1/48th scale

Hi everyone, I was given a 1/48 scale model F-104C "Firepower Series" by Lindberg. I am a retied Lockheed Skunkworks Aero Engineer, an A&P mechanic and an avid scale model builder. I have worked on or been on the following aircraft programs P-38, P-3C, S-3B, F-117A, F-22, F-35 A/B/C, SSTO...

How many other people here use the leftover stuff from a kit (in my case some small I-beam like shaped plastic sprue) to build something else to add onto their model or maybe for a different model/diorama altogether? I had a couple leftover 500lb bombs so I decided to make some “Bomb Racks” from...