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I have been building plastic models for most of my life Started out as a kid, got sidetracked by girls, marriage and kids, (But I never stopped building though...) then got back into it in the early 80's...
I really got serious about HOW I build after reading a Kalmbach book titled, "How to Build Scale Models" by Roscoe Creed. It's written in plain English, and it's written to someone who really had no idea how to make, "those seams go away." From there the rest is history.
Mostly I build aircraft, but I have started to dabble with some armor and ships. we'll see how that turns out!
I've met many great folks while enjoying this hobby and hopefully will meet a few more from this website. I LOVE the low key approach, and the complete lack of whining that can be seen on other sites.
Thanks for having me aboard!
Grumman's first attempt at a carrier based, twin engine heavy fighter. Lessons learned from this would be used to develop the outstanding F7F, "Tigercat".
Model is built straight from the box. I added a couple paper strip [...]
Calling this one to be finished for 2024!
This is a new release of Grumman's stubby little fighter. Academy I think wanted to get this to market for the 80th Anniversary of Midway, but they fell short and Eduard released their awesome [...]
This one ALSO got finished...
Trumpeter, 1:48 scale, Grumman F9F-3 "Panther". Two things with this kit; it is not in my usual wheelhouse of models I like to build being a jet, and it did not sit upon the SoD, It was a model I [...]
Another one escapes the ..."Shelf of DOOM!"
1:48 scale, Accurate Miniatures P-51B, "Mustang". This kit sat languishing on the aforementioned "SoD" for quite a few more years than I'd like to mention. For [...]
Being a Jet engined aircraft, this was not my usual type of kit to build. There are no 'Spinny Things' or big fans on the nose, so it's been a bit of a departure for me.
Still, this is a nice nice kit and it is a really fun build as well. [...]
Calling this one, DONE!
Accurate Miniatures, 1:48 scale, North American Aircraft, A-36A-1-Na, "Apache". To be honest, I've no idea how the name "Apache" was tagged onto these aircraft. As far I know, the name was [...]
Calling this, DONE!
1st LT Robert Johnson 'Jay' Overcash, 64th FS/57th FG, based at Hadi Main AB, Tunisia, May 1943.
A little quirky with all the silly plugs and adapters to fit in it, but a really good model and was a bit of fun to build. [...]
Decent kit that went together very well. Building her with wings deployed was a little bit of a pain in the hind quarters, While Trumpeter gives you the option of folded or extended wings, I think the kit is designed more to have the [...]
Calling this one FINI!
Nice little kit which I built completely OOB. I've always liked Leroy Grumman's 'Hot Rod' as it was called in Grumman Corp. Circles.
The kit as it comes OOB, is actually a -1b. I wanted to build a real early [...]
Calling this one, DONE! Second for 2024 as well. and I am on a roll.
This is a really good kit and you can build a fantastic model right from the box. I did use some after market, a couple of Quickboost items, (Gun barrels and canopy [...]
