Member – Jim Gower
 
How long have you been building models?
    From childhood 10 or 12 years old, off and on for over 40 years. Boats and  planes.
 
What got you started in building models?
  Old T.V. Series “Silent Service”,“Don Winslow, U.S. Navy,” neighbors whose fathers were in the Navy          and of course, navy war movies in the theaters, and history books about the military in general.
 
What’s your favorite subject to model?
  Warships from the 1800’s to WWII.
 
Any other hobbies?
  Sailing my vintage 1985 , 32ft  Ericson sailboat
 
Anything else you like to tell us about yourself?
  Current President of the New Bern Maritime Modelers Guild for the past 8 years.