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GREAT! Send it on in.

Tell your nephew, if he has an interestt, to get into building scale models, aircraft and ships. I am quite the 1/72 scale aircraft enthusiast. Monogram's B-1B, Testors B-2 and AMT's B-52H are the best 1/72 scale bombers (IMHO) readily available.

I have about thirty 1/72 scale modern fighter, bomber and recon aircraft built and authentically painted and detailed and have about 12-15 more yet to build.

Also, am big into 1/700 and 1/350 scale ships. Have an entire US and an entire Russian CBG in 1/720.

Also have the battleship Missouri (modernized version with tomohawks and harpoon missile launchers), a Spruance class DDG and a Ticonderoga class CG built in 1/350 scale (the Missouri is BIG) also have the 1/350 scale USS Enterprize waiting to build. That one is mu ultimate ship model. Got it for Christmas about five years ago and am still waiting for the right tiome to start building it when I can give it the attention it deserves.

Oh well ... I'll post a couple of pics later this morning to this thread so you can show him if he has any interest.

Regards.

I can tell you're a real enthusiast going with a common scale for your collection 1/72. I will mention it to Andy. I have another nephew - David - in Ohio, a 7 year old who is really into building things. He started early with Legos but I bought an F16A ( 1/48 - Monogram ) and we put it together over several visits. I was amzed at his patience & attention to the details of painting. I did most of the adhesive work. His sister Faith ( who is really MY sweetheart ) wanted in on the action too. It is now suspended, rotating for takoff in the hall outside their rooms.

I bought him an SB2C Helldiver ( also 1/48 Monogram ) for the fact that the gear retracts, the hook works, the wings fold, the canopies slide, the bomb bay doors work and the 500 lb bomb drops. He & his dad put that one together . His new interest is in all things explosive and we spent a whole day at WPAFB looking at the various munitions.