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                        New to the Forum and love modeling

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                        sonofajugpilot
                        • Member since
                          January 2014
                        New to the Forum and love modeling
                        Posted by sonofajugpilot on Friday, January 24, 2014 9:46 AM

                        Greetings fellow hobbyists!

                        I'm new to the forum as of yesterday. My father was a P-47 pilot in Europe during the second WW and he belonged to the 513th fighter squadron / 406th fighter group. Because of the stories he told me as a child (most with tears) I became extremely interested in aviation. Strangely enough, I don't model WW2 aircraft but swing more toward the Golden Age of aviation. I also have a rather strong interest in Science Fiction but I feel that it stems from the fact that I am a baby boomer and we "boomers" just didn't get enough of those great movies and TV shows. Now that companies like Polar Lights and Moebius are producing kit after kit of those old classics, our world of SciFi modeling has become much larger. 

                        Thanks and I hope to get to know some of the great minds of fellow modelers out there.

                        Happy Modeling!

                        Tags: aircfaft WW2 , Aircraft , Anime , Bandai , Gundam , Introducing myself , Mecha , new , new member , WWII
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                        stikpusher
                        • Member since
                          July 2004
                        • From: Sonora Desert
                        Posted by stikpusher on Friday, January 31, 2014 4:39 PM

                        Welcome aboard. I do hope that you will be sharing your work here with us.

                         

                        F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!

                        U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

                        N is for NO SURVIVORS...

                               - Plankton

                        LSM

                         

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                        Bish
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
                        Posted by Bish on Friday, January 31, 2014 5:25 PM

                        Welcome aboard. Not to sure about the great minds, but there's certainly a great bunch on these forums. Look forward to seeing you around, and be sure to share some pics of your builds, we love pics.

                        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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                        dirkpitt77
                        • Member since
                          January 2006
                        • From: NW Washington
                        Posted by dirkpitt77 on Friday, January 31, 2014 6:05 PM

                        Welcome aboard!

                          Last fall I read a book called "Hell Hawks". That one was about the 365th FG, which also flew Thunderbolts. It was a great read.

                            "Some say the alien didn't die in the crash.  It survived and drank whiskey and played poker with the locals 'til the Texas Rangers caught wind of it and shot it dead."

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                        checkmateking02
                        • Member since
                          September 2003
                        • From: AandF in the Badger State
                        Posted by checkmateking02 on Saturday, February 1, 2014 10:40 AM

                        Welcome to the Forum!

                         

                         

                         

                         

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                        fox
                        • Member since
                          January 2007
                        • From: Narvon, Pa.
                        Posted by fox on Saturday, February 1, 2014 3:54 PM

                        Welcome to the Forums! Glad to have you aboard!

                        I have to agree with you about there being some great minds here. But, there are also quite a few of us with not so great minds from sniffing all those paint and glue fumes over the years. I've been building for 67 of my 73 years and that means a lot of "tubes" of glue and bottles of paint of all types have passed through my hands (and past my nose). Wink

                        Enjoy, and don't forget to post pics of your builds. That's what really keeps the guys happy.

                        Jim Captain

                        P.S. I build whatever trikes my fancy at the time.

                         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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