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