Long over due introduction.

[No Good modeler]

I never took the time to introduce myself, although I've been posting on the board for a couple of months now, so
here it goes.

My name is Craig, I am a 40 something year old male from Texas who currently resides in Austin.

My love for Star Trek 1/2500 scale started in 1990, I was 15 years of age. my mother was a apartment manager and a
thrifty scavenger. If residents left anything in the units after they moved out, we would search the units for
useful items. On one such occasion I found stuffed in a corner with a broken nacelle a TMP 1/2500 Connie, this
was the first time I had seen one so small. I took it home, re-arranged the pylon and nacelle sticking straight
up, added a piece from a Macross model, effectively kitbashing my first model without even knowing it.

However, this find got me thinking I needed more of these little models, so I found the first Enterprise 3 piece
kit and slapped it together with my meager skills. I also grabbed up the adversary 3 piece set.

I loved those ships and displayed them along side my SDF-1, aircraft carriers and Starblazer models!

Years went by and my modeling was sporadic at best, never really returning to the sacred scale or attempting
to hone my skills. I picked up the hobby for a little while around 1999-2000 putting together and painting many a
Macross and Gundam mech, until most of my free time went into music.

Around 2010 I decided to purchase a few Macross 1/100 scale Valkyries, slowly getting back into the hobby.
One day, a couple of years later, I was thinking about that original 3 piece model set and decided to see if I
could find it online. Lo and behold not only did I find it, but there were many more kits available, Ent-B's,
Ent-C's and Ent-E's with awesome new decals???? Don't mind if o do!!!!

And its been a downward spiral ever since. Every Christmas, birthday or special occasion. Star Trek 1/2500 models
Please!!!

Have a few extra bucks in the ole bank account? Resin ships please!!

What would happen if I made silicone molds? A big giant mess is what you get!!!

My modeling skills are still very basic, but by watching all of you and studying your posts, I'm learning. However

I like to share so yall will probably see every hunk of junk I put together, good or bad.

So, there ya go!

[mophius]

Nice to meet you.

[MEATLOAFr]

welcome to AST, feel free to ask any question or search here for answers

but beware - some of here might bite

[Moongrim]

Welcome aboard! Better late than never.

[NCC1966]

Welcome aboard pal!

[el gato]

welcome to AST, feel free to ask any question or search here for answers

but beware - some of here might bite

That only happened once. Once....

Nice to meet you NGM! Keep posting your stuff. We like eye candy around here