Thursday. 25 May 2023. 1900 hours.
The Surgeons gather. The Earth trembles.
Ray Powers isn't quite finished with his Tamiya 1/48 scale Lightning P-38F. Ray started this model before he got sick. It was resurrected from the "Shelf of Doom" and nears completion. The sometimes dour Ray comments that if you want a 1/48 P-38, this is the kit to have. "It ain't cheap!"
Ray's Grandson Colton nears completion on the Tamiya 1/35 Jagdpanther he graciously accepted form me to finish. He asked me to repeat the ridiculous, sob-story I told him about how this model came to be in my possession and why I wanted him to have it for his very own.
"Sob. Gasp. Now my healing can begin. Boo-hoo-hooo!" Curt Young gave me a standing ovation for my over-the-top performance of this silly story. Colton plans a 1/35 M4A3E8 Sherman as a 1946 3rd Army build. He thinks a 90mm gun might help push the Bolsheviks out of Germany. I suggested said Patton's 3rd Army 1946 Sherman might have been fitted with a Wehrmacht 88mm gun. The US and German armies fighting along side? Imagine the possibilities!
Carlton Burger built the 1/72 Revell 1962 tooling of their Royal Air Force Spitfire Mk.1a. He comments this might be the worst model airplane he ever built and understandably so! Oddly enough the 1962 decals went on without much fuss. Bravo Mr. Burger!
Joe's old school Tamiya 1/35 Chi-Ha Japanese tank and 1/48 Ki-46 Dinah interceptor are off the Contemporary Armor beaten path.
Correction on the Tamiya JMSDF armored command vehicle model. It is actually the 1/48 scale kit. My mistake.
Among Jose's projects are a figure of Manfred von Richtofen with his big dog Moritz, a 1/1200 scale Revell USS Yorktown circa 1939. His 1/72 scale Mexican Air Force T-6 project continues. I fueled the fire by adding another Heller 1/72 T-6 and a bagged Airfix 1/72 Harvard model kit to his production line.
Don brought his finished fit warrior MILF figure. It is STUNNING in person.
Francisco is trying out Tamiya X22 clear and tinting on vac windscreens. He says X22 clear doesn't dissolve when water hits it like Future can do.
It is thinned with Tamiya Lacquer thinner. After a generous sniff, I decided Tamiya's lacquer thinner smells very much like MEK. It tastes a little different. It could be better on the rocks. WOOOOooooo!! Good Stuff!
It was "Present Night". I cast my butt off Wednesday to be ready to give cool stuff away to my fellows!
Don got 8 more resin chianti bottles for his 1/32 Italian fighter pilot vignette.
George got a test shot of TLAR Models 1/700 "Proud Mary" river paddle steamer and a set of resin 1/35 cowboy hats to add to his Vietnam gun truck project. I brought along Ron Schultz' new Bunny kit with a bunch more squirrels and a bath duckie.
A couple of old tool model airplanes and 1/35 resin cowboy hats for Dave Bettis.
Ron and Dave didn't make the meeting this night.
I finally made something big enough for my model brethren to actually see. The 1/350 Three Mile Limit boat and Ronnie's Bunny kit came for Show & Tell. The castings have been coming out crisp, precise and clean. The 1/350 90-footer might be the coolest model I have ever made.
Ronnie Rabbit has a cigar. The other head is Bonnie Bunny. (She's a wee bonny bunny!) Bonnie comes with a huge bottle of vino/liquor and a carrot, see?
I've sold 2 of "Ronnie's Bunnies" kits as soon as they are cast!
There is a Plastic Surgeon picnic in the offing for 24 June. More news as this enthralling ortello unfolds!
Thanks again for looking in!
