78 years ago today
For the 36 Enterprise fliers, their entry into World War II was “come as you are.” Air group commander Howard "Brigham" Young and his wingman, Ensign Perry Teaff, were passing over Barber’s Point when they spotted aircraft [...]
Jenny I got your number
In doing research on the history of dive-bombing, I discovered that the venerable old Curtiss JN-4 actually did service in combat zones, specifically with the US Marines in Haiti around 1920. I was taken by the camoflage scheme and [...]
U.S. NAVY Diver, 1941
This is a 1/10 bust I painted back in 2005 before my twin daughters started taking up most of my spare time.
MiG GB – 1/48 MiG-19PM.
This is my contribution to the MiG Group Build that Sebastijan Videc was so kind to start and moderate. It’s an early Trumpeter kit from around 2004 that’s been in my stash since at least 2009. It’s a solid kit that assembled [...]
RCAF CC-130J-30 'Stretched Hercules' in 1/72
This is a build from this spring - MultiCast's resin conversion (1/72) of the Italeri C-130 Hercules to an RCAF C-130J-30. The MultiCast set is great, beautifully molded, and the decals are world class.
I made things more difficult for [...]
Mustang Airfix 1/72
The Mustang is one of the most beautiful warbirds, especially in natural metal finish. The Airfix kit is rather good in shape, good fit, sufficient details for the scale, and cheap.
I build it from the box, and added a PJ Productions resin [...]
CURTISS P 40 N ,1/48 EDUARD
My Curtiss p 40 N made starting from the Eduard 1/48 scale box that incorporates the MAUVE mold,with the addition of photoetched part and a New large Decals sheet.
The model was painted with gunze color trying to simulate a wear [...]
1/350 Oliver Hazard Perry (Academy)
Academy
1/350 scale
P.E. : Pontos (Basic)
I'm not used to modern warships. I'm looking for a painting method that emphasizes panel effects.
This is the first step toward building the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer(1:350 scale) and the [...]
20000 Leagues Under the Sea
I dedicate this to my friend Mikel Sauve.
I say thank you to Mikel Sauve and Chien Yu Wei.
Big Heller Lockheed Constellation
This is the Heller Lockheed Constellation, in 1/72nd scale. The model is big, with a length of about 22 inches, and a span of about the same. Not only is the kit big, I added a bunch of weight in the nose, making the model nose-heavy and [...]
