an ancient Matchbox kit built straight out of the box:

My US Navy took delivery of the boat. This is the Airfix Higgins Boat, brand new tooling:

Yes, the Higgins Boat is 1/72 scale...

These are two of the six models I finished today. The others can be seen in the Aircraft Forums.

tommygunn Styrene Junkie Posts: 6,507	Two Ships Done by the Duke in April Apr 22, 2022 9:40:45 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by tommygunn on Apr 22, 2022 9:40:45 GMT Nice work dukemaddog.

Paul B Global Administrator Spirit of sites past Posts: 20,466 Mini profile background: {"image":"","color":"79150f"}	Two Ships Done by the Duke in April Apr 22, 2022 10:50:32 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Paul B on Apr 22, 2022 10:50:32 GMT Well done Duke

Snipersmudge Styrene Junkie Posts: 8,934 Mini profile background: {"image":"","color":"56b53b"}	Two Ships Done by the Duke in April Apr 22, 2022 14:30:28 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Snipersmudge on Apr 22, 2022 14:30:28 GMT Nice additions to the fleet!

armorguy Styrene Junkie Posts: 6,784 Mini profile background: {"image":"","color":"aea56f"} Member is Online	Two Ships Done by the Duke in April Apr 22, 2022 18:29:10 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by armorguy on Apr 22, 2022 18:29:10 GMT Lovely looking floaters good chap!

dukemaddog Modelling Maverick Posts: 3,341	Two Ships Done by the Duke in April Apr 22, 2022 20:33:37 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by dukemaddog on Apr 22, 2022 20:33:37 GMT Thank you gentlemen! I'm about to expend my motor boat/torpedo boat line as I found a couple more to start... Then there's that Italian battleship that should be an interesting voyage...

PorcoRosso Modelling Maverick What I said was... Posts: 4,865 Mini profile background: {"image":"","color":""}	Two Ships Done by the Duke in April Apr 26, 2022 6:42:55 GMT via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by PorcoRosso on Apr 26, 2022 6:42:55 GMT Very nice Duke. I loved the old Matchbox kits.
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Boots Administrator Posts: 15,836 Mini profile background: {"image":"https://www.decalgirl.com/assets/designs/large/ocamo.jpg","color":""}	Two Ships Done by the Duke in April Apr 26, 2022 20:25:11 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Boots on Apr 26, 2022 20:25:11 GMT Two lovely ships Mark
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Ian H. Styrene Junkie Moderator Scotch, heavy metal and plastic. Posts: 9,568 Mini profile background: {"image":"","color":"0b55a7"}	Two Ships Done by the Duke in April Apr 27, 2022 18:36:58 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Ian H. on Apr 27, 2022 18:36:58 GMT Duke, the Higgins and your HMS Kelly look excellent! I must say those are sleek looking destroyers.
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dukemaddog Modelling Maverick Posts: 3,341	Two Ships Done by the Duke in April Apr 27, 2022 23:16:16 GMT PorcoRosso likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by dukemaddog on Apr 27, 2022 23:16:16 GMT Thank you Joe! I also lo0ve those old kits. What fun! Thank you Boots! Thank you Ian! They are very sleek.

Post by dukemaddog on Apr 22, 2022 1:46:05 GMT

Post by tommygunn on Apr 22, 2022 9:40:45 GMT

Post by Paul B on Apr 22, 2022 10:50:32 GMT

Post by Snipersmudge on Apr 22, 2022 14:30:28 GMT

Post by armorguy on Apr 22, 2022 18:29:10 GMT

Post by dukemaddog on Apr 22, 2022 20:33:37 GMT

Post by PorcoRosso on Apr 26, 2022 6:42:55 GMT

Post by Boots on Apr 26, 2022 20:25:11 GMT

Post by Ian H. on Apr 27, 2022 18:36:58 GMT

Post by dukemaddog on Apr 27, 2022 23:16:16 GMT