Gottfried Wiwod Ships A first view |
Finally I'm able to show you all some of those magnificient ship models made by my good old friend Gottfried Wiwod. When we met for the first time back in 1978, I was deeply impressed by his outstanding models. These models are exclusively hand-made of wood, all in the unusual scale of 1:833. He does not paint them but rather marks certain bits and pieces with some specific colors, all weapon systems in red, electronic devices, like radars in yellow and so on. I still hope that I will be able to take photos of his entire collection, he has built over 800 of them! Among those models you will find a few kits as well. This was simply when he had the wish to build a somewhat easier model of a certain ship. In case of aircraft carriers, all the aircraft aboard wear the appropriate markings of the particular air wing which was stationed aboard this ship at the time. I hope you all will like these pictures as much as I do. And please keep your fingers crossed that I will be able to get more pictures of them. All pictures by Gottfried Wiwod. |