Every couple of years, Joe Simon comes to
FineScale Modeler with another magnificent ship model. This is a normally efficient turnaround time for Joe, who spends hundreds of hours and an average of two years on each model. You could say his exquisite builds have a magnetic appeal; they attract metal — mostly gold. His Russian missile destroyer
Otlichnyy (February 2010
FSM) and Japanese battleship
Kongo (April 2013
FSM) have each won first place in their category at the IPMS USA National Convention. And now comes his Hasegawa 1/350 scale Japanese light cruiser
Yahagi (November 2017
FSM), loaded with all the accessories Hasegawa offers for it as well as Joe’s considerable scratchbuilding and general modeling skills. It has yet to compete at the IPMS nationals, but is sure to gain notice there.