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 in](/events/img/11767-16625-39-p.jpg)
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 in](/events/img/11528-48987-14-p.jpg)
SCM Aggressor Group Build Fall 2019
1. October
1. October
![The Neglected Kit Resurrection Groupbuild in](/events/img/10418-15629-18-p.jpg)
The Neglected Kit Resurrection Groupbuild
1. January 2016 until 31. December 2020
1. January 2016 until 31. December 2020