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As many of you know, I resigned from my job a year and half ago to care for my parents. I haven't been able to find a job since. I had to relocate to my hometown and live in their house. The local economy still sucks and nobody wants to hire a guy who's 57 years old. Well, things are looking up...

I no sooner got back into modeling and my dad required some more time and attention. He's been the healthiest man I've ever known for 88 years, never missing a day of work for 31. He's been retired for 29 and spent the last 10 caring for my mother, who's now in a nursing home. Except for the...

Here's a few more photos from the MMSI show in Chicago: First up is Andy's Panther.

In addition to the figures, there is a wide variety of dioramas and vehicles. Here's a sampling:

Andy Fettes and I attended the Military Miniature Society of Illinois Society Show in Chicago today (10/24/15). As usual, I took a ton of pictures, and I hope you enjoy viewing some of them. It was great to see Andy again after nearly five years. Andy entered his SS Tanker Normandy figure (see...

Knowing how much modelers love to research their subjects, I went through two sets of camera batteries while taking 250 pics of a little bit of everything at WWI Days. For me, it was like being at Disneyland. I hope you find the posts helpful. The two-day event, in it's 19th year, featured 1,300...

I overheard a discussion about the grease gun issued to U.S tankers. If you have an original, it's worth about $35,000.00. I wish dad had brought that sucker home! One of the fundraisers involved allowing you to shoot a .50 cal. The sweet thing that was running the booth (pictured from the rear)...

There was quite the array of German motorcycles:

A reported 1,300 re-enactors camp out for the weekend on the grounds of Rockford's Midway Village.

An amazing array of axis weapons and gear. Perhaps, the most interesting, is the Italian weapons and Alpine gear. Axis Weapons/gear:

These shots are from WWII Days in Rockford, Illinois. It was an amazing display of weapons/gear/uniforms. The re-enactors depicted many U.S./German/Russian/Italian and Polish units. Allied Weapons and gear:

These photos are from WWII Days in Rockford, Illinois. Skirmish

These are photos from the 19th Annual WWII Days in Rockford, Illinois. German Tanks/vehicles;

Photos taken at WWII Days in Rockford, Illinois. Allied Tanks/vehicles

These are some photos from the 19th Annual WWII Days in Rockford, Illinois. Allied Jeeps:

Does anybody happen to know where I might find a 1/35-scale cargo net? I'm looking for one that would have been commonly used to drop supplies from helicopters during Vietnam. The ones I've seen in photos appear to be made of heavy rope and feature a pattern of squares. I could probably make one...

The Midway Village Museum in Rockford, Illinois, is hosting its annual WWII Days this weekend. Rockford is about 90 miles northwest of Chicago or, if you prefer, 90 miles southwest of Milwaukee. The event runs from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sat., Sept. 26, and from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sun., Sept...

I'd always wanted to try my hand at a whitewash, so I used Dragon's Initial Production Tiger I SPzAbt 502 Leningrad 1943 (6252) for my experiment. It's a great 3 in 1 kit, which includes a nice sprue of photo-etch parts and a metal barrel. It was a bit pricey, but worth every penny. This is the...

Hey, everybody Rumors of my demise have been highly exaggerated. It's been almost five years since I last responded to roll call. For that, I apologize. If you recall, I got extremely frustrated and depressed when I had to start wearing bifocals. I just couldn't adjust and it drove me batty...