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Hello folks, I thought I'd stop by to share my latest project that has consumed most of my free time lately. I took a stab at Tamiya's big scale Mossie and the subject I chose was Alan Wagner's 605 Squadron night fighting machine, dubbed "Wag's War Wagon". Wagner became an ace in this plan...

Hello, this is the second of the two 1/48 Tamiya Thunderbolts I built. It’s a 353rd FG machine named Butch II, flown by Lt. William Bailey. Bailey flew 186 combat missions and had 3 air kills and 3 destroyed on the ground. This machine apparently got around and had several different names throughout...

Duke Maddog wrote:Wow, it's great to see you back on here Lawdog! And that Jug reminds me of why you were missed so much! You've got the Midas touch when it comes to applying realistic paint and weathering. Way to go!

Thanks Duke. Nice to back amongst friends.

And you just bust these out like they're nuthin' Joe and they turn out so dang GOOD!! Construction looks good for starters. Then you've got all the detailing, painting and weathering that are just tops and it all happens so quickly. Sometimes I wish I could build this quick but then I get to thinki...

mostrich wrote:Another Lawman quality build. Always great to see your work on our channel. Thanks for posting, Joe!

Thank you sir. Thanks for having me!

BlackSheep214 wrote:Damn.... that really came out very very good! Well done!

Thanks my friend.

tempestjohnny wrote:Joe you've done it again. Spectacular

Thanks Johnny

Medicman71 wrote:Absolutely incredible work.

Thanks bud!

Stikpusher wrote:Good to see you back on here Lawdog! That is one great looking war weary Jug! Bravo!

Thanks Stik, great to be back amongst friends....

Outstanding! Great subject with interesting OD and NMF combo. I too love that kit, both the bubble top and the razorback and intend to build a few more. Very interested in those splatter templates - I'll have to add those to the next shopping list. Thanks! The templates take some practice but it do...