![]() | Civilized Models 1/32 "BD-5J" - One of a KindA full resin kit that I built to depict the plane James Bond flew in the movie "Octopussy", including a scratched "Bond" pilot. See additional photos HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE |
![]() | Guillow's "Aeronca Champion"Built to depict my uncle's personal plane once upon a time, which was the "7AC" version. See additional photos HERE, and HERE. |
![]() | ENTEX 1/48 "Beechcraft B35 Bonanza"Re-molded a new windshield, ruddervators, and covered the back cabin windows to depict one of an early model Bonanzas. See additional photos HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE. |
![]() | 1/48 AMT "Beechcraft G-17S Staggerwing"Detailed interior with "Father & Son" figures. See additional photos HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE. |
![]() | Execuform 1/72 Bellanca C-200 Aircruiser"My first vacuform kit which I detailed the interior, added pilot & passenger figures, and installed windows... also with custom scheme. See additional photos HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE |
![]() | 1/72 Aurora/Heller "Buker Bu-133 Jungmeister" - One of a Kind - $20Scratched a new engine cowling, modified landing struts, added pilot and rigged the wings, to depict the plane used in the movie "The Great Waldo Pepper". See additional photos HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE |
![]() | Heller 1/50th Mudry into a Cap 21" - One of a KindThe kit started out as a "Cap 20", but I re-built the cowling and landing gear struts to depict the Cap 21 version; also made homemade decals & included a pilot figure. See additional photos HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE. |
![]() | Monogram 1/43 "Cessna 180" - One of a KindA major rebuild of the interior to depict "Spirit of Columbus", the plane Mrs. Jerrie Mock flew around the world, including interior fuel tank, cockpit, and likeness of Mrs. Mock at the controls. See additional photos HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE. |
![]() | 1/50 Hawk/Heller "Cessna 337A Skymaster"Had to combine 2 kits for accuracy, then detailed the interior, with pilot, and homemade decals depicting the airplane Mr. Steve Weaver use to fly on the airshow circuit. See additional photos HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE. |
![]() | 1/32 ICM Buker Bu-133 Jungmeister"Built to replicate the plane flown by the late Bevo Howard on the U.S. Airshow circuit. One of his signature moves was to fly inverted low over the runway and grab a ribbon that was held between two poles with his hands; unfortunately it was during such a maneuver that he perished in October 1971. See additional photos HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE. |
![]() | Pegaso 1/48th "Midget Mustang"Homemade decals and detailed interior depicting and aircraft that was always plentiful on the airshow circuits. See additional photos HERE, HERE, and HERE. |
![]() | Heller 1/50th "Cessna 150M Commuter"Homemade decals and detailed interior depicting one of the airplanes the model's builder logged many hours in back in the day! ;) See additional photos HERE, HERE, and HERE. |
![]() | Minicraft 1/48 "Piper 140 Cherekee"This kit required re-working the nose gear, prop, and the top of the vertical stabilizer, in addition to adding a pilot figure. See additional photos HERE, HERE, and HERE. |
![]() | Brengun 1/48 DG-1000S GliderOut of the box build except for 2 pilot figures. See additional photos HERE, and HERE. |
![]() | Pegaso 1/48 "Ercoupe" - One-of-a-KindExtensive reworking of.... the entire kit! Detailed an interior with pilot, thermoformed the transparencies, and applied homemade decals. See additional photos HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE. |
![]() | Hobby Craft 1/48 "Piper J-3 Clipped-Wing Cub"Clipped the wings, opened the cockpit door, and added the pilot in the back seat... and his "buddy" in the front!. See additional photos HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE. |
![]() | Lindberg 1/48 "Curtiss JN-4 Jenny"I realize Waldo Pepper's plane was a Standard J-1, but I couldn't find one of them so I used the Jenny, and added pilot, speed blurred prop, and wing walker figures. See additional photos HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE. |
![]() | Lindberg 1/48 "Mooney Mite - One-of-a-KindScratched a transparent canopy, interior, pilot figure (with hair blowing in the breeze), custom paint, new engine and gear wells. See additional photos HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE. |
![]() | Hasegawa 1/72 "Mitsubishi MU-2A"Extensive reworking of the fuselage, dropped the flaps, and homemade decals. See additional photos HERE, and HERE. |
![]() | Hasegawa 1/72 "Mitsubishi MU-2J"Detailed interior with pilot. See additional photos HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE. |
![]() | ESCI 1/72 Cessna 172 SkyhawkScratched a new windshield, made a speed-blurred prop, dropped the flaps, and added the pilot & passenger. See additional photos HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE. |
![]() | Revell 1/72 "DHC-6 Twin Otter"Pretty much straight from the box, with homemade decals. See additional photos HERE, HERE, and HERE. |
![]() | ENTEX 1/48 "Piper Pawnee crop duster"Extensive reworking and fabrication of a Super Cub, into the Pawnee Crop Duster, because the real Pawnee was a modified Super Cub. See additional photos HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE. |
![]() | Scratchbuilt "7AC Aeronca Champion" |
![]() | Civilizedmodels 1/48 "Pitts S1C Special"All resin kit that I built depicting the plane "Gene Soucy" flew when he was with the world champion "Red Devils" aerobatic team, with homemade decals and wing rigging. See additional photos HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE. |
![]() | Revell 1/48 "Stearman Aerobatic Airplane"From the box except for the pilot figure, new prop, and wing walking figure. See additional photos HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE. |
![]() | Pegaso 1/48 "Stinson 108"Detailed interior with three figures, and custom paint. See additional photos HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE. |
![]() | AMT 1/48 "Stinson SR-9 Reliant" - One-of-a-KindThis is a built up "half" fuselage mounted flush against a true first-surface mirror, which eleminates the visible seam line, making the half plane appear whole and embedded in the reflective void. I included a pilot and dropped the flaps. See additional photos HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE. |
![]() | AMT 1/48 "Stinson SR-9 Reliant" on floats - One-of-a-KindHere is the other "half" of the above model, built as a sea plane. What about that; two displays from a single kit! See additional photos HERE, HERE, and HERE. |
![]() | Monogram 1/32 "Piper TriPacer"Detailed interior with pilot and child, homemade decals and wheel pants; depicting the plane and occasion of this modeler's first airplane ride, back in 1963. See additional photos HERE, HERE, and HERE. |
![]() | 1/48 Roden Turbo PorterSuper detailed interior with a pilot and three passengers, plus cargo in the back. See additional photos HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE. |
![]() | Resin 1/72 RVHP Fairchild Metro IVSince it will be a ceiling hanger, I modeled extended Oleo Struts, cut & dropped the flaps, and fabricated speed-blur painted props as if it is a landing configuration. See additional photos HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE. |
![]() | 1/72 Aurora Grand CommanderAnother project built using the MID technique, where one of the club's members is "buzzing" a co-worker on the ninth green! See additional photos HERE, HERE, and HERE. |