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I started building models when I was about 8 years old. Back then it was simply, kit, glue paint. Through high school and part of college, I kept at it. A good build made it to the ceiling or shelf. A bad one got the Ronson and firecracker treatment. Life took so many turns; marriage, kids and work. The hiatus was too long. I got back into it as the kids got older. Now retired, the little birds have flown, and in between "honey do's", my escape is the bench.
I build mainly WWII to modern era aircraft. My favorite scales are 1/48 and 1/32. My favorite aircraft is the F-104 Starfighter.
Boy was this kit a "journey". I believe the molds were originally Monogram and came out in the late 70's, maybe earlier? All the "horrors" of this kit Illustrated on YouTube are TRUE! Terrible fit. I did a lot of [...]
I saw this model in a friend's stash and waxed a bit nostalgic, and he let me buy it off him. I had built this model in grade school, but lacked the skills, and I believe it ended up packed with fire crackers in the backyard. Fun kit, [...]
Been a while since I have been on the site. Picked up this kit at a consignment shop, $20. Old kit gave me FITS. Very poorly molded. HUGE fit issues. Calling her DONE! Someone told me it is a first or second issue from the early [...]
The Junkers Ju 52 was to the Luftwaffe, what the C-47 was to the allies during WWII. It was invaluable on virtually all fronts of the war as both a cargo and troop transport. Initially designed as a single engine, it flew first in 1930, [...]
Been quite a long time since I have been on the site with a completed model! A lot of "life" has kept me from the bench for almost a year.
I picked up this kit on Facebook Marketplace along with an AirFix P-51D for $15. [...]
Since I was a kid, I have been a space program junkie! Mercury, Gemini, Apollo! We all wanted to be astronauts! I "drank the Tang"!
The Gemini step to the moon is a bit unsung. So many technologies and learnings came out of [...]
My latest build, and like many I do, this kit came cheap to me from a garage sale. This kit was a real sh*t sandwich. Not that much flash, but the molding was terrible. A real putty monster, clamping and at times I wish I had five [...]
Hi all.
It's been a while since I've posted. I've been grinding away at this 1/24 Huey. Man it was a beast, but a ton of FUN! I built this kit in the mid 1970's when it was Monogram. This particular kit was the Revell version so [...]
Hi gang!
As many of you know me, I acquire a lot of my kits second hand. I picked up this old 1/24 scale Huey. It was literally in a bag at a garage sale. As luck would have it, all parts accounted for! I've downloaded the [...]
I purchased this model at an estate sale a couple of years ago. It had no directions or decals. The son of the previous owner explained to me that whenever his dad purchased a model, he would open the kit and pull and file them. Hmm. [...]
