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Adding to my Lycoming powered vehicle series with a Stinson Reliant SR-9, powered with a Lycoming R-680 radial.
Build:
This AMT kit is a 1970’s era kit. The build was straight forward with no major problems. Along with normal [...]
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“Tarawa”
A vignette depicting the USMC, 2nd Amphibian Tractor Battalion, in an LVT-2, invading the island of Betio during the Tarawa invasion.
The kit was easy to build, minimal parts, with no issues. I did add some minor [...]
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“Thanks for the Ride”.
A vignette depicting an LVT-4, of the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps (RCAMC), somewhere in Northern Europe.
Both the LVT-4 and Jeep kits were easy to build, minimal parts, with no issues. Minor detail [...]
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Presenting a 1/48, Duesenberg SJ.
The Duesenberg J was a luxury automobile produced from 1928-1937, in Indianapolis, Indiana. The straight eight engines were designed by Duesenberg and manufactured at Lycoming Engines, in [...]
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Presenting, my next "build the ships I've visited", a 1/700, USS New Jersey, BB-62.
I've had the pleasure to tour the battleships, USS New Jersey,BB-62 and USS Wisconsin,BB-64 but at this time I am only building one of [...]
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I am presenting two WW2 Gato class submarines. Additions for my ships I visit builds.
I have had the pleasure/honor of touring the USS Drum, in Mobile, Alabama and the USS Cod, in Cleveland, Ohio.
If you are ever in either area of [...]
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A contribution to the FL-19 mini group build...”Invasion Stripes”.
Republic P-47D, 42-26298, “I Wanted Wings” / “Button Nose”
56th FG, 62nd FS
Lt. Albert P. Knafelz from Horseheads, Ny
This was an enjoyable build with [...]
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A contribution to the FL-19 mini group build...”Invasion Stripes”.
F6F, MK-I, Hellcat
E-L JV131
800 Squadron FAA
HMS Emperor, September, 1944
Along with keeping to the group build parameters, I had two more personal objectives [...]
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This vignette, titled, “War and a Piece” was inspired by the wedding scene in the movie, The Story of G.I. Joe,... but I just had to give it a twist.
Thanks for taking a look. As always, KEEP IT FUN!
Kit:
Italeri, 1/35, [...]
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My latest diorama, titled, “Down but Not Out”, depicting an USMC Piper NE-1 based in the Pacific.
This was a simultaneous build along with my Jim Sullivan GB, Piper NE-1. The diorama portion was the major portion of this [...]
