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                        Hello from East Texas

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                        Bis
                        • Member since
                          April 2018
                        Hello from East Texas
                        Posted by Bis on Wednesday, May 23, 2018 7:57 PM

                        Hi all, I'm trying my luck at a wood/paper P51 that a friend gave me. It's been 50 plus years since I have built one of these. I would like to build one of every type aircraft that I worked on in the USAF, but I doubt I will find many of them since they were all recip. engine birds ( I didn't work on P51`s).

                         I am also working on an HO railroad and wood ships.

                        Since I now live out in the sticks,  there are no hobby shops. So I am stuck with mail order or a very long drive.

                        There are a lot of interesting post on this forum and it looks like I can lead a lot from all of you.

                         Have a good day

                        Ken

                        From, Crockett Texas.

                         

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                        Tanker - Builder
                        • Member since
                          June 2014
                        • From: New Braunfels , Texas
                        Posted by Tanker - Builder on Thursday, May 24, 2018 12:58 PM

                        Hi Ken !

                         What do you mean out in the sticks ? I thought the developers were eating up our state ! Anyway , Hello from New Braunfels !

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                        the Baron
                        • Member since
                          September 2006
                        • From: Bethlehem PA
                        Posted by the Baron on Thursday, May 24, 2018 4:18 PM

                        Welcome to Finescale, Ken!

                        You might be surprised about what's available in kits these days.  I hope you pursue that collection of all of the aircrat types you worked on, and then share it here with us.

                        Best regards,

                        Brad

                        The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen.

                         

                         

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                        Mopar Madness
                        • Member since
                          April 2015
                        Posted by Mopar Madness on Thursday, May 24, 2018 8:21 PM

                        Welcome to the forums!  I’m in North Dallas but my job takes me to East Texas all the time. I always take the back roads to enjoy the scenery. 

                        Chad

                        God, Family, Models...

                        At the plate: 1/48 Airfix Bf109 & 1/35 Tamiya Famo

                        On deck: Who knows!

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                        NucMedTech
                        • Member since
                          September 2006
                        • From: Central Texas
                        Posted by NucMedTech on Thursday, May 24, 2018 8:40 PM

                        Ken,

                          Welcome to the forums and looking forward to seeing your builds. Can never have enough Texans around.

                        Stephen, from Central Texas!

                        Most barriers to your successes are man made. And most often you are the man who made them. -Frank Tyger

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                        fox
                        • Member since
                          January 2007
                        • From: Narvon, Pa.
                        Posted by fox on Thursday, May 24, 2018 8:42 PM

                        Hi Ken! 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.

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                        keavdog
                        • Member since
                          April 2003
                        • From: USA
                        Posted by keavdog on Thursday, May 24, 2018 9:26 PM

                        Welcome!  What did you work on in the Air Force?  My Dad worked on the connie in avionics in Korat and my brother worked on F-111s at Mountain Home AFB in Idaho.

                        Thanks,

                        John

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                        checkmateking02
                        • Member since
                          September 2003
                        • From: AandF in the Badger State
                        Posted by checkmateking02 on Thursday, May 24, 2018 9:58 PM

                        Welcome to the forums!

                         

                         

                         

                         

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                        Bis
                        • Member since
                          April 2018
                        Posted by Bis on Thursday, May 24, 2018 10:47 PM
                        Thanks all for the greetings. This is the third time I have written this and had it disappear . Tank Builder- I live in Late so, pop. 322 they say, I think it's less. Keavdog- I started out on a C 47, it was old then, built in 1939, it went to Nam as a AC 47 then on to a U 3 , in Nam I was assigned to O 1s, then C 7A, back in the states I was assigned to a HU 16, then a C 119 and when they activated the reserve unit at Hamilton AFB I was assigned to a C 124. I do have a question, shouldn't I get a notification went post on my thread? Again, thanks for the warm greetings.

                        From, Crockett Texas.

                         

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                        modelcrazy
                        • Member since
                          July 2014
                        Posted by modelcrazy on Thursday, May 24, 2018 10:51 PM

                        Welcome Ken, Welcome Sign Cowboy

                        I grew up in the Dallas and Austin areas, and I'm here in the big D area again from Idaho for several more months. East Texas is a nice area from what I've seen of it.

                        Like Baron said, you would be surprised what they make now a days. It may be resin, but I'll guess if you dig deep enough, someone makes what you're looking for.

                        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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                        Bis
                        • Member since
                          April 2018
                        Posted by Bis on Friday, May 25, 2018 9:27 AM
                        Tank builder- that should have read Latexo so not Late. I sometimes hate auto check

                        From, Crockett Texas.

                         

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                        Zeon Zum Deikun
                        • Member since
                          December 2017
                        Posted by Zeon Zum Deikun on Friday, May 25, 2018 7:04 PM

                        Welcome. Wasn't expecting to see another East Texan around here.

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                        Spectre
                        • Member since
                          April 2018
                        • From: Louisiana, USA
                        Posted by Spectre on Tuesday, June 5, 2018 8:14 AM

                        Greetings Ken from fellow Ark-La-Tex resident. Got any local legend BBQ joints in your neck of the woods you'd like to recomend?

                         

                        Cheers

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                        Bish
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
                        Posted by Bish on Tuesday, June 5, 2018 8:59 AM

                        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

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                        crown r n7
                        • Member since
                          August 2015
                        • From: the redlands Fl
                        Posted by crown r n7 on Tuesday, June 5, 2018 10:04 AM

                        Welcome Sign Landed in Dallas fort worth a few times that's one big airport.

                         

                         

                         Nick.

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                        Bis
                        • Member since
                          April 2018
                        Posted by Bis on Tuesday, June 5, 2018 6:57 PM

                        Zeon Sum Deikun, are you near Crockett ?

                        From, Crockett Texas.

                         

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                        Bis
                        • Member since
                          April 2018
                        Posted by Bis on Tuesday, June 5, 2018 7:00 PM

                        Spectre, all the good BBQ places around me have closed, but there are some great ones in Tyler which should be a little closer to you.

                        From, Crockett Texas.

                         

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                        Bis
                        • Member since
                          April 2018
                        Posted by Bis on Tuesday, June 5, 2018 7:05 PM

                        Crown R n7, I have been to Dallas For Worth air port one time, never again. It is large and confusing. If the kids fly in I tell them to get a rental car and I'll pay for it.

                        From, Crockett Texas.

                         

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                        Tanker - Builder
                        • Member since
                          June 2014
                        • From: New Braunfels , Texas
                        Posted by Tanker - Builder on Tuesday, June 26, 2018 2:00 PM

                        Oh Boy !

                        You have to visit our Rail Museum on the First or Third Saturday  ,of any month .Weather permitting we have Kids Fun day .We have LEGO play tables and the kids can hands on run either a Lionel or American Flyer train .

                         We do this from 10 A.M. to 2 P.M. and I am usually there and if you identify yourself we can meet face to face . Oh ! We have some nice hotels and R.V. parks here too !

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                        Bis
                        • Member since
                          April 2018
                        Posted by Bis on Tuesday, June 26, 2018 6:31 PM

                        Thanks for the invitation,  my 11 year old granddaughter loves trains. Have to figure out when we can make it, son and grandsons are supposed to be coming out some time the summer.

                        From, Crockett Texas.

                         

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