OldTrucker

Many of our neighbors and some family members were WWII Vets and yes the ones that saw the worst were very quiet about it. The only ones that they can talk to about is is another vet that was there too! They told funny stories about the ship ride over there training in England and talked about the girls and the food but little else. Most put it behind them and concentrated on jobs and family moved on and did well for themselves. There were those that did not have that same fortitude and that is understandable. Personally I never heard one whine or complain about what they went through. One of the best WWII vets I knew lived next door. He was a Bank Loan Officer. He lost a leg on D Day. Said his fight ended about twenty steps onto the beach when a mortar round knocked him down, said he jumped right up to run forward and fell on his face. Another soldier jumped on him and told him to stay down and pulled his belt off to tie off his leg that was the first he realized he was hit! For Viet Nam Vets I can tell you it was a whole other story. There will never be another generation like them! God Bless Them All!

Found out my A1C has moved into the diabetic range. That my shoulder x-rays show moderate to severe arthritis in both shoulders and left thumb at the hand. Started having pain and now can't lift my arms higher than my shoulders. Showed up two weeks after they took me off my anti-inflammatory med. It was causing the beginning of an ulcer, and my liver enzymes were elevated and having fatty liver disease that is a bad sign! Then walked out to the parking lot and got attacked by a Robin, her baby was under the car.

Olive skin makes good kin! I loved that line! Loved her in the early episodes but they changed her too much after the Frank character left the show..

Had to go back with my first pair. Wasn't there doctors fault, she was great. Even suggested I go to a specialist because she saw the beginning of a cataract in one eye. One lens was ground off center. No one grinds lenses locally or in the country these days it seems.

A little more progress. Going to take a break from it . Lot of work to do to straighten the masts. So I'll start a new project.

It is a real learning experience getting back out of bed! LoL First few days had to help the wife get back out!!!

Great feeling every time! We have 3.3 greats, 13 grands and 1 grand angel.

Grandson graduated last night. Monday he leaves for San Diego for marine boot camp!

There was one years back I would see in Indiana will dual axles pulling a short flatbed always will a single steel coil. Checked it out at a little truck stop at US41 and IN.2 it had a drive and a tag. A shop in southern IL. I occasionally worked at one we swapped a refuse box off of had the same setup. Both had big block Chrysler engines.

Painting the cannon bases on the deck was a real challenge as I played hit the moving target! LoL Won't do the lower deck cannon as they aren't really visible.

For whatever 30's through 70's

Added a little depth to the deck.

This is the Revell 1/196 scale kit from 1987. I built this same kit from the 1969 release in the late 70's. Spent from 5 one Saturday afternoon until 4am Sunday doing the rigging! My young brothers in laws tried to sail it when it was stored in their garage. Thought I would give it another try. Only change I am making is opening the deck under the life boat and inning a false gun deck under the openings.

1/32

Calling this done. Planes are really outside my wheelhouse so to speak.

Make a pattern full width. Mark on each side of the center post. When you transfer to the plastic mark the plastic at the center above and below the gap at center. Then crease the plastic to match the angle.

See him in Comanche Moon! He played his part to perfection!

Used a coat of Quick Shine on it so it is ready for decals.

Thought I would do something different. Haven't built a plane since the late 70s. It was this same kit. Not the best but good enough for me. 1/32scale Revell kit. Using after market decals.

Like you I will not speculate as to fault or cause. I just say what I observe. Just a horrible thing in both instances.

They were on their way back to Mexico after a charity sent the girl there to have life saving surgery. Something catastrophic happened on that plane. It was coming down in a fireball!

This is my first resin body conversion. Like you was unsure (still am) so much so I originally tried to trade it off. Needs a lot of cleanup yet and I still need to do a bit of research on working with a resin body.

Sweet! Nice combo!👍

Beautiful build. Brings back fond memories of my early years driving. Where did you get the 5 hole wheels?

Done except for the setup and headstock decal. The decal is in memory of our Grandson who passed in 2015 just shy of turning 4. I will eventually give it to his little sister.