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  • Member since
    August 2008
  • From: 6023 47th Av. Kenosha, Wis.
New Old Guy on the Block
Posted by UnderdogF7U on Wednesday, August 27, 2008 8:45 PM

Hello all,  I am a 49 year old married father of two and an assistant district attorney, who is a life long model car builder.  I've slowed a lot in recent years in my output as I kind of fell sick with superdetailitis.  In that I've built just a few aircraft in my day I'd kind of like to take this up a bit more as a diversion and even picked up a Lindberg USS Manchester light cruiser kit and USS Gato sub as some asides.  What I've seriously got going now in addition to the half dozen or so mostly finished 1/24 and 1/25 scale autos that always seem to populate my bench are a Lindberg F7U Cutlass which for some reason I'm enamored by and have questions posted up about it in the techniques section, a Lindberg F11F Tiger, the old testor's Hawk Travel Air Mystery ship and Laird Solution of the same brand.  Any discussions or tips on any of those would be appreciated.  Likewise,  my auto modeling has given me a lot of spray paint, wiring, plumbing, scrathbuilding experience and my specialty is handpainted graphics on race cars so anything need there that could be of help, just let me know.  I'd like to be here to help eventually and not just be helped.

Look forward to conversing.

Dave Bayer  UnderdogF7U

Dave Bayer
  • Member since
    September 2003
  • From: South Central Wisconsin
Posted by Daywalker on Wednesday, August 27, 2008 9:08 PM
Sign - Welcome [#welcome] to the forums Dave!  I look forward to seeing your work. Thumbs Up [tup]

Frank 

 

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    February 2006
  • From: Smithers, BC, Canada
Posted by ruddratt on Thursday, August 28, 2008 12:31 AM
Nice to have you on board, Dave! It's a great group here and it just keeps getting better! Thumbs Up [tup]

Mike

 "We have our own ammunition. It's filled with paint. When we fire it, it makes pretty pictures....scares the hell outta people."

 

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Posted by namrednef on Thursday, August 28, 2008 5:50 AM

 

Sign - Ditto [#ditto]'s and Sign - Welcome [#welcome]!

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  • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
Posted by rjkplasticmod on Thursday, August 28, 2008 8:20 PM

Welcome to the Forums Dave Sign - Welcome [#welcome].

Regards,  Rick

RICK At My Age, I've Seen It All, Done It All, But I Don't Remember It All...
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  • From: Oromocto, Canada
Posted by Gun Tech on Thursday, August 28, 2008 9:49 PM
Welcome to the forums Dave!

Jean-Michel    "Arte et Marte"

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    December 2007
  • From: Bridgeview, Illinois
Posted by mg.mikael on Friday, August 29, 2008 11:36 PM

Wow, an assistant district attorney! I'm thinkin' of studying law in college.

Anyways, Sign - Welcome [#welcome] to the forums UnderdogF7U!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"A good plan executed now is better than a perfect plan next week." - George S. Patton

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  • Member since
    August 2008
  • From: 6023 47th Av. Kenosha, Wis.
Posted by UnderdogF7U on Saturday, August 30, 2008 3:08 PM

I'm willing to answer any questions you might have about your prospective carreer too, but thanks for the welcome.  Are you sure about that really though?  Its a lot of hours with no thanks and little pay if you get into the criminal justice end of things like I did, but then, I can tell you, you can always be proud to look at yourself in the mirror each evening and think of all the people you probably did help.  Its just that you don't often see the results of your labor for a long time if at all.  Thus modelling is well.....  a God Send.  Feel free to email me personally any time on that, but I'll be right here to talk about models and latest projects all the time too.

Dave B.

Dave Bayer
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