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I've been modeling since I was a kid but took the break for college and then seriously got back to the hobby in 1978 in New York City At the famous ACE Hobbies on 38th street in Manhattan
Been hooked ever since. Big time !
When we moved to California in the mid eighties joined IPMS La Habra and IPMS Orange County.
I have eclectic tastes so I build everything...and buy everything !
Started a small club in Pasadena CA, Pasadena Modelers Society, an independent group of like minded individuals and also the now famous Valley Con show which takes place every March in the Pasadena Convention Center and attracts the best Modelers in Southern California. Both the club and show are going on 24 years of success !
Been lucky to compete at contests at the local regional and national level and take home a few awards...it's a great hobby !
All modelers of all types from Automobiles to Zombies welcome !1 California's largest contest, exhibition and display---last year 700 models from professionals to hobbyists ! Come join us !
here you go one corner of my home office/workshop, nice and warm and cozy so i can concentrate on building.
have a great new years everyone !
March 6, 2016 the largest model building competition in the Western United States...and at the world famous and reinvented Petersen Automotive Museum...VALLEY CON 2016
Greetings !
Hope the cellphone photos due this justice...in the process of finishing three modeling projects.
How far I'll get I don't know and when they'll be finished is also an unanswered question.
But, and here is the big idea...I am [...]
Well, after twenty four consecutive years of producing one of Southern California's top model building contests and exhibitions, we are going to kick it up several notches ! The attached flyer will give you the details but we're moving [...]
This is the Dragon Saturn V in 1/72nd scale ! Yikes it is big, and still need to add the escape tower, but I wanted to mock it up and see how it looked.
Still lots of work to go for seam clean up , puttying, priming and detail [...]
.This is a few closer views with my cell phone camera of the Dragon Tiger 1 in 1/72nd scale
Straight out of box, well long story, started a couple of years ago I think and finished most of it. Went to get some models for our club raffle, [...]
Well, getting ready for the start of the competition circuit here in the Southwest with one show beginnig of May, one show beginning of June and one show end of June, not to mention at least two club meetings in between to do "works [...]
Ok, here are some Apple 4 cell phone shots from the workbench of my latest and not quite finished Tamiya Challanger II. Tamiya arcylics, with a MIg modern armor brown wash...Tamiya and MIg pastels to come soon, and still some decals and [...]
Here is a Dragon Stug III "Smart Kit" with a Dragon Loading tank crew. Both are out of the box, and I just added a little bit of chain and that's about it. Like everything else I have been doing, painted with Tamiya Acrylics and [...]
