Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy

Yep, taking Lauren Bruner to be interred in 2019; it's cropped from a photo I took. That was the very last interment, ever. I was privileged to witness 5 men interred, including a few I was very close to, including Lauren.

Makes sense, thank you! Like I said, had they accepted me for service, I would've been better educated.... Incidentally, the box he's holding is the urn of one of my friends, USS Arizona survivor Lauren Bruner. I took it right before we interred him into the Arizona.

Thank you! At first I thought Commander or Captain, but then the star on the shoulder had me second-guessing.

Since I was rejected for service (health), I am sadly ignorant of what rank I am looking at in this photo I took 3 1/2 yrs ago, other than that it is an officer....possibly Admiral or Captain?

A few years ago some might remember the series here on ARC I did of modelling the complete history of the Vermont ANG, 14 planes from the P-47 through the F-35 today. Decals did not exist for most of the planes, and no kit existed of the EB-57. Last October I was welcomed at the VT ANG in my birth city of Burlington, VT (I am in Tucson AZ now). The Wing Commander welcomed me as I donated my entire 14 model collection to the unit, and I was thrilled to be taken right to the edge of the runway while the F-35's were taking off. This week I received photos of the GORGEOU

My friends, Many of you know of the years I was privileged to spend serving the last survivors of the USS Arizona. I've been doing a LOT of writing in recent years of the men and their families who I grew to love dearly, hopefully to become published one day. I am working on a chapter about how the survivors first formed their Reunion Association, and their need to reconnect with men who survived the horrors of Dec 7 with them on the USS Arizona. Since I am not a combat veteran, I wanted to make sure what I wrote for the beginning of the chapter is accurate for what lies dee

This week I traveled from Arizona all the way to my birthtown of Burlington VT, to show my wife where I was born and grew up in the neighboring state. Yesterday morning I had a royal appointment with the Vermont ANG as I donated to them my entire 1/72 collection of the 14 planes I did of their entire history from P-47s to F-35s. Was painful to lose them, but what better place to possibly give them, than where they will be most appreciated and viewed by many? Besides those who see them in the ARC gallery, I mean. And boy, did they roll out the red carpet for us! They

Amazing to reach 101 and still be relatively mobile and lucid, especially considering he was almost killed at age 20 (7 December 1941). His powerful voice and very firm handshake have weakened very considerably, but he is still at it. What an amazing life he's had! Now both remaining USS Arizona survivors are aged 101.

Yeah, I know, was hoping maybe for a junker.....

Hoping to find the windscreen/canopy from a Hase 1/72 F-111. I *think* all variants have the same one, yes?

Long shot, I don't suppose anyone makes a 1/72 F-111 internal weapons bay? Found one in 1/48, but so far nothing in my planned scale.

Wow, I was already thinking the phrase "Well deserved!" when I scrolled down and saw how many other folks said the exact same thing. So it's true!

LOL Thanks, yes, we were definitely a bit different. My siblings and I have often talked of writing a book about our beloved father entitled "My Father Tried to Kill Me," because seems like every wonderful fatherly outing we had also resulted in a semi-major injury for one of us, despite the good intentions....

Man, I know we've got pics of her, but haven't found them yet....still looking....

Holy mackerel, no! It was mom's car primarily, and I can't imagine her driving a hemi, though I'd LOVE to see it!

Bingo! Yep, that was my hometown for many years, and the "GE parking lot" in the obit was the General Electric plant in Lynn MA where dad worked, in jet engine design. 😎

For your amusement. Back in '77, my folks' early 60's Plymouth Savoy totally died. I was 6 but I remember it well. What I didn't know at the time was my folks typed up an obituary for the car (without publishing) to amuse themselves. They even listed our other car ('70 Cutlass) as one of the survivors. Enjoy!😁😎

Another option I just found. Try here (link below) and scroll 2/3 to 3/4 of the way down. It's the one right after Target red. http://www.scalefinishes.com/Racing.html

Cautiously optimistic. I had HIGH hopes when RV released theirs and was bitterly, bitterly disappointed. Really hopeful for other versions as well, for this, the fastest single-engined aircraft in the world....

I have an old habit of sometimes holding a paintbrush in my mouth as I adjust something-or-other, including opening a bottle of paint or thinner. Nothing like using a brush, then as you're about to open the thinner to clean it, you absentmindedly put the wrong end of the brush in your mouth. YUCK!! 🤢

On this plane the white camo was worn, sometimes showing traces of the underlying camouflage.

First of a trio I just finished. -HobbyBoss base kit, with fuselage completely hollowed out (see my MiG-1 thread on how I do this; takes too long but is worth it) -RPM kit supplies the tires, cockpit floor, seat pan, modified armored seat back with HobbyBoss headrest, Cockpit sidewall control boxes -Rexx metal exhausts -Modell-Hobby PE Instrument panel -scratchbuilt cockpit framing & details, gunsight, radio shelf & gear, tailwheel mount -prop hub rebuilt & reshaped -flaps scribed -lights made from CA glue or clear plastic

Added a grass base, with title placards in both English/western and Russian/Cyrillic:

They have some resin aftermarket I've been looking for, so they say...but I can't find a thing about them. Prices are posted in CA $, assuming Canada?

Thank you! And great to know....when I was desperately trying to find info on the unit, the best I got was "Looks like some kind of Holmes" from the folks at the auto modeling site I go to for such things. Still with that knowledge I found almost nothing useable online, which is why I went the route of taking screen shots and making prints of literally dozens of views from the actual TV show. Total desperation. Really appreciate the history, that makes total sense. Thanks again!