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I'm 55 years old and a retired police officer. I built my first kit when I was 9

1/48 AH-64A Apache

1/48 Hasegawa AH-64A has an Aries cockpit painted with Lifecolor paints.

1/32 Hasegawa Bf-109-G14

Hasegawa's 1/32 Bf-109-G14 built OOB

1/72 C-97

1/72 C-97 built OOB painted with Model Master Metalizers.

1/48 CH-53

1/48 Academy CH-53 built OOB, painted with Lifecolor paints. This build is on Display at the USS Lexington Museum in Corpus Christi Texas.

1/32 P-51K Janet

Tamiya 1/32 P-51D converted to the K using the Gray Matter conversion and wheels and HGW clothe belts

1/48 Mig-21UM

I wanted to do something a little different on this build. I had run across several pictures of abandoned Mig-21's in warehouses, so instead of a warehouse I used a field. The kit is the Trumpeter 1/48 Mig-21 UM built OOB and painted [...]

1/48 KittyHawk JAS 39 Grippen

Czech Air Force Tiger Meet 2013. I used the Aries cockpit set on this one, painted with Lifecolors and the decals are from AML

1/48 CH-46

This is the Academy CH-46 I used the MAW Resin and decals on it as well as the Eduard PE interior detail set. Here is a video with a little bit more info on this particular helo (link)

1/48 Tamiya P-47D

Finished this one awhile back, built OOB, I know it's not 100% accurate but it was a fun build. The decals are from Zotz

1/32 WNW Albatros DV

This was my first build of a Wing Nut Wings Kit and wont be the last. The prop is an actual laminate wood prop that was made for me from a company in England that I can't remember the name of and the turn buckles are from Gas Patch other [...]