#6 Pirate model

[fredmellini]

Michael just finished building #6 out the 7 MPC Disney Pirates of the Caribbean model series. This one is Dead Men Tell No Tales from 1972. Good news is that he just bought a "Cop Out" model yesterday and is already tearing into it. He has gone with a metallic gun-metal paint on the body and a metallic red chassis. I will post pictures of his progression. School is out for Summer (as quoted by Alice Cooper ;D) so Michael has more time for models!!!!

[modelcitizen]

Looks like he may have picked up a thing or 2 from you Fred !

Micheal does really beautiful ;D, clean ;D work too !!!

Great job Micheal ;D ;D ;D!!! Looking forward to the Cop Out !

"Paulie"

[gwangiboy]

That might be the best one yet that Michael has done!!! Incredible!!!

Does he have #7 (I'm guessing the one where the skeleton is trying to help the other skeleton out of the quicksand)?

[fredmellini]

That is the only one he needs to complete the series. (the quicksand one)

[RatRod]

Fred, your son takes after you!!! I wish I could find the time it takes to get my son as involved as yours!!! Great job Dad, and great job Michael!!!

[fredmellini]

Michael Thanks you guys for the kind words. Just to show that I do not suffer from split-personalities or that Michael and I are one and the same ;D ;D(LOL).............Here is a picture of Michael seated at our workbench in our modeling room. My chair is to the right and the TV is at the far right. We never sit and just watch TV, if we do watch TV in the evening we are always at the bench building models while watching tv. Michael will turn 15 this summer and so far his passion for modeling has not let up!!!...........I cherish the time we spend together, for father's day he gave me a box set of House of Color candy/transperant paints!!!! I guess I am going to have to move on from black and green ;D ;D!!! He is currently working on a car!!! the copout.

[davea]

Michael, another job well done! Looks great!

[modelcitizen]

You are probably the most fortunate man on the planet Fred ;D!

And you are probably the most fortunate son on the planet Micheal ;D!


"Paulie"

[Tim Nolan]

Man he's good. Thats some fantastic drybrush work. Just beautiful Mike. We're proud of ya'!!

Now, what's that 6 wheeled Lil Gasser chassis I see sitting on the back of the bench? ;D