New Hampshire, United States

Occupation: Web Developer/Designer
Interests: Scale Models, Star Wars, reading, my daughter and wife, cars, history, and travel to name a few.
CALLSIGN: staff_jim

  



About staff_jim
I started building models in 1971 when I was 6. My first model was a 1/32 P-40 Warhawk. Revell I believe. From there I moved onto the standard cars, Apollo spacecraft, and other kid orientated kits. I don't know what got me started on Armor. I must have seen a Monogram tank kit one day and said "Mom, can I get this?" I was probably about 8 by then. Soon I was outgrowing the discount department store in my small town and had to find a local hobby store. Well that store carried Tamiya and that was the real catalyst for getting me even further into the hobby. I stopped building in my teens and started up again in my mid-twenties. That was the late-eighties and I discovered new things like Italeri, Verlinden and Photo-etch at the local hobby store I frequented in Tallahassee, Florida. There was another long break when I was moving all around the country for a while and my models and supplies were put in storage. Then back in 2001 a friend and I decided to startup a business involving online communities and blogging. I wanted to build a site that I could test out some of these technologies with and so Armorama was born. It has been quite a ride since then, and slowly this site (which was a side-line hobby for me) has morphed into a real business for my wife and I. I have met so many great people and am very proud of what they have helped me build here. Thanks to all my staff (past & present) and all the site regulars and contributors that make the KitMaker Network so special!

My Feature Articles

1.Unboxing Italeri's New 1/32 Mirage IIICAIRCRAFT: JETS ENGLISH
2.Unboxing Tamiya's 1/32 MosquitoAIRCRAFT: PROPS ENGLISH
3.Unboxing Tamiya's F4U-1A CorsairAIRCRAFT: PROPS ENGLISH
4.Introducing VideoAviation.comAIRFIELD EQUIPMENT ENGLISH
5.Unboxing Italeri's F-104 G/S StarfighterAIRCRAFT: JETS ENGLISH
6.Unboxing Hasegawa's 1/16 Sopwith CamelAIRCRAFT: PROPS ENGLISH
7.Unboxing Zoukei-Mura's 1/48 Shin DenAIRCRAFT: PROPS ENGLISH
8.2013 IPMS USA Nationals - The AircraftAIRCRAFT ENGLISH
9.Unboxing the 1/32 Trumpeter A-6AAIRCRAFT: JETS ENGLISH
10.Missiles & F-4 Pilot from AeroLineAIRCRAFT ENGLISH
11.Cracking the Box: Meng's Me-410B-2/U4AIRCRAFT: PROPS ENGLISH
12.Turning the Page: Osprey Books for Oct.AIRCRAFT ENGLISH
13.2010 IPMS-USA Nationals - The Aircraft PhotosAIRCRAFT ENGLISH

My Reviews

1.Vietnam War Heli Nose ArtBY FONTHILL MEDIA ENGLISH
2.IL-76MD Strategic AirlifterBY ZVEZDA ENGLISH
3.FW-190 Pilot (& Dog)BY PLUS MODEL ENGLISH
4.Weathering Aircraft #5BY AMMO OF MIG JIMENEZ ENGLISH
5.Encyclopedia of Aircraft #5 BY AMMO OF MIG JIMENEZ ENGLISH
6.Sukhoi Su-33 Flanker-DBY ZVEZDA ENGLISH
7.Hayate & Kurogane Scenery SetBY TAMIYA, INC. ENGLISH
8.Kawasaki Ki-61-Id Hien (Tony)BY TAMIYA, INC. ENGLISH
9.The Weathering Aircraft #2BY AMMO OF MIG JIMENEZ ENGLISH
10.Greatest Guide: Jets Vol.2BY ACCIóN PRESS ENGLISH
11.The Eagle Has LandedBY AK INTERACTIVE ENGLISH
12.Encyclopedia of Aircraft #3BY AMMO OF MIG JIMENEZ ENGLISH
13.Russian R-40T AA-6B AcridBY PLUS MODEL ENGLISH
14.Crew AH-1 CobraBY PLUS MODEL ENGLISH
15.The Weathering Aircraft #1BY AMMO OF MIG JIMENEZ ENGLISH
16.F-20A TigersharkBY FREEDOM MODEL KITS ENGLISH
17.F-16 Control Stick BY VERLINDEN PRODUCTIONS ENGLISH
18.Encyclopedia of Aircraft #1BY AMMO OF MIG JIMENEZ ENGLISH
19.Phantom P-51D MustangBY MONOGRAM ENGLISH
20.F-4G Phantom II Wild WeaselBY REVELL ENGLISH
21.Space Shuttle w/ Boeing 747BY DRAGON MODELS ENGLISH
22.F-16 CJ Fighting FalconBY TAMIYA, INC. ENGLISH
23.AS365 N2 Dolphin 2 EurocopterBY TRUMPETER ENGLISH
24.Airplanes in Scale BY ACCIóN PRESS ENGLISH
25.US Navy X-47B UCASBY FREEDOM MODEL KITS ENGLISH
26.Morane-Saulnier MS.406 AcesBY OSPREY PUBLISHING ENGLISH
27. Bébé vs. EindeckerBY OSPREY PUBLISHING ENGLISH
28.Spitfire vs. C.202 FolgoreBY OSPREY PUBLISHING ENGLISH
29.USMC WWII Fighter SquadronsBY OSPREY PUBLISHING ENGLISH
30.Aces of Jagdgeschwader 3 UdetBY OSPREY PUBLISHING ENGLISH
31.Junkers Ju 88BY KAGERO PUBLISHING ENGLISH
32.V1 Flying Bomb AcesBY OSPREY PUBLISHING ENGLISH
33.Sukoi Su-25 FrogfootBY OSPREY PUBLISHING ENGLISH
34.MV-22B OspreyBY HASEGAWA MODELS ENGLISH
35.F4F Wildcat vs. A6M Zero-SenBY OSPREY PUBLISHING ENGLISH
36.Aces of the 78th Fighter GroupBY OSPREY PUBLISHING ENGLISH
37.Alpha Jet A/EBY KINETIC MODEL KITS ENGLISH
38.Model Laboratory: Junkers JU88BY ACCIóN PRESS ENGLISH
39.Spitfire Aces of Burma/PacificBY OSPREY PUBLISHING ENGLISH
40.Carrier Deck SectionBY ITALERI ENGLISH
41.Modelling the LuftwaffeBY OSPREY PUBLISHING ENGLISH
42.Hitler's EaglesBY OSPREY PUBLISHING ENGLISH
43.P-40K-5 / Kittyhawk Mk IIIBY AMTECH ENGLISH

My Awards