Greetings!

My name's Eric, I'm an IT Security Manager working for the Air Force, and I've recently gotten back into scale modeling. One of my projects as a kid was the Motor Trend Aerovette paper model 'kit' from the mid-'70s - I'd found one of my Grandpa's old magazine collections and started building the Aerovette while I was in high school (about 30 years ago). Of course, I lost track of time doing what kids do in high school, graduated, joined the Air Force, and lost all of my modeling materials (finished & unfinished kits, building supplies, etc.). I've been [re]collecting the kits I built as a kid, recently remembered the unfinished Aerovette paper kit, and have been Googling for weeks trying to find anything about it. This site has been the first sliver of information I've found so far.

I love cars and have been restoring a full size 1971 Mach 1 for the past 6 years. It's pretty much finished, and I've decided to get back into small scale car building - it's a LOT cheaper and less taxing on the body and marriage. ;) I also have a 1980 CJ-7 that takes up the other side of the garage... the daily drivers live outside under the carport (2012 Ram & '01 Pontiac Grand Prix GT).

I love what I've seen on the site so far... lots of talented people and gorgeous models here! I'm pretty stoked to try my hand at building some paper kits. I have a Star Trek (original series) Enterprise kit my wife found a few years ago, and I have some plans to create some original designs that have been stuck in my head since I was a kid. I'm also hoping to get my hobbies sorted out so I can spend some quality time building some cool models. The things I'm really interested in and have been able to set up include: drawing, painting, airbrushing, and modeling (mostly plastics), but I also spend a lot of time playing Euphonium, Trombone, and Tuba with the San Angelo Community Band and Ice House Brass.

Thanks for having me!