1/72 Grumman F8F-2 Bearcat (23-01)
This is my first completed build since 2021 - a small one, to be sure, but a completed build nonetheless....
FDR – Hull Finished*
Of course there’s an asterisk - there will always be little imperfections to gradually fill and sand away, but it’s...
2023 Spring Break – Houston
Jamie planned a weekend get together for all five of us in Houston for spring break - we drove down...
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....
Another Road Trip
This week was Monday drive to Dallas for firm event with Jamie (who went back Tuesday am), Tuesday in Dallas...
New Books
Picked up four last weekend in Dallas, a book on the F8F Bearcat for reference at Hobby Town, and three...
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...
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...