Central Europe, Spring 1945:

Shrine from scratch using balsa leftovers from plane model. Round base is one plastic bowl piece atop another, sprayed flat black. Local dirt and pampas grass. Russian (well, Soviet) soldier by DML Dragon.

Runabout

 This little scooter-craft will be part of a pair of vehicles that will use many bones from a single turkey. 1/35 scale pilot magically makes the whole thing 1/35 scale.

Crabclaw Scooter

 Another nice set of turkey bones. A mix of Polynesian crabclaw sails and outrigger canoes; offshore catamarans, ideas about whalebones. 1/48 scale helmsman from the junkbox. Two weeks.

Victor's Rhino

1:1 scale Rhinocerous Beetle. Mylar wings and prop, hardware store spraypaint, assorted bits from the junkbox:

Lilienthal's Turkey

Ever since I was a kid, I liked turkey breastbones. They have a prehistoric flying creature look to them, and I would treat them as toys. During my teen years I added wings to one, it was quite attractive hanging from the ceiling. This is a revisit of that now long-gone winged turkey bone, influenced by the gliders built and flown by Otto Lilienthal in the late 19th century. Wings made of mylar and bamboo. Egg-shaped object is an eggshell.

                                        

Sukhoi 22 Fitter

Hobbycraft's 1989 initial release of its 1/72 scale Sukhoi 22 Fitter in Libyan service. Handpainted with craftstore acrylics; weathered with Rembrandt pastels. Nose should be green, but I like red noses. Incredibly rudimentary kit for 1989, still results in a pretty object. Pix taken on the patio under the brutal Equatorial sun for a North African ambiance..

Sovereign of the Galaxy Display

 I posted this ship earlier. Living in Ecuador, I needed to minimize the risk of this model getting damaged by tremors, while also looking like it's flying. Had a local metalwork artist make the display stand.