Scratchbuilt 1/72 Consolidated Model 16 Commodore

Warren J. Lund from San Jose, California, kindly sent me some pics of his models, a brief sample of his "Spirit of 72" museum collection of over 1000 civil and military aircraft models in 1/72 scale. Jim says that after he makes the Hugues Hercules (Spruce Goose), Curtiss NC-4, Keystone B-4, Curtiss B-2, Boeing Model 80, Fokker F.28 and Short S-23, he will have built every significant aircraft known from 1903 to today in 1/72 scale!

Jim is also member of the prolific Silicon Valley Scale Modelers club, where can be seen many of his very interesting models. They are generally easy to identify by their originality, displayed on scenes beside little figures.

Many thanks to Jim for his pics and permission to show them here, and to Ken Miller from SVSM, for his great help getting in touch with Jim!

Gallery 1: Those pics are scans from Jim's photo prints:

Bellanca CH-300 Scratch	Martin MB-2 Glencoe	Ryan PT-20 Rareplane	Stinson Model A J+L vacform
Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat Hasegawa	Stinson Model U J+L vacform	Stinson Model U J+L vacform	Curtiss BF2C Monogram conversion
Great Lakes BG-1 Esoteric	Short S.8 Calcutta Contrail	De Havilland DH-34 Airframe vacform	Fokker F.XXXII Execuform
Fokker T-2 Scratch	Latecoere 521 Aerovac	Stinson Model T J+L vacform	Savoia Marchetti SM.74 Broplan
Tupolev TB-3 ICM	Sikorsky VS-44 O'Neil vacform	Capelis XC-12 Scratch	Vickers Vimy Commercial Frog conversion

Gallery 2: My own shots of Jim's models:

Barkley-Grow T8P-1 Scratch	Lockheed Vega 1 Modified Rareplanes	Clark GA-43 Scratch
CRDA Cant. Z.506 Supermodel + Broplan Conversion	Fokker F.XXXII Execuform	Fokker Universal
Travel Air 5000 "Woolaroc" Scratch	Latecoere 28-3 Czech Master	Lockheed Sirius
Junkers W33 Modified MPM	Percival Vega Gull Modified Frog	Douglas R4D-5 Esci
Beech C-17 Staggerwing Rareplanes	Bristol Type 72 Racer Classic Plane	Bellanca 28-70 Dekno
RWD-6 ZTS Plastyk	Bellanca CH-300 Scratch	Fokker F.VIIb/3m Modified Frog
Martin 4-0-4 Combat Models	Cessna 170 Modified Airfix	Lockheed Vega 1C Modified Rareplanes
Waco ZQC-6 Execuform	Hall XPTBH-2	Loening OL-9 Esoteric
Hover MF-11 Broplan	Keystone B-4	Curtiss model F Esoteric
Northrop YC-125B Raider	Convair R3Y-2 Tradewind	Bell L-39
Consolidated XPB2Y-1 Coronado	Bell XFL-1 Airabonita LF Models	Short S.8 Calcutta Contrail
Hughes HK-1	Lockheed model 14 Modified Airfix	Sikorsky S.43 Modified Sword
DFW B.II	Burgess-Dunne #3	Sikorsky S.10A Roseplane

Gallery 3: More from Jim! (The backdrops of the Glendale Grand Central Terminal and Burbank Airport are from artist Michael Boss)

Fokker Spin VLE Models	Curtiss Beachey "Little Looper" Scratchbuilt	Fokker F.VIIb/3m "Southern Cross" Frog
Junker Ju 46 Modified MPM	Boeing 100A Modified Matchbox	Junkers F.13W Revell
Lockheed 12A Electra Junior Special Hobby	Heinkel He 12 Modified Broplan	Fokker C.XI W Czech Master
Latecoere 521 Aerovac	Boeing 80A Broplan	Fokker T.IVa Planet Models
Arado Ar 198 Czech Master	Mitsubishi Ki-2 Choroszy Modelbud	Bristol Blenheim Mk.I Frog
Bell P-39Q Airacobra Heller	Lockheed 18 Lodestar Special Hobby	Noorduyn UC-64A Norseman Matchbox
Republic XF-12 Rainbow Combat Models	Dassault MD.312 Flamant Replikit	Bell X-14A Sharkit
Lockheed Air Express Planet Models	Lockheed L-749 Constellation Heller	Fairey Long Range Airframe Vacform
De Havilland DH.4M2A Modified Airfix	Latecoere 631 Contrail	Farman F.224.4 Azur
Boeing 247 Modified Williams Bros	Junkers Ju 390 Modified Revell	Sikorsky S.42B Modified Atlantic Models
Sikorsky S.38 Esoteric	Fairchild 91 Execuform	Douglas DC-1 Modified MPM
Fokker F.10 Modified Frog	Fokker F.XXXII Execuform	Breguet XIX TR Super Bidon Airframe Vacform
Douglas XB-42 Mixmaster Eagles Talon	Caproni Ca 133 Aviation Usk	Beech A-17F Staggerwing Modified Sword
Douglas DC-3 Italeri	Martin-Baker MB-5 Pegasus	Timm N2T-1 Execuform
Hugues Model A Scratch	Douglas DC-4E Scratch	C170 / RC-3 Seabee / C172 Baja California Scene
Pander S.4 Postjager Herrill/Lund Vacform	Fokker C.2 "America" Modified Frog	Lockheed C-69 Modified Heller
Cessna C172 Bandai	Bell XV-15 Tiltrotor Anigrand	Short S.20 / S.21 Mayo Composite AIM Historic Wings

Jim showing his Dewoitine D.338