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WELCOME to Arnold Saltzman's website builder of Custom-built Warship Models. Being a Tin-can
Sailor , I built a Destroyer at first for myself. I then built another Destroyer and a
German U-boat and donated them to the USS SALEM CA139 ship's museum in Fore River shipyard in Quincy, MA.
They then contracted me to build 3 more Destroyers for a new exhibit
aboard the ship's museum. I built most of the ship models in
1/8" to the foot scale. some of them in 1/16 inch to the foot scale and 3 Destroyers
in 1/4 inch to the foot scale. I also scratch built a 55" model of the
Titanic.
The Class of Destroyers I have built thus far are:
GEARING CLASS
4 USS NOA DD-841
USS ROAN DD-853
USS WILSON DD-847
USS KENNEDY DD-850
USS LAWE DD-763
SUMNER CLASS
USS FRANK EVANS DD-754
USS COLLETT DDR-730
USS HUNTINGTON DD-781
USS DEHAVEN DD 727 FLETCHER CLASS
USS NICHOLAS DD-449
USS JOHNSTON DD-557
USS DASHIELL DD-659 PORTER CLASS
USS BALCH DD-363
2 USS PHELPS DD-360
I make my models mostly out of Basswood, using some styrene, Brass and Brass
wire, building from plans and
photo's and painting them in authentic navy colors
USS Kennedy DD850 Gearing class Destroyer
Custom built 1/8 inch to a foot scale
TITANIC Ship model
Custom built 54 inches long |
