Michael Portaro
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Michael Portaro
@imac-therefore-iam.bsky.social
digital content creator, model car builder, Rammstein fan.
March 2, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Here is my photo of Ed Force One landing at Denver.
January 8, 2025 at 8:08 AM
And in the 12 hours since my last post, Ed Force One is now done. I redid all the decals, redesigned the landing gear and internal engine parts, and purchased a set of extended flaps to replicate Ed Force One as I saw it land at Denver International Airport, April 12, 2016.
January 8, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Been awhile since I posted. Eddie is coming along nicely. The fuselage is done. I did all the decals myself. I felt opaque windows would look better, but for fun I added pilot/singer Bruce Dickinson in the captain's windows and the other members of Iron Maiden in some of the passenger windows.
January 7, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Fuselage has been assembled and as you can see from the pink primer, seam smoothing is taking place. This thing is NOT fun to put together and part the bottom in front of the landing gear will have to be fixed with Apoxysculpt. And a pic of some painted engine parts.
November 24, 2024 at 5:45 AM
The quality of the kit, however, leaves a lot to be desired. I realized the fuselage needed stabilization so I added bulkheads and a partial floor. The engine and landing gear detail sucks... so I designed and 3d printed my own.
November 23, 2024 at 7:47 AM
I've been a fan of Iron Maiden since 2010. In 2016 I went out to Denver International Airport to see lead singer and pilot Bruce Dickinson land their 747 Ed Force One. I finally got around to building a model of that iconic plane.
November 23, 2024 at 7:44 AM
I can't say the same for 6'8" Oliver Reidel... but he was very nice as well. They all were nice and great with us fans.
November 16, 2024 at 7:06 AM
Wishing a happy 58th birthday to Rammstein keyboardist (Der Tastenficker) Flake Lorenz #Rammstein, #Flakelorenz #Tastenficker
November 16, 2024 at 6:57 AM
And since my description says I'm a model car builder - here's a model car I recently built. 1986 McLaren MP4/2c -Alain Prost, World Champion. Nunu 1/20 scale plastic kit.
November 14, 2024 at 7:39 AM
Trattoria, Florence Italy
November 14, 2024 at 7:32 AM
As a huge Ramones fan, I was thrilled to see the T-shirt design of the Crazy Cat Café in Milan Italy - basically it copies the Ramones logo/concert-T design.
November 12, 2024 at 9:12 AM
My first post
November 10, 2024 at 8:29 PM