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Just starting with the hobby...
Posted by SchattenSpartan on Monday, April 22, 2013 5:06 PM

Hello ya all,

First of all, my name is Clemens and i´m from Austria, so excuse my mediocre english skills.

I initially got interested into building scale models by playing video games. I liked some of the vehicles so much that I wanted to own one of them (my first models were a M4A3 Sherman tank and a p-47). As this is not possible,I started building plastic Models of them. After some time of building various stuff, building models became my favourite hobby. Now i´m building scale models because it is a great hobby and I really love to do it.

I am looking forward to showing my progress in the hobby with you.

Clemens

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  • From: Douglas AZ
Posted by littletimmy on Tuesday, April 23, 2013 1:08 PM

Welcome !!!   I cannot spell so we will have a fun time communicating I'm sure !

Jump on in and join the discussions. Don't forget to post pictures. We love pictures.

And remember...... some of us are completely  BONKERS !!!  

 Dont worry about the thumbprint, paint it Rust , and call it "Battle Damage"

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  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Tuesday, April 23, 2013 1:13 PM

Welcome aboard, and don't be afraid to ask for any advice. A lot of helpful guys ion here.

And yes, we like pictures.

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

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  • From: Florida-West Central
Posted by Eagle90 on Tuesday, April 23, 2013 2:27 PM

Welcome Clemens!  Great to have you on board.  Austria!  Absolutely beautiful place!.  I was stationed at Bitburg, Germany and went to Austria as often as possible.  Would love to see your builds, and in case you haven't noticed....we love pics!!!!  Great bunch of people on the forums, so jump on in and have fun!

Eagle90

 

 

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Posted by Tim Kidwell on Tuesday, April 23, 2013 3:51 PM

Hi Clemens, welcome to the Forum!

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Posted by Parabat on Tuesday, April 23, 2013 4:29 PM

Hi Clemens, I'm new too, so welcome. Look forward to seeing your builds as I'm sure others do.

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  • From: AandF in the Badger State
Posted by checkmateking02 on Tuesday, April 23, 2013 5:20 PM

Welcome, Clemens.  Hope you enjoy your time at the Forum--and with the plastic.

 

 

 

 

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  • From: Narvon, Pa.
Posted by fox on Tuesday, April 23, 2013 7:54 PM

Welcome to the Forums Clemens. Don't be afraid to ask questions. Lots of great guys, and gals, ready to help you with the answers. Sit back and enjoy the hobby. Oh, they were right when they said we all like to see photos of your builds.

Jim Captain

 Main WIP: 

   On the Bench: Artesania Latina  (aka) Artists in the Latrine 1/75 Bluenose II

I keep hitting "escape", but I'm still here.

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  • From: Western North Carolina
Posted by Tojo72 on Wednesday, April 24, 2013 6:31 AM

welcome to the forums,looking forward to seeing your progress

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  • From: Spartanburg, SC
Posted by subfixer on Wednesday, April 24, 2013 3:14 PM

Welcome Sign

I'm from the government and I'm here to help.

G-J
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Posted by G-J on Wednesday, April 24, 2013 8:58 PM

Welcome to the forums!

On the bench:  Tamyia Mosquito Mk. VI for the '44 group build.  Yes, still.

On deck: 

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  • From: Washington, DC
Posted by TomZ2 on Wednesday, April 24, 2013 10:27 PM

A beginning is a very delicate time. Know then that it is the year 2013. The Known Universe is ruled by Matthew Usher. In this time, the most precious substance in the universe is polystyrene plastic. Glue extends plastic. The plastic expands consciousness. The plastic is vital to modelers. The Fine Model Builder Guild and its wonderful lunatics in FSM, who the plastic has mutated over 77 years, which gives them the ability to fold photoetched-metal. That is, cyanoacrylate sticks to any part without moving. Plastic must flow!!!

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.

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  • From: California
Posted by mikeymize on Thursday, April 25, 2013 12:10 AM

Hallo so froh, dass Du genießen dieses wunderbare Hobby. Ich glaube, Du wirst viel lernen von den Leuten hier. Viel Glück und viel Spaß!

"Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time".


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Posted by mrmartin75 on Thursday, April 25, 2013 1:48 AM

Greetings and Welcome to the forums. Don't worry about your English. Most of us that speak it normally still have troubles!

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Posted by SchattenSpartan on Thursday, April 25, 2013 5:28 AM

Thanks for the nice words, guys.

Ill take part in the 1943 group build and i promise you A LOT of pictures.

I already decided on the subject of my first build here on Finescale...

Clemens

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  • From: Corpus Christi, Tx
Posted by mustang1989 on Thursday, April 25, 2013 9:47 PM

Hi Clemens. Man just dig on in. There are alot of really good folks here to help out and to show your work off to. If I'm not mistaken theres a P-47 Group Build in here somewhere........

See you around, Joe

                   

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Posted by SchattenSpartan on Friday, April 26, 2013 4:05 AM

Thank you, Joe

I have seen the Jug group build, but I think it has already ended.

Nevermind, I have found enough GBs to throw my jug models in.

I have one lying around ready for the "Forces of nature" GB (I just have to decide on the decals) and I have already ordered the big Hasegawa one at my local hobby store (with lots of aftermarket goodies) for the "Ground attack" GB. Unfortunately it will take about a month or two to arrive.

Clemens

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  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Friday, April 26, 2013 4:08 AM

Some of these GB's seem to be fading away unfortunately. I don't think we have as many GB addicts as we used to. Hopefull;y we can give GB's a shot in the arm and get some more of the new members hooked.

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

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Posted by SchattenSpartan on Friday, April 26, 2013 4:23 AM

I am already hooked, Bish Smile

Im just building the cockpit for the first Airacobra...

Clemens

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Posted by SchattenSpartan on Friday, April 26, 2013 4:30 AM

I have some problems with my signature, if someone can help me...

It hasn't got more than 300 characters, but when i want to add the badge for the 1943 GB, it says "Maximum Signature length is 512 characters"

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  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Friday, April 26, 2013 6:08 AM

I don't understand it either. A while back i went to change my sig. It didn't allow it so i went to pout it back to how it was, but it said that was to big as well. I think its to do with the charecters in the pic, computers ain't really my thing.

I take it your useing Photobucket as your host. Instead of useing the direct link code and putting that into the insert image box, on PB use the IMG codes and add that link direct to the page. I find that make the charecters less. The sig i have now i couldn't do the other way.

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

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Posted by SchattenSpartan on Friday, April 26, 2013 6:18 AM

Thank you, Bish

I'll try that right now

Clemens

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  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Friday, April 26, 2013 6:33 AM

O, i forgot, i am not sure if it helps, but i also shrink my GB badge images to no more than 160 pixels. I am not sure if that makes a difference to the number of charecters, but worth a try.

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

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  • From: Denver, Colorado
Posted by waynec on Friday, April 26, 2013 10:21 AM

and then we have goofs like bish and i who are in 6 or 7 GBs simultaneously plus our other builds.

i have one file in photoshop with all my GB badges. as i get a new one i open it, scale it down, add it to the multiple GB badges, save it as a new file and chnage the file in the signature. that way i am only loading 1 file.

Никто не Забыт    (No one is Forgotten)
Ничто не Забыто  (Nothing is Forgotten)

 

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Posted by SchattenSpartan on Friday, April 26, 2013 10:37 AM

Thank you very much, but my problem is I can't even get 1 picture in my signature.

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Posted by BlackSheepTwoOneFour on Friday, April 26, 2013 1:56 PM

Welcome aboard

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Posted by SchattenSpartan on Friday, April 26, 2013 2:07 PM

Thank you very much

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Posted by Sergio on Saturday, April 27, 2013 5:32 AM

Hello Clemens,

My name is Sergei. To many it’s easier to call me Sergio, so whatever you prefer is OK.

I’d like to say I noticed we have a couple of things in common. First of all, I am from Russia, so excuse my English skills. And I’m just starting with the hobby, just starting really. I am an artist with many years of experience, and along with paintings and drawings I make various objects and installations. When things constructed I paint them without imitating real colors; I may make everything just grey, or do it like an old bronze, so this is a sculptor’s approach. Now I’m contemplating to build some scale model vehicle, a war time truck for instance. I believe that scale models may help many to know and understand the past events better, and respect history and people who lived before us.

I find beautiful builds here on the site, I admire the skills very much, it’s inspiring.

I am looking to viewing your creations.

Regards and cheers to everybody who reads this, for this is my first post here.

Sergio

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Posted by SchattenSpartan on Saturday, April 27, 2013 7:06 PM

Thank you very much, Sergei.

I just started with an Airacobra in the 1943 group build (sadly, some things went terribly wrong). If you want, you can check it out, but its just embarrassing how I was able to screw it up that much. I have to save the model at any cost, because I just dont want my first project on this site to fail that badly. I think I can just hide some of the mistakes, but I dont know whith what I should do that.

Maybe a more creative person, like you are, could help me out on this. I already have / will ask the pros I know by name for help...

Anyways, heres the link: cs.finescale.com/.../1654853.aspx

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  • From: Corpus Christi, Tx
Posted by mustang1989 on Monday, April 29, 2013 7:48 AM

Bish

Some of these GB's seem to be fading away unfortunately. I don't think we have as many GB addicts as we used to. Hopefull;y we can give GB's a shot in the arm and get some more of the new members hooked.

Heya Bish. I think the GBs that are fading out need to be freshened up a bit with a slightly different theme and new beginning and end dates (officially that is). Would be great to have some new ones out there. Not to worry too much. As soon as mine has ended I'll start another one (I'll be sure to keep at one ONLY).

                   

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