Models I'm really proud of!
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June 21, 2019Second 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!2
June 21, 20191:48 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 decals3
June 21, 20191:32 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!!4
June 21, 2019Resin Intake covers. Satin Clear used on the nose radome to mimick the rubberized rain-erosion paint coating5
June 21, 2019Overall, 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 viewed6
June 21, 201912+ hours of work in the cockpit alone - Seatbelts made from self-adhesive lead foil tape, Oxygen hoses made from Bass Guitar string!7
June 21, 2019Metalizer 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 wear8
June 21, 20191:48 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 sensors9
June 21, 2019It won First place at the 2019 Pensacola Blue Angel Model Fest!10
June 21, 20191:48 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!11
June 21, 20191:48 Accurate Miniatures IL2-M3 Sturmovik12
June 21, 2019LOTS of time spent on this one - Assembly was a pain!13
June 21, 2019Aerial Wire made from stretchable EZ Line. Brass tubing used for the wing-mounted cannon barrels14
June 21, 20191:48 Revell A-10 I did for Parts + $250 commission for a colleague15
June 21, 2019Much more subtle weathering than my first A-10 from 2013, more realistic IMO16
June 21, 2019Painted gauges, dry-brushed accents and Resin ACES II Seat17
June 21, 2019Quickboost 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!18
June 21, 2019Southern 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 edge19
June 21, 2019The display won First place at the U.S.S. Alabama Model Fest and Pensacola Blue Angel Model Fest in 2015!20
June 21, 2019Originally displayed with the rest (now separate) my contribution: an Italeri 1:48 F-16D - I LOVE the look of the two-seaters!21
June 21, 20191:48 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!22
June 21, 2019It 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 wire23
June 21, 2019CMK Resin WWII Wooden Carrier Deck Display base with PE Tie downs - Resin toolbox on top of scratch-built work table24
June 21, 2019Removing 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 tape25
June 21, 20191:72 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 engine26
June 21, 20191:24 '67 VW Beetle I did for my wife (then GF). It's her dream Beetle.27
June 21, 2019The first car model Id done in almost 30 years28
June 21, 2019I 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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