Current Residence: Coon Rapids, MN

Family Status: Wife Jean, three married children, four grandchildren

I started modeling at about age six or seven, completed first model (stick and tissue flying airplane model) at age eight. Built mostly airplanes at first, soon added model race cars, then ships. Even tried a bit of model railroading. Models were wood at first, then plastic models appeared in hobby shops. Still build a lot with wood. I do a lot of scratch building, in addition to kits. Learned how to do resin casting, then how to make my own decals. Latest skill I picked up was doing my own photo-etch.

In addition to building model race cars I also own and drive a vintage midget dirt track car. I still build all genre of models. My model race car interests are primarily in older (vintage) open wheel and dirt track modifieds though I do build a few contemporary race cars now and then.

Personal web site at http://www.usfamily.net/web/stauffer

1) How many unbuilt model kits do you currently have: maybe 75-80

2) What is you model building goal: Publish books on model building

3) Other than model building, what is other hobbies do you have: Photography, aviation, auto racing history (I own a vintage race car).

4) Who is your favorite driver: Tony Stewart, who I see following the likes of AJ Foyt and Mario Andretti.

5) What is your dream job: Write for aviation or auto racing magazine, that would fly me to major air shows or races around the world.

6) What is our daily driver: Dodge Neon R/T, or 1960 Hook-Hinton TQ midget for dirt ovals.

7) What is your fantasy car: MB 300SL Gullwing