Saturn V Mobile Launcher – hard stand support pedestals
Most Saturn V mobile launcher/LUT models use the LUT to show off the crawler/transporter that transported the complete stack from...
Study Ceiling – Pop Demmer
Finished the east wall today by adding Pop Demmer over the family scrapbooks, which begin with Mom & Pop Demmer...
“Barbara III” – George Bush’s last TBF Avenger; LUT update
Added another model to the cabinet today - finally finished the 1/72 Academy/Minicraft TBF (not a good kit) with decals...
Saturn V Launch Umbilical Tower (LUT) fueling piping
The various pipes needed to fuel the Saturn V ran up Side 2 of the LUT, attached to a frame,...
Pacific Thunder: The US Navy’s Central Pacific Campaign, August 1943–October 1944 – Thomas McKelvey Cleaver
This book focuses on the U.S. Navy's Central Pacific drive from August 1943 to October 1944. It really begins ten...
Models Update: Arizona, Hood, and a lot on the LUT
After several weeks off I finally got a day in the model workshop yesterday, which extended late into the night...
Apollo: The Race to the Moon – Murray, Charles & Cox, Catherine Bly
This book was recommended by Tom Tamlyn, who said it was his favorite of the many books he’s looked at...
The Rising Sun: The Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire, 1936-1945 – John Toland
Boy, did this take forever - over 41 hours. The narrator’s stentorian tone and the tone of many of the...
First Man – the annotated screenplay – Josh Singer
I picked this up to see what decisions they made making the movie - how much was strictly accurate, how...
First Man soundtrack – Justin Hurwitz
After watching First Man the second time, I realized that I really enjoyed the soundtrack and picked it up. It’s...