Stories and Illustrations of combat airplanes, missiles and the people that flew them

DONE!  I presented it to the Commissioner last Wednesday and...they like it! At almost 30" long, this Wildcat is impressive on s...

So.  It looks like all I have to do is add the rudder, tweak some shadows and add final markings.  I'm still on the fence of what air...

Here you go - it's about 50% done and the obvious parts need to be masked in... but I'm on schedule!  Two more posts after t...

Here it is - the starting sketch of Joe Foss's F4F-4 Wildcat circa Fall of 1942, on Guadalcanal . This particular commission is a ...

And there it is - an LGM-30G.  Or, as I'd heard them called before, "Minuteman III missiles." For the time being, it...

That's Don Bryan, devoted husband, lovable crank, brilliant philosopher and WW2 ace.  And that's a little girl in a crowd at a 3...

Here's the latest update.  It's about 40% finished.  Unfortunately though,  I'm probably going to do it all over. Why...

Well... You can see for yourself that my latest project is not an airplane.  It's a missile.  Specifically, an LGM-30G ICBM nucl...

Here she is - the Billings Belle, as flown by squadron commander Major Earl Depner of the 354th Fighter Group!  As near as can be figured o...

It's "The Story" that draws me to a particular airplane.  Some stories are obvious - like that of Leo Thorsness' F-105 o...

DONE!  And for a guy who normally loathes his own work, I'm surprised.  It's pretty good. You might be interested to know that t...

You know...it's one thing to meet someone who's a Medal of Honor holder, ace, warrior, commander, leader...and value their moments....

"Kingfish One" is nearing completion.  I've got a long list of tiny details to work through - it'll go fast from here but...

Have a look.  Not much, but it's getting there.  The shape's about right though - and man, what a shape! That thing's a knife ...

We love stories of courage. In my opinion, most of such stories aren't so much loved as they are consumed. Like popcorn at the the...

Done.  And coming it at 77 hours, Mason's UH-1D is now the high-water mark in terms of time-spent. Most of these profiles take about 40...