Modelpalooza

 

Tamiya 1/48 Spitfire Mk. I

I took a "break" from the demands of the day job to venture down to Florida where, with the help of Jon Cagle of Southern Car & Foundry, we began the process of disposing of some of Bill Welch's estate items. The first task was to bring his considerable stash of plastic models, including what was surely at least one of every 1/35 scale Sherman tank kit and/or accessory that has ever been produced. We set up a couple of tables at Modelpalooza and managed to move the goods, so to speak. The event was an IPMS meet, similar to RPM meets, with vendors, models on display, and clinics. I have always espoused following the efforts and tools of our cousins in the military/plastic modeling communities as they often have tools, techniques, and skills that are equally applicable to our efforts, but often don't cross over to our community. I have included some photos of the fine efforts I saw, with a bias towards my own interest in WWII aircraft. There was even a model railroad themed display (scroll down.) Enjoy!

note that captions do not include names of the modelers as the models are to be judged and are anonymous to remove any bias

P.S. I will be getting back to a more regular blogging cycle, both because I miss it and I also have several projects to update.

Eduard (I believe) 1/48 P-51D

Hasegawa 1/48 F6F-3

Eduard (?) Bf109E-3

Bf109F (not sure of the subvariant)

Eduard Spitfire Mk. IXc

1/72 B-52G

AMT 1/48 A-20G

1/48 Bf109E-7 (I think it's a -7)

TBF Avenger (can't recall if it's 1/32 or 1/24... it was big)

1/48 F-14 Tomcat (I think -D)

Jagdpanzer 38

Sherman (don't know the subvariant details. Sorry!)

Half-track (and towing, but not visible, 8.8 cm anti-tank gun)

A model railroad diorama!