Modeling aircraft both old and new has been a life long passion .I would like to share my techniques with you guys before I get too over the hill.(I am almost 71).Cheers ! John.

A pilots eye view !

Stand by one ! I am trying to get organized.

Hi guys ! I have been posting to the Aeroscale section of this site for sometime now but my interest in modeling is not only limited to that genre.
In my long life of modeling since 1948 (I'm 70) I have been involved in most aspects of the modeling world.This internet world only came to me late in life so I may not be up to speed on that aspect.
Modeling was, in my day, pretty much a solitary hobby using snail mail and magazines to stay in contact with what others were doing.Imagine how I feel today ? Glad I lived long enough to see our community come together like it has.
In the last 10 years or so I have been doing 1/16th and 1/24 scale dioramas that incorporate a lot of different types of models and modeling skills, from kits to scratch.I hope that you guys get something out of my posts, so here we go..

looking good john,i was following your build from the start on the aerodrome, glad to see you've found a new home!

paul

Hi Paul ! I am lookin' forward to this.Too bad about the Aerodrome forum closing down.
Unbelievable how Scott ,the site owner,got screwed by his so-called friends.

ahh well, you've found a good new home, enjoy! keep up the good work.

paul

The airplane above is one of my own design that I built to represent a "backyard flyer" started by a budding EAA'r just before being called off to war.More on this later.
Anyway ,it is a combo of mostly scratch,a highly modified Model Expo Wright Flyer(parts of the wings) and coffee stir stiks.
It is now 95% finished after a couple of years work (fun actually)

Right now over on the "Early Aviation "section I am working on the landscaping between the aircraft's wheels and the ground.