LAUREL, Md. — In a small Prince George's County workshop filled with the hum of 3D printers and glowing model lights, Air Force veteran Christopher Carpenter is proving that service skills can take flight long after the uniform comes off.

Carpenter spent more than a decade in the Air Force as an avionics technician, maintaining and troubleshooting aircraft systems — everything from C-17s to C-130s. Today, those same technical skills power his creative business, CC Hobby Fun, where engineering meets imagination.

Air Force veteran is using avionics skills to power his sci-fi art business

“I used to fix airplanes,” Carpenter said. “Now I build starships in bottles, R2-D2s with Tron lighting, and models that actually move and light up — the same troubleshooting I learned in the military hel

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