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FDR – Hull Finished*

2023 Spring Break – Houston

FDR Day 10: Change of Plans

FDR Day 9 – hangar deck walls start going up

Doubling Down. Or Is It Tripling Down? Anyway, I Started a Third Build And Had A Great Weekend.

Another Road Trip

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1945 U.S.S. Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42) – 1/700 scratchbuild – initial steps

Drydock tour – U.S.S. Texas (BB-35)

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Marshall, Texas lawyer. I post on things that attract my interest while puttering in my study. Mostly family, books, home, history, World War II and scale modeling.
History - Naval Models

FDR – Hull Finished*

Of course there’s an asterisk - there will always be little imperfections to gradually fill and sand away, but it’s...

Michael C. Smith
March 25, 2023March 25, 2023
Family Space Exploration Travel

2023 Spring Break – Houston

Jamie planned a weekend get together for all five of us in Houston for spring break - we drove down...

Michael C. Smith
March 14, 2023March 14, 2023
History - Naval Models

FDR Day 10: Change of Plans

When I started the FDR last month, I was working off a set of Edward Wiswesser plans drawn up likely...

Michael C. Smith
March 8, 2023March 8, 2023
History - Naval Models

FDR Day 9 – hangar deck walls start going up

I'll post more on the new plans later when I've finished fully integrating them into the build, but they've already...

Michael C. Smith
March 6, 2023March 6, 2023
Models

Doubling Down. Or Is It Tripling Down? Anyway, I Started a Third Build And Had A Great Weekend.

I thought starting two new projects while having three underway (okay, actually there's like twelve, but three active) was bad....

Michael C. Smith
February 27, 2023February 27, 2023
Lawyering Travel

Another Road Trip

This week was Monday drive to Dallas for firm event with Jamie (who went back Tuesday am), Tuesday in Dallas...

Michael C. Smith
February 23, 2023February 23, 2023
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New Books

Picked up four last weekend in Dallas, a book on the F8F Bearcat for reference at Hobby Town, and three...

Michael C. Smith
February 18, 2023February 18, 2023
Models World War II

1945 U.S.S. Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42) – 1/700 scratchbuild – initial steps

Rather than finish the many models I have under construction, I am slowly sliding down into starting a new one...

Michael C. Smith
February 9, 2023February 9, 2023
Family History - Naval World War II

Drydock tour – U.S.S. Texas (BB-35)

Had a great time with Parker and Grayson touring the Texas in drydock in Houston! as very much asin his...

Michael C. Smith
February 9, 2023February 9, 2023
Family

Family Party / Shower Time in Waco

Had a wonderful time seeing family in Waco this weekend for my cousin Laurie's 60th birthday party yesterday (she's the...

Michael C. Smith
January 30, 2023February 9, 2023

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