Let me take a minute and introduce myself

                    I was born in Fairmont, West Virginia in 1954. I began building                          when I was 6 years old. My first model was a Stanley-Steamer, which

            my female cousin helped me build. After that I was hooked, my dad

            would keep my 25¢ weekly allowance until it reached enough to

            buy me one of the great kits of the early 60s, my first being the

            1949 Ford Coupe.  

                   In 1972, I joined the Army, and in 1973, I married and we had 3                            children. I continued building  models while in the army, while                                   stationed in Germany,  I would find models in local toy stores, or

            order some from Evers Shop in the states. I remember building a                             Revell 1957 Ford Ranchero in an Observation tower, over looking

            the old East-West German border. When I finished it, I took it out

            on the front deck of the tower and held it up for The East German                             border guard to see it. After studying it   through his binoculars, he                          gave me a thumbs up.

                 

                    I retired from the Army in 1992, and lived outside of Fort Knox,                           Kentucky, with my wife, 2 daughter’s and our boxer, Junior on 4

            acres in the country. My son joined the Air force following the

            families military tradition, and was stationed close to home at

            Wright-Paterson Air Force base in Ohio.

                    In 2000 he married and shortly after was assigned to Eglin Air

            Force Base, Florida. In September 2003, we sold our home in

            Kentucky, and moved to Crestview, Florida, upon finding out we

            were going to be Grandparents for the first time. It was our goal to

            move to Florida, every since I got out of the army, and the birth of

            our grandson was just the thing  finally make the move.

 

                     

                              

                  

                    It is my goal to share my models with you as well as sharing

            the saving grace of Jesus Christ with you, and my most sincere

            prayer is through this website, you may also come to know him as                          your personal savior.