You might be a scale model nerd if...

ikar01,

your repurposing of c-pap parts is looking really cool. May I ask just exactly what that cool looking monster is that we are looking at? Looks seagoing to me, maybe with a large well deck for carrying something else? Or maybe space going??

And now that you mention it, it seems that lots of us model builders are pretty good scavengers as well. My wife supports the madness and has gotten to the point that she does't toss anything out that is made of plastic, metal or foil without finding me and saying "could you use this in the hobby room"?

It also seems lots of us were not very "main stream" while growing up which explains why we had time to spend at the bench lol.

Regarding your service it was greatly appreciated by many and please count me among those.

The last coiuple years I have been converting ship models into space ceafr in the theme of the old Starblazers series.  The theory being that the Yamato did a great job but it coiuld always use help and some countries took the less expensive route and salvaged ship wrecks and made them into space warships. Eventually a fleet would need repair facilities so I made a medium size one that will have a small special operations ship to work on. 

Some of the names I have goten in the S.F. section are interesting and I will need to use a couple of these.

I already have the Space Assualt ship Toronaga.Fire Support ship William Tell, Battle Cruiser Prince of Sherwood, and Interdection ship Sweeny Todd.