Max Whitaker
Ralston, Nebraska
Max, 13, built a Lee-Brooke railway gun from Vargas Scale Models. To complete the 1/35 scale model, he scratchbuilt an ammo box and made a base from foam, modeling mud, and model railroad grass. Max painted the railway gun with Ammo and Tamiya acrylics and a paintbrush, only turning to an airbrush when he needed to spray gloss or flat varnish.