Greetings from the Old Dominion!

Just Tinkerin'

Member since
January 2018
From: Glen Allen, Virginia. USA

Greetings from the Old Dominion!

Posted by Just Tinkerin' on Sunday, January 14, 2018 11:54 AM

Hello everyone,

Just thought I'd stop in, say hello, and share a little about myself. As a young child I managed to piece together whatever airplane models my mom found while out shopping in the local discount stores. Back then I didn't care about accuracy, sticky fingerprints, wrong color paints... I just didn't care. Times were simple. Then as I grew older those models got thrown out and replaced with R/C cars. Something I stuck with for a good portion of my life... from 1/12 scale electric to 1/8 scale fuel On-Road. Hung those up about ten years ago as my eye sight and reaction times grew poor. Started getting outrun regularly by what I call the xbox generation and just generally became less competitive. So now along with my poor eye sight, my knees, and back I'm looking to get back into something satisfying to do with my time. I recently visted Hawaii and walked through a few aircraft hangers on Ford Island at Pearl Harbor. Saw some life size dioramas featuring beautiful WW2 birds. Took me back to a simplier time in life and has gotten me excited about maybe creating my own dioramas featuring all those WW2 planes that sparked my imagination back when! Hope to use this forum and resources to learn and refine a craft! Just really need to pick a scale and realize a vision! I'm thinking 1/48 or 1/32... as I mentioned my eyesight isn't what it used to be!

Markus

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Bish

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

Posted by Bish on Monday, January 15, 2018 12:47 PM

Welcome aboard. Your not alone in eyesight issues, i have found an optivisor to be my best friend, i plan to keep building 72nd until they go completly.

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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the Baron

Member since
September 2006
From: Bethlehem PA

Posted by the Baron on Monday, January 15, 2018 12:55 PM

Welcome to the forums, Markus!

I can sympathize with you regarding vision. I have to use an OptiVisor now to do my painting and assembly. I haven't broken down and gotten glasses, but that's probably going to have to happen, when my arms are no longer long enough to hold a book at a distance where I can focus on the text.

Looking forward to seeing your work!

Best regards,

Brad

The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen.

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Gamera

Member since
November 2009
From: SW Virginia

Posted by Gamera on Monday, January 15, 2018 1:56 PM

Welcome to the forum!!!

Member here of IPMS Roanoke Va, we've driven up to the Richmond show a couple times.

"I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen

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Tanker - Builder

Member since
June 2014
From: New Braunfels , Texas

Posted by Tanker - Builder on Monday, January 15, 2018 3:09 PM

hi !

And welcome to our forums ! !

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checkmateking02

Member since
September 2003
From: AandF in the Badger State

Posted by checkmateking02 on Monday, January 15, 2018 6:11 PM

Welcome to the Forums!

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littletimmy

Member since
July 2012
From: Douglas AZ

Posted by littletimmy on Monday, January 15, 2018 6:48 PM

Come on in !

I'm working on a 1/1 scale Titanic because my eye's are shot too.

( Had to stop working on it briefly..... I cant get the passenger's to stand still..... )

Dont worry about the thumbprint, paint it Rust , and call it "Battle Damage"

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keavdog

Member since
April 2003
From: USA

Posted by keavdog on Monday, January 15, 2018 7:00 PM

Welcome! I need glasses AND my optivisor - I feel incomplete without it on ;)

Funny - my mom used to get me a model and a choclate bunny for easter. I think I got the Revelle USS Arizona 3 years in a row - god bless her.

Thanks,

John

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Just Tinkerin'

Member since
January 2018
From: Glen Allen, Virginia. USA

Posted by Just Tinkerin' on Monday, January 15, 2018 7:22 PM

Thanks for the warm welcome guys!
One things for sure... Time to get an optivisor it appears!

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Toshi

Member since
March 2015
From: Streetsboro, Ohio

Posted by Toshi on Monday, January 15, 2018 7:30 PM

Welcome to FSM Forums!

Your friend, 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

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fox

Member since
January 2007
From: Narvon, Pa.

Posted by fox on Monday, January 15, 2018 10:24 PM

Welcome to the Forums Markus! Glad to have you aboard.

You've come to the right place. I've been building for 71 of my 77 years and the eyesight has deteriorated and I've been told I have cataracts that will need removal soon. Don't know if that will do away with the optivisor I've been using or not. Also have arthritis and nerve pain in my hands that make it hard to work on models. It feels like every time I start working at the bench a freight train goes by next to the bench. Got some good advice on dealing with that from a few of the members. Really great guys here that have been there and done that and are ready to help with problems/questions. Hang in there and hope you enjoy the hobby.

Jim Captain