Dana Smith
Weaverville, North Carolina
Dana built his Hasegawa 1/20 scale MaK Mk.44 Ammoknights in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene with no power for three weeks. He scratchbuilt the engine, added rough welds to the smoke launchers, and the pilot has to use a stick to keep the front hatch open. “The model kind of looks like how I felt after the hurricane damage,” Dana said. “Just fix it as best you can and move on.”