USS Jimmy Carter

It's been a while since I've posted anything- I tend to have a one track mind, and right now and for the past year+ it's been on trading cards. But I want to post on here, it's just...finding the time and mental motivation is not always easy.
This model I'm going to show today is my only completed submarine model, and my only ship model completed yet- although one of my favorite subjects to look at, the actual building of them is beyond my current skill set.

This kit ended up being more of a lark than anything else- I was visiting one of my favorite hobby shops, it was on the counter for under $10, so I decided to take a chance. It worked out well.

Oh yes...it floats!

The most amazing thing of all...I actually won an award with this model! I've been entering models in contests since the early 2000s, and I've won a grand total of three awards. This was the second to win, although, to be honest, there were only three models entered in the class, so I was guaranteed an award. I'll take it!

Teutonic Knight

I have recently discovered that I enjoy building figures, although I don't know what I am doing. I was given this knight, and was able to find some decent references on the Teutonic Knights, so I went with that. I had the files on my hard drive for another Facebook post, and figured I would share them here as well.

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SNJ Texan

I had these pictures on my hard drive to post to Facebook, so I figured I would post them here too. I have only finished 2 aircraft models, and this is the second. It came out really good even though I had no idea what I was doing.

I also really like the photos for this one- they were a lot of work to create but the end result was worth it.

This is what the third picture started out as.

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NASCAR-1988 Brad Noffsinger #98 Sunoco Buick

I have not posted for a few days while I thought about how I wanted to go about it. I thought about going in order of completion, or even going in order of subject matter, but I decided to post my most recent build now, just for the heck of it really.

I completed only two models in 2014, and this is the only good one. Noffsinger competed in only 12 races in 1988, but he DNQd for several more. Sunoco left for Billy Hagen's team and Sterling Marlin in 1989, and Brad Noffsinger never ran another Winston Cup race.

I had been trying to get somebody to make these decals since 2004, and they were finally made in 2014, so I had to build it. I have the Olds in progress too, but it's too cold to work on models right now, as I paint outside.

This also turned out to be the 98th NASCAR model I've finished, and for the 3rd year in a row, my goal in 2015 is to hit 100. I have finished one a year for the past three years so it will be amazing if I can actually pull it off.

Enjoy the photos!

My First Model: 1953 Ford F-100

I figured I would start out by posting the first model I ever built, back in November 1999. I had previously done some work with my dad- I would hand him the parts, and he would build them- but this was the first one I did by myself. I had no idea what I was doing, but I still ended up with a decent model. It turned out to be one of the better models of the more than 100 that I brush painted.

The pictures aren't that great- they date to 2006, and my photography skills have improved since then, but they are the only ones I have so they will have to do.

I didn't have any brown paint, so I painted the bed gold. This was before I had ever heard of Bare Metal Foil so the Ford badging on the hood is painted silver.

I didn't yet know to paint the inside of the body, and the tailgate hinge and front suspension have since broken. I missed applying the fuel filler totally.

Not great, but it was a start, and they would get better with time.

As always, thanks for reading!

Introduction

Welcome to Scale Modeling History! I have recently been blogging about my trading card collection, and I've come to really love the concept, and the features that BlogSpot provides, so I decided to make blogs to cover all my hobbies.

I began building scale models in November 1999, and I still do today, although I have to admit, I don't finish many, and they usually aren't all that great. But nothing beats the thrill of finishing off a model. For the past few years I've only been able to finish on average 2 a year, but I hope to change that in 2015. As I paint outside, and it's about 8°F out, I have not worked on anything yet this year...but that will change.

From 1999-2009 I only built car models, but during 2009 I joined my local IPMS chapter, the Hudson Valley Historical Miniatures Guild, and since that time I have begun building everything, with most of my attention on 1/72 aircraft and 54mm figures, specifically historical figures. My automotive builds, which still comprise roughly 85% of my building time, are mainly NASCAR related, followed by mild custom and factory stock.

In time I will post all my decent builds- I've built over 200 models, but more than half are of very poor quality- and post updates as I build and go to shows and club meetings.

I am a member of two model clubs, the Town of Newburgh Model Car Club, which I joined in March 2002, and the aforementioned HVHMG, which I joined in February 2009. I am also nominally a member of MassCar but they are too far away to attend any meetings. I don't even make half the meetings of my two local clubs most of the time, either.

I have had models published in both Scale Auto and Model Cars Magazine. Those instances, which I will talk more about in future posts, are the highlights of my modeling career.

Thank you for reading, and stay tuned for some builds!

Just a test

Published on May 31st, 2018. I discovered you can set posts for back in the day. I am thinking about using that to publish my old builds on the actual day I completed them, if known. It would be pretty cool to have my builds visible in the actual order I completed them...and show up listed as that actual year!