Howdy from the Sonorian Desert of AZ!

Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Howdy from the Sonorian Desert of AZ!

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, November 3, 2004 11:19 AM

I am an old school modeler (now armchair I am afraid) named Bob that built models like crazy when I was a kid. I loved aircraft, armor and ships. I still like models a lot and have every one of the FSM issues plus lots and lots of military books. We had a partially finished basement that allowed me to make a mess when building without too much parental angst.

I used to have hundreds and hundreds of models until my ex-wife made me get rid of them. Now all I own is an unbuilt 1/350 U.S.S. Arizona kit. My soft spot is for ships mostly nowadays and I guess that I am an amateur military historian (I wish I could get paid to research and talk about warships!).

But I do still love reading about modeling and I am glad that I found the FSM forum!

Thanks for letting me say hi,

Bob

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grandadjohn

Member since
February 2003
From: phoenix

Posted by grandadjohn on Wednesday, November 3, 2004 11:27 AM

welcome, what part of AZ are you from, I'm in PHX
John
Helicopters don't fly, they beat the air into submisssion

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KINGTHAD

Member since
May 2004
From: Dallas

Posted by KINGTHAD on Wednesday, November 3, 2004 11:58 AM

Welcome

Thad

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, November 3, 2004 12:20 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by grandadjohn

welcome, what part of AZ are you from, I'm in PHX
John

I live in little ol' Tucson. I go up to Phoenix sometimes for trips to Avalon books and a couple of hobby stores (one in Tempe and the other in Paradise Valley) that you have that I don't. Tucson stinks in terms of hobby stores and book stores.

Bob

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, November 3, 2004 12:23 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by KINGTHAD

Welcome

Thad

Thanks! I like your pic of that Me 109 in the desert! It sures shows how well camouflage can work! The German ambush scheme on tanks is also neat looking.

Bob

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djmodels1999

Member since
December 2002
From: United Kingdom / Belgium

Posted by djmodels1999 on Wednesday, November 3, 2004 12:24 PM

Welcome aboard, Bob.

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Woody

Member since
December 2002
From: Third rock from the sun.

Posted by Woody on Wednesday, November 3, 2004 12:37 PM

Hello Bob, Welcome to the forum. If you stick around I'll bet you'll want to activly build again.

" I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast; for I intend to go in harm's way." --John Paul Jones

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, November 3, 2004 12:45 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by Woody

Hello Bob, Welcome to the forum. If you stick around I'll bet you'll want to activly build again.

Hi - hmm...you may be right! That would probably give my wife another thing to wory about me spending too much money on:

"More models?? - don't you already have a model of a Panther tank thingie?"

"But this one is of the Ausf. D version, honey!!"

Bob

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grandadjohn

Member since
February 2003
From: phoenix

Posted by grandadjohn on Wednesday, November 3, 2004 1:07 PM

I do get down your way occasionally, mainly to visit Pima, need to get my grandson down there soon
John
Helicopters don't fly, they beat the air into submisssion

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overkillphil

Member since
October 2004
From: Northern Indiana

Posted by overkillphil on Wednesday, November 3, 2004 3:29 PM

Welcome.
As far as I'm concerned you are one ofthe luckiest guys in the world: a model builder who has easy access to the Pima Air and Space Museum. I've visited the Tucson area on several occasions and just love it.

my favorite headache/current project: 1/48 Panda F-35

"I love the fact that dumb people don't know who they are. I hope I'm not one of them" -Scott Adams

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, November 3, 2004 3:50 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by overkillphil

Welcome.
As far as I'm concerned you are one ofthe luckiest guys in the world: a model builder who has easy access to the Pima Air and Space Museum. I've visited the Tucson area on several occasions and just love it.

Hello - yes, the PA&SM is really great! I have visited a half dozen times so far and I see something new almost every time. My favorite is the SR-71 Blackbird and the lineup of BUFF's is impressive in person also.

Here's a link to the Pima Air and Space Museum:

http://www.pimaair.org/pasmhome.shtml

Bob

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rjkplasticmod

Member since
February 2003
From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State

Posted by rjkplasticmod on Wednesday, November 3, 2004 4:47 PM

Welcome to the FSM Forums Sign - Welcome [#welcome]

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Regards, Rick

RICK

At My Age, I've Seen It All, Done It All, But I Don't Remember It All...

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, November 3, 2004 9:14 PM

Welcome to the land of paint & glue fumes.

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J-Hulk

Member since
February 2003
From: Tochigi, Japan

Posted by J-Hulk on Thursday, November 4, 2004 7:15 AM

Welcome to FSM!

~Brian

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, November 4, 2004 12:04 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by Dave Toews

Welcome to the land of paint & glue fumes.

Thanks - but my Dell does not seem to have come with a Smell card - just the usual Video and Sound cards so the fumes won't get to me here. Wink [;)]

Bob

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tho9900

Member since
July 2004
From: SETX. USA

Posted by tho9900 on Thursday, November 4, 2004 6:46 PM

Howdy Bob! Welcome back! (to modelling)

Good to see ya around, might pluck your brains of ship lore one day so stick around!

---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!

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fightnjoe

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September 2011

Posted by fightnjoe on Friday, November 5, 2004 8:25 AM

bob welcome. and from a pearl harbor fanatic i admire your taste in ships.

joe

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, November 5, 2004 9:59 AM

QUOTE: Originally posted by tho9900

Howdy Bob! Welcome back! (to modelling)

Good to see ya around, might pluck your brains of ship lore one day so stick around!

Thanks! Feel free to pluck ship info from me anytime - but be warned: my interests and knowledge tend to be modern era (WWII to present).

Bob

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, November 5, 2004 10:02 AM

QUOTE: Originally posted by fightnjoe

bob welcome. and from a pearl harbor fanatic i admire your taste in ships.

joe

Thanks - I have a soft spot for the USS Arizona especially since I moved to this state. I still get choked up whenever I see a program on the Arizona Memorial.

Bob

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tho9900

Member since
July 2004
From: SETX. USA

Posted by tho9900 on Friday, November 5, 2004 6:15 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by Bookbuyer

QUOTE: Originally posted by tho9900

Howdy Bob! Welcome back! (to modelling)

Good to see ya around, might pluck your brains of ship lore one day so stick around!

Thanks! Feel free to pluck ship info from me anytime - but be warned: my interests and knowledge tend to be modern era (WWII to present).

Bob

for me there was nothing before as far as my modelling... well maybe an ocassional stray but I stick mainly to WWII/Korea/Viet Nam

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Wouldn't happen to have a scale set of prints of the Iwo Jima class LPH's would ya? haha

---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, November 6, 2004 9:27 AM

Welcome to FSM bob

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, November 9, 2004 10:59 AM

QUOTE: Originally posted by tho9900

Wouldn't happen to have a scale set of prints of the Iwo Jima class LPH's would ya? haha

Sorry - afraid not. I wish I had - nice class of ships (gotta love any assault carrier that is as big as an Essex class carrier) that gave us good practice before deploying the Tarawa and Wasp classes.

Bob

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ua0124

Member since
January 2004
From: Arizona

Posted by ua0124 on Tuesday, November 9, 2004 10:00 PM

Bob. The Hobby Place on 22nd/Kolb is a fine hobby store. Its small but hey they have been good to me. Friendly folks there. They may help you with your various needs....ships and all. Are you currenly building?

Ernie If I can not do something about a problem, it's not my problem; it is a fact of life...

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, November 10, 2004 10:45 AM

QUOTE: Originally posted by ua0124

Bob. The Hobby Place on 22nd/Kolb is a fine hobby store. Its small but hey they have been good to me. Friendly folks there. They may help you with your various needs....ships and all. Are you currenly building?

I'm afraid I don't build anymore - just re-live my past building in my mind through great mags like FSM and Military In Scale. I have not been to The Hobby Place yet - are they on 21st Street?

When I was into HO scale trains, I used to go to Arizona Trains alot - I used to browse for an hour and then buy one or two things. It helped that my office was a half mile from them! Classic Hobbies on Campbell was a great hobby store for modeling as was Craig's Hobby Store at Wilmot/Broadway - I am not into R/C so the HobbyTown type of stores that have come into Tucson don't do anything for me.

Bob

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ua0124

Member since
January 2004
From: Arizona

Posted by ua0124 on Wednesday, November 10, 2004 6:35 PM

The Hobby Place in located in the Ace Hardware store. It is on the NW corner of 22nd st and Kolb. The cater to HO trains. Personally I am not into trains. I love building WWll and modern aircraft. I just started about a year ago. So I am still new.

Ernie If I can not do something about a problem, it's not my problem; it is a fact of life...

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, November 11, 2004 5:04 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by ua0124

The Hobby Place in located in the Ace Hardware store. It is on the NW corner of 22nd st and Kolb. The cater to HO trains. Personally I am not into trains. I love building WWll and modern aircraft. I just started about a year ago. So I am still new.

Ahh - now I can picture where it is. Modern aircraft are cool to build - I built most of the jet figthers from the F-4 through the F-117, mostly in 1/48 scale. I even built a scale hanger out of balsa wood for my A-10 Thunderbolt II.

Bob

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ua0124

Member since
January 2004
From: Arizona

Posted by ua0124 on Thursday, November 11, 2004 6:09 PM

Glad you got the picture. Hope to hear from you in the aircraft forum.

Ernie If I can not do something about a problem, it's not my problem; it is a fact of life...

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