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KIRK BALLASH'S PROFILE I started off building around age five. My dad was
building stuff and naturally I had to do everything that he did, so I got
an early start in the world of plastic. Airplane and dragsters were my subjects
of choice -- until 1977 when George Lucas sparked my young imagination and my
interests went in another direction. Drawings of space ships, Lego spaceships
and MPC Star Wars kits filled my days. Eventually I figured out I could build
more than just the kits and using an old Aurora aircraft base I created my first
scratchbuilt I’ve been a long time member of the IPMS/Western Reserve Chapter on the east side of Cleveland, holding a number of posts in the club and most recently retired from the Region IV Regional Coordinator position. I still enjoy the competitive spirit and am looking forward to getting to more shows as my modeling time increases. |
spaceship design. About this same time I discovered the local IPMS
club and with teachings of fellow clubs members and a healthy dose of
competitive spirit my skills improved a great deal. Over the years my model
shelf has grown with primarily aircraft and space / sci-fi. I build sci-fi kits
as well as continue to scratchbuild designs of my own.