My Story

I’m an Argentine-American living in Miami, FL, and I’ve been building scale models since I was a little kid, inspired by my fascination with aviation.

 

I attended the Navy Military School in my native country and eventually became a pilot while going through college. I also served as a reserve officer in the Argentine Navy, first on full-time active duty and later in the Naval Aviation Reserve.

 

Scale modeling is something I have never abandoned, not even during military school years, the Argentine naval service, college, or after immigrating to the United States. I have other hobbies, but this one is something I have always done, and it perhaps, in some way, defines me.

 

Around 2007, I stopped making models for myself and began building them for others. I don’t sell these models; I give them away as personal gifts or donate them to institutions. Among the recipients of my work are friends, people I met through scale modeling who became friends, active duty and retired military personnel from Argentina and the US, family members of Veterans, Argentine Naval Aviation Squadrons, US Naval Aviation Squadrons, and Argentine and US museums, including the Argentine National Naval Museum (Museo Naval de la Nación), the Maritime Museum of Ushuaia, and the United States National Naval Aviation Museum.

 

Building models for others changed the game for me in terms of the hobby, as it connects me not only with history as a whole but also with real people and their life stories. I never imagined that a simple hobby from my childhood would bring me here and allow me to leave a small but thoughtful legacy.

 

I hope you enjoy my work; I put a lot of time and effort into the models I create, hoping that their recipients will feel a connection with the part of their lives they intend to represent. As I always say, they are far from perfect, but they are filled with appreciation.

 

Thank you for watching and reading, and, if you are a modeler, Happy Modeling!

 

Max Lacobara - Wings of Gold Scale Models