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Filipe Ramirez's Models

Many of us would be proud to have built several models of the standard that Filipe does on a regular basis - and to make things worse he's still at University! Who knows how many more he will build in his modelling career?


USS Bataan
USS Bataan
USS Bataan

Two photos of the USS Bataan (CVL-29) of Pit-Road/Skywave model of the US Navy's Independence class during World War II, with the usual modifications. Gold Medal Models CVL/CVE set, GMM Oerlikons, GMM naval figures and some pieces built by me. Flight deck is all painted (no decals) with the model done in camouflage scheme "Measure 22"  

Bystry
Bystry
Tarantul II
Bystry

Here are some photos of the Soviet/Russian destroyer Bystry with the Tarantul II corvette. The destroyer is from Pit-Road / Skywave and the corvette from Dragon (the corvette had more or less 15 pieces, it now has more than 50) Both were detailed with the GMM Soviet/Russian warships set and with a lots of pieces made by me (specially the Tarantul).

IJN Hiburi
IJN Hiburi

One Imperial Japanese Navy escort of the Ukuru I class (the Hiburi) conducting anti-submarine searches during the end of World War II. The model is from Pit-Road/Skywave also and it have the usual complements: GMM IJN Destroyer set and also some GMM figures. The model has won the 2nd place in the category of "Military Ships from 1/400 to 1/700" in the contest of ModelTróia 2000.
 
IJN Yunagi
IJN Yugani

The IJN destroyer Yunagi in her last configuration fit. Also from Pit-Road/Skywave and with the same GMM accessories and a few more elements from Hasegawa (floating dock and light buoy) and from P-R/S (launches).

 
USS Dallas
USS Dallas
USS Dallas
USS Dallas

Photos of my Dragon/Italeri USS Dallas (SSN-700) of the USN Los Angeles class SSN's. The DSRV (Deep Submergence Recovery Vehicle) is scratchbuilt.

Trafalgar class SSN at the North Pole

A Royal Navy SSN submarine of the Trafalgar class, in the North Pole ice. There are some 1/700 Gold Medal Models figures on it and the tower of the submarine and their masts, periscopes and snorkel are all scratchbuilt. It is one good option for a submarine diorama. I saw a picture of one Trafalgar SSN in the North Pole in the book "Submarine Warfare" by Rear Admiral John Hervey, from Brasseys SeaPower series. So it is not a fiction diorama as many would believe it was.