The modeling underdog

As odd as it may seem, and being in front of the computer at 2.04 AM, I just wanted to wish you a Merry Christmas and hope that you´re spending a lovely night with the ones you love. To the ones that provide me support, love and friendship, I can only say a big THANK YOU for all you do for me and because of me: My dad and sister, Ducky (my own, personal, immortal beloved), Zeta (who's stylish Modelmod Blogspot is a haven of good taste), Gabriel and his never diminishing ability to make me rant about everything, Adrian "Oh, thy great master of masters", Gustavo "Ben Ali al Majadu" and his astonishing Arabic Air Forces, the Hrubisko dynamic duo (both Raul and Santiago are plain great guys and modelers), Martin Lucero (I owe you so many e-mails that starting to write to you would be an excercise of style itself!) and all of the modelers and everyday people who have to endure my most verbose and contradictory nature. Blame it on the genes!!! And since we´re t

As some of you may be aware, my health has not been at its best these last weeks. May be as a result of multiple reasons that lurk in my head from time to time and the natural stress they put into this thick skull of mine, pushing my body around to fulfill the daily tasks is sometimes a bit of an annoyance. Worst of all, my dubious modeling skills have started to dwindle down the road to perdition. One of my last "secret" projects is at s standstill just because the thought of rigging a biplane sends shivers down my spine. Also, the paint job and decaling are some of the worst i've ever done in my not so humble point of view. The only upsides in my life this time around have been a series of fortunate events, first of all to buy a lovely little mandolin wich, as the model kits, is more the victim than the igniter of my keen interest in things. I tossed an old friend out of my life because there was too much crap going on beetween us and hipocracy or mistrust are things I