Having just completed my latest contribution I am already thinking about whats next? Like most modellers i have a stash/collection/horde of kits, some of which I bought 10 years ago! How do you deceide which one to do next? My inspiration mostly comes from reading. I enjoy historical and fictional military books. The Redtail Mustang i just finished was built after seeing the Movie that came out last year. With over 40 or more kits in my to do pile I find myself in a quandry about which to do next, and thought i'd se what you guys do to decide! Over to you folks...!

I have about 70 kits in my stash, which I think is manageable. Sometimes I go with several builds in a row with a theme. Sometimes I will pull one out at random, and just go with it. Sometimes I get lucky and find a long-desired kit from the want-list available from e-Bay and it goes on the bench as soon as the mailman has driven away. Thanks to the folks in Czechoslovakia, the Ukraine, Russia, and Poland, I can finally have access to those models that I have wanted to build ever since I was a teenager. I have a CAC Wirraway, a Vindicator, an A-17A, and a P-61 mostly built waiting for paint, a Martin Mauler waiting for decals, a Bloch.174 waiting for final assembly, and a Grumman Guardian that I just started assembly on. That's where I'm at these days. Adios, Larry.

Like most of us mY inspiration comes from reading books or aviation history articles. A recent article about the failure of f-89's to down an unmanned a/c over Los Angeles is leading me to a project: Rocket Fighters of the Fifties. If I can keep myself motivated I will build 1/48th F-86D, F-89D, CF-100, Mk V, and a recently acquired F-94C. Not a bad reduction the stash.
Bill

Books, movies, magazines, seeing a model someone has done, the most recent arrival for a review that people want to know about, etc., etc.

I was reading "Death At A Distance: The Loss of the Legendary USS Harder" when the new review kit of the Riich Models fleet submarine arrived. Finding out the Harder had been painted pink during its last two patrols (not hot pink like the movie) made it a natural. A for-real "pink submarine" and an "ace" boat to top it off.

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