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                        Ex-Marine wants to say "hello"

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Ex-Marine wants to say "hello"
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, March 29, 2003 11:28 AM
                        My name is Brian. I just got done in the marines and am now getting back into the hobby. I am 25 and live in Canal Fulton,Ohio.
                        I mostly do WW2 armor German in 1/35 scale but have recently gotten into the american vehicles. I just got done building Tamiyas old M3A2 Halftrack. I converted it into an M3A1, added Eduard's photoetched detail set, and also added Verlinden's M3A2 stowage set.
                        I don't know if any of you are helicopter modelers but I was thinking. Tamiya does such great things with their cars,armor,figures,aircraft,and ships, why don't they try their hand at helicopters? Maybe a AH-1 Huey Cobra or a AH-64 Apache? Please feel free to reply with your opinions.
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                        midnightprowler
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: East Bethel, MN
                        Posted by midnightprowler on Saturday, March 29, 2003 11:56 AM
                        Brian, a hello to you. Welcome! I hope you enjoy your stay here. I agree with you on the choppers. 1/35 would be nice. Again, warm welcome, and thanks for serving your country. God bless the troops.
                        Lee

                        Hi, I am Lee, I am a plastiholic.

                        Co. A, 682 Engineers, Ltchfield, MN, 1980-1986

                        1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 1 Corinthians 15:51-54

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                        Buddho
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Newport News VA
                        Posted by Buddho on Saturday, March 29, 2003 3:55 PM
                        Welcome Brian...

                        I share your interest in german armor but also will do different models for a needed break. I hope you enjoy this website as much as I do; many good people here....

                        Regards, Dan

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                        shermanfreak
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        Posted by shermanfreak on Saturday, March 29, 2003 8:09 PM
                        Welcome aboard Brian....those old halftracks can be an "interesting" build. Look forward to your posts in the armour forum.
                        Happy Modelling and God Bless Robert
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                        weebles
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: USA
                        Posted by weebles on Sunday, March 30, 2003 9:17 AM
                        Welcome Brian,
                        Hard to say why Tamiya doesn't do helo's. Everybody has a niche I guess. For the helo kits out there I would love to see more resin and photo etch. Maybe I would have more interest in it myself.

                        I think there could be some interesting subjects coming out of the current gulf war. I was watching an interview with an AH-64 crew member yesterday. Behind him was an Apache that somebody went nuts over with a box of chalk. On the forward end of the cockpit was a chalking rendering of a brick wall with the words "Brick House" in the middle. Under the gunners window was written Gilligan, and under the pilot's window is written "The Skipper". Just below the pilot is some sort of bump out and written on that was "Obi Wan". Add to all this was the fact that this bird was incredibly dirty. Great subject matter. I sure hope somebody is documenting all this.

                        Thanks for your service and again, welcome to the community.
                        Semper Fi
                        Dave
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                        FreedomEagle1953
                        • Member since
                          December 2012
                        Posted by FreedomEagle1953 on Sunday, March 30, 2003 12:41 PM
                        Hi ya Brian ...

                        Glad to see that you have "joined up" here and have gotten back into the hobby.
                        We have lots of fun here ... read alot, post alot, share your views with the others ... that's what makes this modeling forum so great.

                        Again, welcome and thanks from me and mine for your service to your country. God bless our troops, they are always in our thoughts and prayers.

                        FreedomEagle1953

                        Chicago, IL area

                        "keep on building 'em ... but don't glue your fingers together"

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