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Hi Charlie!! Long time no, see!! (I've been here in FLA for almost 13 years!!!) I Hope all is well with you. In Stamford CT, where I'm from we had 5 Volunteer Fire Departments, fondly known as the Big 5!! It was one of those companies that had the white rigs!! They were awesome and another town close by started to have white equipment, following suit!! Doug

They look awesome!! I love the white one!! We had a fire company where I grew older, (notice I didn't say grow up!!) that had all white apparatus. They always looked the sharpest in the parades!!!

As always Gil, you and the club did a great job at hosting an awesome event!! Everyone I spoke to said they had a splendid time!!

Beautiful work!! What paint did you use?

I received my copy today and I can't say I'm impressed by what I showed up. I can't read in. Who's idea was it to print the text in light gray? I feel bad for the people that spent so much time writing the articles. All that work and it can't be read. Are there plans to reprint it with the correct color ink, or are we stuck with a non-readable issue? If so, where do I get in line for a refund? What do you mean you can't read this?

Thanks for the update. Looking forward to getting over to see her when she reopens.

That would be a nice addition to an interesting field of study. And now for a shameless plug!! Stop by and check our SIG out. I think you'll find it interesting with cool content relating to this fascinating time period!! Blue and Gray Scale Modelers, an IPMS/USA Special Interest Group (SIG) | Facebook

It would probably be best if you put it in the category you think it fits best. Let the judges decided if you made the correct choice in their eyes. Or you could discuss it with the Head Auto Judge at the show. Either way. good luck with it!!

Welcome back to the hobby brother!! Semper Fi

Nice work on the 12 LBer!! Stop by the IPMS/USA Special Interest Group Blue and Gray Scale Modelers and share off your work!! We'd love to see it!!! Blue and Gray Scale Modelers, an IPMS/USA Special Interest Group (SIG) | Facebook

Thanks John!!

Thanks Mark!! That's a great idea, and I'll do so when the dust settles, and we know how Falgship will move forward. And it's my sincere hope it does go forward. There are just too many unique and interesting subjects in the catalog, the fact it's in my wheelhouse notwithstanding!! Thanks again!!

Thanks so much for your kind words. Rusty wanted to use pictures of mine as the box art for future kits. Unfortunately we were never able to make that happen.

Here are a few pictures of my recently completed USS Choctaw from Flagship Models. I've been wanting a kit of this subject for quite a few years. I'm afraid I made a nuisance of myself asking Rusty and Flagship Models about doing one, repeatedly over a number of years!! It was a happy day when Rusty sent me an e mail saying it was finally ready!! I think this is the first one he sold!! I regularly posted in progress pics on the Blue and Gray Scale Modelers SIG Facebook page, and I know Rusty was following along with the build because of some of the e mails he sent commenting on various parts of the build. I offer mine and the condolences of the entire Blue and Gray Scale Modelers family to Rusty's family. It was a great kit to build and I added some extra detail here and there to enhance things a bit. The build took about 18 months to complete. I'm happy with the results, and the completed model looks great on the shelf with the other Civil War subjects I've done. To check out the in progress pics, or to check out our what's happening at a happening SIG home stop by and check us out!! We'd love to have you stop by and say hello!! Blue and Gray Scale Modelers, an IPMS/USA Special Interest Group (SIG) | Facebook