About me
- Name:
- Calvin Gifford
- Nickname:
- LodniK
- Country:
United States of America- Town:
- Ridgecrest
- Member since:
- August 21, 2014
- Communities:
- railwaymates.com (Train modeling)diecastmates.com (Diecast models)
Retired from U.S. Military. Have been building models about 50 years. Collected about 3,500 so far. Mostly military aircraft, but also armor, ships, cars, Sci-Fi - basically almost anything. I also volunteer a lot of time and built models to the local museums & veterans organizations, particularly the U.S. Naval Museum of Armament & Technology, the local VFW Ship 4084, American Legion and Kern County Veterans Museum.
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
1:251:35
1:48
1:72
1:700
Interests
Aircraft
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Aircraft » Propeller | 1941–1959
Boeing F-18 Super Hornet Aircraft » Jets | 1995–Now
Consolidated B-24 Liberator Aircraft » Propeller | 1941–1968
Dassault Super Etendard Aircraft » Jets | 
1964–Now
Grumman EA-6 Prowler Aircraft » Jets | 1968–2019
Grumman F-14 Tomcat Aircraft » Jets | 1970–Now
Grumman F11F Tiger Aircraft » Jets | 1956–1969
Grumman F6F Hellcat Aircraft » Propeller | 1943–1960
Grumman F7F Tigercat Aircraft » Propeller | 1944–1954
Grumman F8F Bearcat Aircraft » Propeller | 1945–1961
Grumman F9F Panther Aircraft » Jets | 1947–1969
Lockheed F-104 Starfighter Aircraft » Jets | 1958–2004
McDonnell Douglas F-18 Hornet Aircraft » Jets | 1983–2000
McDonnell F-101 Voodoo Aircraft » Jets | 1954–1984
Ships
Aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk-class Ships » Aircraft carriers | 1961–2009
Aircraft carrier Midway-class Ships » Aircraft carriers | 1945–1992
Aircraft carrier Nimitz-class Ships » Aircraft carriers | 1975–Now
Vehicles
AAV-7 Vehicles » APC/IFV's | 1972–Now
M151 MUTT Vehicles » Cars | 1959–1982
M49 Fuel Tanker Vehicles » Trucks | 1955–1999
M977 HEMTT Vehicles » Trucks | 1982–Now
Mark VIII International Vehicles » Tanks | 1918–193
Contact
My next events
I currently have nothing in my agenda
My previous events
Scalemates 5th Generation, UAV, and Stealth Groupbuild 2021
1. January until 31. December 2021
1. January until 31. December 2021
SCM Aggressor Group Build Fall 2019
1. October
1. October
The Neglected Kit Resurrection Groupbuild
1. January 2016 until 31. December 2020
1. January 2016 until 31. December 2020