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What A Difference a Degaussing Cable Makes

Spent a long time last night sanding and cleaning up the flight deck before gluing it in place this afternoon....

Michael C. Smith
September 10, 2023September 10, 2023
History - Naval Models World War II

Coral Sea Lexington (CV-2) – gun galleries & boat pockets

This afternoon was getting the detailing done on the Lexington's gun galleries and boat pockets - steps 3 and 4...

Michael C. Smith
September 10, 2023September 11, 2023
History - Naval Models World War II

Taking the Elevator All the Way Down

I like each build from a kit to have something unusual - a scratchbuilt detail that adds something to the...

Michael C. Smith
September 3, 2023September 11, 2023
History - Naval Models World War II

Another Coral Sea Lexington

A May 1942 Lexington has always been a favorite of mine, and this will be my fifth Lexington in 1/700...

Michael C. Smith
September 2, 2023September 11, 2023
History - Naval Models World War II

Butch O’Hare F4F-3 refit

In May of 2017 as part of my 75th anniversary of the Pacific War battles of 1942 I built a...

Michael C. Smith
July 23, 2023July 23, 2023
History - Naval Models World War II

Repairing the Wasp

I completed a project this evening that is been on my mind for many, many years – the repair and...

Michael C. Smith
May 10, 2023May 10, 2023
History - Naval Models World War II

1/72 F4U-1A Corsair

This was a reprise of the Hasegawa Corsair kit that I built two weekends ago as a F4U-4 flying from...

Michael C. Smith
April 23, 2023April 23, 2023
History - Naval Models World War II

1/72 F6F-5 Hellcat

My attempt to make headway on my stash of unbuilt kits settled on a second 1/72 Academy F6F this week....

Michael C. Smith
April 22, 2023April 22, 2023
History - Naval Models World War II

Matchbox Replacements: 1/72 Curtiss SB2C-4E Helldiver (23-02) & Vought F4U-1D Corsair (23-03)

These two new completions - an AMT SB2C-4 Helldiver and a Hasegawa F4U-4 Corsair - will be significant upgrades from...

Michael C. Smith
April 7, 2023May 16, 2023
History - Naval Models World War II

Gloss Sea Blue Weekend

I did finally get the Bearcat (bottom left) finished this weekend, but didn’t quite finish the upgraded Helldiver and Corsair...

Michael C. Smith
April 3, 2023April 3, 2023

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