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Models/Expert Profile
Expertise
Model aircraft and aviation History and photography, Naval history and ship models, maritime and ships in general, Scratch building of models, Some military history
Experience in the area
I have built models for the better part of thirty five years, have taken photographs of U.S. military aircraft and ships for about twenty five years and am currently scratch building a 1/72 nd scale model of the USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80).
Organizations
Local IPMS
Publications
IPMS journal and local IPMS publication. Photos and drawing in Koku Fan, Deatil and Scale, et al.
What do you like about this subject?
I enjoy the challenge of tracking down esoteric information, locating information on topics of my interest and corresponding with others of similiar interests.
What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field?
A great amount of both.
Something controversial or provocative about this subject
Many descriptions of well recorded subjects and events lack accuracy!
Average Ratings
Recent Reviews from Users
K = Knowledgeability C = Clarity of Response T = Timeliness P = Politeness| User | Date | K | C | T | P | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenneth | 09/27/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thanks for the reply and comments! |
| Bill | 09/03/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thank you so much for your quick ..... |
| zac | 09/03/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| Tim | 08/26/08 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thanks anyway Tim |
| Dan | 05/27/08 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thank you Clifford! That's a big help ..... |
Recent Answers from Clifford Bossie
2009-11-09 waterslide decals:
Don, The problem with most printers is that the ink is somewhat translucent and will allow darker colors to show through. Short of buying an expensive printer like an Alps I would suggest printing
2009-10-31 airbrush or normal brush?:
Rodrigo, My biggest concern with using an airbrush on photoetch is that the airflow might simply blow the parts off the model. That being said it is much easier to paint a model with an airbrush
2009-09-25 Plastic Model Kit Companies:
Ken, The PM Models are a mixed batch, with the Ta-183 being fairly decent, while many of the others are mediocre. The F-86 is the old Hasegawa kit and is not too good. The F-100C is another ancient
2009-09-01 Building a plastic model of airplane:
Bill, Unfortunately I do not know of anybody that I could really commit to this build. However, you probably should contact John Estes at BagpipeJM@aol.com. John is retired and occasionally builds
2009-06-26 paint finish:
Dan, Looking through my slides of the USS Constitution the paint used in the latest restoration has a gloss finish. However, after some time at sea and under the sun I imagine it would take on a more
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