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...
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....
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...
Adding external gasoline lines on Hornet – port side aft
I started on external fuel lines on my Hornet (CVS-12) in late November and it’s taken me six weeks to...
2022 Build Review: When Double Builds Go Bad
2021 was such a good year. I finished 13 models – eight 1/72 aircraft, a 1/72 88mm gun, and four...
On the Double Build Road Again …
This time it's a 1944 and 1969 USS Hornet (CV/CVS-12). The former is pretty much an out of the box...
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/