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                        Hi from Italy! Back to modeling after 30 years....

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                        Topesio
                        • Member since
                          August 2014
                        Hi from Italy! Back to modeling after 30 years....
                        Posted by Topesio on Wednesday, August 27, 2014 3:28 AM

                        Hi everyone!

                        I'm from Italy and returning to modeling after a 30 years stop...

                        I left when I was 20, meanwhile I started to work, started (and ended...) a marriage, grow up a daughter.

                        Now, old and wise :-) returned to my first and loved hobby: modelling!

                        Well...during so much time almost everything has changed: painting with eneamels is changed to acrylics, airbrushing is much much cheaper than decades ago, materials like glue and putty are much better than before, there's a tool ready made for almost any need and, last but not least, internet has became an unvaluable source for everyone's.

                        Little by little, my skin in modelling is slighlty better, and I hope in a short time to post some pictures of a decent build. Meanwhile I study and experiment :-)

                        P.S. Sorry for my poor english....

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                        hogfanfs
                        • Member since
                          May 2013
                        • From: From the Mit, but live in Mason, O high ho
                        Posted by hogfanfs on Wednesday, August 27, 2014 7:50 AM

                        Welcome to the forums!

                        I look forward to seeing some of your completed builds!

                         Bruce

                         

                         On the bench:  1/48 Eduard MiG-21MF

                                                1/35 Takom Merkava Mk.I

                         

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                        Tojo72
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Western North Carolina
                        Posted by Tojo72 on Wednesday, August 27, 2014 7:55 AM

                        welcome aboard,we have a great number of returning modelers here.

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                        Bish
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
                        Posted by Bish on Wednesday, August 27, 2014 10:50 AM

                        Welcome aboard, yep, you are certainly not alone in returning to the hobby.

                        And don't worry, there are still plenty of us that use enamels, they are far from dead.

                        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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                        checkmateking02
                        • Member since
                          September 2003
                        • From: AandF in the Badger State
                        Posted by checkmateking02 on Wednesday, August 27, 2014 1:55 PM

                        Welcome to the Forum!  Despite all the changes you're encountering, modeling is still good!

                         

                         

                         

                         

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                        Eagle90
                        • Member since
                          November 2010
                        • From: Florida-West Central
                        Posted by Eagle90 on Wednesday, August 27, 2014 7:56 PM

                        Welcome to the forums Topesio.  And welcome back to the hobby!  Look forward to seeing your builds!

                        Eagle90

                         

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                        fox
                        • Member since
                          January 2007
                        • From: Narvon, Pa.
                        Posted by fox on Wednesday, August 27, 2014 8:01 PM

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

                        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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                        modelcrazy
                        • Member since
                          July 2014
                        Posted by modelcrazy on Wednesday, August 27, 2014 10:04 PM

                        Welcome Topesio,

                        I look forward to seeing some of your builds. Some of the tools may have changed, but the techniques and love for the hobby hasn't.

                        Steve

                        Steve

                        Building a kit from your stash is like cutting a head off a Hydra, two more take it's place.

                         

                         

                        http://www.spamodeler.com/forum/

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                        f86saber9
                        • Member since
                          August 2014
                        Posted by f86saber9 on Wednesday, September 3, 2014 9:53 AM

                        Welcome to the forums

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                        Tim Kidwell
                        Moderator
                        • Member since
                          September 2011
                        Posted by Tim Kidwell on Friday, September 5, 2014 8:31 AM

                        Welcome back to modeling. You are among friends!

                        Tim

                        --

                        Timothy Kidwell
                        tkidwell@firecrown.com
                        Editor
                        Scale Model Brands
                        Firecrown Media

                         

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                        Devil Dawg
                        • Member since
                          March 2005
                        • From: Lancaster, South Carolina
                        Posted by Devil Dawg on Saturday, September 6, 2014 10:45 PM

                        Welcome aboard, Topesio! Don't worry about your English - it's much better than a lot of us Americans can speak, especially me!! Looking forward to seeing some or your builds.

                        Devil Dawg

                        On The Bench: Tamiya 1/32nd Mitsubishi A6M5 Model 52 Zeke For Japanese Group Build

                        Build one at a time? Hah! That'll be the day!!

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                        castelnuovo
                        • Member since
                          July 2008
                        • From: Vancouver, the "wet coast"
                        Posted by castelnuovo on Wednesday, September 10, 2014 11:15 PM

                        Benvenuti bella Italia SmileSmile Vostra Englesima e molto bene Yes OK, I'll stop pretending that my Italian is better then your English SmileSmile. Wellcome aboard, good to have another Euro here...have fun and looking forward to see some of your builds

                        Ciao

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                        Topesio
                        • Member since
                          August 2014
                        Posted by Topesio on Thursday, September 11, 2014 5:49 AM

                        Thanks everyone for the warm welcome! See you soon with some finished work :-)))

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                        echolmberg
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Green Bay, WI USA
                        Posted by echolmberg on Thursday, September 11, 2014 10:54 AM

                        Welcome to the forum, Topesio!

                        I've been a modeler for 36 years and I'm STILL asking questions!  Ha-ha-ha!  So ask anything you want here.  You'll find that the folks in this forum are extremely friendly, welcoming and supportive.  I think everyone here will agee that we sure can't wait to hear more from you.  

                        Best wishes,

                        Eric

                        PS.  Don't worry about your English.  It's just fine and I had no problems whatsoever understanding what you wrote.

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                        Buckeye
                        • Member since
                          February 2007
                        • From: Brunswick, Ohio
                        Posted by Buckeye on Friday, September 12, 2014 11:32 AM

                        Welcome to the group and your English is just fine!

                        Mike

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