Bishop Hobbies

I won this at the 2007 Model Expo in Petaluma – have I mentioned that I love rafffles? I have never built a figure before – it consisted of just a few parts and was a lot of fun to build. I added some sand around his feet – glued down with white glue – to add some more interest. I think I’ll put him on a shelf over my model work bench – with this pose he seems to be yelling at me to get busy and finish the model I’m working on – lol.

I need some suggestions for the plaque that can go on the front of the base.

I bought this model on Ebay. It was an open box and I got it cheap. I’m kind of a cheap guy so that was ok. The decals had mostly flaked off of the decal sheet and the pilots helmet visor was cracked inhalf. Nevertheless it was a fun build. I salvaged most all of the decals and built the pilots helmet with the visor retracted inside. It is a very cool kit that is fun to look at. It won a first place at the 2006 Fremont Hornet model show in the miscelaneous catagory by beating out several very nice looking beatles!

Here is a picture from the 2008 SVSM Kickoff Classic model show where it came in third in the misc. catagory. The model show was held at the Santa Clara Convention Center: