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Retired transit worker from NYCT. ,phormer phantom phixer f4j, low tech,low budget modeler. mostly a/c.
First up is Johans 1968 Police cruiser, I started it over twenty years ago, wanted to do it in the old green/black/white scheme of NYCPD, but the decals supplied were blue . So it lay forgotten until now . I figure it's an unmarked patrol [...]
I picked these up at that Long Island model show. I didn't plan on buying that many but, I was inspired by recent builds that appeared on iModeler. so that's my justification and I'm sticking with it.
1.Monogram F8F Bearcat [got vf-31 [...]
This is Revell's 1/50 Viking long boat . I was inspired by the History channel tv show , all I need is a crew and we're off to Vineland aaarrgh! Straight foreward build, hated the rigging, The little knots were a bear.
Just a few shots of the model show on Long Island, held this year at the Museum of American Armor at Bethpage Long Island N.Y.
Thank you iModeler, Received prize for the random award the other day, I hope when I build it I can do it justice. It looks like an excellent kit. One of the squadron choices is VF-31's predecessor- VF-6, I guess I know which one I'll do. [...]
1- Academy P-40B Flying Tiger, 2- Airmodel P-37 made up unit , 3- Airfix P-40E unknown Canadian unit.
4- Academy P-40M "Sue" 51st. F.G.,CBI. 5- MPM P-40F 33rd F.G. Morocco. 6-Hasegawa/conv. TP40N no unit.
Love P-40's, have a [...]
You lit the fire Tony V.
I managed to complete the Plymouth Volare before my F-4, It came with the Road runner package with a 360. but me being a past owner of four different cars with the slant six 225 well, I down graded it to a plain [...]
This I did way back when the 1980's Batman was popular, this is the '60s version. I used revel's 1/24 Lincoln Futura kit, sheet plastic& filler, and after market wheels/tires. As it turns out there was a conversion kit available a [...]
Camera shy Gee bee with power source to run hidden motor, is possible to upload video? Dragon in ink, Forest scene where he would have liked to retire. He inked and painted both.
Yes I know another fantasy bird, This is Revells History makers edition of this old mold, putty sand, putty sand and once again. I was going to do it out of the box but the decals were shot, so I came up with a 1/144 P-3 VP squadron decals [...]
