Hi, everyone.
I've been away for so long that the email provider I used to sign up many moons ago has long gone belly up, so this is both a return and a new beginning.
I've had a longtime interest in film, propmaking, and model building, and can even state with absolute confidence the day it started, which was the day of my friend's birthday back in May, 1977, when his dad took us to see Star Wars.
I was blown away by the props, models, spaceships, costumes, all of it. I found it all absolutely convincing, spent the next few weeks learning about John Dykstra and ILM, and started building models of my own. This was/is both great, in that I enjoy it, but tragic in that I also suck at it.
My prop interest is strongly focused on Sci-Fi, and within that category weapons and spacecraft. I've accumulated a few nice props, whether through building or purchase, I have certain "holy grails," as we all do, and I just find it a lot of fun as the community tends to be like-minded folks.
Looking forward to coming back into the fold!