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While I mostly model WW II aircraft, I will make any model that strikes my fancy.

British Saladin Mk.2

This is the Dragon Black label 1/35 British Armored Car Saladin Mk.2 with, seemingly, a certain fellow from a bridge too far commanding. The Saladin was a post WWII British six-wheeled armored car built by Alvis fitted with a 76mm gun. [...]

Second Empire Officer of Engineers

This Is my recently completed 65mm French Officer of Engineers during the Second Empire. He sat in the "kits to finish" pile for so long, I've forgotten the manufacturer. I used oils for all my painting. For the silver braid I [...]

A Productive 2014

Eleven of the 12 models I finished this year. I don't know where that other photo went! Anyway, I met my goal of completing 12 kits this year, the most productive modeling year I've had since I was a kid. For 2015 I plan to at least [...]

A Lightning Build

The eighth model I've finished this year, this is the old Hasegawa Lightning F Mk. 6 in 1/72 scale. The kit parts fit together quite well but, detail is lacking by today's standards. The intake has almost no depth, the cockpit not much [...]

Tamiya 1/72 FW 190

I very much enjoy building Tamiya kits. Their ease of construction allows me to get to the part of modeling I enjoy most: painting and weathering. In this case I share my build of Tamiya’s 1/72 Focke Wulf Fw-190 A3. The kit went [...]

Tamiya 1/48 Sherman Firefly Ic

This is my seventh completed model this year. I painted it with Vallejo acrylics and weathered it with a mix of Vallejo colors, enamels, oils and powders. The kit was a very fun build. Construction only took me two evenings allowing me [...]