I am retired from the US Air Force and currently reside in San Antonio, Texas. I am originally from upstate NY and travel there from time to time to visit family. I started modeling at an early age; around 6 or 7 I built my first kit: an Aurora Bf-109 (molded in maroon plastic) but started getting really serious when I received my first airbrush at around age 12...a Paasch Model H. Shortly thereafter my dad would buy and bring me issues of FSM (1984, I believe?). Other hobbies include O gauge model railroading and online video games such as World of Warcraft and World of Tanks.