Models I'm really proud of!
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Second nicest model I've ever built, IMO. It won 2nd place in 1:48 Prop Category at the 2016 IMPS Southeast Regionals--I was stunned!
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1:48 Tamiya J2M3 Raiden - Finished in 6 Days! All Tamiya Acrylics (first time), first use of Future clear coat prior to decal application - I added a few scratch cockpit details and masking tape seatbelts - I Used kit decals
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1:32 Tamiya F-4J Phantom II (Commission Build) I did for parts + $400 commission for a colleague for his father's 70th birthday - His father was a Jet Mechanic on them during Vietnam. He loved it!!
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Resin Intake covers. Satin Clear used on the nose radome to mimick the rubberized rain-erosion paint coating
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Overall, I feel this is the nicest model I've ever built! It's a pity I can't admire it every day. (By request) Both canopies were NOT glued in place so the cockpit details can be better viewed
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12+ hours of work in the cockpit alone - Seatbelts made from self-adhesive lead foil tape, Oxygen hoses made from Bass Guitar string!
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Metalizer finishes on the rear-end. Weathering dine with airbrush post-shading and only certain (commonly removed) panels outlined with a pencil then smudged to show dirt and wear
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1:48 Revell MQ-9 Reaper Drone. Scratch-built exhaust pipes, center intake vane, wheel chocks, pitot / vane assemblies, sensor wires, brake lines, etc. - AFV Club Iridescent film used on the sensors
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It won First place at the 2019 Pensacola Blue Angel Model Fest!
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1:48 Gavia Fokker D.II - Wings drilled with #90 bit and rigged with stretchable EZ line - Added scratch-built cockpit details - It won 2nd place (1:48 Rigged) at the 2016 IPMS Southeast Reginals!
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1:48 Accurate Miniatures IL2-M3 Sturmovik
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LOTS of time spent on this one - Assembly was a pain!
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Aerial Wire made from stretchable EZ Line. Brass tubing used for the wing-mounted cannon barrels
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1:48 Revell A-10 I did for Parts + $250 commission for a colleague
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Much more subtle weathering than my first A-10 from 2013, more realistic IMO
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Painted gauges, dry-brushed accents and Resin ACES II Seat
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Quickboost Resin ACES II Ejection Seat & Eduard RBF Tags, I added hydraulic lines to the wheel wells and brake lines to the MLG - I was very pleased with the results--so was he!
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Southern Air Craftsmen (Local Club) Group Build - Six 1:48 Revell F-16s mounted in the "Burst" Formation, on 3/8" diameter aluminum aircraft hydraulic tubing attached to a section of F-16 wing trailing edge
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The display won First place at the U.S.S. Alabama Model Fest and Pensacola Blue Angel Model Fest in 2015!
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Originally displayed with the rest (now separate) my contribution: an Italeri 1:48 F-16D - I LOVE the look of the two-seaters!
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1:48 Accurate Miniatures B-25B Doolittle Raider originally done for my club's group entry (WWII Navy Carrier-operated aircraft) for the 2016 IPMS Southeast Reginals - First place for group builds, of course!
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It is now displayed as its own pre-Doolittle Raid preparations diorama - Assorted Monogram figures with hand-painted rank insignias and jacket patches - Rope lashings made from twisted copper speaker wire
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CMK Resin WWII Wooden Carrier Deck Display base with PE Tie downs - Resin toolbox on top of scratch-built work table
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Removing the guns to lighten the load! Top Turret tarp cover made by stretching and (gently) heating a ziploc bag over the model with a heat gun - Strap is made from self-adhesive lead foil tape
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1:72 Dragon Do-335 - AirWaves PE detail set added, along with scratch-built engine bay detail and wiring. I opened the cowlings to show off the front engine
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1:24 '67 VW Beetle I did for my wife (then GF). It's her dream Beetle.
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The first car model Id done in almost 30 years
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I hand-painted the (Batman) "Robin" symbols on the headrests to match her name, her tattoo and her obsession for comics
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21 June 2019, 15:04
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