JohnB

I had planned to work on it until I was ready to do something else. It'll stay put aside for a bit but I will get back to it later on. Right now....another 1/72 B-24D from Tidal Wave. Hasegawa kit this time.

Time to set it aside again. Made some progress and will get back to it a little later on.

Good luck Harv. I hope all goes well.

I might point out that the kits I'm showing are complete, unstarted, etc. A very small part of my collection of oldies.

Remember those old Lindberg kits? They had some neat subjects.

Memories like these are valued. The "old" modelling days are very well worth remembering.

I agree Jeff. Hardly any comparison to the kits of today.

They certainly are Phil.

LOL I have this posted in my model room!

These are the first 3 plastic kits Revell made. I was 6. My dad bought me the Cougar when I was sick with the mumps! Been building ever since! Part of my collection of oldies. (You can find them on ebay but priced VERY high for the most part.) I don't think I'd could bring myself to sell them and others in my collection. If y'all want more pics let me know.

Back to normal Bill.

Re-started on the fuselage halves today. Getting all the resin fiddly bits in is quite the tedious procedure. However, as it is now, they will fit together fairly well (fingers crossed).

Back to it for a bit. I'm not gonna let this one just sit unfinished.

If any of you are interested in reading about the Ploesti raid (Operation Tidal Wave) here are some good books on the subject. The 2 best in my opinion are Ploesti" by Dugan and Stewart and "Burning Hitler's Black Gold" by Robert Sternfels (pilot of The Sandman) and Frank Way. "Burning Hitler's Black Gold" is a bit rare and pricey when you can find it. I got lucky and was able to pick up a signed copy for $49.00.

Thanks Jeff. I would expect they would blown away.

Thanks Gaz! I like the way it turned out. Something about the Lib in sand camo!

Thanks! I'm glad you like it. Not a bad kit even if it is fairly old.

Yes, already.

The Sandman is all done. The kit is the old Academy/Minicraft kit that had been on my shelf for YEARS. I used Xtracolor Gulf War Desert Sand for the topsides and MM Dk. Gull Gray for the undersides. Decals are Pyn-Up from his B-24's of Tidal Wave sheet. This is my 1st 1/72 build in quite a long while but won't be my last. I'm considering another 1/72 Tidal Wave a/c in the near future using the Hasegawa kit. I hope y'all like the results of my efforts! (NO after market stuff used.)

LOL Phil. Thanks!

That's great Harv. Sprinkles sure beat high wind gusts and heavy rain!

Thanks Carl! My 1st time to experience a hurricane although in the past we have gotten tropical depression type storms left over from hurricanes. This was really a 1st (and I hope the last)!

Thanks Jeff. We were very lucky. As far as I can tell there was no significant damage to my neighbors. We have lots of tall trees and they kind of served as a wind break I think. Everyone was really sweating it out though. Never been through a hurricane before!

LOL Same here.

Yes it is! Thanks!!!