Model Fleet: Sitrep

"JaxCon was a raging success! Phil...did well...his Nimitz won...I think Phil is still nursing his broken toe, but manages to get around quite well...

I entered 10 subs and figured I would pick up two awards, at most, because we don't do sweeps. But there were so many entries they split subs nuke and non-nuke...and I came home with one more medal than I expected...My Victorious and Astute took first and second in the nukes and (will wonders never cease) my little Pirana took first in non-nukes!

...We tied our entrant record set last year of 105. Had 465 models in competition and a coupla tables of "display only". Vendor tables sold out...thanks again for (Matt Stein Models') sponsorship!...

I am about to wrap up the Type II and will try to get you some pix soon. For some reason I can't put my finger on, I am just not pleased with the Type 214 and it is currently on hiatus...

I have done nothing but subs for over a year and am anxious to get to something different...Have several other projects in mind to help me resist the siren song of all those Gatos and Type VIIs I have yet to build... I now have a Predator, Reaper and Global Hawk UAVs, all in 1/48 that attract me. Also want to do a sort of vignette piece with a Meteor "flipping" a V-1 buzzbomb...saw that on the Hitler Channel. Will use either the old AMT or the newer Tamiya kits for that...So many models, so little time!...

Are you continuing to beat that Revell Il-4 into submission?...(I'm) still looking for a Toga Il-4 to show up. Don't remember where I saw it, but I ran across a pic of a Pe-8 (I think) that looked a lot like an Il-4 on steroids with four engines..."