I began building models at the age of 8. Stopped for college and law school and came back to the hobby after an 18 year intermission. Having built most everything from space ships to full-rigged sailing ships, I have returned to my first love - 1/700 military shipping. Modeling is just one of my many hobbies including wood working, shooting, fly fishing, Elizabethan rapier fencing, and sewing. Which give me a bit of relaxation from medical and legal studies and a full-time legal practice.