Recent content by JustolJon

Holy smoke this is awful. 😂 So the hinges don't line up. Some more weld seam work: This has been fun. Now to do the other side. 👍🏻

Thank you... Russian armor is brutally beautiful. This kit has some turret shape issues....

That's pretty much the game plan! The welds are going to get a sanding to tone them down and some more texture.

So while some structural cementing and bracing is drying, I decided to tackle the turret. Before I dive into that a little story. Growing up here in the 80s wasn't good for a modeler. Pretty much the only models on the shelves were cars and white box Monogram kits. About 45 minutes away was a...

Thank you everyone. This surgery has been painful and all the worry and testing hsa been tedious, but I am hopeful some of my long term issues will resolve. Headed to a doctor now. Hes likely going to order a few more tests to determine if I need more work. Fingers crossed!

This is a carving and sanding and filling extravaganza! Get a load of this turret!!! And no, none of this fits together right. I had originally intended to have it with an open hatch not too certain now...

Hello all! I have been missing due to some health issues. Here is an update: I do NOT have CTEPH so the big scary surgery is off the table 😎. I did however have a diagnosis of severe veinous reflux and am recuperating from surgery to rectify that. I was taken off a medication (a beta blocker)...

On the bench ! Maquette T-34 obr 1941. Well what can I say? Weird plastic clunky details.... So here is the donkey work. 1. The upper hull is a T-34/85... That means backdating. 2. A 7mm strip needs to be removed from the front glacis to fix the rounded prow. I did this by measuring (twice) with...

Quick update. I have had more tests run. A right heart cath, ECG, stress test, and VQ scan. I do NOT have CTEPH. That is major good news. I may still have chronic issues from scars but at least it is not straining the heart and arteries in my lungs. I may still have to have the surgery but there...

What have I gotten myself into??? My workbench won't hold it! On a side note I have always wanted to build a 1/72 Fubuki class... It would only be slightly bigger.. $59 at Ollies

Thank you. I have been reading up on it and them.... Two weeks away from my family though...

Thank you, I am on vacation now but it weighs on me.

Two years ago this September I suffered a massive bilateral pulmonary embolism. After my "recovery" I felt better, but in the last year my condition has progressively worsened. I made an appointment with a vascular surgeon, but before the appointment my left leg "blew up" (it was the source of...

Thank you!

It is a fun kit to build!