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    November 2014
Howdy from Austin, TX!!
Posted by Ahrenisavagabond on Friday, June 24, 2016 8:17 AM

Hello Everybody - 

My name is Ahren (pronounced Aaron) and I've been building models off and on since I was 8 years old, I am now 37. My Dad and I built an 80's Star Wars Speederbike kit together way back when and I've been hooked ever since. I am the only person I know of my friends who has stuck with scale modelling for this long. 

I build mainly plastic kits (mostly cars and planes)  at the moment and do some kit bashing. In the last 5 years, I just really started branching out into other intermediate level paints, glues and techniques. I've seen some amazing projects and talent on here. I'm looking to get into photo etching one day and how I can improve my skills and techniques. 

Feel free to friend me. 

Ahren

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    September 2003
  • From: AandF in the Badger State
Posted by checkmateking02 on Friday, June 24, 2016 9:24 AM
Welcome to the Forums!

 

 

 

 

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    May 2013
  • From: From the Mit, but live in Mason, O high ho
Posted by hogfanfs on Friday, June 24, 2016 9:30 AM

Welcome to the forums! Beer Welcome Sign

 Bruce

 

 On the bench:  1/48 Eduard MiG-21MF

                        1/35 Takom Merkava Mk.I

 

  • Member since
    July 2014
Posted by modelcrazy on Friday, June 24, 2016 10:46 AM

Welcome Ahren, Welcome Sign

There are quite a few Texans on here. I grew up in Dallas and Austin. I lived just 1 1/2 miles from King's Hobby and knew Bob King when he was in a tiny little shack across the street on Lamar Blvd from where the shop is now.
Wow that place has changed since I left there in 79.

I hope you enjoy the forums and don't hastate to ask.

Steve

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

 

 

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fox
  • Member since
    January 2007
  • From: Narvon, Pa.
Posted by fox on Friday, June 24, 2016 11:56 AM

Welcome to the Forums!  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.

  • Member since
    November 2014
Posted by Ahrenisavagabond on Friday, June 24, 2016 2:13 PM

Hey bud, yes I know about King's Hobby. Sadly, its across town from where I live. I've driven by several times but always at hours when it was closed. I heard that was one of the last hold out true hobby shops in Austin. There are plenty of Hobby Town's and Hobby Lobby's here in Austin but nothing that really offer pro-level stuff.  So we have to suffer in silence and go on eBay or Amazon, or online for everything. 

Austin has gotten ridiculous, our traffic is now worse that New York's if you can believe that. Its gotten way too expensive to live here even with a decent wage. 

Good to hear from ya, Have a good one!

 

 

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    March 2015
  • From: Streetsboro, Ohio
Posted by Toshi on Saturday, June 25, 2016 3:19 AM

Welcome to thie forums!  Don't be intimidated by PE, just jump right in with the right tools and mind set and before you know it, it'll be second nature to you.  

Toshi

On The Bench: Revell 1/48 B-25 Mitchell

 

Married to the most caring, loving, understanding, and beautiful wife in the world.  Mrs. Toshi

 

 

  • Member since
    November 2014
Posted by Ahrenisavagabond on Saturday, June 25, 2016 7:09 AM

Thank you Toshi, I'm gonna keep researching it. I sunk a good bit of money recently into an airbrush setup and a set of paints. I'm still getting use to those. So I've got some time till another learning curve. For now, I just do a bit of kit bashing To carry me through. I really like the techniques section of the forums so far.

  • Member since
    August 2009
  • From: MOAB, UTAH
Posted by JOE RIX on Sunday, June 26, 2016 11:13 AM

Welcome to the forums Ahren. It is indeed wonderful to have you join us here. Let me tell you, if you want to enhance your modeling skills and experience then you have come to just the right place. The folks here are immensely talented and skilled and are more than willing to share that with you as well as answer any questions and offer helpful suggestions. Jump right in and share some of your previous builds with us. We love pictures of fine models.

Cheers, Joe

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

  • Member since
    March 2012
  • From: Corpus Christi, Tx
Posted by mustang1989 on Monday, June 27, 2016 12:20 PM

Welcome aboard Ahren! Good to have another fellow Texan here. I go to King's Hobby every chance I get when I'm up there for a show. Good to have you aboard and looking forward to seeing some of your work.

                   

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Posted by Ahrenisavagabond on Tuesday, June 28, 2016 7:08 AM

Thanks Joe! Add me as a friend buddy :)

 

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    November 2014
Posted by Ahrenisavagabond on Tuesday, June 28, 2016 7:09 AM

Thanks bud, yeah I'm gonna have to make it up to this King's Hobby soon. Happy Modelling. 

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    December 2002
  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Tuesday, June 28, 2016 2:48 PM

Welcome aboard.

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

  • Member since
    June 2014
  • From: New Braunfels , Texas
Posted by Tanker - Builder on Friday, July 8, 2016 11:44 AM

Hi Ahren !

 Listen , You are just up the road from me ( I-35 ) in my town of New Braunfels .You have a good hobby shop in King's so we may run into each other once in a while .Do you know about Hill Country Hobbies , on Bandera road in S.A. ?

     I try to make the Alamo Squadron shows each year too .  T.B. 

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