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About atcDave

I'm 5o-something years old and live in Ypsilanti, Michigan. I'm happily married to Jodie. I was an air traffic controller for 33 years and recently retired; grew up in the Chicago area, and am still a fanatic for pizza and the Chicago Bears. My main interest is military history, and my related hobbies include scale model building and strategy games.

BMW 327

Posted on February 13, 2015 by atcDave

Built from 1937-41 the BMW 327 is an attractive cabriolet coupe. After the jump, a look at a fun civilian car that would be seen all through the war years.

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A Simple Build, Part 6

Posted on February 13, 2015 by atcDave

Fuselage, Wings, Bombs

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A Simple Build, Part 5

Posted on February 12, 2015 by atcDave

Fuselage & Bomb Assembly The big event for the day was getting the fuselage halves joined.

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A Simple Build, Part 4

Posted on February 11, 2015 by atcDave

Interior Assembly, Wash, Dip I finally started gluing stuff together!  Always a big day for a model. More of today’s work after the jump.

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A Simple Build, Part 3

Posted on February 9, 2015 by atcDave

Initial Painting, Masking, Dry Brushing Today was spent finishing the initial air brushing and interior detail painting. After the jump, today’s work.

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A Simple Build, Part 2

Posted on February 9, 2015 by atcDave

Initial Painting Today I did most of the preliminary painting.  This is the base type stuff that will be mostly on interior surfaces.

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A Simple Build, Part 1

Posted on February 7, 2015 by atcDave

Getting Started For the next few weeks I’ll be following a different posting schedule.  I will follow my daily model building. Join with me as I walk through a simple build.  After the jump, a look at the project and … Continue reading →

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Nakajima Ki-115 Tsurugi

Posted on February 3, 2015 by atcDave

A small single engine, one man airplane.  This was first discovered by the allies after the Japanese surrender, the type was found in scattered hiding places around the Japanese Islands. What was this airplane that never received an Allied code … Continue reading →

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Messerschmitt Bf109G-6

Posted on February 1, 2015 by atcDave

Erich Hartmann The top fighter aces of all time are German.  One statistic makes this clear; Germany has over 100 aces with over 100 kills.  No other country has any aces with over 100 kills.  And Erich Hartmann is at the very … Continue reading →

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North American SNJ-4 Texan

Posted on January 27, 2015 by atcDave

One of the best known and prolific military trainers in history is the North American Texan. After the jump, a brief look at a US Navy version.

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