Local air museum
Went to my local air museum today to see a B 25 that was flown in. WWII combat plane. Got to go inside. Awesome. I’ve been in Two B 17s and a B 24 and now a B 25. Good day.
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Kawasaki Ninja ZX-RR 1/12th – kit #14109
I didn’t except much from this kit as I thought it was an older Tamiya kit (2007). I added Tamiya Detail Up forks #12619 and Top Studio #Md29005 detail set.
I was at first unimpressed with Top Studio set but as I began to work with it [...]
Johnny Quest Robot Spy
A little project I always wanted to do. Ping pong ball eyeball/body with some metal tubing. Ship is sheet stock with a clear ball half from a Xmas ornament. Fun build and hope it brings back some favorite childhood memories 😊
IPMS Flying Tigers Model Show
Went to the Flying Tigers chapter model show near New Orleans today. Here are a few of the kits at the show. Enjoy.
1/48 Bristol Blenheim Mk.IF
This is the Bristol Blenheim Mk.IF from Classic Airframes. The markings are from No.248 Squadron, Hendon late 1939.
Thanks for looking
Martin
Model Competition Results and Update
Last week, I competed at the commies fest competition with a few familiar old models as well as several new additions to the collection featuring various Warhammer 40K miniatures (some not so mini) including a group of Imperial Knights [...]
Corrosion Control
In the above photo there are two means of dealing with the uphill battle aircraft corrosion at sea on a squadron level.Maintanance Control was continually at odds with the corrosion crew for flyable aircraft, corrosion maintenance usually [...]
1/48 Tamiya Il-2 Shturmovik
Finished the 1/48 Tamiya Il-2 Shturmovik. It's a great kit - Tamiya's excellent kit engineering makes it very fun to build. I added riveting to the airframe with a rivet wheel, used Eduard's photo etch for the seatbelts, and also [...]
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
Grieving Parents by Kathe Kollwitz
This terrible knowledge is what separates us from little boys playing with toy soldiers. As General Sherman pithily observed "War is hell."
