A Creative Impulse Run Amok

      Truth be told I enjoy building things. Of almost any size, shape, or design. The idea of taking a mental image and giving it a physical reality has occupied me since childhood. Over the years I have built houses, cars, decks...... almost any work that would allow me to make an object from simple components. My hobbies have all been of a constructive nature and have overtaken my ability to store and display my artifacts.

     Thus this site; the urge to build compels me to create but there is no room in my home to keep these things that I now offer for sale. If you do not find anything of interest but have something in mind I can be easily convinced to lend my hands to the task of making it for you

A Pair of ACW Ironclads

      Modeled in 28mm they are built small enough to not be overpowering when used on a gaming table or as a display model (lower hulls and stands are provided free if you wish to have them as display models). These models are just over a foot long and are constructed with a core of solid extruded foam and covered with treated cardstock, they are very light and durable. They represent generic ships of their type; a Union monitor and a Confederate Casement Ironclad as used in the American Civil War. They are constructed entirely of non-toxic materials but are not recommended for use by persons under nine years of age. Priced at $130.00 each or $250.00 for the pair, they will be shipped to you free of charge in the continental U.S.A.

A Dark Ages Tower

 

     Scaled for 28mm historical figures, but built with ample dimensions for the current 32mm fantasy figures, this model could be a Wizard's tower or a borderlands keep guarding a frontier.  Constructed of blue board and mounted on a sturdy plywood base this keep is ready for display or gaming. The tower and stairs are not attached to the base in interests of storage and transportation. They can be easily fixed in place using standard water-based wood glue if so desired. The model is painted with non-toxic water-based acrylic paint and contains no small parts.

USS Kearsarge

NOTE THIS MODEL HAS BEEN SOLD

ANOTHER CAN BE BUILT WITH A FOUR WEEK WAIT

  
     I have always been fascinated by the ships of the period  between the US Civil War and the Great War. Technology moved so fast the ships were often obsolete before they were completed. The US Navy was also in a period of transition from a purely coastal force to a fleet capable of expressing the will of a Great Power.

     The Kearsarge was one of the earliest examples of that transition. In an era when nobody was really sure of how well ships would work and many different theories were in vogue she represented an early attempt at creating a world-class battleship.

     Constructed of cardstock, blueboard and wood this model is intended for display or wargaming. It is light and ruggedly built, all of the observation towers, boat cranes and funnels are removable to ease storage and transportation. It is priced at $275.00US and ships free in the continental US.

      Payments can be made to my Paypal account or be directly in cash if you are close enough to Metro Detroit to arrange an in-person delivery. Shipping is extra outside the continental US. Contact me by email at callused.hands0@gamail.com.

28mm Tramp Steamer

a side view, the mat beneath the model has 1" squares

     A battered old tramp steamer, far too long between refits and her log has probably been faked. Perfect for Pulp games where the heroes are searching for a giant ape, or making a delivery of "medicinal" rum to a thirsty East-Coast port in the 1920's. Constructed of blue-board, card stock and wood the model is both light and very sturdy.

1/50 Scale Model of the Castillo de San Marcos

      Truly massive, and delicately detailed, this model of the Spanish fortress that has stood guard over Saint Augustine Florida for the past four centuries covers six feet square. Depicting the fortress in its original white stucco and bright red trim this model takes you back to the age of swashbuckling pirates and Imperial expansion into the New World.