Hi, I’m Alan. I’m 86 years old and my wife passed away 2 years ago. Since then I have, in a way, returned to my teenage years when I set out to make every aircraft operated at that time by the US Navy (I liked the gull grey and white colours). There were no plastic kits then, and my models were all carved in balsa wood from plans out of Aeromodeller magazine. I did digress from naval aircraft occasionally and my last two were a B-47E and a B-52B. The latter was mainly made in pine as I found balsa in large enough pieces hard to get, or was it too expensive? I can’t remember. All were at 1/72 scale. I still have all the plans, but not the aircraft. I’ve made a lot of plastic kits over the years and all were passed on to nephews or more recently, grandsons, where they didn’t survive for very long. I’m now into 1/48th scale and over the last two years have completed 13 models at 1/48 and 1 that I inherited at 1/72. I recently solved the problem of where to put them, as I no longer give them away. My wife had a long L shaped desk, which I had no use for, so I have turned it into a Naval Air Station running an air display. It takes all my models, except the latest. Fortunately a few of them have folded wings which has allowed closer siting. The diorama is very much an ongoing project. It includes crowd barriers: PA system: control tower: grandstands: assorted trade, first aid and information stands: and so far nearly 400 people including about 50 ground crew and pilots.
Back to the future…or is it the past?
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Welcome
Thats an impressive project
Hope you like your time here, we are a friendly bunch
Thats an impressive project
Hope you like your time here, we are a friendly bunch
Welcome to the forum Alb 
I love your air show, it’s fantastic
Geoff.
I love your air show, it’s fantastic
Geoff.
Hi and welcome, enjoy the forum, nice diorama there buddy....
Welcome, great idea about the air display, some nice models you got there, cheers 
Welcome to the forum Alan.
Hi Alan, welcome.
Thank you guys. I didn’t expect such an immediate response. It’s very encouraging. Attached is a more recent photo, including the Top Gun F/A-18E that I finished, more or less, yesterday. It has replaced the SU-35 Flanker in the diorama for the time being. A political move? Possibly, although the two Chinese visitors are still present. I did intend to post a short fly over video but the system doesn’t seem to find it.
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The only way I've been able to post a video is by uploading it to YouTube then inserting a media link here.
Excellent dio Alb,
It reminds me of the air displays I went to as a child with my late father.
Welcome to the madhouse buddy..
It reminds me of the air displays I went to as a child with my late father.
Welcome to the madhouse buddy..
Great display Alb , fantastic models and setting . Excellent range of aircraft too , loving the 1/48 Vigilante and Skywarrior , and thats only the second J10 ive seen built ( the other one was mine !) cheers tony
Welcome to the forum Alan. I'm sure you will enjoy your time here. That's a very impressive display you have created.
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