It Has Been A Long Time...

Yup, sure has. I started this thing last spring with the intent of keeping it up to date and here we are in January, seven months from the last post. Lets hope I can do better with the coming posts. Earlier today over on ARC someone had a post asking for blog addresses and I thought it was time to get this thing rolling again.

I stopped posting because of work that needed to get done with my job. You have to prioritize and this and modeling fell by the wayside. Over the Christmas break (I am so blessed - I work for a College and get two weeks off at Christmas) I picked up modeling again and low and behold, it is fun and relaxing.

So, to kick it off, I am working on two models, the Hasegawa FA-18E and Fujimi A-7E, both 1/72. The pictures to the left are of the FA-18E. Later I will do the same for the A-7E, which is actually my focus at the moment.




The A-7 is one I have been wanting to build for about six years. We live in a little town in central Illinois and this town of 15,000 has a small agricultural airport and an aviation museum. The museum has a Gulf War veteran A-7E so this is the aircraft I am building.



The second kit, the one of the FA-18E is just for fun and to experience an aftermarket set I have had for more than a year, the Wolfpack FA-18E/F Wingfold set. What a nice set. In 1/72 it is delicate and that is the real reason I switched over to the A-7. Being out of modeling for a few months I thought I would do a quick build to get back in the game. So, here are some pics. I would post some of my thoughts about the kits and AM parts later.