Central Arkansas Scale Modelers
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1.
 Name:
 Rick C. Holder
2.
 City of residence
 Newport, Arkansas
3.
 Birth Date
 7/31/53
4.
 Where were you born?
 Memphis, TN
5.
 What is your profession?
 Band Director & Fine Arts Inst. (Ret.) &
Arkansas Army National Guard (Ret.)
6.
 What are your areas of
interest?
 Armor, Aircraft and Figures
7.
 What kit was the best you
have built?
 Tamiya’s 1/48 P-51D…just simple and accurate
8.
 What is the worst kit you
have ever purchased?
 Zhengdefu’s 1/48 F-111
9.
 What model(s) would you
most like to see released?
 A good 1/48 McDonnell F2 Banshee
10.
 How did you get into the
hobby?
 My Mom worked at the local five & dime one
summer and brought one home for me while I
was too sick to get outside.  I was hooked!
11.
 What was your first kit?
 I believe it was a Hawk Me-109 (still have one
in the original box)
12.
 How many kits are sitting
on your shelf?
 About 400 or so in plastic, and another 250
metal and resin figures.
13.
 How many half-built kits
are on the shelf?
 Around 10 – I give most of them away to
former servicemen and libraries.
14.
 What was the last kit you
bought?
 Trumpeter’s 1/32 MiG-29 FULCRUM
15.
 How often do you buy a
new kit?
 Two to five a month, depending on sales.
16.
 How many books in your
modeling library?
 More than 500.  I am starting to put them in a
database now.
17,
 What was the last
reference book you
purchased?
 Detail & Scale’s F/A-18 Super Hornet
18.
 Any other hobbies or
interests?
 Music, photography, competitive shooting and
collecting odds & ends
19.
 What is your favorite
modeling magazine?
 FineScale Modeler
20.
 Your favorite modeling
tip/hint?
 Listen and learn what you can from others and
have fun with the hobby.   Encourage younger
adults to try to build something.