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I am re-reading the battle of Guadacanal by Eric Hammel. This is a trilogy about the land,sea and carrier battles around Guadacanal. One of my favorite reads along with Franks book on Guadacanal. J

Very nice painting of the TSSD Marines. Nice figures which I started to paint two years ago. Maybe I will get inspired to finish Them.

Happy Birthday George and the best for the New Year. John

Thanks Gazza, Jeff, UK Bod and all who took these great pictures of the show. Truly appreciate your efforts to keep us informed. I salute you all. John:salute:::salute::

Thanks Victor for the photos and showing us your blog. Very interesting diorama making and figures. John:salute::

Great diorama and the water is the best I seen. John

What a surprise that you are leaving the hobby. I will miss our chats and hope our friendship continues. Chicago or Indy will not be the same without your knowledge and evening talks. I know Pat and I will miss that. Best wishes. John:(

Thanks Mike for the fine video of Gordon's Lightfoot ballad. I enjoyed viewing it and I try to go up to whitefish point every couple of years. They have a nice museum there on Great Lakes shipwrecks and the bell retrieved from the Fitz. Along the shore family members have small memorials for...

The book by Robert J. Hemming tells the story of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald on Lake Superior on Nov. 10, 1975. The "mighty Fitz" was the largest and newest Lake hauler built in 1958. They had the best communications and equipment of the period. Like the Titanic it was thought to be...

Happy Birthday John. John

I will try a closer picture. This was one of my first attempts at painting a figure. J

Happy Birthday Mike. Best wishes today and "welcome to the over 65 club.:salute:: John

Happy Birthday Alex. John

Very nice painting of the figures. John

Tamiya model Centurion tank and New Hope soldier. Old model built years ago. John

Happy Birthday Mark. Wishing you a good day and the best of things. John

Thanks Mike for posting pics of the Palmetto miniatures. I never saw them before. John

Happy Birthday Dave. John

Nice photos of Nicholas room. The girls were fun to talk to and live in my old neighborhood. They told me of all the changes in on the south side. J:)

Now Pat you know I am not a good role model. The flat sets are really nice. Did you buy the set in the picture that we liked? J