Centennial of Naval Aviation MH-60S HSC-3
This one was in our hanger (HSC-21) for a while. The hanger it's self is historic, being a Blimp hanger
Retired US Navy Senior Chief working as a production supervisor in Seattle.
Fire fighting Privateer P4Y-2 walk-around at Centennial of Naval Aviation
One of the highlights for me was this Privateer. As a boy growing up in the Pacific Northwest during fire season I would sit on my roof and watch B-17s, B-24s and Privateers drop borate on the hills above our city. I believe this bird [...]
Centennial of Naval Aviation Feb 14, 2011 NAS North Island part 1
My last year in the Navy,I had the "Duty" for the weekend actually Friday afternoon and then Saturday. I got to see the fly in for most of these beautiful birds and was able to take a lot of pictures before the crowds the next [...]
Curse you Red Baron!
Atlantis re-pop of the classic Monogram kit. My wife got it for me for Christmas, what a fun build and trip down memory lane. I used aftermarket decals and hand painted the tail stripes rather than using the stickers
2023 in review
I might get one last one in, but likely not. I got Snoopy's Sopwith Camel, the Monogram re-pop from Atlantis for Christmas, but despite its' simplicity I doubt I get it done by Jan 1. So here are. my 2023 builds! Bandai 1/72 X-wing (if [...]
Vintage Tamiya 1/25 Tiger I finished!
Not much to say about this kit, it is inaccurate in many ways, I won't go onto the list as it's extensive. It does however look the part when done and was a fun trip down memory lane to a Christmas 50. years ago when I unwrapped one. [...]
Happy Veteran's day
Here in the States it's Veteran's day, so to my fellow Vets, US and international as well, thank you for your service!
Robert J anderson
USN Senior Chief Aviation Electrician's Mate, Air Warfare Specialist 1986 -2012
VAW-124, VAW-120, [...]
So CV-62 ran aground, so while planning I will start something different
My Indy kit hit a snag when I started really comparing pictures to the kit, lots to correct that will take a bit of planning before starting. The flight deck is, wrong in a number of ways, catwalks, port forward elevator is just not even [...]
Preview of coming attractions....
Now that I'm done with my Corsair time for a build near and dear to my heart. From November 1992 to Summer of 1997 I spent more time aboard The USS Independence as an Aviation Electrician's Mate in VAW 115, CVW-5, sailing out of Yokosuka [...]
Tamiya 1/48 F4U-1A Jim Sullivan memorial group build
Had a lot of fun with this one. Tried new things like using pastels on an aircraft fuselage for weathering, I had done exhausts just not the whole airframe before, cut out wing tip lenses and used clear sprue for new ones. I found the [...]
