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  • Member since
    September 2012
  • From: Canton / Akron, Ohio
Posted by Stephen_Social on Saturday, September 29, 2012 2:01 AM

Welcome! I wish I could get my wife to tell me her favorite anything.  (just kidding)

Hope to see you around the forum.

~ Stephen ~

@Stephen_Social

[A homegrown product of Northeast Ohio]

  • Member since
    August 2007
  • From: back country of SO-CAL, at the birth place of Naval Aviation
Posted by DUSTER on Thursday, September 27, 2012 6:24 PM

  Welcome To the forum.

It's good you have a hobby, it's good you have a "stash" (of models), it's good you have a new home to build in, but it's especially good you have a " beautiful and ever tolerant wife"!  Now that makes it all possible and alright.

Steve

Building the perfect model---just not quite yet  Confused

  • Member since
    January 2003
  • From: Washington, DC
Posted by TomZ2 on Thursday, September 27, 2012 2:34 PM

I am also retired. “Guys like us don’t retire; we just drop dead at the drawing board.” — Wally Wood (1927-1981)

Tags: Retired

Occasional factual, grammatical, or spelling variations are inherent to this thesis and should not be considered as defects, as they enhance the individuality and character of this document.

  • Member since
    May 2012
  • From: Milford, Ohio
Posted by Old Ordie on Thursday, September 27, 2012 1:49 PM

Welcome aboard.  Another retired guy here.  There are growing numbers of us on this forum.

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

cml
  • Member since
    March 2007
  • From: Brisbane, Australia
Posted by cml on Wednesday, September 26, 2012 11:05 PM

Welcome to the forum Vespers!

Good luck with the move - make sure to wrap all those completed builds securely.

Looking forward to seeing you around the forum.

PS: must be something about the F-16.  My girlfriend randomly bought me a model for my birthday last year and it was the Tamiy a 1/48 F-16 Block 25/32.  I guess it was the one that looked the best to her too.  Don't want to attempt it yet, until i've improved my skills a bit.

Regards,

Chris

  • Member since
    February 2015
Posted by Bick on Wednesday, September 26, 2012 4:43 PM

Hi Vespers,

Welcome Sign

I, too, am retired and only recently got back to this hobby and to this site. Wonderful people here -  looking forward to your posts.  And, the best on your move to Nova Scotia. My wife and I visited there a number of years ago. Overnight ferry from Portland, ME to Yarmouth then a drive to Halifax. Lots of pleasant memories and shortly before Penny's Cove became famous because of the the TWA Flight 800 (?) incident. I agree, beautiful country.

  • Member since
    September 2012
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Posted by Vespers on Wednesday, September 26, 2012 3:43 PM

Hi 

I'm a Canadian presently in the process of retiring from my executive career and moving to beautiful Nova Scotia with my equally beautiful and ever tolerant wife.

I've been modeling for thirty years. Initially I was interested in WW1 aviation subjects. Thirty years ago that meant I had to learn scratch building and vacform techniques. I then became interested in "golden age" aircraft which again entailed a lot of scratch building. I then progressed to WW2 subjects.

Like many others in this hobby I began collecting kits. Each one was going to be my next build! I swore that I would, at least, not become interested in jet aircraft........except I really loved the F86 Sabre....so maybe I'd make an exception. My wife then indicated that her favorite aircraft was the F16. The floodgates opened and now I build and collect aircraft kits across the entire aviation history. I've convinced myself that since I only build in 48 and 32 scales, with few exceptions of course, it's not too bad.

I tried to cull my collection for my move to Nova Scotia but without much success. The movers commented on the lightness of even the larger boxes which at least made me feel pretty good.

As usual I've talked too much. I look forward to posting both comments and questions in future and perhaps even showing some of my models.

Vespers

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