I am new here! Jim Baumann is my name...

[JIM BAUMANN]

and my interests naval are both historical as well as modelmaking.

I have already found some splendid photos of HMS Scylla( WW2)- thanks Palco!

I generally prefer building small scale models --mostly 1/700, based mainly on short-run Resin kits.

I think this site will be a wonderful resource--obviously I hope to contribute interesting images as and when I find them.

My modelships can be viewed in my gallery page at Modelwarships.com- link below

http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery/users/jim-baumann/jb-index.html

My most recent completed model was k-class submarine K22

http://www.modelwarships.com/reviews/ships/hms/k-class/350-cs-jb/Img_1401.jpg

My true interest is however pre-dreadnoughts--the more bizarre... the better!!

http://www.modelwarships.com/reviews/ships/fr/massena/700-jb/Img_7648.jpg

Cheers

JIM BAUMANN

[astraltrader]

Welcome to the forum Jim. I am not sure what happened to your images but they appear not to have loaded. Have you tried Jpeg rather than Bitmap?

[JIM BAUMANN]

Thanks for the welcome--hopefully the images can now be seen!

Best Wishes

JIM B

[Joseph]

Welcome to the forum Jim, looking forward to your input.

Looking in anticipation for the phots.

Regards Charles

[thedock1010]

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My true interest is however pre-dreadnoughts--the more bizarre... the better!!
Cheers

JIM BAUMANN

Hello Jim
If you do not have a copy yet 'Battleships of WWI' '72 edited by Anthony Preston, is a good place to start, the Russian (including some Japanese prizes) and the French would seem to fit your interests.

[thedock1010]

Hello Again Jim
I was just looking at your site with the models, the SMS Radetzky in particular. I especially like the Austro-Hungarian warships of the period. And I remember seeing a model of the Radetzky at a train show in a case. It must have been built in 1/96 scale as it was about five feet long. I told my wife that if I had the money I would have bought it and built my model railroad in that period and style to service that ship as a center piece, but I did not have $1,500.00 to spare at the time, or now for that matter.

[gary r uk]

hi jim
fancy seeing you here
gary r uk

[Batstiger]

Hi Jim welcome to the forum.

We still await in anticipation the pictures you promised us at the beginning of the thread.
If you have any problems just ask!

Bob.