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| Before I discovered the PC, I was into oil painting, drawing and scratch building ship models. If you look hard enough you can see some of my work from what’s left over of Tom’s Model Works. I did a fair portion of the work on Tom’s 1/350 scale USS Nevada and Oklahoma models (now they are Iron Shipwright kits) and I drew the cover work for the Tom's Model Works USS West Virginia model. During all of my research for the models I was able to do numerous interviews with the veterans who served on the old battlewagons and survived the Pearl Harbor raid or those who served aboard the USS Nevada after the 1942 rebuild. In the end I ended up with a great collection of rare pictures and an array of ship plans and drawings. I also ended up with a very good mental picture of the ships within my minds eye. I started looking into CAD in the days of Windows 95 for the soul purpose of building a USS Nevada CAD model. The model pictured above is the result but a far cry from the finished product. For you history buffs who know the Old Iron Lady, I realize that the false bow wake is not present but I do have it for historic application. Currently the model has over 30 levels of detail (down to the rivets!) Some of my current projects: The USS Gerald R. Ford CVN-78 The Nimitz class carriers starting with the USS Ronald Regan CVN-76 These ships are being created for Microsoft Flight Simulator X & Lockheed Martin's Prepar3D. The Nevada Class Battleships, BB-36 & BB-37 with all alterations. The Knox Class Frigates, with the focus on the USS Vreeland FF-1068 (the ship I served aboard while in the US Navy 1981-1985). The Forrestal Class Carriers CV-59 through CV-62 Focusing on the USS Saratoga CV-60 first. Thanks for your patience: The Land Locked Sailor! |
| The Preservation of History Through 3D Modeling |