Other Projects

A few other builds.
Not ship related.

1848 StageCoach

I decided to take a short break from building ships between finishing the US Frigate Confederacy and starting the HMS Pegasus. A few years ago, our family took a road trip from Colorado to Washington state. We stopped at a great little western museum in Montana where my wife saw a beautiful little state coach replica…

1932 Rolls Royce

Pocher Models are some of the highest rated, most detailed models on the market. The company essentially began in 1966 when Arnaldo Pocher introduced a 1:8 scale model of the Fiat F2 130HP. The Company went on to produce ever more detailed models of motoring classics that included well over 2,000 and upwards of 3,000…

F-15J Japan Air Self Defense Force (JASDF)

While serving in the US Air Force, I was stationed at Yokota Air Base from 1994 – 2001. Just across from the “American” side of the base, was the Japanese Air Self Defense Force – where they housed these fighters. This build was an homage to my time in Japan.

Japanese Zero Fighter

1943 In 2017 my daughter and I took a return visit to Japan so she could see where she was born. While their, we visited the Japanese museum of history, which included an amazing and insightful look at World War II from the Japanese perseptive. I picked up this Tamiya model as a companion to…

1943 F4U Corsair

The short-lived 1970s TV show “Black Sheep” was one of my favorites as a kid – and began my admiration for the WWII F4 Corsair. My version of the Corsair is from the Pacific side of the conflict as is reflected in the color schemes as well as the sand and weathering.

Glenwood Creek

In 2009 I put together a very small, very basic N-scale layout. It was my first foray into any sort of scale railroad project. While simplistic, it gave me a feel for the details and was quite enjoyable. As I mention in my HMS Pegasus build, there came a point between finishing the main hull…

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