Dakimbrell

Remember, the objective is to accumulate as many kits as humanly possible. He who dies with the most toys wins. Dak

Too clean!😁

This is another Young Miniatures 1/10th bust. B-17 Crewman with K20 Camera (YM1872). Painted with oils. The base is a piece of purpleheart wood. The camera was painted with Alclad Burnt Iron. I did replace the headphone leads with lead wire. This is all part of a collection I am working on for the National. Dak

Yes, I left the tracks to the very last and took them out of the package, painted them, put them on the model, then put the model on the base in one evening. Dak

The tracks are nicely molded, but too long. Also, the DS tracks will dry out and become brittle. Dak

DML kit of Hokoman version of the Type 95. Beautiful kit. Well, except for the DS tracks. Don’t like them. Dak

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1/10th Life Miniatures bust painted with oils. Sean is the son of. Errol and disappeared in Cambodia in 1970. As a photojournalist, he went on patrols with the Green Beret, was wounded by a grenade. Used an M-16 in a firefight. Covered the 1967 Arab-Israeli war. He is believed murdered by the Khmer Rouge. Dak

Young Miniatures 1/10th bust painted with oils. A 1/48th B-17 decal was used on the back. Dak

Romeo Models from Last Cavalry. Dak

This is the 1/10th Alexandros Models bust of the Vermeer painting. Painted with oils. Dak

This is the 54mm of Igor from Young Frankenstein. The kit is white metal from Romeo Models. A fun quick project painted with enamels. Dak

If you want a good read, get a copy of James Holland’s new book on the Sherwood Rangers from D-day to the end of the war. Personally, I think Holland is a better writer and historian than Ambrose. Dak

Just got done with the Life Miniatures bust of Winston. The kit comes with two heads a helmet, a hat and the cigar. I can't do the pinstripe, so I went with the dark blue suit. I did very little shading because the bust is quite well sculpted and doesn't need it. Too often these days people are over shading to the point it makes the figure look like a caricature. The glass of whiskey came from doll house supplies. Unfortunately, I could not find one without ice. No proper scotch whiskey drinker uses ice!!! It will be replaced when a suitable glass is found. Dak

We get catch and release because we have become cheap and complacent about building and staffing prisons. People forget as the population goes up, the need for properly staffed prisons go up. But no one wants spend the money and compromises must be made. Dak

Looks good. Dak

I hate vandals more than thieves. I would like to see them tortured to death. Dak

If you are looking for a good compressor, you can pick one up at Lowes, Walmart, or Harbor Freight for $60-$70. They will have a holding tank and work great. Dak

Model railroaders have standard sized modules which can be connected to form a layout. Maybe a standard oversize base which could accommodate a large aircraft or more than one smaller model and also fit predictably on the tables would work. A very large ship might take a base two modules long, that would fit too I don’t think you grasp the complexity of such an idea when dealing with our models. Dak

This is one of the problems we must face. There are a lot of BIG airplane models out there and bases have become more and more popular as a way to both display and protect the model. Dak

I think the blue is too dark, but it’s hard to tell from the black and white photos. Dak

This is the 1/32nd Williams Brother kit with some figures from, Nemrod, Miniart, and Stalingrad. The kit has been setting on my shelf for at least 21 years. Dak

How true! I have seen very few big dioramas that are truly good. Way to many think building big is the way to impress, but rarely come up to snuff. Dak

This has gone way off track!🤣🤣🤣🤣 Dak