Sometime around 1970 , I started building plastic model airplanes and ships. Back then it was mainly kits from Aurora, Hawk, Monogram, Revell, and sometimes exotic foreign brands such as Airfix or Hasegawa. Even in more recent years, those old kits are still some of my favorites.

1940s & 50s USAF and Luftwaffe fighters in 1/48 or 1/32 scale are my favorite model subjects. Other subjects & scales also find their way in to my collection. O.O.B. Is my usual M.O. , but sometimes I get more creative.

To help pay for this hobby, I’ve been working as an aircraft mechanic for a large airline for over 30 years. I’m also a former Air Guardsman with a short stint in the AF Reserve. A-7s, F-16s, KC-135s and one particular Convair C-131 were the aircraft I was around during my military service as an “Airframe Repair Specialist “ back in the 80s & 90s.

I’ve been married 35 years and have two grown up kids & one dog.