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Started building models again after a 25 year break. Enjoy warbirds, armor, muscle cars, and motorcycles. Began creating original model kits with 3D CAD and 3D printing to push my creativity.
Artist and graphic designer by trade. Minnesota born and raised farm kid.
Back in the 80s I thought the Harrier was the coolest jet out there. I remember building the Revell 1:32 kit and had it hanging in the basement until I moved out. Fast forward 35 years and I wanted to build another one. For years I've been [...]
In 1983 John Deere launched the “50” series of tractors. Based on the same design that proved itself throughout the 30 and 40 series tractors, the 50 series boasted a series of advancements. Not the least of which was a full mechanical [...]
When your son gives you a 1978 Dodge Monoco police car model for Christmas with the intent on it becoming a Bluesmobile, you know you raised them right. Granted, the actual Bluesmobile from the Blues Brothers movie was a 1974 Monaco, but a [...]
The 3D scratch-building farm continues to grow. Just to prove I’m a fan of both red & green tractors, I present the legendary International 1066.
Growing up with mainly Deere’s, there was no shortage of “Binders” around. [...]
This is the second in my line of 3D scratch-built John Deere Tractors. The 3020 was the little brother to the heralded 4020 as part of Deere’s “New Generation” it was manufactured from 1964 to 1972. The 3020 was nearly identical to [...]
I’ve wanted to build a P-38 for a while and have had the Tamiya P-38 F/G kit in my stash for about a year. I chose Lt. John G. O’Neill’s “Beautiful Lass” as the subject. I’ve always thought P-38s looked much better in flight [...]
Like other manufacturers, Ignatz Schwinn, who acquired Excelsior in 1911, believed racing improved motorcycle engineering through track testing. The visibility of racing success helped sales as well. A machine similar to the one I built [...]
In the Spring of 2000 I was working in the styling department for Excelsior-Henderson in Belle Plaine, Minnesota. The company had plans to unveil a hydraulic front (non-springer) end version of the Super X at the Sturgis Bike Rally in [...]
A while back I ran across an article about an A-10 from the 124th Fighter Wing/190th Fighter Squadron painted in World War II D-Day livery as an homage to the Squadron’s heritage and it gave me an idea. I’ve always been a big fan of [...]
I thought I'd step outside my norm and build a figure for a change. Never really played the game Halo, but I recently watched the new Paramount Halo series and fell in love with the Spartan armor. So, after some digging I found this very [...]
