Recently retired from public school teaching; 24 years mech infantry and field artillery; 15 years Federal Readiness Tech for Texas Army National Guard; started modelling again after 35 years, now working on a 40 kit stash in storage for 20 years.
I used to build everything (ships, aircraft, armor), but now I'm sticking to armor. My stash includes many Soviet vehicles from the '80s and '90s. Currently I'm working on WWII German armor. My favorite vehicles are the Panzer IV and the Panther.
Yes, the skull is real. A plastic skull would tacky.