Bart Cusumano

Pelikan Meeting S&T Photos – 4/8/15

Posted by Bart Cusumano on Apr 10, 2015 | Comments Off on Pelikan Meeting S&T Photos – 4/8/15

Guy Borgeson brought this huge Viking ship in – a beautiful project that his father-in-law did.

Chris Bettancourt goes big with this MPC 1:24 Stuka – complete with scratch-built cannon pads and hand-painted snake markings.

Another project from Chris Bettancourt – some sort of Nazi tank in 1:35 scale – I believe a Panther. Nice job.

Zack Bettancourt continues down the road to award-winning times with this nice duo in 1:35 scale of a 25 pounder gun and Universal carrier.

Soviet T-35 five-turret monster from S-Model in 1:72 scale by Bart Cusumano – WIP

Tom Knapp continues to produce high-quality silk purses from sow ears. This time this really nice Hellcat in 1:72 scale.

Switching gears a bit, Tom Knapp goes nautical with this CSS Atlanta from Verlinden – a WIP

Prez Dave goes gray wit this Tamiya 1:32 Zero. Nice job there David.

George Fehrer brought in this real nice award-winning diorama in 1:35 scale.

This could be another Chinese Youth Work Project booster from George Hecht. Sorry Big G, but I do not have the slip.

Trophies are done for Pelicon 2015! A sampling of the booty.

Prez Dave goes green this time with yet another Tamiya 1:32 scale Zero. Another nice job there David.

After a long, long, long absence from the S&T table, Larry Williams bought in three pieces! This here one is a 1:72 Challenger.

Not to be outdone, Mike Garofalo brought in five freakin’ 1:35 scale tanks! We have a Heller AMX-30, a Tamiya T-55, a Trumpeter Ariete, a Trumpeter S-103 and aTamiya Leclerc in UN white.

The other three pieces of the pentathlon from Mike Garofolo.

Tom Milne did up this 1:48 HobbycraftF4U-2 Corsair USMC night-fighter.

Larry Williiams does up this wacky camo-job on this Swedish Styr 122 Leopard in 1:72 from Revell. Cool.

If it’s a giant sci-fi model, especially Star Wars related, then this looks like Randy Cooper’s latest project. A Hasbro Millennium Falcon from Walmart, all gussied up with Randy’s scratch made resin and PE improvements. Absolutely and totally cool and amazing.

A cool-looking 1:30 scale Normandy vignette from George Hecht, utilizing his own water technique and real sand from the beach at Normandy. A King & Country.

Randy Cooper brought along this big die-cast Jeep.

Larry Williams did up this nice Revell 1:72 Abrams.

George Hecht forgoes the screwdriver and brings in the glue to do this cool looking 1:35 scale WWI British Mark IV Tadpole tank from Takom. A WIP.

A shot of the Falcon’s cockpit, done up from scratch by Randy Cooper.

Pelikan Club Meeting: 3/3/2015

Posted by Bart Cusumano on Mar 5, 2015 | Comments Off on Pelikan Club Meeting: 3/3/2015

Bill Lyon showed us his fleet of aircraft in 1:48 scale.

Jeff Price goes armored with these two 1:35 Soviet WWII era armored cars.

Neato orange helo from Jeff Price in 1:72 scale – built for the decals.

Big George Hecht forgoes his screwdrivers with this motorized Tamiya kit of a 1:35 scale French Char Bis B-1 that he actually glued together and painted!.

In his continuing effort to keep Chinese children gainfully employed, George Hecht goes pre-everything here again with a 1:30 King & Country. Normandy vignette using real, honest-to-God Normandy Beach sand.

Libby Brut kicks butt in Atlanta and brings home the bacon with this painted Nemrod figure.

Another glue and paint project from George Hecht? Yes! This time a 1:35 Skoda 305mm Howitzer from Takom.

Tom Milne goes Italian with this cool Fiat in 1:48 scale from Special Hobby.

Prez Dave explores a new genre in modeling: Model-In-a-box. This one features a 1:32 Trumpeter Grumman Avenger.

Steve Sobieralski finally comes clean and admits that he is actually Warren Buffet in disguise, by showing us his WIP of Model Factory Hiro’s 1/12 Porsche 1970 917LH multi-media kit.

Chris Betancourt comes to his fie=rst Pelikan meeting with this cool Pink Panther with tons of scratch-built details in 1:24.

Zack Betancourt goes all tank with this nice looking German green-thang that is really gray.

Zen model maker and all-around artist Robert Marquinez painted these 1:35 Bravo-6 figures of a U.S. tank crew in Vietnam. Oh, he used the Tamiya M-48 (OOB) as a base.

George Feher showed us these CMK 1:35 figures to be used on his current Soviet ZSU-23 diorama utilizing his custom figure holding system.

Jesus Ramos goes resin crazy with this On-Track Models German SPH from Dubbya Dubbya Two in 1:35 scale. Looks good!

Prez Dave further explores his Model-in-a-Box concept with Tamiya’s 1:32 Corsair. This could start a new trend in modeling.

Pelikan Meeting S&T Photos – January 6, 2015

Posted by Bart Cusumano on Jan 14, 2015 | Comments Off on Pelikan Meeting S&T Photos – January 6, 2015

George Shaeffer does a nice 1941 Chevy Pick-Up in 1:25 from Revell.

Guy Borgeson has these two cool 1:72 German armor items – with converted commander figure.

Cool large-size Boba Fett in 1:6 scale Screaming’ by Eddie Brut, III.

Brian Sibbitt continues his flying boat passion with this OLD Airfix 1:72 Short Sunderland

Mike Garofolo demonstrates his prolific side by bringing in no less than four 1:35 scale projects: Tamiya T-72M1 with a Blast Turret; Chinese AT-1 from Hobby Boss; Italeri Sherman w/ composite hull; T-72 AuF-1 from Hobby Boss.

Nice Me-109 from Tom Milne, however I don’t know if it’s a G-6 or a F. The kit is Hasegawa.

Here’s Tom Milne’s other Me-109. It’s whatever the other is not, but it’s still hasegawa.

This cool duo comes from Brad Neavin: 1:25 scale ’65 Checelle stock car from Revell being lugged on a 60 Chevy hauler with SB bed and ramps.

Vince Pedulla did it up right with this 1:48 F7F-3N Tigercat from the Italeri kit.

No slip

Greg Chubby leaves the skies of WWI behind and did this nice Me-262 in 1:72 from Revell Germany.

All around nice guy Nick Torrey brings us this cool AFV Club kit of the LVTP 5A1 Amtrak in 1:35: OOB

Former Fearless Leader Karl Pople’s really nicely done Fw-190A from the Otaki 1:48 kit.

Libby Brut’s next gold medal masterpiece in the raw: Hawk Squadron.

George Hecht continues to keep Chinese children gainfully employed with his latest Gun Emplacement – Normany in 1:30 from King & Country. He added sandbags and real sand from the beaches of Normandy, Utah Beach.