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Hi folks, Found this board a week ago and after spending some evening time here where the paint was drying I decided to give it a go. I'm Jan from Holland and use Cupofwondering as my handle, since I´ve been a die hard Jethro Tull fan since 1968 and built a website dedicated to their lyrics: www.cupofwonder.com I started modelling as a kid in 1965 (!). Everytime I managed to save 1 guilder and 45 cts back then, I got of to the toy shop to buy me a new Airfix baggie (the kits were in plastic bags at the time, as you all know). Then after a few years I stopped to pick it all up again when I hit 30 and specialised in WWII aircraft. I particularly liked to build Luftwaffe airplanes because of the variety of types and subtypes, the multitude of camouflageschemes, varying for each front and season. I was particularly fond of doing extensive research before the building itself, which sometimes was quite an ordeal in the pre-internet days and tried to make it all as historical correct as possible. Then my kids came and I had to give it all up for my hobby room was needed for one of them. Now that they have all grown up and left the house the is room voor daddy and his hobby again. Hurray! 59 years and still a boy!! I started gain last October with some small kits to see if I still could do this modelling thing. I built a Fokker D XXI, then a Focke Wulf 190D, a Hurricane IIC Intruder and eventually got ready for the first big job: the PB4 Y-2 Privateer, the former Matchbox kit but now released by Revell. I will complete this one in fortnight, I expect and will post some pics than. From the contributions here I get the idea that I´m probably the last modeller on earth that still paints his kits with the brush instead of the sophisticated airbrush...., so my kits can´t match the beauties I´ve seen here so far. I really look forward to reading your contributions, to share information and ideas. Kind regards from Holland, where Summer at last has begun. Cheers, Jan
The Dutch Fokker G-1 Reaper, heavy fighter. If we only would have had more of them back in May 1940....
I am sure you will love it around here, your in good company. And i think you may be surprised, i think there may be one or two around here who still follow the ancient art of brush painting.
The only problem with haveing more referance sources is that it gets even more confuseing.
I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so
On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3
cupofwondering Now that they have all grown up and left the house the is room voor daddy and his hobby again. Hurray! 59 years and still a boy!! Kind regards from Holland, where Summer at last has begun. Cheers, Jan
Now that they have all grown up and left the house the is room voor daddy and his hobby again. Hurray! 59 years and still a boy!! Kind regards from Holland, where Summer at last has begun. Cheers, Jan
Welcome, Jan.
You are not the only 'old child' on this board, believe me. Good to have another aircraft modeller in the hooch. I'll look forward to photos of your Privateer, and may even pick one up for my stash .
In return, kind regards from the USA, where summer's blazing away (and I do mean blazing),
Mark (aka Ordie)
Flight deck: Hasegawa 1:48 P-40E; Tamiya 1:48 A6M2 N Type 2 ('Rufe')
Elevators: Airfix 1:72 Grumman Duck; AM 1:72 F-4J
A belated welcome!
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Welcome back to the hobby Jan, I've been enjoying the photos you have already shared with us.
On the bench: Airfix 1/72 Wildcat; Airfix 1/72 Vampire T11; Airfix 1/72 Fouga Magister
Here is to a late welcome! Great models you have built, cant wait to see more!
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Thanks guys for the warm word.
Cheers,
Jan
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