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While in the Squadron booth at the Chattanooga IPMS show I was talking with one of their representatives who told me Squadron just moved from Texas to Ringgold, Georgia. That's like less than 10 miles from my house. I was a bit stunned when he said that. I said your kidding!?...Squadron has...

Just got back from IPMS show in downtown Chattanooga where I met up with Heavens Eagle (Paul). We had a good conversation at the contest table. It was great hooking up with another MA member! He had four entries on display. I enjoyed getting to see some of his handy work close up. The pics don't...

This will be a pretty big model at 1/16. I haven't settled on which theater of action yet. I want to use the long barrel on my version. There's lots of parts to this kit.

The man that brush hogged our 5 arces of pasture has gotten to old to do it. He did it free. It was a deal made years ago in exchange for keeping his horses on our land. We decided to do it ourselves. Just purchased this 1951 Ford 8n and dug out a 5' Brush hog thats been sitting in the woods for...

On the bench is my next project, the Panzer I. I'm not sure if I could post the photograph that inspired me to build this kit for a couple of reasons. One, The image says "may be subject to copyright laws" the other is the tank is flying a pre war Totenkopf pennat and I really don't know what...

After building the large scale Takom Renault FT I'm spoiled now. So much so I don't see myself going back to modelling AVF's in 1/35. I've ordered two 1/16 scale Panzer kits, the Panzer I Ausf a and the Panzer III Ausf J. Yes, some...or most offerings in this scale are stupid expensive. But so...

While waiting on my next project to arrive in the mail, I'm revisiting some of my recent builds. Mostly tweaking colors and weathering. Starting with the Romfell. The changes are subtle, just adding tones, washes and such, but the difference is dramatic from when I called it finished the first time.

My wife gifted me a Potensic Atom SE Drone for Christmas. Still learning to fly it smoothly. It takes good photos and video, however it is not a gimbaled camera so the horizon will look tilted in flight. I can straighted the pics with my photo editor, though. First pics of our town and our...

Bashing a G scale steam locomotive. This engine was a 4-6-0 Bachmann "toy train". I shortened the frame to turn it into a 2-4-0 Porter. I made the boiler from a spray paint can wrapped with styrene. The steam dome is PVC pipe glued up and turned on the lathe. It seemed to do the job so I'll make...

My wife in front of our condo last week on Clearwater North Beach. Quite a different story there this week.

When I took our Cayenne to the Porsche dealer for service, I spotted this Taycan Turismo. It's Porsche's EV model and is ranked as one of the most powerful production electrics in the world. I think Porsche swung and missed by not making this sharp car at least a hybrid.

-A three day trip to Indiana $$$. - Marion Co, TN deputy in hot pursuit peppered wife's Porsche with gravel and cracked the Windshield... fixed $$$$. -Home central unit needed servicing $$. -One of two Bradford Pear trees split and fell on the horse pasture fence. Tree cutters coming Thursday...

Next project. Takom's 1/16 scale Renualt FT. This was Takom's first ever release. When I opened the box I was glad to see that mine is the later molding, done in grey plastic. The original was done in a maroon, not a big deal, just kinda weird. The box art shows it in the French service with...

Sonar image of what researchers say very well could be the Electra.

Trumpeter's 1/350 USS Texas caught my eye for a couple of reasons. It will serve as a good project to get away from my on going USS Constitution build, and it's smaller, and more manageable on my limited sized workbench than the large scale sailing ship models. The Texas, which is still around...

Don't know how many of y'all are keeping up with the restoration of the USS Texas but, they are moving right along with it. I decided it was time to donate to the cause, and in return recieved a small piece of the ship. A 3"×3" square of steel taken from one of the torpedo blisters, that are...

I had abandoned this build because I lost a particularly hard part of the kit to make. I've managed to scratchbuild the piece needed. So, let's get this thing done. Applied some basic color to the body. Nobody knows what the two tone paint scheme colors were but, most show it in a green and gray.

The WWI (1915) Austro-Hungarian Romfell armoured car is just to odd for me to pass on. (My wife said another clown car?) Only one was built, according to records. It's innovative design got praise but apparently wasn't accepted by the powers that be because there was concern the contraption...

This Sherman sits in front of the Attica IN. VFW. I played on it when I was a kid. What variant of the M4 is it?

After seven days of bliss at Clearwater North Beach we're home. Unfortunately, we didn't dodge Covid. We both tested pos and are quarantining. Anyway the weather was great all week. Best sunset pic of the trip from our condo. And the other is for Moon Pup, taken at the Palm Pavilion.