Welcome to BoweModels, the home of the professional model building services of Steve Bowe.

16 years, over 300 commission builds - and counting....

 On the workbench...

8th November 2026 - Revell 1/144 Grumman F-14A Tomcat

Yes it's in the small scale, but it's a really nice little kit this one - well engineered and well shaped. The limitations of the scale can be a frustration to a detail fiend like myself and my eyes still haven't properly recovered from the recent baby Mosquito - but let's see what we can do with it...


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Latest creation...

A-Model 1/48 Yak-52

Not the most advanced kit in the world, this one. In fact pretty grim to build in some ways. Soft moulding and a number of flaws in the plastic had to be overcome. But overall pretty accurate and the only readily available option. But when you are asked to create a replica of a privately owned pleasure craft such a striking scheme - how could I refuse?


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Featured Build: The ill fated HMS Ibis
Deans Marine 1/96 HMS Amethyst, built as HMS Ibis
Quite probably the biggest and most demanding project I've ever undertaken. Taking Deans Marine's massive 1/96 HMS Amethyst and converting it into the earlier Black Swan sloop HMS Ibis, which was lost off Algiers in 1942. Persuaded by the sheer adventure of it, and a customer's family connection, I grabbed it by the horns and what an adventure it has been.

More scratch built than kit parts, this resulting monster of a model has taught me much in terms of modelling techniques and given me something to look back on with a degree of pride for years to come.