Iron Modeler Blog

  • You can’t rush perfection

    Working on corporate jets is challenging in many ways.  An airplane on the ground does an operator no good, as it costs the owner money.  The airplane doesn't…

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  • A few of my former charges

    Today, we'll look at a few airplanes I knew rather well.  The first is a Douglas C-118A (DC-6A), Constructor's Number 44625, Constructor's Serial Number 560, USAF S/N 53-3254,…

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  • Spring is here…

    Back when I was a kid living in Florida, the arrival of spring went largely unnoticed.  Face it, when winter temperatures rarely duck below 40 degrees, there isn't…

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  • Modeling Regression (Or How I Cured AMS)

    Do you ever look back on things you did as a kid?  Do you ever wish you could have a "Do Over"?  The other day, my wife was…

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  • Finding time

    Lately, I've been waging a battle every day to eke out some time to do things that I haven't had a chance to for a while.  Work has…

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  • Modeling Events

    Over the years, I've changed my take on modeling events.  At one time, I would attend every event I could, while these days I'll go to most of…

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