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Hi Marc! Welcome to the Forums!  Glad to have you aboard!

Thank you for your service!

I build all the same things that you do. I've been building them for 69 of my 75 years. Most of the members on here arrived the same way you did. They are very knowledgeable and ready to help you with any questions/problems you have. With your military background, they will probably be coming to you for help.

So, sit back and have a few sips of your favorite brew     and build away. Enjoy.

Jim  

Welcome to the forums!

Thank you Jim for the warm welcome!  I am happy to help out a fellow modeler any way I can.  As far as military experience, I was an aircraft electrical and environmental craftsman and have worked on heavys like the C-5A and C-5B Galaxy, C-141B Starlifter, and C-130 (E models).  I have also worked on (and flown in) the F-16 (block 40's).  I might have some useful input on these airframes in particular.  :-)

Marc

Greetings and welcome to the forums. It is indeed wonderful to have you join us here. I assure you that the folks here are friendly, cordial and always willing to help. You'll find a wealth of information, reference, talent and skill. Not to mention it's just plain fun around these parts. 

Welcome aboard.

Welcome aboard Marc. I hope that you enjoy your time here and share your work and experiences with us. There is a great bunch of modelers here.

Thank you Joe!  I see you're from Utah.  I spent my final 7 years of my Air Force career at Hill A.F.B. Utah.  It sure was beautiful country!

Marc

Thank you!  I have already feel more than welcome and I am sure I will enjoy my time here!  :-)  I will happily share my work and knowledge where applicable.

Marc

Thanks for your service!  Welcome to the Forums!

One thing I would recommend is to look at the forums home page, which lists all the forums.  Sometimes when you have a question, or are looking for help, there may be a forum that is not one of your regular ones, but may be a big help in answering the question- more so than the general discussion pages.  Also, be sure to check out the tools, techniques, and reference materials section.  Some of the forums in that section are real gems, but being near the bottom of the forums page many folks do not even know they exist!

Thank you Don!  I will definitely follow your recommendations.  I have already done a lot of exploring here, but there is a ton of content!  This may take a while... 

Marc

Thank you for your service and a hearty welcome to FSM, Marc. Guaranteed you'll find much of interest, lot's of great builds to see and plenty of tech info.

Good to have you aboard.

Patrick

Thank you Patrick!  I am really enjoying my time here so far.  I sincerely appreciate the welcoming!

Marc

Very cool. What did you do for the AF while there? The museum there is excellent. I've made a couple of trips to it.

Thank you for your service. Joe

Welcome Marc, and thank you for your service.

Don makes a good point- take the time to look in on all of the forums. I happen to be mostly in "Ships", before that "Aircraft", and I really like to check out "Armor" and "Dioramas".

You would have enjoyed knowing Bernie, who flew West about 4 years ago.

Try finding his posts, that guy knew nore about Phantoms than anyone I've ever "met".

Oh, and I was never a General in the Air Force, so we can be friends.

Welcome aboard Marc!

Thank you!