Recent content by willc453

I'm 69 in April trying to learn cad has been kicking my ass. Got back into modeling, but going for realistic 1/35 scale zombie/apocalypse dioramas and not the Mad Max look. After watching more than one YT video on resin printers, bit the bullet, buying a used Elegoo Mars P from Evilbay. But then...

Built this same kit, 20 some years ago, but did the fighter version. Used Microscale decals though. Great kit. Drove truck for 15 years and for awhile, used to run from Reno to Riverside, Calif. Took company truck to Planes of Fame and boy, has that place changed. Was stationed at March AFB...

Got the same kit back when it first came out and no, still haven't built it. Did some TDY time at Shemya AFB, Alaska in 78(?) where my commander was a major and one of the people who debriefed Belenko in the Washington D.C. area after he was brought to the states. He was kept in a safe house run...

Last year, started getting sick and 2 weeks ago, it got BAD. Talked with a VA nurse who told me to get to ER NOW, which I did. Fever & dehydrated, with me being there for about 5 hours before being discharged. Was tested for covid and when I got home, told I tested positive. Good thing is I had...

Still have 2 of the Monogram kits bought WAY back when....as when the kit was first released. What made my purchase REALLY nice was someone at Walmart screwed up on the price....as in $8 each?!

Where to start, where to start? Got back into modeling, but 1/35 zombie/apocalypse dioramas. Going for realism, not the Mad Max look. So, in the past month, got 5, 3mm aluminum rods from Ebay China. There's a YT video showing how to make 4x8 feet sheets of galvanized metal panels in 1/35 scale...

That bus is REALLY nice ;D What I really liked (and never thought of) was having the roof rack being able to slide to a closed position. Will use that when I do mine.

Now this is something I like. ;D :o Wanted to get back into modeling (mainly aircraft/armor) after 15+ years, but didn't want to start detailing everything. Then saw some dioramas on YouTube and Google. Found myself hooked. Taking apart an Italeri Humvee to add more detail including opening...