Ancient Roman Legionary, W_I_P
Lately, I’ve been painting several figures at once. As I paint with oils, and due to the slower drying time, I rotate work on them so I’m able to keep busy.
Anigrand Bell XHSL-1
To satisfy a US Navy requirement for an anti-submarine warfare helicopter, Bell’s Model 61 first flew in March 1953. It was a tandem rotor design, and the first helicopter specifically designed for this role. The name XHSL indicated the [...]
1/72 ESCI AC-47
While not overly successful, this was still an important aircraft as it was the first of its kind. Starting here, the concept also gave ground pounders the AC-119, the AC-123 and culminated in the AC-130 which as we all know has been [...]
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."
Tamiya 1/48 Heinkel He 219A-7
The Uhu is another gem from Tamiya. An accurate depiction of a complex aircraft that is easy to build. A custom made cockpit tub weight is included to balance the very heavy tail. Hence, there are no build distractions that in turn, [...]
Fire fighting Privateer P4Y-2 walk-around at Centennial of Naval Aviation
One of the highlights for me was this Privateer. As a boy growing up in the Pacific Northwest during fire season I would sit on my roof and watch B-17s, B-24s and Privateers drop borate on the hills above our city. I believe this bird [...]
Oblt. Armin Faber's Fw190 A-3
On the evening of June 23rd 1942 Oblt. Faber landed on an airfield he thought was in western France. It turned out he was landing at RAF Pembrey in Wales, thus presenting the RAF with a perfectly intact 190. After testing Faber's plane the [...]
Tamiya Sturmvogel
This is the classic Tamiya Me 262 kit in 1/48. Had started it and a Monogram Schwable way back in 2016. Had wanted to build a plane base at Rheine since I had been TDY at that base when it had F-4F Phantom IIs.
Well hit a few hiccups like [...]
Tamiya Ducati Panigale 1199 1/12th
Those of you who got to know me here on iModeler know me as Bike Queen. Well here is the bike that started it all.
I was building a Monogram Capsule and Command Module kit complete with resin aftermarket parts, and everything went wrong [...]
