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Model builder, Bass player. Captain KAOS from the Doctor Demento radio program. I love to build almost anything in plastic. Love scratch building. On30 railroad geek. Modifying everything I build. Sharing ideas of the hobby, and seeing what others have made magnificent.
Oh, and Chicks dig me! (from the movie Stripes)

Scratch built MRAP with full working suspension.

I have been working on this project for over a year off and on. So long I managed to blow out a headlight and loose the wiper blades along the way. So I am just going to post her up. This, except for the wheels and machine gun and crew is [...]

Off the wall vintage slot car display for the Man Cave

Well with all the great modeling going on here, you have to admit it takes some insane madness to post a couple of slot cars. But I am extremely happy with the way my display turned out. I just couldn't throw these cars on the back shelf. [...]

Well seeing it is about Christmas time. I was asked a favor from a friend……………

My friend Dave has a eight year old who is in to helicopters. Not quite old enough to pilot a expensive RC model. But wants something that works. Dave brought me over the latest New Ray S.W.A.T. flat black Agusta Westland NH-500 [...]

Just a single photo from Bracket air field in La Verne California.

Just for fun. California Steve

Get in the tank! ….And stop acting like Babys!!!! single photo…

I just love throwing a wrench in here and there. Oops. spanners for our British readers. California Steve

Beauty and the Beast!!!

How about a little love for those old Lindberg automobile kits. The armored car is one I posted a while ago. It was derived from their Mercedes Benz racer. The new blue car is their Stutz racer with the Benz body grafted on. The windscreen [...]

It’s OK Hans….. Some are just longer than others….

I couldn't help but modify this Styer a little bit, Built for the mountains of Italy and those narrow switchback mountain passes. The last photos show some of the modifications,and how much I sectioned off the chassis. Maybe it's my A.D.D. [...]

Please indulge me. But I really didn’t know where to place this…1941 Dodge truck..

In the walk around section, or the car section? I guess I got excited. Sometimes I spend my lunchtime at the Van Nuys Airport viewing area. When I rolled in and saw this my head exploded. This is a 1941 Dodge But it is not the later Power [...]

Underwater target located Captain……but there is more….

What has come over me? I just had to do this Sea Quest DSV model. You know me, it had to have LEDs. and on and on.. Detailed the cockpit with a driver and took some photos just for fun. I also scratch built some arms with grab hands. I [...]

Well seeing that I might have gotten your attention...

Here is my Pibber Viet Nam river boat. I just added all of the photos in no particular order. But you can see my build in progress. I always like to add a little bit of a sub story so in the second pic from the last, the Captain said [...]