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As far as building models go, my main interest is WWII era aircraft, those newer planes (I think they are called 'jets') seem to be missing the most important part - the spinning thing on the front! I admire the skills involved in all the models here though, including jets, cars, armor, and ships.

I am a longtime musician, player of banjo, bass, dobro, mandolin and electric guitars, in bluegrass, rock and country bands, though I've semi-retired from that, seeking quieter activities. For my non-hobby time I am a 2nd generation land surveyor, Licensed in Virginia and West Virgina, and have been doing tht for over 35 years now.

Another interest of mine is astronomy and astrophotography.
See this link for some samples I have posted:
http://www.astrophotogallery.org/g935-surveying-the-night-sky.html

My 1/48 "Jug"

Here's my version of the Revell (Monogram to my old way of thinking...) P-47D 'Razorback'. I tried to model it after the one you see on the book in some of the photos. The book is a 1989 Squadron/Signal Publication titled "49th [...]

That last headline is a hard act to follow…

Reading that obituary gave me even greater respect for those heroic men who flew these in wartime. Here is my second model plane in 40 years, a P-51D built from the 1/48 Revell 'Big Beautiful Doll' kit #85-5241. I included to in progress [...]

First Model Plane in 40+ years…..

HI from a new old guy... I guess the last model I built was around 1972...I saw this when my daughter had me take her to the crafts store for school project supplies..whoa! I didn't know they had these! A limited selection but still Revell [...]