Greetings from the mighty Mississippi!

Well, here's my story (the extended paperback version is available at most major department stores and carpet outlets) I started modeling at around 6 or 7 with WAAAY too difficult model kits, the first of which I'm pretty sure was either a Dauntless or a Corsair. It's only redeeming quality was that it, like all of my earlier models, was very well glued together. I preferred models over toys as they were more detailed and had lots of sharp thingies on them. After I built them I would usually play with (and eventually break) them so I built up quite an impressive parts box from which I pieced together some rather unique creations of my own. The '78 Corvette/X-Wing fighter was way cool. Growing up in rural MS did not afford me the luxury of a nearby hobby shop and I had no idea that there was a magazine out there which could have informed me that the 1/1 tube o glue to model ratio was most unprofessional. Never the Less, I kept at it , through school, college, marrige, 2 kids, work, bass fishing and too much time watching cartoons I still manage to squeeze a modeling project in from time to time. I've been on a WWII aircraft kick for the last few years focusing mostly on fighters and floatplanes. I'm a designer/Mac Administrator for Cleo Inc. (the world's largest giftwrap manufacturer) in Memphis TN. My name is Daryl, I'm 31 and I'm a modelaholic.