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Hello,

I am a life long artist, designer and former Hasbro toy designer from Rhode Island. I build models professionally and I build just about anything! Modeling is my passion!

You can follow me for daily model updates on TikTok where I am known as "The Pope of Plastic".

Please visit my website: http://www.thepopeofplastic.com

1966 Ford F-150 Custom Cab

Here’s another one for you guys. 1/25th scale Moibeus Ford F-150 built for a customer to look like his father’s farm truck. This build took around 30 hours. Enjoy!

B-29 1/48 scale full metal skin

Well after 275 hours of building this B-29 is complete, minus the livery which arrives soon. Each individual panel is painstakingly done in aluminum. This is my fourth all metal skin build, and by far my most ambitious! If I never see [...]

Build update on 6 1/32 scale AV8BII Harriers commission build for the USMC Blacksheeps

Whew! This is a hell of a project, one that can drive you nuts, especially if the kit is sub par. The way I am tackling it is by doing each section completely for one aircraft and I figure out any issues during assembly of that step. Once [...]

AV8BII Harrier 1/32 scale build x 6 update.

Hi All, A quick update on the 6 Harriers that I am building for the USMC Blacksheep Squadron for the 80th Anniversary. I am now onto the engines, I completed one as a test so the other 5 would go smoothly and this approach seems to work [...]

The first phase of the 1/32 scale Harrier builds for the USMC Blacksheeps

Hi all! Well I have completed 5 of the 6 Harrier AV8B II Plus cockpits for phase one, kit 6 just arrived so I have to go backwards and do this phase all over again so they are all on the same step. Build has been tedious, having to do [...]

Building 6 1/32 scale Harriers for the USMC Blacksheep Squadron

Announcing my biggest model project to date. I have been asked to build 6 AV8B II Plus Harriers to celebrate the Blacksheep Squadron. I am completely honored to build this beautiful aircraft (times six) for such an historic squadron. I [...]

Ford F-150 Flareside farm truck in 1/25th scale

Hi all, Here is my latest build of the Moebius 1/25th scale 1966 Ford F-150 Flareside farm truck. I built this truck in around 70 hours. Real metal trim and grill. Several techniques were used for the rust to include, dry brushing, chalk [...]

The NASCAR Race truck build

Good lord AMT makes horrible kits. I would never touch one of these kits if I wasn't paid to do so. I think drug use is rampant at the AMT factory. Anyhoo here is a 1/25th scale AMT NASCAR Raybestos race truck. Custom everything on this [...]

1/12 Ninja H2 build

Hello again! Here is my latest build the Tamiya 1/12 scale Ninja H2. I built this kit for a gentleman that owns the full scale version of this kit. Kit builds up nicely as these kits do, not much scratch building needed in this one, it's [...]

1/32 Scale Tamiya F-4 Phantom II VMFAT-101 SharpShooters

Hello again! Here is my latest build for a former F-4 pilot and member of USMC VMFAT-101. This kit is the Tamiya 1/32 scale kit. From what I can tell this is an older kit, but still a fairly straight forward. Added a real aluminum exhaust [...]