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Retired military, ship model buff, former train nut.
This is my model of the 1:72 Anigrand "SEAMASTER" nuclear bomber. The kit is of resin construction and can be built as the XP6M-1 or as the PGM-2 models. It was my first resin aircraft kit and it's a huge leap from the days of [...]
This is a 1:48 scale radio controlled model of a 270' CG cutter. It's scratch built mainly from wood and few commercial parts were used in it's construction(helicopter, crewmen, props, odds and ends). I was a crewman on the actual cutter [...]
LCM(6) USCG Cable Repair Boat. Another version of the LCM by Trumpeter.
The US Coat Guard utilized a number of LCM(6) as cable repair craft, used to string power line transmission cables as well as telephone to off shore lighthouses. These [...]
