Kendall Brown
Plano, Texas
This amazing 1/72 model of Vought Kingfishers on a P-6 catapult was based on a photo of USS New York (BB-34) from June 16, 1943. Kendall scratchbuilt the turret and catapult, and he used the shells of vintage 1960s Airfix kits for the airplanes, adding Gaspatch .30-caliber machine guns and scratchbuilding all the other details, including the engines, canopies, and struts. After airbrushing on True North and Model Master enamels, he weathered each panel with artist oils and watercolor pencils applied with a wet paintbrush. Kendall modeled the deck from basswood soaked in enamels thinned with mineral spirits. He soaked the planks in thin superglue, sanded the deck flat, applied Pledge Floor Gloss, and then buffed it.