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NEXT UP – Trumpeter's 1/25 scale American LaFrance Eagle Fire Pumper Fire Truck which is a commission build. The client trained and served as a volunteer fireman on this truck. This is the first time I built a fire truck so this will be an interesting build for me. The client also furnished many...

HAPPY NEW YEAR! In a few days it will be 2025 so here is my 2024 year in review. I started the year off with a 1/48 Revell A-26B. It was detailed with Eduard photo etch detail sets for the cockpit and the bomb bay. I also used the SAC metal landing gear set. The scheme is the "Maggie's Drawers"...

I am taking a short break from commission builds during this holiday season. So for the first build of 2025 I am building Academy's 1/48 PBJ-1D (B-25D). The scheme will be "The Fork-Tailed Devils" of VMB-433 for the U.S. Marines located on Emirau Island, New Guinea 1944. I will be adding some...

Welcome to the last commission build of 2024. For this build I will be using Kinetic's 1/48 Mirage 2000C kit. The scheme will be the French version. The client is a Harrier pilot who was doing a joint exercise with France and had the chance to fly one of their Mirage 2000C aircraft. The aircraft...

This next commission build is another A-10. I will be using Academy's 1/48 A-10C "75th FS Flying Tigers" kit. The scheme will be how this aircraft looked in 2014. I will be adding Eduard photo etch detail set, Master Model brass gun, Ares resin ejection seat, and I will be using eight LED's and...

This second commission build is the Academy 1/72 A-10A from "Operation Iraqi Freedom" I will be using the kit decals for the aircraft from the 75th Fighter Squadron of the 23rd wing. This will also be mounted in a display case. It will be mostly "out of the box" build with the exception of using...

NEXT UP – Hasegawa 1/72 P-3C Orion – Commission Build! For my next build and the first of a few commission builds I will be building the Hasegawa/Minicraft 1/72 P-3C Orion. The P-3C is an anti-submarine warfare patrol aircraft for the U.S. Navy. The scheme of this build is that of VP-8 known...

This build is the 1/48 Hobby Boss YF-23. This is a prototype aircraft designed by Northrop was in competition against Lockheed's F-22 back in 1990. It was nicknamed "Black Widow II" with reference to Northrop's famous P-61 from WWII. For this build I will be adding Aires resin seat and Caracal's...

This is the first of two special builds. In July of this year the International Plastic Modelers Society (IPMS) is holding their National Convention in Madison, Wisconsin. This is only a couple of hour drive from my home. I am building two different projects and depending on their outcome I will...

The year is coming to a close in just a couple of days. This year I completed ten builds. Seven of these were commission builds. Below are the synopsis of each build along with a link to the build log. At the start of the year I finished off the 1/32 Trumpeter A-7E Corsair II from my old...

I am taking a short break from commission builds over this holiday season. This next build is the Revell 1/48 A-26B Invader. For this build I will be using Eduard's cockpit and bomb bay detail sets. The scheme I will be using is "Maggie's Drawers" of the 416th BG - 671st BS - 9th AF that was...

Welcome to the start of my seventh commission build this year. This build I will be using Hasegawa's 1/48 AV-8B Harrier Plus. The client is a former Harrier pilot and wants a model of one of the many aircraft he flew in his career. I will be using Caracal's AV-8B+ decal set and using the VMA-214...

As I continue with my commission builds this next one is another Egg Plane. A couple of years ago I built a 1/48 A-10 for a client that wanted it to match the aircraft he flies in the online at the Digital Combat Simulator website. It had custom decals and was fully illuminated. You can see that...

This is another commission build using Dragon's 1/72 P-61A/P-61B Black Widow Night Fighter. The client is a huge fan of the Northrop P-61 and really liked the 1/48 scale I built last year. He wants a 1/72 version in a case for his desk. For this build I will be using the Ares resin cockpit...

This next build is another commission for a returning client. The kit is the Hasegawa SR-71 Egg Plane. Hasegawa has a large series of these egg planes. They feature an egg-shaped distorted interpretation of a real world aircraft. They are quite easy to build. It took me only a few days to build...

This next build is a commission build using the 1/48 Revell/Monogram AV-8B kit. The client supported the Marine squadron VMA-223 in Afghanistan in 2011. In appreciation of his support they carried an American flag on a mission aboard and aircraft call sign "ALAMO 12". Upon their return the...

My next build is the 1/48 Kitty Hawk AH-1Z "Viper" attack helicopter. This is the first of a few commission builds I will be doing over the next few months. For this build I will be adding the Eduard interior and exterior photo etch sets, the Model Master M197 (20mm) brass barrels, and the...

Last year I built a 1/48 R4D-5 that was featured in a movie called "The Thing from another world". I had so much fun building the aircraft to match the movie that I am doing another movie aircraft. I am using the Hobby Boss 1/48 scale A-6A Intruder and will be making it the aircraft used in the...

Welcome to my next build. I am getting back into building aircraft and starting with a World War II aircraft. This build is the Academy 1/48 P-40N. I will also be using Eduard's photo etch set to add details. I will be using the kit decals for the Burma Banshees scheme. This scheme represents...

This next build is a commissioned build of the Moebuis 1/35 scale Jupiter 2 from the TV show "Lost in Space" The client supplied the kit and all the accessories he would like added to the kit. The TV show ran from 1965 to 1968 and was produced by Irwin Allen. The premise of the show was the...