I too started with plastic airplanes a couple of years ago. Primarily military, from 1/32 down to 1/144. I now have 5 ea 6' shelves crammed, a couple of display racks, and an air force base on one of my 4x8 n scale train layouts.....which is what I started after I got about all the airplanes that interested me. After two layouts of trains, one of which I have posted on here based on the Willie Nelson version of "A Train they call The City of New Orleans", I did some military ships.
Currently in the American historical discovery ships. Have all 3 Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria, plus the Mayflower from the collection of Artesania Latina, an Italian wooden model kit company.
Most of my models mean something to me, were part of my life, or are of a historical value. I enjoy building them and learning of the things that their designers decided were necessary to make the real thing work. I also put myself in the real life situation as best ones imagination can do of the model and it's purpose.
Imagining 2 months at sea with crew, passengers, livestock, and stores on the La Nina, which is my current project is absolutely mind boggling. Those people weren't determined, they had to be desperate......and to think Queen Isabella wanted to get Columbus out from under her feet so the trio of ships were just some old tubs she had sitting around.....not new ships......to sail "off the end of the earth".
But, on clear days like today, in the 50's this afternoon, I was outside running my iron.....clears up cabin fever in a jiffy.
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