FDR – Hull Finished*
Of course there’s an asterisk - there will always be little imperfections to gradually fill and sand away, but it’s...
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...
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...
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...
Devotion
We all went to see the movie this afternoon, and really enjoyed it. The movie was good, the aviation was...
Roosevelt’s Navy: The Education of a Warrior President, 1882-1920 – James Tertis de Kay
This was a magnificent little book. It focuses on Roosevelt's tenure as Assistant Secretary of the Navy from 1913 to...
Nimitz at War: Command Leadership from Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay – Craig L. Symonds
There hasn't been a comprehensive biography of Fleet Adm. Nimitz since Craig Symonds' mentor E.B. Potter wrote Nimitz in 1976...
2021 Modeling Review – Four Essexes, Nine Aircraft and a 88mm
I posted the full analysis of my 2021 builds on my iModeler page - https://imodeler.com/2022/01/2021-modeling-review-four-essexes-nine-aircraft-and-a-88mm/
1/700 USS Randolph (CV-15) – August 1945
https://imodeler.com/2022/01/1-700-uss-randolph-cv-15-august-1945/
Leppla/Liska “Sail 12” SBD Dauntless – Battle of the Coral Sea
https://imodeler.com/2022/01/leppla-liska-sail-12-sbd-dauntless-battle-of-the-coral-sea/