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The Duke's Shipyards Launch Two Ships in April
Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2026 10:51 pm
by Duke Maddog
Happy Easter to all. I'm celebrating by launching these two ships into my collection in their respective Navies.
First up is the US Coast Guard Icebreaker Eastwind, a Revell box-scale kit from the 1970's:
Followed by the Fujimi kit of the 1/700 scale modern Japanese LST 4151:
That's it so far, I expect a few more ships making their way down the slips soon. Stay tuned and thanks for looking in, comments are welcome.
Re: The Duke's Shipyards Launch Two Ships in April
Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2026 5:42 am
by LyleW
Those look great.
Re: The Duke's Shipyards Launch Two Ships in April
Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2026 6:59 am
by BlackSheep214
Cool!
Re: The Duke's Shipyards Launch Two Ships in April
Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2026 7:12 am
by Gary Brantley
Mark, you da man, man! 
Re: The Duke's Shipyards Launch Two Ships in April
Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2026 8:30 am
by Medicman71
Very nice work Mark!
Re: The Duke's Shipyards Launch Two Ships in April
Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2026 10:43 am
by Duke Maddog
Thank you guys! I really appreciate your comments and support!
Re: The Duke's Shipyards Launch Two Ships in April
Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2026 5:51 pm
by Stuart
Re: The Duke's Shipyards Launch Two Ships in April
Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2026 7:22 pm
by Stikpusher
Nicely done Mark! I looked up the Eastwind and saw that she had quite a history. And was built in San Pedro!
Re: The Duke's Shipyards Launch Two Ships in April
Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2026 12:55 pm
by Duke Maddog
Thank you Stuart!
Thank you Carlos! Yeah, I was reading about it too while building and yes, it does have quite the history indeed. Having been built in San Pedro was icing on the cake.
Re: The Duke's Shipyards Launch Two Ships in April
Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2026 10:05 am
by FullMetal
Super cool
