Hello! I'm lazyfortress, and I've been modeling for about two years. I love building Vietnam era and Gulf War era models. My current build is 1/72 AC-130H, registration 69-6576, served during the late stages of Operation Desert Storm.
I got into modeling with a 1/32 M41 I got for my birthday, then to a Revell 1/72 T-90S. Then I really got movin' with a 1/72 Italeri ISU-152, I made it into a ISU-152M with Egyptian camouflage. Then came a few others, but my 1/72 T-34 100mm artillery is the most memorable. I made it look like it was "knocked out".
My first aircraft model was a 1/72 Academy A-37B. It is now hanging on my ceiling. Then I got my 1/48 F-111C, which I am trying to convert to a F-111F, then came my OH-6A. I haven't even opened my 1/72 OH-58D.
I have built one Formula 1, a 1/72 McLaren M23 from 1976. I haven't opened my 1/20 Walter Wolf F1.
Then I got my 1/72 AC-130H, which I am currently building. I'm working on the gun-control center. The CRT monitor coloring is hard! I scratch built the whole control-panel thing myself.
I hand-paint my models by the way. How good is airbrushing?
My next build will be a M35 in the woodland camo, then a HEMTT in woodland camo, then two HMWWVs, one in woodland (IFOR), then one in desert. Then I will be using a 1/72 CH-47D, along with a M102 howitzer, to make my first diorama.
Phew! I've been talking a whole bunch. I'm 13 by the way. I'm probably the youngest here.
I never liked standard desert camo. I always liked OD and woodland. I like getting my model tanks I built and putting them in the grass outside to see how well they blend in. Then I walk about 100 feet away from the model(s) to test their visibility. It sounds weird, but it's awesome to me!
By the way, my AC-130 is being painted exactly like above, which is the aircraft I'm trying to replicate (69-6576).
That's all, folks!