Rhino
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An impromptu and personal mini-club meeting was held this evening at the Barry residence.
Don wanted to see me about "something important" so Teresa and I went up after my work day for a visit. He didn't know we would have a club meeting, but my Sweetie and I brought our projects for Show & Tell. Dian attended, since she lives there too and declared she would conduct the meeting and join the fun.
HA! Any Plastic Surgeon knows "conducting" one of meetings, however small, is an illusion! Silly Mrs. Barry!
Don's been out of sorts of late and hasn't been to a regular Club meeting so I recorded his projects to share!
Someone you don't want to mess with. Perhaps our Treasurer, George would look a little like this if he was a sword-wielding, fur-lined Norseman!
A tribute to Sir Sean Connery. Major General Roy Urquhart in the film "A Bridge Too Far" and King Richard the Lionheart of England in his Crusades gear.
Two of Young Miniatures German machine gunners. An MG-42 from the Wehrmacht and an Edelweiss division MG-34 Gunner.
Don comments on the excellent castings and excellent details of Young B. Song's resin busts. Check out the Mountain Division "Edelweiss" insignia on the gunners cap!
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A Tamiya plastic German soldier with the 4-legged mount for an MG-42 on his back. Don has a "Thing" for German WWII machine gunner figures and busts. His skill and attention to detail show on every one of his builds.
A Confederate Army sharp-shooter, peeking over the top of his position. He's been in action for sometime, by the look of his beard and his lack of socks. He looks vigilant and hungry! I don't remember who's kit it is.
I am hard pressed to pick between the Sir Sean Connery tribute busts or this Rebel soldier as a favorite.
Teresa brought her recent wooden puzzle/models to the mini-meeting. Her humongous RMS Titanic and her music box powered Biplane-go-round made their debut this evening. The Marble Run continues to be a crowd (?!?) pleaser. Mrs. Barry spent a goodly amount of time admiring the Gigantic Titanic. We allowed such because Dian was, after all, conducting the meeting.
As a counterpoint to the bigger models, I brought my well documented waterline sailboats and 1/700 Martin Marlins. Don and Dian admired the Revenue Cutter Caleb Cushing (with their glasses on) and agree it is my best casting yet.
Now, the "Something Important" Don wanted to see me about.
This is Chuck Sterns 1990 painting of the P-47D Razorback Thunderbolt scoring a victory over an ME-109G in late 1944. This is a framed PRICELESS ORIGINAL. Not a print. The only one of it's kind, from our departed model mentor and artist. Don insists I take this home for my very own. No refusal would be considered. There are no words to say how honored I feel by such a gift. I might have gotten just a little misty about this part of the mini-meeting. It's possible I may be a little misty still.
Now for our friends and membership, I will share why "our Giant" has been feeling blue of late without too personal many details.
Dian requires constant care following her "injury". Don, as loving husband and primary caregiver must make sure Dian gets her critical medications 4 times a day, everyday, because she sometimes forgets.
He believes this means that the days of car-rides to hobby shops and trips to model shows with the Men that love and revere him may have come to an end. I pray this is not so.
He kept me amused (and awake) with his renditions of Richard Pryor's comedy while we were on the road together in lousy weather more times than I could number.
He was party to the night I tried to sleep in a roll-away bed in ST. Louis and got folded up in it. Mike was there too!
Don was the Man that devastated the "All You Can Eat" pancake special at Steak and Shake that same trip.
Once on a trip to Madison, Don mistook his fifth of Black Velvet for a pint and did his level best to finish it off, then spent much of the contest day feeling less than awake. (happily snoring away in a hallway chair!) George was there too. So were Aimee & Joe.
I encourage anyone that knows Don to call, or drop by to visit to make sure he knows he is not left behind or forgotten.
Yep! Playing the Plastic Surgeons "OHANA" card. Life happens. It happens all the time. It isn't always easy or fun.
For my big buddy I say, Keep your stick on the ice. I'm pullin' for ya. We're all in this together. Thank you, Don.
Don wanted to see me about "something important" so Teresa and I went up after my work day for a visit. He didn't know we would have a club meeting, but my Sweetie and I brought our projects for Show & Tell. Dian attended, since she lives there too and declared she would conduct the meeting and join the fun.
HA! Any Plastic Surgeon knows "conducting" one of meetings, however small, is an illusion! Silly Mrs. Barry!
Don's been out of sorts of late and hasn't been to a regular Club meeting so I recorded his projects to share!
Someone you don't want to mess with. Perhaps our Treasurer, George would look a little like this if he was a sword-wielding, fur-lined Norseman!
A tribute to Sir Sean Connery. Major General Roy Urquhart in the film "A Bridge Too Far" and King Richard the Lionheart of England in his Crusades gear.
Two of Young Miniatures German machine gunners. An MG-42 from the Wehrmacht and an Edelweiss division MG-34 Gunner.
Don comments on the excellent castings and excellent details of Young B. Song's resin busts. Check out the Mountain Division "Edelweiss" insignia on the gunners cap!
good:A Tamiya plastic German soldier with the 4-legged mount for an MG-42 on his back. Don has a "Thing" for German WWII machine gunner figures and busts. His skill and attention to detail show on every one of his builds.
A Confederate Army sharp-shooter, peeking over the top of his position. He's been in action for sometime, by the look of his beard and his lack of socks. He looks vigilant and hungry! I don't remember who's kit it is.
I am hard pressed to pick between the Sir Sean Connery tribute busts or this Rebel soldier as a favorite.
Teresa brought her recent wooden puzzle/models to the mini-meeting. Her humongous RMS Titanic and her music box powered Biplane-go-round made their debut this evening. The Marble Run continues to be a crowd (?!?) pleaser. Mrs. Barry spent a goodly amount of time admiring the Gigantic Titanic. We allowed such because Dian was, after all, conducting the meeting.
As a counterpoint to the bigger models, I brought my well documented waterline sailboats and 1/700 Martin Marlins. Don and Dian admired the Revenue Cutter Caleb Cushing (with their glasses on) and agree it is my best casting yet.
Now, the "Something Important" Don wanted to see me about.
This is Chuck Sterns 1990 painting of the P-47D Razorback Thunderbolt scoring a victory over an ME-109G in late 1944. This is a framed PRICELESS ORIGINAL. Not a print. The only one of it's kind, from our departed model mentor and artist. Don insists I take this home for my very own. No refusal would be considered. There are no words to say how honored I feel by such a gift. I might have gotten just a little misty about this part of the mini-meeting. It's possible I may be a little misty still.
Now for our friends and membership, I will share why "our Giant" has been feeling blue of late without too personal many details.
Dian requires constant care following her "injury". Don, as loving husband and primary caregiver must make sure Dian gets her critical medications 4 times a day, everyday, because she sometimes forgets.
He believes this means that the days of car-rides to hobby shops and trips to model shows with the Men that love and revere him may have come to an end. I pray this is not so.
He kept me amused (and awake) with his renditions of Richard Pryor's comedy while we were on the road together in lousy weather more times than I could number.
He was party to the night I tried to sleep in a roll-away bed in ST. Louis and got folded up in it. Mike was there too!
Don was the Man that devastated the "All You Can Eat" pancake special at Steak and Shake that same trip.
Once on a trip to Madison, Don mistook his fifth of Black Velvet for a pint and did his level best to finish it off, then spent much of the contest day feeling less than awake. (happily snoring away in a hallway chair!) George was there too. So were Aimee & Joe.
I encourage anyone that knows Don to call, or drop by to visit to make sure he knows he is not left behind or forgotten.
Yep! Playing the Plastic Surgeons "OHANA" card. Life happens. It happens all the time. It isn't always easy or fun.
For my big buddy I say, Keep your stick on the ice. I'm pullin' for ya. We're all in this together. Thank you, Don.
