My primary theme is New Jersey. Started with BB-62 (I now have built 5 real world historic and 2 alternate history) and now have 2 BB-16, SSN-786, the original Gundalow, NCC-1975, plus multiple ships named after places and people of my (adopted) home state. And aircraft, fire engines, and trains built here or operated by the NJ ANG, or have a historic connection.
There are also models of personal interest for my wife like a MASH diorama, her first car, and others that I build for her.
Also What-Ifs, and a few random items just for fun.
3 Likes
I generally don’t follow themes. I’ve tried building to themes for a specific contest(Red,White, & Blue or celebrate the anniversary of D-Day) but I usually lose interest in the build. I attribute it to my undiagnosed adult on-set ADHD (SQUIRREL!!!)
1 Like
Another time I actually followed a theme was in building US jet fighters that flew in the Texas Air National Guard. I actually started this with a single build of a Tamiya F-16C Falcon a few years earlier, then came back in 2020 with the Century Series that I did (so actually two themes). The F-101B Voodoo and F-102A Delta Dagger were TX ANG birds, the latter being the one that future President George W Bush flew.
2 Likes
I’ve been following an alternate universe approach in my Gundam builds (redesigning classic suits specifically from the zeta era). Other than that I’ve been just really doing airliners!
1 Like
I’m trying to build as many NASA aircraft as possible; they used a combination of easy to find planes with funky paint schemes, and some truly obscure weirdness 
I have a T-34 Mentor and a T-38 Talon under the belt, and a Twin Otter and F-104 on the bench waiting for NASA decals to arrive 
4 Likes
Today … its British aircraft from WW1-Cold war.
In the past it was Axis aircraft and armor.
A few car models and figures get thrown in from time to time, too.
2 Likes
There is so much great stuff out there now, I needed to narrow it down a bit. Since I was in the Army and I enjoy military stuff, I decided I would work on things that I either drove or rode in. As far as cars go, I don’t enjoy them as much as military models, but I picked up a few. Either ones that I have owned or one exception for one I always wished I could afford.
2 Likes
WWI-Cold War Military Aircraft, British
(and any aircraft used by Britain)
2 Likes
Fly Models make a 1/72 scale kit of the Ames AD-1 oblique wing testbed, replete in NASA colors. I have one coming in a couple of weeks. If you are interested, I’ll post open-box photos to show what you get.
AMP makes a 1/72 kit of the Northrop M2F2/3 lifting body, but it is horrifyingly expensive. But the alternatives are resin or vac-form kits. And Mach-2 makes the X-24A/B lifting bodies in kinda-sorta-injection molded plastic, but I think everyone is better off with vac-forms - or scratch building!