Here are the citations for the Medal of Honor of people I have known or been fortunate to write about (I am currently writing about the Chosin campaign, which covers most of the USMC MoH citations, who were people I was privileged to meet [...]
I was the very lucky recipient of the random selection award for February... and now I have a brand new Airfix 1/48 Spit Mark V in my possession. I'm hoping to do it in a Malta scheme at some point, and am very much looking forward to [...]
just like to thank Imodeler for voting my model of the Vickers vanguard for the February best in show, as you can see I choose the Revell 1/72 A400M Grizzly, the kit arrived safely and hopefully it will adorn my work bench in the near [...]
Rod Stewart’s Hidden Beverly Hills Railroad
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“I pity a man who doesn’t have a hobby like this one,it’s just the most supreme relaxation,” Stewart said of the train modeling passion he’s devoted decades of his life to. [...]
The B-25 is my favorite WWII aircraft - just love the lines - everything about it. This is an old Testors kit. Went together pretty well, although had to shim up one side of the horizontal stabilizer to get it level. Added a seat for the [...]
This is a 1/10 resin bust of a Viking shieldmaiden, from Korean firm Nuts Planet. The figure is probably based on the character Lagertha in the TV series, The Vikings. Lagertha was, according to legend, a Viking shieldmaiden from what is [...]
the venerable B-17f “The pride of Seattle” as it would have looked in June 1943 while part of the 91st heavy bombardment wing stationed at Bassingbourn at Cambridgeshire U.K...in the livery of “Wabash Cannonball” painted by Sgt. [...]
Hi again, this is probably going to be my last article for a while as I have three different holidays planned between now and July. It's also the clearest my work bench has looked for months!
This kit is in 1/35 scale from Trumpeter. The [...]