Rhino
Super Moderator
My big buddy Don has been afflicted by a pulmonary ailment. He had pneumonia and went to Methodist Hospital a week ago. Once the rockin' pneumonia is licked and if no boogie-woogie flu manifests itself, a valve replacement will be required to keep our Don active and healthier.
These procedures represent a hefty financial cost for our under-insured master of modeling. As he recovers from the surgery, Don will require skilled nursing care and rehabilitation. After these expenses are incurred, the State of Iowa will sell his home to recoup as much of these medical bills as the sold house will pay for.
"Why is this a modeling subject, Rhino?"
I'm glad you asked! Don's home is filled with a lifetime of completed model kits. There are also quite a few unfinished models, but I don't know if they are all complete. He asks Teresa and I to activate "Operation Don Down-size". The sale of all things "model" in his home.
Don's keeping busts, air brushes and figure painting supplies (Not FINGER painting supplies! Pay attention!!) Then again..................
We would like to invite everyone to 735 38th st. in Des Moines Iowa on 2 September 2023 for the first shopping weekend of Operation Don Down-size.
Don can use the money from this big sale to help defray the costs of what will become his modest new home after he recovers from the valve replacement surgery.
Don isn't begging for $$. He is an IPMS National Contest award winner for his 1/35 Wehrmacht Armor builds and many of the built models are those awarded models. Few of his 1/35 Armor models are finished out-of-the-box. Come and see for yourself!
There are Aircraft in several scales and a 1/24 VW Combi Van too.
The TLAR Models crew, Including George Stevens, will keep the coffee hot, and the awful puns flowing! We will also collect cash or Paypal payments to make sure Don's money is secure. Volume discounts will apply!
"You do bang on, Rhino. ol' boy. Are there pictures of the collection?"
By a strange coincidence, there are.
There's another piece I'm not sure is for sale.
I'll ask. Don says he's keeping the Busts. This bust is impressive, don't you agree?
Don has been more than kind and generous to me ever since I was a little bitty model maker. This is my way of returning his kindness in some small measure. It is an honor to have this Operation entrusted to us.
Since I started tlarmodels.com I have come to understand WHERE many model kit reseller's inventories comes from. From the widows of model friends that took their Trip up to Heaven. I have helped administer such collections a couple of times before.
At this writing, Don is alive and on the mend. A much cheerier mindset for this task to be sure!
My most fervent wish is that we don't let him down.
Update: Both Tamiya 1/35 King tiger kits, a 1/72 Akron Naval Reserve Bearcat and Don's 1/144 C-54 Skymaster are sold.
These procedures represent a hefty financial cost for our under-insured master of modeling. As he recovers from the surgery, Don will require skilled nursing care and rehabilitation. After these expenses are incurred, the State of Iowa will sell his home to recoup as much of these medical bills as the sold house will pay for.
"Why is this a modeling subject, Rhino?"
I'm glad you asked! Don's home is filled with a lifetime of completed model kits. There are also quite a few unfinished models, but I don't know if they are all complete. He asks Teresa and I to activate "Operation Don Down-size". The sale of all things "model" in his home.
Don's keeping busts, air brushes and figure painting supplies (Not FINGER painting supplies! Pay attention!!) Then again..................
We would like to invite everyone to 735 38th st. in Des Moines Iowa on 2 September 2023 for the first shopping weekend of Operation Don Down-size.
Don can use the money from this big sale to help defray the costs of what will become his modest new home after he recovers from the valve replacement surgery.
Don isn't begging for $$. He is an IPMS National Contest award winner for his 1/35 Wehrmacht Armor builds and many of the built models are those awarded models. Few of his 1/35 Armor models are finished out-of-the-box. Come and see for yourself!
There are Aircraft in several scales and a 1/24 VW Combi Van too.
The TLAR Models crew, Including George Stevens, will keep the coffee hot, and the awful puns flowing! We will also collect cash or Paypal payments to make sure Don's money is secure. Volume discounts will apply!
"You do bang on, Rhino. ol' boy. Are there pictures of the collection?"
By a strange coincidence, there are.
There's another piece I'm not sure is for sale.
I'll ask. Don says he's keeping the Busts. This bust is impressive, don't you agree?
Don has been more than kind and generous to me ever since I was a little bitty model maker. This is my way of returning his kindness in some small measure. It is an honor to have this Operation entrusted to us.
Since I started tlarmodels.com I have come to understand WHERE many model kit reseller's inventories comes from. From the widows of model friends that took their Trip up to Heaven. I have helped administer such collections a couple of times before.
At this writing, Don is alive and on the mend. A much cheerier mindset for this task to be sure!
My most fervent wish is that we don't let him down.
Update: Both Tamiya 1/35 King tiger kits, a 1/72 Akron Naval Reserve Bearcat and Don's 1/144 C-54 Skymaster are sold.
