Let me know how it turns out. I'm still frustrated by my inability to produce custom white markings for my JASDF LAV.

Hi All!

Here's my very late entry in the campaign! I had completed Revell’s ancient 1/540 scale USS Midway back in 2008. The original kit (from 1954!) came with 26 aircraft including sixteen F9F-6 Cougars (eleven with folded wings), six F4U Corsairs, two A-1 Skyraiders, and a pair of Piaseki HUP-2 Retriever helicopters. Some of the planes were missing from the second hand kit I was building, but I wasn’t aware of any aftermarket planes in this odd scale and I only had the one kit, so I completed the aircraft I had, put them aboard – and that was it.


Or so I thought. Last month, Jeff Z., a modeler I didn’t know who had seen my build article on the ship (Building Revell’s USS Midway) out of the blue sent me sixteen additional Cougars and two HUP-2 helos from his own Midway kit that he didn’t intend to use. No charge, no agenda, just a thoughtful guy helping out a fellow modeler.



I finished cleaning up, painting, and decalling the extra planes this evening and put them aboard – and my Midway I thought was completed nearly eight years ago will now have an upgraded airgroup to take to sea!


This sort of gesture is a great reminder of why I enjoy our little online community so much. Thanks again, Jeff!

That really is great. Welcome to the campaign.

The system seems to have closed us out with a day of build time left. Have contacted one or two folks about getting before-and-after photos posted. For everyone else, ribbons have been awarded. Thanks for joining and have a great New Year!

Thanks for the ribbon Mark
Had a lot of fun with this campaign

Here is my finished fire truck. I made the decals myself. They were made with Open Office Drawing program. The crest was copied from the Niagara Falls Fire Department website. I also tried airbrushing Pledge floor wax over the complete model to give it a higher gloss finish.

Thanks for the campaign and for the ribbon.