The place of my birth. I was born March 8th 1957 at China Lake California courtesy of the United States Navy. As a military brat, I grew up around 1950s and 1960s jets. China Lake has had dozens of US Navy jets (and a few piston-poppers) over the years and I've always wanted to to recreate them in plastic. So here's my chance to do so, and drag a few with me. If US Naval aviation is your thing, maybe you'll find a home here...
China Lake had a lot of really cool paint schemes, so I hope to be able to build something that fits here if I can clear several other kits for other group builds off my list. Very familiar with the military kid […]
It's been a while, a lot of water under the bridge. Hyperscale has had a Nifty Fifties GB going on and I figured it's time to do this. I'm using the old Matchbox kit:
I was hoping to get a ton done over the Labor Day weekend, but life issues got in the way, so it was only ounces.
Long ago I had a hankering to turn out a Combat Lancer F-111A. I had a work buddy once who […]
It is amazing what they can do now with 3D printing, David (@davekight). The conversion is really taking shape. I was on Ebay last night and found a 1/48 conversion for the Monogram F-111 that included a new […]
A laborious job, my friend @davekight! Looking excellent so far!
Very smooth paint work, David @davekight
I've been masking and painting, painting and masking...
China Lake had a lot of really cool paint schemes, so I hope to be able to build something that fits here if I can clear several other kits for other group builds off my list. Very familiar with the military kid […]