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Cheers
Posted by Unreality on Thursday, April 7, 2011 11:49 PM

 So, I've been at this hobby for a time now, but never got around to joining any forums. But, from what I've seen, FSM has the one most active forums out there. So I joined.

My name is Jonathan and I am about 7 years into the hobby. I started out with 72nd scale Luftwaffe, then I moved to kit-bashing and scratch-building Star Wars customs (which is my main focus). I have a large collection of Star Wars toys from a particular line that went dead in 2000....so it's my goal to recreate the toy line as something half-way between models and toys, e.g., they look good and are quite breakable, but they can be held and feature moving parts. I do have a website that I'll get added to my profile soon that has my stuff, my collection, and everything small-scale Star Wars you could ever want. These days, I'm also branching out to 72nd and 35th scale armor.

Yes, I know, an amalgam of interests. When I start building a Luftwaffe AA-support AT-AT in ambush camo, then you can worry.

I'll be upfront in that I've never been a perfectionist for historical accuracy. I'm all about making something that looks cool and is fun to build (which is where most of us sit to some degree). Accuracy is nice, and I enjoy "knowing" it, but I opt for interesting any day. So yeah, don't burst my bubble because the inside of it is standard white instead of ivory over red oxide. But, you can certainly laugh if I put metallic paint chips on a wooden object (which I did once by accident...and they were some nice paint chips too). Big Smile

Action Fleet Unlimited: Star Wars models, customs, toys, techniques, and scale lists (with a few non-SW models thrown in)

Cheers

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Posted by spadx111 on Friday, April 8, 2011 5:17 AM

Welcome Sign to the forum.

Ron

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Posted by Spamicus on Friday, April 8, 2011 5:40 AM

Toast Welcome to the community.

Steve

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Posted by 40.mm on Friday, April 8, 2011 11:41 AM

Welcome to the forum Jonathan, this is a hobby based on what is fun to build and if its cool to you others will find it cool too , but all in all its your model so build it the way you want to and give the rivit counters fits. just a note panzers dont look good in hot pink...happy modeling !

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Posted by Sprue-ce Goose on Friday, April 8, 2011 11:52 AM

40.mm

Welcome to the forum Jonathan, this is a hobby based on what is fun to build and if its cool to you others will find it cool too , but all in all its your model so build it the way you want to and give the rivit counters fits. just a note panzers dont look good in hot pink...happy modeling !

Welcome !

Pink Panzers ? Never !

However, i noticed the comment about Star Wars: Darth has been going thru some changes lately...

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Posted by Hercmech on Friday, April 8, 2011 11:55 AM

Welcome to the forums...and as usual...post some pictures...we love pictures


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Posted by p38jl on Friday, April 8, 2011 12:03 PM

Sprue-ce Goose

 40.mm:

Welcome to the forum Jonathan, this is a hobby based on what is fun to build and if its cool to you others will find it cool too , but all in all its your model so build it the way you want to and give the rivit counters fits. just a note panzers dont look good in hot pink...happy modeling !

 

Welcome !

Pink Panzers ? Never !

However, i noticed the comment about Star Wars: Darth has been going thru some changes lately...

http://www.saynotocrack.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/05/hello-kitty-darth-vader.jpg

,,ok,, thats just disturbing.....Indifferent

 

ps.. welcome to the Forums.. never mind us... we have none..

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Posted by VanceCrozier on Friday, April 8, 2011 12:15 PM

Welcome aboard - this IS the forum you are looking for...

On the bench: Airfix 1/72 Wildcat; Airfix 1/72 Vampire T11; Airfix 1/72 Fouga Magister

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Posted by MAJ Mike on Friday, April 8, 2011 4:42 PM

Welcome Sign Welcome to the madhouse.  Some strangeness herein.

 

 

 "I'd "I'd rather be historically accurate than politically correct."

"Sic gorgiamus allos subjectatos nunc!"

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Posted by Julez72 on Saturday, April 9, 2011 4:18 AM

Welcome Signto the forums......

 

 

 

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