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Bob LaBouy

I started my modeling adventure in 1951 with an Allen kit. As a ‘Navy Brat’ our family was constantly on the move and I rarely had an opportunity experience modeling as we can today. I was a co-chairman for three national conventions in Seattle. I the opportunity to serve as a Society officer for twelve years, as Treasurer, Historian and President. I live with my wife Helen and our cat Mini in Redmond, Washington. My other interests include my 72 years in Scouting, film and digital photography and Apple computers.

IPMS Number
3064
Public Email Address
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Book Cover

Hitler's Headquarters in the West, Then and Now

Published:
Book Author(s): Jean Paul Pallud
Company: Pen and Sword Books Ltd

Publisher’s Introductory Notes

“Führer Headquarters were Nazi command centers used by Hitler and his officials during World War II.

The Führer Headquarters, Führerhauptquartiere abbreviated FHQu in German, were headquarters used by Nazi leader Adolf Hitler and his close circle of commanders and officials. As Hitler directly controlled much of the German war effort, the FHQu were de facto military headquarters.

At the beginning of the war, Hitler's railway train served as Führerhauptquartier, for example during the Balkans campaign in the spring of 1941, but the construction of Führerhauptquartiere, Hitler's Headquarters, was entrusted to the Organisation Todt, the Nazi civil engineering body.

'Wolfsschanze' in East Prussia is… more
Box Art

F/A-18C

Published:
Company: Eduard

This kit was a ‘Limited Edition’ kit, released at the 2025 IPMS/USA National Convention in Hampton Roads, Virginia. It was quickly sold out on both Eduard ‘s online store and at the 2025 Convention. The instruction booklet contains 23 pages, including some color guides for the weapons, masks and overall aircraft decal markings.

I was initially impressed with several aspects of this Eduard repackaging of the Kinetic F/A-18C, including the surface details (including recessed panel engraving), the placement of panels along the surfaces, the wing fold details, the beautiful box art, and especially the kit decals. As I began to dry fit the various subsections, the novelty wore off. From what I expected to be a beautiful kit, I quickly realized I had purchased a total… more