Real life thread

[Jeff Head]

Sadly Reporting here that my very sweet Mother in Law, Dorothy May Scott, has left this life and entered into her eternal life with her Lord Jesus, and my handsome Father in Law, L D Scott. She will be sadly missed. Loved all of us, all the time! and we will miss her wit and great sense of humor, Love you Mom!

My own Mom is 83, and soldiering on, missing my Dad more all the time, love you gents, and I pray that each of you will know the Saving Grace and Mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ!

I am sorry I mssed this AFB.

Our condolences to you and yours.

But you know, I have hjad a lot of time to contemplate these things as my own conditions wworsens...and I know she is in a better place and she will be there when her daughter, her in-laws (whom she no doubt loves dearly) and all of her kin, friends, and brothers and sisters in Christ come home too.

I know that is where it leads...it will happen in God's time so I do not presume to rush or push it...but I look forward to that day myself.

I wll miss my dear wife and my kids, and my beautiful grandkids. But I know we will all be gathered home in safe harbor in due time.

Stay firm and strong my firend. She has only gone ahead, like so many others. it is all of our lot, and we will find friends, and love waiing on the other side, articularly f our hearts have sought to do good.

In the good book the Lord tells us He judges the heart and the intent of the heart. In the end...that is what will count and the type of thing we take with us.

The love for our family and friends, the faith we have in God...but mostly the goodness we have in us,.

If we sincerely nurture that goodness, then our Father will make the rest right in His way,.

 

[Obi Wan Russell]

Jeff, you may soon get your wish for a model of Big Liz:

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[Jeff Head]

Jeff, you may soon get your wish for a model of Big Liz:

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Yes...I saw that. But it was in 2014, three years ago, and nothing has come of it yet.

But it is something. You would think that if they did the one off, that they could do the kit now.

One can hope. Perhaps they are waiting until after the launch?

 

[kwaigonegin]

Thanks Bub, its nice knowing you are close, and if I get another bike anytime soon, we will have to go for a motorcycle ride.... be careful on that baby, and enjoy!

you going to Scott AirShow this weekend? Unfortunately I can't make it this year. I'll be in KC.
There's a Raptor static display and possible B2 flyby from what I heard. The exchange there is also pretty decent.

 

[kwaigonegin]

Yes...I saw that. But it was in 2014, three years ago, and nothing has come of it yet.

But it is something. You would think that if they did the one off, that they could do the kit now.

One can hope. Perhaps they are waiting until after the launch?

Is there a place that sells the Ford class CVN 1/350?

 

[kwaigonegin]

.... and so the indoctrination has begun in my household.

 

[Jeff Head]

Is there a place that sells the Ford class CVN 1/350?

Outside of the vendors who build Museum quality wood vessels (for about $2,000)...nope.

Sooner or later, Merit, or Trumpeter, or Revell, or someone like that will make a kit for it.

It will probably be AirFix that makes the kit for the Royal Navy QE.

Anyhow, I expect at some point the new CV-17 will be a kit too, probably from Trumpeter.

Fuijimi did a kit for the JMSDF DDH-181 Hyuga, so I hope they do one for the Izumo too. I have the Hyuga all built up with a full set of escorts:

In fact, I have entire CSGs (which include all of the surface and submarine escorts) in 1/350 scale for all of the following:

US Navy:
USS Enterprise CVN-65
USS Ronald Reagan CVN-76

PLAN
CV-17 Liaoning

Russian
063 Kuznetsov

France:
R91 Charles de Gualle R91

Royal Navy:
HMS Illustrious R06

JMSDF:
DDH-181 JS Huyga

I also have a full ARG for the US Navy:

USS Iwo Jima LHD-7
USS New York LPD-21
USS Harpers Ferry LSD-49

with all of its escorts.

 

[PanAsian]

.... and so the indoctrination has begun in my household.

Which book is that? I need to get a copy!

 

[Jeff Head]

Which book is that? I need to get a copy!

Hehehe...way to go!

That looks like my HUGE "Great Book of Modern Warplanes."

 

[Jeff Head]

@kwaigonegin

Did is also mention I do some World War II stuff as well...like an entire grouping of the Doolittle raid?



That's the Hornet CV-8, the Enterprise CV-6, The Vincennes, CA-44, a New Orleans class heavy cruiser, and the Grayson, DD-435, a Gleaves class Destroyer.

Within six months the Hornet and the Vincennes would be sunk. But the Enterprise and the Grayson fought on through and survived the war.

...and that's the way it went for the entire task force.

That raid ad two carriers, four heavy cruisers, and eight destroyers. One of the carriers, two of the cruisers, and four of the destroyers would not make it through the war...half of the group.