Rumors of my Demise have been Greatly Exaggerated...

...to borrow from the group Rise Against. No, I have not been kicked out of NT.  No, Perrie and I have not had a lover's quarrel.  And no, I have not died. Frankly, I've been taking a mental health break from NT.  Because...well...this place is chock full of lunatics and Kool-aid drinking...

Building the USS Lapon: The Hull

It has been a while since I posted about this build.  Frankly, after building the custom fairwater to model the USS Lapon, the rest of the build is rather vanilla.  The only variations are the PE additions. And that’s what I started with.  I used the Eduard PE set to replace the kit’s bow...

A perfect example....

I'm posting this here in the Metafied group because it's a discussion of NT.  But there is a political slant to it. I've been absent for quite a while.  I've been dealing with major home remodeling, an absolutely outstanding Shindig reunion of Submarine sailors, and a mental health healing...

Building the USS Lapon: Fairwater Details

I finished my last blog with the Periscope Shears and the lookout platform built.  I’ve been rather busy adding quite a bit of detail to this part of the superstructure.  Unfortunately, I didn’t take a lot of pictures (read none) to show the progress.  But I will show each of the details I’ve...

The Revell Gato Project: Fairwater Build

Okay, I know the Fairwater isn’t the first step in the assembly instructions for the Revell model kit.  But I’m a Submariner.  And we are referred to as Pirates.  So I treat instructions like the Pirate Code:  they’re more like guidelines than actual rules! At any rate, it’s easier to get the...

Revell Gato Build: Fairwater Conversions

As I’ve said before, Revell did a great job of modeling the Gato class from the early years of the war.  But many of the fleet boats went through major changes over the few short years they were in service.  It is not uncommon to see different configurations of the boats in pictures taken no...

Revell Gato Build: Photo Etched additions

As I plan out the build of my Revell Gato Submarine configured as the USS Lapon, I’ve had to research the additions and conversions I’ll need for accuracy.  This has been quite fun, and educational as it has bearing on the boat constructions and modifications over the war years.  So let’s review...

The Revell Gato Submarine Project

What makes a great model stand out from glued together pieces of plastic?  Detail.  But not just detail of the model.  Oh sure, recessed panel lines, a bit of rust and dirt wash, paint that’s neat and clean all add detail to a basic model.  But there’s more a modeler can do to bring life and...

In the name of Officer Gary Michael, and now Officer Christopher Morton

Last night, March 6th, 2018, three Clinton Missouri police officers responded to a 911 call traced by the 911 Dispatch center.  A woman answered the door and told the officers that no one called 911, and that there was no one else in the house.  The officers verified the address with Dispatch,...

Custer was an Idiot: Part 5, Benteen

Benteen was livid.  One of the greatest battles of the frontier was about to take place, and Custer had sent him off on what he thought was a fool’s errand. History has not been kind to Captain Fredrick Benteen.  Immediately following the battle, many investigators and historians laid some of...