Hello from Arkansas

Nomad53

Member since
May 2014

Hello from Arkansas

Posted by Nomad53 on Tuesday, May 13, 2014 7:36 AM

Hello all my name is Doug. I live in Arkansas ans have got back into modeling after 15 or so years. I have been looking over the FSM site and found so much information that I am almost overwhelmed. Thank you for such a great site and information.

Doug

Nomad53

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Eagle90

Member since
November 2010
From: Florida-West Central

Posted by Eagle90 on Tuesday, May 13, 2014 7:48 AM

Welcome Doug! Glad to have you on the forums. Great bunch of folks on here. Jump on in and have fun!

Eagle90

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Nomad53

Member since
May 2014

Posted by Nomad53 on Tuesday, May 13, 2014 8:00 AM

Thank you.

Doug

Nomad53

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JOE RIX

Member since
August 2009
From: MOAB, UTAH

Posted by JOE RIX on Tuesday, May 13, 2014 8:16 AM

Welcome to the Forums Doug. I am glad you chose to join us here. By the way, "overwhelmed" is an understatement about the immense amount of stuff you will learn from the awesome folks here. So, what do like to build?

"Not only do I not know what's going on, I wouldn't know what to do about it if I did". George Carlin

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Tojo72

Member since
March 2003
From: Western North Carolina

Posted by Tojo72 on Tuesday, May 13, 2014 8:48 AM

welcome to the forums

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checkmateking02

Member since
September 2003
From: AandF in the Badger State

Posted by checkmateking02 on Tuesday, May 13, 2014 10:54 AM

Welcome to the Forum, Doug.

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Bish

Member since
December 2002
From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

Posted by Bish on Tuesday, May 13, 2014 11:05 AM

Welcome aboard, dive in and enjoy.

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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TomZ2

Member since
January 2003
From: Washington, DC

Posted by TomZ2 on Tuesday, May 13, 2014 4:42 PM

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IamRaider

Member since
April 2014

Posted by IamRaider on Tuesday, May 13, 2014 5:20 PM

Hey there! Good to see a fellow Arkansan! Yes

You're right. I've recently gotten back into building myself and this place is a treasure chest of information.

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rommelkiste

Member since
February 2013
From: Podunkville, USA

Posted by rommelkiste on Tuesday, May 13, 2014 6:22 PM

Welcome Nomad, I to am in Arkansas (Podunkville USA) What part are you in? IamRaider, how about you?

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mississippivol

Member since
November 2003
From: State of Mississippi. State motto: Virtute et armis (By valor and arms)

Posted by mississippivol on Tuesday, May 13, 2014 8:31 PM

Welcome to the gang, Doug!

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fox

Member since
January 2007
From: Narvon, Pa.

Posted by fox on Tuesday, May 13, 2014 8:49 PM

Welcome to the Forums Doug! Glad to have you aboard!

Jim Captain

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

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Nomad53

Member since
May 2014

Posted by Nomad53 on Wednesday, May 14, 2014 6:35 AM

Thank you all for the welcome. I live in Lowell which is in the NW part of the state. I mainly like armor but have just finished two F14s. I am trying to get the Top Gun look and learning real fast that that is hard to do. I have had to male my own decals and by trial and error I think I have got it. Tho some came out as a kind of pink. lol. Oh well I will get it.

I am also new to airbrushing but getting the hang of it. I am afraid of taking photos of the aircraft and posting them. My kids and grand kids say they look great but not to me. I have a very critical eye for myself. seams and filling and then the paint is what I am struggling with the most on the aircraft.

I am disabled and sometimes my hands do not do what I want them to do but I am not going to let that stop me from having fun trying to build these models.

Nomad53

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Eagle90

Member since
November 2010
From: Florida-West Central

Posted by Eagle90 on Wednesday, May 14, 2014 7:02 AM

Nomad53

Thank you all for the welcome. I live in Lowell which is in the NW part of the state. I mainly like armor but have just finished two F14s. I am trying to get the Top Gun look and learning real fast that that is hard to do. I have had to male my own decals and by trial and error I think I have got it. Tho some came out as a kind of pink. lol. Oh well I will get it.

I am also new to airbrushing but getting the hang of it. I am afraid of taking photos of the aircraft and posting them. My kids and grand kids say they look great but not to me. I have a very critical eye for myself. seams and filling and then the paint is what I am struggling with the most on the aircraft.

I am disabled and sometimes my hands do not do what I want them to do but I am not going to let that stop me from having fun trying to build these models.

Well said Nomad! And DO NOT let your critical eye stop you from posting pics!!!!!!!!! We don't belittle around here. There are tons of folks here with lots of experience more than willing to help. Heck, you want to see a mediocre build, check out my T-38 in the Trainer GB! Embarrassed I would most definitely post pics. We all learn from each other and I'd love to see those F-14's! Glad to have you on the forums!

Eagle90

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Nomad53

Member since
May 2014

Posted by Nomad53 on Wednesday, May 14, 2014 10:26 AM

Eagle90

Well said Nomad! And DO NOT let your critical eye stop you from posting pics!!!!!!!!! We don't belittle around here. There are tons of folks here with lots of experience more than willing to help. Heck, you want to see a mediocre build, check out my T-38 in the Trainer GB! I would most definitely post pics. We all learn from each other and I'd love to see those F-14's! Glad to have you on the forums!

Eagle90

Not sure on what you are talking about the Trainer GB. Photos coming soon.

Nomad53

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Eagle90

Member since
November 2010
From: Florida-West Central

Posted by Eagle90 on Wednesday, May 14, 2014 10:33 AM

Nomad53

Eagle90

Well said Nomad! And DO NOT let your critical eye stop you from posting pics!!!!!!!!! We don't belittle around here. There are tons of folks here with lots of experience more than willing to help. Heck, you want to see a mediocre build, check out my T-38 in the Trainer GB! I would most definitely post pics. We all learn from each other and I'd love to see those F-14's! Glad to have you on the forums!

Eagle90

Not sure on what you are talking about the Trainer GB. Photos coming soon.

Sorry about that. GB is Group Build. Where you get together with other builders on line and have a theme build. Just go to the Group Build section of the forum and check out all the GB's going on. You should get in on one. It is a great way to learn new stuff. I've done my first figure and working on my first armor kits on GB's! Here is the link to the page my T-38 is on. Hope that helped!

Eagle90

http://cs.finescale.com/fsm/modeling_subjects/f/29/t/157188.aspx?sort=ASC&pi240=19

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IamRaider

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April 2014

Posted by IamRaider on Wednesday, May 14, 2014 12:16 PM

I'm more North-Central than Doug, I'm from Morrilton.

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Nomad53

Member since
May 2014

Posted by Nomad53 on Thursday, May 15, 2014 7:40 AM

I had a Grand Mother that lived in Morrilton

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Nomad53

Member since
May 2014

Posted by Nomad53 on Thursday, May 15, 2014 7:58 AM

Okay here goes. Here are the two F-14's that I have done. One is the Top Gun aircraft. I made the decals for the fins and the names. I know they are out of line for what the actual placement needs to be. It's a learning experience.

Doug

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Eagle90

Member since
November 2010
From: Florida-West Central

Posted by Eagle90 on Thursday, May 15, 2014 8:06 AM

Hey Nomad! They look great to me! Nicely done! Are those Monogram kits? Tell us more about what kits they are and scales. They look to be 1/48. You have any close ups of the cockpits? Looks like awesome work on the pilots and cockpits! I like the work you did on the helmets. Great work! Yes

Eagle90

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Nomad53

Member since
May 2014

Posted by Nomad53 on Friday, May 16, 2014 8:26 AM

Thank you for the kind words. Your T-38 looks great. These two aircraft are te first modern aircraft that I have done in years. Sorry about the photos of the cockpits my lighting is no good at the moment. Below is what I am working on right now.

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Bish

Member since
December 2002
From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

Posted by Bish on Friday, May 16, 2014 8:33 AM

Nice looking Tomcats there. And well done for making your own decals, I still haven't tried that. I have a real nightmare getting decent cockpit photo's, yours look a damn site better than mine.

Nice work on the Phantom as well, looking forward to seeing more.

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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Eagle90

Member since
November 2010
From: Florida-West Central

Posted by Eagle90 on Friday, May 16, 2014 10:29 AM

Holy smokes! Great work on the cockpits! Those F-14's are great builds! And that F-4 is looking awesome! Great work! I'm looking forward to seeing more of the build! Thanks for posting the pics!

Awesome work!

Eagle90

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Nomad53

Member since
May 2014

Posted by Nomad53 on Friday, May 16, 2014 11:56 AM

Thank you all for the complements. I will keep you updated on the F-4 build.

Nomad53

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IamRaider

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April 2014

Posted by IamRaider on Friday, May 16, 2014 3:42 PM

What was your Grandmother's name, Doug? If you don't mind my asking.

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Nomad53

Member since
May 2014

Posted by Nomad53 on Friday, May 16, 2014 4:40 PM

Here the canopies are masked and primed ready for paint. The whole plane is primed and ready for paint. There is a whole lot of work left. I have about 15 hours in this F-4.