Now it all makes sense. We are very close in age and obviously both heavily influenced by Shep. Your tribute diorama to him is outstanding and spot on. The one I want to emulate is the P-61 and now that there is a 1/32 kit, I am seriously considering it. I kept a box of all of the Monogram insets and its amazing looking back on them now. He was way ahead of his time.
Rocky