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Most of us a familiar with Royal Navy Captain Eric "Winkle" Brown and his aerial exploits. Major model manufacturers seem to ignore Winkle's first escort carrier model, in any scale...

It begins with short cast on a 1/350 210' WMEC lower hull. Since not much goes to waste here, chopping, sanding and shaping began to achieve a .72inch beam and close to 3.77 inch length. Yes, the hunk of lower hull started superstructure construction. The bridge winders fit well and looked...

https://trekfest.org/additional-information Ain't we all?

To avoid confusion, I have split the 1/700 Fast Response Cutter project off from the Island class WPB thread. Once again, Rafael Rivera has begun sending reference pictures that one might not find easily, from his many US Coast Guard contacts. Along the way, and since each Cutter kit includes...

The last Heller kit I built was a Hawker Hurricane Mk IIc. I opened the box and got a surprise. This 1/72 Mirage F1 kit is pretty nice for being a vintage kit that I had little appreciation for. I figger, it was started already, just as well make the best of it! I wished for SAAF decals for...

The Game is afoot! Another bright, shiny "Fartin' Fleas" model contest in the Berndes Center at the Jones County fairgrounds. Next weekend even! The Cool Kids are going on the Road! https://lippischmodelclub.org/Show2025/Fleacon21.html Forms must be downloadeded as a .jpg file and printed as...

Awright, awright, awright already! https://tlarmodels.com/ols/products/172-scale-stowage-kit-wbs-1-55-gallon-barrels-cask-and-ammo-boxes If a Tip Jar donation is made, no Linkie is needed. You get tell me who to mail these to, INSIDE the United States of America! I'm a good guy, but I cain't...

This Saturday! Anybody coming to play with "The Cool Kids" in Omaha? https://fortcrookipms.com/ The show theme is "Monogram Memories". I am excited to see some of my old favorites, but I haven't any Monogram kit recently built to take along. If the tornader hadn't broken the landing gear...

The IPMS Plastic Surgeons present Surgicon 29! https://ipms-plasticsurgeons.com/surgicon 5 April 2025 in the sprawling metropolis of Nevada (Ne-VAY-da) Iowa. The show theme is "From Tonkin to Saigon." Any subject related to the Vietnam War. A very broad theme indeed! "Rhino, Nevada? Really...

http://www.ipmsgreatplains.org/KCCon2025.htm This is the show held in the huge church in Kansas City, Kansas in conjunction with KCAMPS. The Shocking Pink Surgeons plan to voyage South this coming Saturday to join in the IPMS-style judging. I don't like to wait the whole day and then some, for...

Having watched "A Bridge Too Far" the other day, and gotten the idea I needed to build a Sherman Firefly, I waited patiently for MMM 2025. I'll see your Panther and call, Gary. Now where did I leave my Michael Caine figure?

Hi guys! Welcome to this years Plastic Surgeon club thread! That's right! Our merry band of Model Miscreants weathered another year without serious casualty or damage! Teresa built a new Lighthouse Pen. The light operates! Not really a fade to bright and fade out light, but still really...

After a few conversations with Mr. Rogers, I find him more attached to his Seahawk squadron than to the USS Carl Vinson. A change of plan has occurred. Yes, based on Frank's advice, I bought a Communist model kit. I was prepared to be disappointed and I am! :bat The Hobbyboss kit includes...

Airfix new 2025 reveal is next Tuseday. The riddle is what exciting new model kit will be included in 2025. The clue is a picture of Wilbur Wright's statue at Le mans. I think a 1/24 Curtiss Kittyhawk Mk I/Hawk 81a is in the offing. RAF and AVG markings? 1/72 and 1/48 kits have been done, so...

What does your Christmas tree look like this year? Does your family have any interesting/funny holiday traditions?

https://www.uschivdr.com/ I placed an order from Uschi 23 November 2024. 15 days later, No shipping information or product was received. Repeated attempts to contact Alexander Glass have fallen on deaf ears (keyboards?) My hope was to offer Uschi's excellent .005 mm elastic rigging line on...

I bought a book while I was working on the SS Fraser steamboat for the 1/700 "Diorama-in-a-box" kit I recently released on tlarmodels.com This is the cover picture. Steamboat SS Whitehorse, plying the treacherous 5-finger rapids of the Yukon river in the early 1900's. I am NOT Canadian. I...

It all started back in Feburary of 2023.......... And here we are today. There is still lots of work to do, but I expect it to lay out like this. 140-foot 1850's paddle steamer, SS Fraser will be making her last trip up the wild, Fraser river in BC, Canada before the river freezes solid, to...

The Blackhawk Modelers Society of Yarmouth, Iowa is presenting their annual model contest. This will occur in Mount Pleasant Iowa on Saturday, 21 September. The Blackhawks have been ardent supporters of SurgiCon for a long time, so I feel some Quid Pro Quo is in order. This will be our...

I happened upon a Silent Service Vet at a gas station in Altoona one afternoon not long ago. Bob Kirby joined the US Navy at 17 years young. He was an electrician's mate 2nd class. He was generous enough to share a couple of photos of his boat. The first picture is his boat in her GUPPY1b...