About me
- Name:
- Bill Gilman
- Nickname:
- Navy Bird
- Country:
United States of America- Town:
- Rochester, NY
- Member since:
- April 25, 2011
- Communities:
- papermates.net (Paper modeling)gundammates.com (Gundam modeling)railwaymates.com (Train modeling)diecastmates.com (Diecast models)rcmates.net (RC modeling)
Old man who still likes to glue pieces of plastic together. However, unlike my earlier years, I no longer rig fireworks inside in order to simulate a direct air-to-air missile hit.
Based in Rochester, NY, USA - one of the garden spots of the Western Hemisphere and home to the "garbage plate." (Google it.)
Main interest is Naval Aviation, matters not to me whether pulling, pushing, or reheating. My brother flew Jolly Green Giants in 'Nam, my uncle flew Hellcats in WWII, and my grandfather flew a Spad in the Great War. I flew a Chevy Corvair at university.
Build mainly in Braille Scale. The money saved from not buying larger kits will help pay for correcting vision problems from working with 1/72 scale photoetch.
Based in Rochester, NY, USA - one of the garden spots of the Western Hemisphere and home to the "garbage plate." (Google it.)
Main interest is Naval Aviation, matters not to me whether pulling, pushing, or reheating. My brother flew Jolly Green Giants in 'Nam, my uncle flew Hellcats in WWII, and my grandfather flew a Spad in the Great War. I flew a Chevy Corvair at university.
Build mainly in Braille Scale. The money saved from not buying larger kits will help pay for correcting vision problems from working with 1/72 scale photoetch.
Activities
Modeling clubs
I'm a member of following scale modeling club(s):
Favorite webzines
Scale modeling forums
Scale modeling magazines
Scale modeling shops
Paint ranges
I use following paints on a regular basis:
Favorite scales
1:72Interests
Aircraft
Avro Lancaster Aircraft » Propeller | 
1941–1963
English Electric Lightning Aircraft » Jets | 1959–1988
Eurofighter Typhoon Aircraft » Jets | 
1994–Now
Fairey Gannet Aircraft » Propeller | 1953–1978
McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II Aircraft » Jets | 1958–2021
Supermarine Spitfire Aircraft » Propeller | 1938–1961
Vought F-8 Crusader Aircraft » Jets | 1957–1999
Vought F7U Cutlass Aircraft » Jets | 1951–1959
Contact
My next events
I currently have nothing in my agenda
My previous events
Noreastcon 43 Regional Contest Farmingdale
2. and 3. May 2014
Farmingdale2. and 3. May 2014
BUFFCON 31 Cheektowaga
13. April 2014
Cheektowaga13. April 2014
IPMS USA Region 1 Convention Rochester, NY
3. and 4. May 2013
Rochester, NY 3. and 4. May 2013