Well folks here we are. . .the leaves are starting to turn. The cloak of winter will fall across our windowpanes in the coming months. If you do any serious modeling you probably have a few picked kits out for those nights when everyone else is letting sugar plums dance in their head. Pick up some new DVDs for the holidays, stock up on cheese, crackers fruit, summer sausage, your favorite beverages get a new seat cushion for your hobby desk chair. New slippers for your feet and maybe even some holiday music. Sit back for a minute and ponder and let us know what will be on your hobby bench in the coming months. I'll start of with the hopes for the future and reminder of finished projects.

In-progress 1/48 there is of course my two dioramas;
1. Issoudon Repair Shop building, 10 Nieu 21 and 1 Nieu. 24 and the building ready to put on a base. ..so far.
2. German aircraft turn in depot EOW 22 various kits..so far.
3. Roden Two more Roden SE 5a both Viper powered version.
4. Part of Poland Bristol Fighter F.2b for a diorama almost finished.
6. One more Roden and Part of Poland Fokker D.VII, think I'll do the late version this time.
7. 6@ extra Eduard Fokker D.VII fuselages. See #2
8. 2@ Eduard Fokker Dr.I
9. 1@ Eduard Alb. D.II
10. 1@ Gavia Alb. D.I
11. 1@ Eduard Spad XIII
12. 1@ Eduard DH 2
13. 1@ One more Roden Junkers D.I
14. 1@ One more Roden SE 5a w/Hisso
15. 1@ Roden DH 4

Last year I began building 1/32 kits for reviews and this year in progress I have.
1. 1@ Roden RAF SE 5a Viper powered version.
2. 1@ Roden Fokker D.VI

I have one 1/32 repair underway as well
1. 1@ Battle Axe Fokker D.VII

Completed this last year in 1/48.
1. 2@ DML Fokker D.VII for Microsculpt.
2. 2@ Young Minaitures Fokker D.VII for Microsculpt.
3. 1@ Roden and Part of Poland Fokker D.VII as 368/18.
4. 1@ Roden Fokker D.VII w/ BMW in Soviet markings.
5. 1@ Roden Junkers D.I
6. 1@ Roden 1.5 Strutter A.1093
7. 1@ Eduard Nieuport 17 N 1723
8. 1@ DML Spad XIII S.1956 esc. 83
9. 1@ Planet Models Rumpler C.IV
10.1@ Roden Bristol F.2b D-8063
11. 2@ Roden SE 5a (1 Viper & 1 Hisso)

In 1/32 scale I finished,
1@ Roden Pfalz D.III

I have the 1/32 Roden Albatros D.III Oaw for the group build.

After that, who knows. Too many campaigns going on to keep track of.
A secret build for Stripes.
An Eduard FW 190 A-8 for Butcherbird
A 1/32 Jug for the Jug campaign.
An Academy 1/32 Fighting Falcon for Speed
A Rufe for the Seaplane
Maybe a Tomcat for swingwing if time permits
A papparazzi OH-1D

Maybe a few of those clank clank things

Then I am going to lay off the campaigns a little so I can concentrate on some stringbaggers, I really want to get back to my roots with some spruce and linen builds. I would love to do one of those 1/16th Albatross Kits. (Who knows-my birthday is coming up soon.) Maybe a 1/32 Werner Voss D.III., a 1/32 Nieuport, and a 1/32 SE 5A. With any luck, somebody might come out with a 1/32 D.V by then.

That brings us up to spring time and...GOLF. BTW 87 strokes for 18 today. My best ever.

But this is subject to change without notice...

The float plane GB looks interesting and I do have that Macchi M5. . .

Well this is my first year of modelling since I was a teenager so far I've completed this year

Italeri Stuka
Frog S6B
Airfix Spitfire
SMER I-153
RS-Models Do-17
FlashBack Strutter

Almost done
AML 109D
Kitech F-117a

1/2 way done
Trump Tiger 1

todo before hogmanay
Academy P-39Q for the paparazzi
Hasegawa Tiger i for the big cats

All in 1:72, I don't really have time and space for larger projects

For the next year I plan to do
SMer Macchi MC72 Floatplane for speed campaign in 1/48
the rest are 1/72
Revell and Roden Fokker D.Vii for the stripes campaign
Hobby Boss FW-190 for the butcher bird
Do-X or Sunderland for the Seaplane if time allows or something smaller if not.
2 x Revell SE-5a for myself

If I can finish those 10 kits this year I'll be well happy as it is without a workspace.
I think I'm definitely edging toward ww1 and inter-war stuff. Some of those 20s-30s
colour schemes and shapes are great.

Yeah break out that MC5 for the float plane campaign stephen. that would definitely be good to see.