Jeff Head's Model Shop - Layout - Stash - Completed Models Updated: April 2, 2013

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The Hobby Shop - My hobby shop has been created from a section of our master bedroom using ceiling height shelving as a wall to seperate the shop. These shelves hold the models which have already been built and will ultimately be replaced by wider shelves capable of holding Glassed-in Display Cases for each Model. These cases will either be custom built to all be the same, or purchased from a supplier that has the various sizes needed in the same style. The picture above shows the basics of the shop itself where a model building table is located, with shelving above, and a computer desk and computer for conducting research on the net to the right of the building/construction area.

The overall Shop, the containers holding the paints,glues, and putty, and the containers holding the tools.

Current paint brush holder (new brushes are stored in the desk drawer), shelves holding Rubber bands, Decals, Photo Etch Sets, and spare parts. The Stash - Models purchased since the early 1990s, and many over the last two years for completion of my 1/350 Scale World-wide Carrier Strike Group (CSG) Project. These are to be built over the next several years and they line the two upper shelves across the whole length of the building/construction table, and then underneath the table as well. These include 1/350 scale ships and 1/72 scale aircraft.

The entire upper two shelves of the stash.

The British and Japanes CSGs. For the UK it is the Hobby Boss HMS Astute SSN, the Airfix HMS Trafalgar SSN, Two Trumpter Duke Class FFGs, Two Airfix Daring Class DDGs, and the Airfix HMS Illustrious. For the Japanese, it's the Pit Road, JMSDF Hakurya SSK, the Trumpeter JMSDF Takanami DDG, two Trumpeter Atago DDGs, and the Fujimi JMSDF Hyuga DDH.

The French CSG. For the French all of the models are Heller, 1/400 scale. The Duquesne DDG, the Duguay Trouin DDG, two La Faytette FFGs and the Charles de Gaulle CVN.

The Russian CGS and the start of the Chinese Amphibious Group (ARG). The Russian group includes the Hobby Boss Yasen SSN, the Bronco Giepard Akula II SSN, the Trumpter Nastoychivyy Sovremenny DDG, the Trumpeter Admiral Panteleyev Udaloy DDG, the Trumpeter Admiral Chabenenko Udaloy II DDG, the Varyag Slava CG, and the Admiral Kuznetsov CV (not shown, but purchased and en route). Also shown for the Chinese is the Bronco Chinese Yuan SSK, the Trumperter Chinese Shenyang DDG and the Trumpeter Ningbo DDG. As soon as a 1/350 scale model for the Chinese Type 071 LPD comes out, I will buy two of them and crate the Chinese PLAN ARG. Next to that are several extra sets of 1/350 scale aircraft for the Russian carrier, a set of KA-31 AEW helicopters, and four sets of Mik-29K aircraft.

This is a large US Amphibious Ready Group (ARG). It includes the Bronco USS Coronado LCS, Bronco USS Ft. Worth LCS, the Trumpeter USS Independence LCS, the Trumpeter USS Chafee DDG, the Gallery USS New York LPD, the Bronco USS Sommerset (same vessel as the USS New York but will be built as the Sommerset) LPD, the Trumpeter USS Iwo Jima LHD, the Panda Model USS Arleigh Burke DDG, the Academy USS Reuben James FFG, and the Dragon Models USS Gettysburg CG. Also pictured is the Heller former French FOCH CV, which I will build as the Brazilian Sao Paulo CV as a start to an eventual Brazilain Group. Also pictured are three set of Bronco Models 1/350 scale US Marine aircaft, a Trumpeter SH-60 helicopter set, and a Trumpeter EA-6B aircraft set, as well as two Hasegawa 1/72 scale US/NATO aircraft weapons sets.

Numerous 1/72 scale aircraft from the US, France, China and Russia. The Italeri US AH-64D Longbow Apache, Testor's US RAH-66 Comanche, Italeri's US MQ-9 Reaper, Hasegawa's US EA-18G Growler, Hasegawa's US F/A-18F Superhornet, Italeri's US MH-53 Sea Dragon, Testor's US Thunder Dart XR-7, Welsh Model's US P-8a Poseidon, Italeri's French Rafale B, the Hobby Boss French Rafale M, three sets of Testor's 1/72 US/NATO Aircraft Weapons, three sets each of Veteran Model's 1/350 scale RIM-116 RAM Launchers and Mk-38 Mod 2 25mm Chain Guns, the Hobby Boss Chinese Z-10 attack helo, Testor's Chinese J-20 Stealth fighter, Testor's Chinese J-10, Italeri's SU-33 which I will build as the Chinese J-15, Trumpeter's Chinese J-11B, Zvezda's Russian Cy-50 (SU-50) Stealth Fighter, Italeri's Russian SU-34, Zvezda's Russian Cy-37 (SU-37).

Several large US aircraft in 1/72 scale that would not fit on the shelves. Testor's US SR-75, Italeri's US XB-70, Revelle's US Shuttle Discovery, and Revell's US B-17F from World War II, which was the model my late Uncle flew in World War II and died flying on his second to last mission over Germany.

Another group of large US aircraft is 1/72 scale that would not fit on the shelves. Testor's US B-2 Stealth Bomber, Monogram's US B-1B Lancer, and AMT's US B-52H Stratofortress. Not shown here are the remainder of my World War II Tokyo Raid grouping to go with the completed USS Hornet, CV-8 shown below. Another Trumpeter CV-8 Hornet which I will build as the USS Enterprise CV-6, Trumpeter's USS San Francisco cruiser which I will build as the USS New Orleans, and two Trumpeter Gleaves Class Destroyers that accompanied the Hornet and Enterprise on the historic mission. Completed Models - Numerous completed models are located in the various shelves across from the main work area which are the ceiling height shelves that divide our master bedroom. The models currently there (and I will add more as I complete them and as I repair of few that are still damaged by friendly fire from grandchilren...hehehe) include 1/350 scale ships and 1/72 scale aircraft.

USS New Jersey BB-62, USS Enterprise CVN-65, USS Freedom LSC-1, USS Samuel Roberts FFG-58, USS Preble DDG-88, USS Lassen DDG-82, USS Mobile Bay, CG-53, USS Texas SSN-775, USS Hornet CV-8 (World War II), USS Ohio SSGN-726, USS Boise SSN-764, USS Nautilus SSN-571

PLAN Liaoning CV-16, PLAN Chanzheng5 SSN-405, PLAN Haikou DDG-171, PLAN Guangzhou DDG-168, PLAN Huangshan FFG-570, PLAN Xuzhou FFG-530

US Navy F/A-18C, US Airforce F-15E, US Airforce F-16C, US Navy E-2C, US Airforce F-22 Stealth Fighter, US Marines F-35B Joint Strike Fighter, US Airforce XF-23, US Army RAH-64 Apache, US Marine AH-1W Super Cobra, US Army OH-58 Kiowa, US Airforce A-10 Warthog, and a US Marine AV-8B Harrier II. (Forgive the dusty shelves here, these models need cleaning.) Not shown here are also the following completed models: US Airforce AC-130H Spectre, Russian Mig-29, and a Russian SU-27.