One of my side interests is extreme weather, such as hurricanes, tornadoes and so forth. My current build is still the Jeep Cherokee that I'm converting to a tornado chase vehicle; at this point, I'm assembling a 1/24 scale aftermarket personal computer and a special custom desk to put inside. In the future, I will be putting together a NASCAR-style roll cage and some scratchbuilt weather-monitoring instruments and installing model cameras, including a camcorder mounted in the windshield.
In my closet, I've got a couple of airplanes that will be converted to hurricane hunting aircraft, such as the WP-3D Orion. I also have William's Bros. C-46 which will someday be used in a hurricane damage diorama. I've also seen pictures of other science research aircraft, such as some of NASA's research planes, that I would like someday to model.
I guess what I really wanted is to model something different from the usual Luftwaffe aircraft or Sherman tanks or '55 Chevies. Some years back, I thought modeling tornado chasers and hurricane hunters would be an unusual way to explore my interest in violent weather while at the same time adding some unique models to my shelf. And if I run out of subjects, there's always the 1/24 scale Barchetta + a Glencoe Flying Saucer kit = a diorama based on the Rush song "Red Barchetta."