Hello,
I'm a new member from Montana. I'm a railroad carman by trade, artist and modeler in my personal time, among other things.
I've probably been modeling since I was 8 or 10, so over 40 years. In that time my modeling interests have included a bit of everything in terms of kit styrene: auto, military air and armor, a few ships, real space, and a fair amount of sci-fi. I enjoy the odd scratchbuilding or kitbashing project from small subassembly detailing to complete from scratch models though admittedly I've done few on that scale. I will buy detailing parts when necessary but prefer to try to make parts myself and scrounge materials from other sources, and have dipped my toes into casting and custom decals at times.
I probably enjoy the weathering process more than any other aspect of scale modeling which explains my penchant for armor. I'll admit I'm a pro at starting projects and terrible at finishing them.
My current passion is heavy trucks and equipment which will allow me to combine my automotive and weathering interests and I'm able to infuse some real-world observations due to my occupation.
I'm joining this site mainly for knowledge and since it keeps coming up in internet searches while searching for research material for my modeling subjects. Hopefully I too can contribute something here and there.
Currently on my bench are an AMT Mack r685st and an AMT bulldozer, and many aircraft and space kis. Below are some samples of my past work. Thanks for having me.
