Marshall73
New member
I stopped by this little place for lunch yesterday. I was in the neighborhood, after all. I ran into a few friends of yours. I figured you all would want to see how they are doing after so long...
Cheers to a great community. I have long been fascinated with aviation, particularity the aircraft of the second world war. My grandfather was one of the many men who fought on the islands of Saipan and Tinian, two islands that figured prominently in the strategic air campaigns of the Pacific theater. When I was very young he gave me a small piece of aluminum cut from the fuselage of a wrecked Japanense bomber with the date of the Saipan beachhead inscribed on it, I was utterly transfixed. I suppose my fascination has not faded much since my childhood, only my willingness to indulge it. I was super stoked to discover the world of scratch building and the FC community. I have completed several mighty mini war birds and have a the full sized corsair in the works. Again, I am very grateful for the opportunity to explore these amazing machines and the fascinating ways their legacies resonate across generations.
All the best,
-Marshall
Cheers to a great community. I have long been fascinated with aviation, particularity the aircraft of the second world war. My grandfather was one of the many men who fought on the islands of Saipan and Tinian, two islands that figured prominently in the strategic air campaigns of the Pacific theater. When I was very young he gave me a small piece of aluminum cut from the fuselage of a wrecked Japanense bomber with the date of the Saipan beachhead inscribed on it, I was utterly transfixed. I suppose my fascination has not faded much since my childhood, only my willingness to indulge it. I was super stoked to discover the world of scratch building and the FC community. I have completed several mighty mini war birds and have a the full sized corsair in the works. Again, I am very grateful for the opportunity to explore these amazing machines and the fascinating ways their legacies resonate across generations.
All the best,
-Marshall