Pete writes: “My passion for history starts with my mom. She always planned the family vacation around some historical place. We hit all of the burgs… Gettys, Williams, Fredicks, you name it! She passed away when I was in 8th grade but in that short time she taught me to feel the history of a place. I lived it too. As a Civil War reenactor for well over a decade, the sights, sounds, and smells of history became very real to me.
“Modeling appealed to my love of history and art as a kid. My buddy across the street and I spent countless hours building Tamiya armor kits and I had a favorite uncle who was a WWII Navy veteran who built models by the hundreds. Every trip to his house would find the two of us in his basement workshop talking and tinkering. He had a lot of sea stories! Then there was, of course, those Shep Paine Monogram tip sheets! That’s how I discovered figures and never looked back. Pretty soon I was sculpting my own pieces and I recently, finally, completed my first box dio!
“My career started out on Wall Street but wound its way to working for the US Army at Fort Monmouth, NJ and Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD. For most of the 20+ years I’ve worked for the army I was a graphic designer and I’m now a Product Coordinator for a radar program. I’m also fortunate enough to have a woman in my life who appreciates the artistry of our curious little hobby.
“I’m also into painting canvas, craft beer and I’ve been driving Jeep Wranglers since 1989.”
Can’t Hardly Wait (54mm, 2023); photo by Penny Meyer. Click here for additional images.
“Theatre of Spoil and Destruction” (54mm, 2022)
Click here for additional views and Pete’s thoughts and advice after building his first box.
All Quiet Along the Potomac
Natural Light Box (a la Greg DiFranco), 2022