John Tokarewich
Bartlett, Illinois
John brought his Trumpeter 1/350 scale USS Texas (BB-35) to the show. He modified it with scratchbuilt yard arms for the main mast, UHF antennae, flag bag covers, floater net rolls, and flash bags made from epoxy putty. John also removed the torpedo blister strakes, corrected the blister depth and forward hawsepipes, and added Eduard and White Ensign photo-etched metal and Black Cat Models resin weapons and bridge equipment. He painted the ship with Model Master and LifeColor acrylics, weathered it with artist oil and AK Interactive weathering colors, and put it on a wood base from Hobby Lobby with basswood keel blocks.