Bob’s Workshop

So what’s the crazy guy working on now? A friend recently suggested that I keep up a page on which I’d try to keep up with my “projects dejure” and I thought that’s a great idea. For one reason, it allows me to conceptualize what I’m working on and possibly not only help other modelers, but get some important and helpful feedback from readers as well. Thanks to Walt Fink for this idea, who is not only a very talented and prolific modeler, but just plain one of the nicest guys I know. Thanks, Walt!

A few photographs of recently completed modeling subjects. These kits provide a bit of insight into the fantastic state of the modeling opportunities we enjoy as scale modelers, both as to the kits and decals we have available and the many interesting historical subjects we spend our time and energies researching and trying to model in our plastic scale models. None of what you see below would have been possible, were it not for the fellowship and opportunities afforded me by the International Plastic Scale Modelers Society. This Society is largely credited to two very great gentlemen, Bob Jones in England who started the ball rolling in the early 60's and Jim Sage from Dallas shortly thereafter.

	Hasegawa 1/48th F6F Hellcat in Lt(JG) Alex Vraciu's markings.
Academy 1/72nd PBY-1 Catalina, with pre-war markings of Navy VP-12 Squadron.
	Accurate Miniatures 1/48th Avenger, with wing fold set by KMC.
Accurate Miniatures 1/48th B-25B, with markings for Maj. John Hilger's a/c #14 from the Doolittle Raider group, as launched from the USS Hornet in April, 1942.
	Tamiya's 1/72nd F4U-1A in Navy Lt Ira Kepfords markings (mid 1944) and decals by Techmod.
Hasegawa 1/48th P-47D, with Col David Schillings' "Hewlett-Woodmere Long Island" markings from the 56th FG. These markings were in tribute to that community's U.S. Savings Bonds purchased to support wartime aircraft production. Decals by Aeromaster.
	Monogram's 1/48th A-1H, with markings by Aeromaster.
Hasegawa 1/48th F-8E kit and decals.
	Trimaster 1/48th Fw 190 A7 kit and "Yellow Six" decals from Jerry Crandall's Eagle Cals.
Tamiya 1/48th P-51D kit, Aeromaster decals and resin aftermarket parts from both VerLinden and Aires.
	Accurate Miniatures 1/48th SBD-1 kit and decals.