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Retired aircraft mechanic (Airlines) and former bush-pilot (Northern Canada).
Have been an IPMS member for 40+ years, and building models (and the stash!) forever.
My interests are RCAF aircraft, WW2 and post war aircraft, armor, and subs/ships.
This is the Classic Airframes Grumman J4F Widgeon in 1/48 scale. It is finished as a USCG aircraft in early war colors, that was used in anti-sub patrols, armed with a single depth charge. In August of 1942, one USCG Widgeon was [...]
This is a major conversion of Trumpeter's 1/48 HU-16A Albatross into an RCAF CSR-110, the long winged version similar to an HU-16B, UF-2, but with engines and props (R-1820-82's) from the RCN Tracker.
The conversion involved increasing the [...]
This is Tamiya's HE-219 'Uhu'. Belts and rear cockpit details were added, as well as opening the wing and tail heater exhaust, detailing the wheel wells, adding brake lines, and opening up the torque links. Nav lights are colored Bingo [...]
This is another Hasegawa BF-109, this time it's an F-2, flown by Werner Molders in 1941.
I added belts and cockpit details, corrected the wheel wells and added brake lines.
Paints are Tamiya acrylic, weathering with oils and pastels, and [...]
This is Hasegawa's 1/48 BF-109F-4 in Hermann Graf's markings, 9/JG52, May 1942.
Built mostly OOB, with details and harnesses added to cockpit, corrected wheel wells and brake lines.
Kit decals which behaved flawlessly, and Tamiya acrylics, [...]
This is another Amtech 1/48 P-40E Warhawk, built at the same time as the Robert L. Scott one (Claire Chennault 'gifted' the former to Scott, and his son flew this one!).
Every one of the 11 FS, 343 FG aircraft had a slightly different [...]
This is the Amtech (AMT) P-40E Warhawk, finished as 'Old Exterminator' of Col. Robert L. Scott of the AVG.
While the kit itself is an easy build, to bring it up to acceptable standards requires a resin cockpit, wheels, seat, photo etch [...]
After many unsatisfactory attempts, I've found a way to vacuform satisfactory canopies ...
... mount canopy on plasticene ..
... box and make a female mold with casting silicone, using a pressure pot at 40 PSI (eliminates bubbles) ...
... [...]
This is the Tamiya 1/48 P-51D Mustang, marked as John C. Meyer's "Petie 2nd".
Typical of Tamiya, easy assembly and a nice fit. The only weak points are the wheel well not going back to the spar, and a prop that is too wide and [...]
This is the early ICM (Tamiya knockoff) 1/48 P-51D Mustang, marked as "Miss Marilyn II".
As an early ICM kit, there were a number of challenges, HUGE sink marks, short shots, incorrect detail parts copied from other kits, and a [...]
