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Michael C Smith

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.
Books History - General World War II

His Final Battle: The Last Months of Franklin Roosevelt – Joseph Lelyveld

I really enjoyed this book. It covers familiar ground with FDR's last year, but the emphasis here is on remembering...

Michael C. Smith
August 19, 2023August 19, 2023
Models World War II

Boats on the Hood

The parts count on this model is a beast - 432 parts. So it's going slow - and it got...

Michael C. Smith
August 19, 2023August 19, 2023
Models World War II

Back At Work on HMS Hood

Resuming work on HMS Hood, the most beautiful warship ever built. Have to get a build dock cleared for an...

Michael C. Smith
August 5, 2023August 5, 2023
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Scale Modeling Organization, Database, Task Lists and Posting

It's a sickness. It really is. But part of the enjoyment I get out of puttering in my study (and...

Michael C. Smith
July 30, 2023July 30, 2023
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New Build Docks (6 & 7)

I get far more attention online for my build docks than my models - which is usually fair! Back in...

Michael C. Smith
July 30, 2023July 30, 2023
History - General Models World War II

1/72 PzKpfw III Ausf. L.

This is my first tank build since high school - appropriate since attending TankFest last summer. It's a early 1943...

Michael C. Smith
July 30, 2023July 30, 2023
History - General Models World War II

Curtiss P-40B Warhawk

This build is the Airfix kit representing 1st Lt. Kenneth W. Sprankle's P-40B, registration 41-13297, assigned to the 6th Pursuit...

Michael C. Smith
July 29, 2023July 29, 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
Books Fiction

Dracul – Dacre Stoker & J.D. Barker

After a day reading, I'm in a writing mood. And boy do I have some comments on "this" one. This...

Michael C. Smith
June 11, 2023June 11, 2023
Books History - General

The Years of Lyndon Johnson: The Passage of Power – Robert Caro

This is most effective work of nonfiction I have ever read. I have been reading about LBJ and JFK my...

Michael C. Smith
June 11, 2023June 11, 2023

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