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This is a description of the Design Preservation Models resin kit of Cricket’s Saloon. This kit will become the sixth structure to be used in Scenery Project 13D. It will also be the fourth DPM kit to be built.

This kit is very, very similar to the Bruce’s Bakery kit, so much so that is almost identical. The major difference is that it is a two story building. (Bruce’s Bakery was three stories). Other than that they are essentially the same!

The kit comes in a sealed ...

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A friend recently sent this to me and I found it to be very interesting. Since there are quite a few of us here who have some memories of WWII I thought many of you would also find it interesting. Even if you don’t remember that war, I think you’ll still find this a fascinating story!


Starting in 1941, an increasing number of British Airmen found themselves as the involuntary guests of the Third Reich, and the Crown was casting about for ways and means to facilitate their ...

This is a description of the Design Preservation Models resin kit of Bruce’s Bakery. This kit will become the fifth structure to be used in Scenery Project 13D. It will also be the third DPM kit to be built (the first and second being the Corner Turret Building and the Roadkill Cafe).

This kit is very, very similar to the Roadkill Cafe kit but it is also a little different. It is a three story building and it has a sloping roof. (The Roadkill Café was two stories and had a flat roof). ...

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This is a description of the Design Preservation Models resin kit of the Roadkill Café. This kit will become the fourth structure to be used in Scenery Project 13D. It will also be the second DPM kit to be built (the first being the Corner Turret Building).

This kit is very, very similar to the Corner Turret Building kit but it is also different. It is a more “basic” kit, if you understand what I mean! There is no preformed roof and the front door side panels have to cut from a provided ...

Over time I have posted several entries into this blog regarding flying, or more specifically, military flying. One of them involved the Blue Angels (the US Navy’s precision flying team) but none have involved carrier borne operations!

A friend recently emailed me two videos that originated aboard the USS Nimitz. I believe I remember seeing an entire program on PBS about this awhile ago.

The topic is, basically, carrier flight operations in very heavy seas! Each video ...

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