He seemed to be a talent who was interested in producing ship kits and etch at a time when I needed both. Having built the old plastic 435 Arizona with his etch, I looked for something larger to build in memory of my uncle who was KIA at Pearl Harbor. I somehow got my wish and discovered the 1920s era battleships and over time accumulated three of his resin 21 Arizona kits.
Anyway I purchased many times from Tom and one of his sales helped me get so many of his brass etch stets that I still have some unused today. Some things never seem to change.