Toledo Region 4 Contest 9 Sep 2017

The event was held at the Liberty Air Museum in Port Clinton, Ohio.   The display area was very nice.  Only problem was that the turn out was very small.  Not many models on display. I remember in the past that this Con was always packed with models.  Hope that next there is a better turn out.  Now for the pictures.

P-38 A personal Story

I always loved the P-38.  To me growing in the 50' & 60's it was graceful looking aircraft.  The first time I was the aircraft was a painting in my neighbors home.  His name was Ted Lettus.  I asked him what airplane that was Ted said " Why that is a P-38."   That was the start of a love fair with this Twin Boomed wonder.   Also Ted was a model builder.   His wife worked at the library at Six mile and Schoenherr in Detroit.   There Ted had the monogram Ford Tr-Motor model on display.

Enough of my childhood...   Here is the video on the P-38

Modeling the 191st FIG last fighter F-16ADF

Currently I working a 1/72 hasegawa F-16ADF in 191st Markings.  The F-16 was the unit last fighter after being in the Air Defense business since the early 1970.   The unit when from RF-101 to F-106.  After they got the F-4C to be followed by F-4D's.   In the around 1989 we got F-16A from Moody AFB.  These aircraft where USAF own aircraft that became ANG fighter.   Around 1994 we had been phased out of the Air Defense as President Clinton decide the Soviets where no longer the bad guys.

Here are some picture of the decals and the aircraft.

Doug Kerchner Pilot

A-4's out of Chu Lai , RVN

Found this on facebook.  These are picture taking by Marty Halpin and Jonny Plumb.  Hat off to Marty and thanks for your service in Vietnam.  I know a lot of ground pounders where happy to your A-4's

Marty Halpin

Jonny Plumb photo

A-4 at Chu Lai 1964-1965

Chu Lai was the base camp for the 196th Inf Brigade.  This was the unit I serviced with from 1968-1970.  I remember watching the Marine A-4 take off and land.

Build your own vaccumform machine.

This would be great for making canopies.

Using Ammo Mig weathering wash

I have been trying to find this video.  It s a great tutorial on how to use the product.