James Martin
Chillicothe, Illinois
James built this Monogram 1/48 scale Grumman F9F Panther out of the box. He added photo-etched metal details and finished the model with Vallejo acrylic and Model Master enamel paints. John included Hasegawa figures on a carrier deck from Micromark. The scene depicts the flight deck of the USS Valley Forge off the coast of Korea in July 1950. “I like to display my models in a historical context,” James said.