Hi Folks,
Just thought I would check in. I have only been doing plastic model since 1 year ago and an FSM sunscriber since last month.
I live in japan and do 1/48 WW2 aircraft of which I have built 12 so far. This stops me from going crazy ( or too late?). I try hard to learn the techniques but langauge barrier keeps me from networking with other modellers so I read everything I can and do many tests and experiments.
On the plus side the range of kits, tools and materials in the shops here is mind boggling. I have assembled a huge tool kit which I can to use for many years. It seems if there is a modelling task or technique some obscure Japanese company has made a tool for it.
I'm from Australia and one day I will live there again. At home, my wife has nearly finished managing the construction of a 400 square foot plastic model workshop and display room for me. I'll hang out in there when I retire. The room will be finished next week but will remain unused for a few years.
I got a bit carried away with buying kits and bought 336 kits since I began modelling 18 months ago. I'll probably not live long enough to make them all up !
My real name is Greg Triplett but I chose "Plamo Otaku" as the screen name. "Plamo" is the Japanese word for Plastic Model (a contraction from the English) and "Otaku" means geek. So I'm a proud plamo otaku.
My current project is scatchbuilding all the special modification parts for a 1/48 Dambuster Lancaster. Prior to that I built a P47 Thunderbolt
Looking forward to meeting some of you on the forum.
Regards
Greg Triplett