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Aerospace engineer who enjoys building 1/48 aircraft and 1/350 ships.
Personal website: https://davidsscalemodels.com/
This commission build is Academy’s 1/48 A-10C “75th FS Flying Tigers” kit. The scheme is how this aircraft looked in 2014. I added Eduard photo etch detail set, Master Model brass gun, Ares resin ejection seat, and I used eight [...]
This commission build used the Academy 1/72 A-10A "Operation Iraqi Freedom" of the 75th fighter squadron in 2003. For this build I used Model Master's brass gun set. All other details were from the kit or scratch built. The [...]
This commission build used the Hasegawa 1/72 P-3C Orion. The scheme is for VP-8 “Flying Tigers” based out of NAS Brunswick during the early 1980’s. It is a commission work for a Navy Veteran who worked on these aircraft. The squadron [...]
1/48 Hobbyboss YF-23 ATF “Black Widow II”
This build was the 1/48 Hobbyboss YF-23 ATF nicknamed Black Widow II. It was the Northrop Grumman prototype for the next generation fighter. It competed against the YF-22. For this build I [...]
I spent the weekend in Madison Wisconsin at the International Plastic Modelers Society 2024 National Convention. I brought my 1/48 Academy CH-46D Helicopter to display as well. To start off the Mad City Modelers hosted a great show. The [...]
In July of 2024 the International Plastic Modelers Society (IPMS) held their National Convention in Madison, Wisconsin. This was only a couple of hour drive from my home. I used Academy’s 1/48 CH-46A/D – U.S. Marines –Vietnam kit. [...]
This build was the Revell 1/48 A-26B Invader. It was detailed with Eduard photo etch detail sets for the cockpit and the bomb bay. I also used the SAC metal landing gear set. The scheme is the “Maggie’s Drawers” of the 416th BG – [...]
The year is coming to a close in just a couple of days. This year I completed ten builds. Seven of these were commission builds. Below are the synopsis of each build along with a link to the build log.
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At the start of the year I [...]
This commission built was for a client who is a former Harrier pilot. I used Quinta Studio’s 3-D decals for the cockpit, Meng Missiles, Eduard Brassin’ JDAM bombs, and Caracal Decals to represent VMA-214 aircraft # 2. This aircraft was [...]
The Chilled Toons A-10 Egg Plane called “BRRRT” was a commission build for a previous client. The kit is a full resin 3-D printed kit. This format required a lot of prep work to clean up the parts. I also made custom decals to match [...]
