Armorama :: Armor/AFV Scale Modeling

Occupation: Finally RETIRED

Interests: Auto Road RacingYankee BaseballNY Giant Football

Username: Joel_W

About Joel_W
I've been a plastic scale modeler on and off for most of my life since I 1st found them on a shelf at a local toy store way back in the very early 1960s. Once in High School modeling stopped until the mid 1970s when I got married, and needed a hobby that would keep me at home. After 10 years I took another 10 year break, and have been building models since the mid 1980s. I've always modeled aircraft and a little armor here and there, but I've been a true auto racing fan for as long as I can member. So less then 2 years ago I came out of the" Modeling closet", sold off all my unbuilt aircraft kits, and focused solely on classic cars, and race cars. Every build has had a special meaning to me, which makes it all just that more apealing. I've worked for the last 50+ years in the retail Drug Store Industry. Finally, I retired on January 23, 2018 @ 70 years old. So far every day has been a vacation day that just never ends. Just don't ask my wife what she thinks of my retirement.

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My Gallery Photos (34)

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My Feature Articles

1.	Mosquito FB.VI	AEROSCALE :	AIRCRAFT: PROPS	ENGLISH
2.	Lockheed Ventura	AEROSCALE :	AIRCRAFT: PROPS	ENGLISH
3.	Brewster Buffalo	AEROSCALE :	AIRCRAFT: PROPS	ENGLISH
4.	Spitfire IXc	AEROSCALE :	AIRCRAFT: PROPS	ENGLISH
5.	F-15C	AEROSCALE :	AIRCRAFT: JETS	ENGLISH
6.	Lockheed's Lovely Lightning	AEROSCALE :	AIRCRAFT: PROPS	ENGLISH
7.	Grumman A-6E	AEROSCALE :	AIRCRAFT: JETS	ENGLISH
8.	McDonnell-Douglas' Phabulous Phantom	AEROSCALE :	AIRCRAFT: JETS	ENGLISH
9.	The Virgin Widow: Great Wall P-61A	AEROSCALE :	AIRCRAFT: PROPS	ENGLISH
10.	Slow, but deadly	AEROSCALE :	AIRCRAFT: PROPS	ENGLISH

My Reviews

1.	Lotus 25 Coventry Climax	AUTOMODELER :	BY TAMIYA, INC.	ENGLISH
2.	Beemax Kremer Porsche 935 K2	AUTOMODELER :	BY BEEMAX MODEL KITS	ENGLISH
3.	A-10s Units 2008-2014	AEROSCALE :	BY OSPREY PUBLISHING	ENGLISH
4.	Polish Spitfire Aces	AEROSCALE :	BY OSPREY PUBLISHING	ENGLISH
5.	F9F-8/8P Cougar	AEROSCALE :	BY KITTY HAWK	ENGLISH
6.	HH-34J Helicopter	AEROSCALE :	BY GALLERY MODELS	ENGLISH
7.	Spitfire LF Mk IXc	AEROSCALE :	BY EDUARD	ENGLISH

My Awards

All American Tracks: This award signifies this person completed the

DML Ribbon: This award signifies this person completed the

Double Trouble WWII Twins: This award signifies that the owner has completed a build in the Double Trouble WWII Twin Engine Campaign

Douglas Parade of Propeller Power Award: This award signifies this person completed the Aeroscale

Grumman Aircraft Award: This award signifies this person completed the Aeroscale

Light Tank Campaign: This award signifies this person completed the Light Tank Campaign

National Pride Campaign Award: This award signifies this person completed the National Pride Campaign

Only Shermans: This ribbon is awarded to those that complete the Only Shermans Campaign!

Sands of Israel: This award signifies this person completed the

Strictly Out-of-the-Box: This award signifies this person completed the

US Halftracks Campaign Award: This award signifies that the bearer has successfully completed the US Halftracks Campaign which was held in 2012 on Armorama.