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Toshi

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Wow Jim, that's quite a cool story about your friend and the Mustang you built for him. It's kind of ironic, but I've been taking the same approach with my friend who flew the A-4's and A-7's in Viet Nam. I've also been quietly taking notes as I've steered the conversation in that direction with him - very subtlely. He had his piloting nickname (don't know what the correct terminolgy is for that) on his aircraft, so I'd really like to incorporate that into the build I do for him.  It's going to be a while before I take on that project because I want to get at least a couple of builds under my belt as I try to shake the rust off my building skills. I'm going to have to do a little research and try to find someone out there who makes custom decals, and that will make it complete. Anyway, thanks again for the welcome.

Thank you, Mark. The sense of community here is very impressive. I've received several nice "welcomes". The kit builder Tamiya keeps coming up, so I'm going to look into their products. Best of luck on your project build to honor and remember your family member lost over N. Korea. If you're allowed to post pics on here, I'd love to see it when you get it done.

Thanks for the welcome, Steve. I'd venture to guess I was also about 6 years old when I built my first model. Once I get "up to speed", and find some kits that are of better quality than this first one I puchased, I'd like to "graduate" to a B-17 (lots of moving parts on those, I'd imagine). Then, after I get a sense of knowing what the hell I'm doing, I'm going to try that A-4 or A-7.

Thank you, Shamoo. I've got a younger brother that lives in Michigan (Charlotte). He's a misplaced Giants fan who caught a ball game at Comerica just 2 days ago.

Thank you, Tojo. I appreciate the welcome.

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

I have been building for 70 of my 76 years and have learned a lot from the members here. They are a great bunch of guys and gals and are always ready to help out with any questions or problems that you might have. I'm still learning from them. 

I built a P-47D for a friend of mine that flew them in WWII. It turned out pretty good and really surprised him. He couldn't figure out how I got all the details of his plane. When he came to our clubs meetings, the guys would slip questions to him about the details that I would need. He didn't know that they were feeding his answers to me. It felt great to see the look on his face when I presented it to him. It now sits on a bookcase in his living room with a pic of him beside it in his uniform taken sometime during WWII. He's 96 now and still sharp as a tack.

Relax and enjoy the hobby.

Jim  

Welcome Bill!  It's great that you want to do that special build for a friend.  One of the reasons I got back into modelling was to build a model of a relative's plane who was lost over N. Korea in '52.  I have felt very welcome in this community and I'm sure you will feel that way too. 

Cheers, Mark 

Hi Bill and welcome 

There are a lot of great members here so just keep asking questions and we will answer them. Good luck on your new modeling adventures, there many new things to learn, especially if you haven’t built a kit in 50 years. I'm 56 and I started 50 years ago.

Steve

Welcome. My father flew F-4s and 105s. I plan on building those in his markings too. I havent found appropriate decal sets yet but will learn to produce my own. Take a look at all the forums- Plenty of knowledge to tap

*edit. I now see Italeri has a 1/48 phantom with the correct markings. Go figure. Guess my next purchase

Welcome aboard.