This week has been a great week. To start with Thursday was my last day at my career job. I am officially retired! I can now spend more time doing the things I want to do and spend more times building models. I am planning on adding many more decal sets and doing more tips for 2026.
Now back to the current build, I have completed the Hasegawa 1/48 A-4M Skyhawk depicting VMA-214 stationed at MCAS Iwakuni Japan during the early 1980’s. My time was spent detailing and installing the canopy, HUD, windscreen and the drop tanks. This was a very nice kit to build and the end results came out very nice. This was the last build of 2025. Thank you for following along as I get ready to schedule some more interesting builds for 2026. Happy Modeling!
You can see all the photos and details from start to finish in the build log at: 1/48 A-4M Skyhawk VMA-214
NEXT UP – For my first build of 2026 I will be doing ICM’s 1/48 Russian U-2/Po-2 multi-purpose aircraft. This is a bi-plane that was initially used as a training aircraft and was also used as a liaison, reconnaissance, medevac, and general supply aircraft on the eastern front during World War II. The aircraft was so versatile that it was built from 1929 thru 1959 and used by 16 different countries during it service years. The version I will be building will be early WWII with ski’s for landing on snow covered fields.
