My "real name" is Charles and contrary to popular opinion "Mucker" is not a bad word, but a description of my style of play in ice hockey, which is another passion of mine. I re-discovered the joys of this hobby in my early 30's, primarily building WWII and Cold War aircraft in 1/48 scale. I've found many firends here in these forums over the years. What I like about this hobby is that we can all have different backgrounds in race, religion, politics and financial stability yet all enjoy the hobby on equal footing becuase we share the same passion. In the modelling world, I believe "to each, his own".