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  • Member since
    March 2007
  • From: Northeast WA State
Posted by armornut on Tuesday, November 18, 2014 12:23 PM

Well  the pay is good and i need OJT before i can start moving my way back to the Inland Northwest, if the tornados don't get me tthe summer heat will. It ain't exactly hell .... but i can smell it from here. PS the ground doesn't shake much up there atleast on my side of the state, but when it desides to snowit gets with the program.

we're modelers it's what we do

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    May 2011
  • From: Honolulu, Hawaii
Posted by Real G on Tuesday, November 18, 2014 1:35 PM

I live in Honolulu, Hawaii.  I am surrounded by ocean, but haven't been to the beach in 15 years or so.  (Anyone remember that funny photo of how to spot a modeler based on their tan lines?)

BTW, after chatting with an older gent while on vacation in England, I would like to quell the rumor that Hawaii is overrun by drug money and machine guns.  I think he confused reality with the TV show "Hawaii 5-O".  Oh, and we refer to flip-flops as"rubbah slippahs" here.  And the local dialect is not "the bird", it's pidgin.  No one EVER said they "speak da bird".  And dat, braddahs, is your Hawaiian lesson fo today!

“Ya ya ya, unicorn papoi!”

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    September 2005
  • From: Illinois: Hive of Scum and Villany
Posted by Sprue-ce Goose on Tuesday, November 18, 2014 1:52 PM

Real G

I live in Honolulu, Hawaii.  I am surrounded by ocean, but haven't been to the beach in 15 years or so.  (Anyone remember that funny photo of how to spot a modeler based on their tan lines?)

BTW, after chatting with an older gent while on vacation in England, I would like to quell the rumor that Hawaii is overrun by drug money and machine guns.  I think he confused reality with the TV show "Hawaii 5-O".  Oh, and we refer to flip-flops as"rubbah slippahs" here.  And the local dialect is not "the bird", it's pidgin.  No one EVER said they "speak da bird".  And dat, braddahs, is your Hawaiian lesson fo today!

Book him, Danno !
Murder One.
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Sorry, couldn't resist.
I'm just one of those " Howlie " fans of the original series.Embarrassed
I kinda presume tv shows do not necessarily reflect reality.Surprise
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I keep intending to visit the islands but never seem to have both time and money simultaneously.Hmm
  • Member since
    May 2011
  • From: Honolulu, Hawaii
Posted by Real G on Tuesday, November 18, 2014 2:09 PM

Sprue-ce Goose

Real G

I live in Honolulu, Hawaii.  I am surrounded by ocean, but haven't been to the beach in 15 years or so.  (Anyone remember that funny photo of how to spot a modeler based on their tan lines?)

BTW, after chatting with an older gent while on vacation in England, I would like to quell the rumor that Hawaii is overrun by drug money and machine guns.  I think he confused reality with the TV show "Hawaii 5-O".  Oh, and we refer to flip-flops as"rubbah slippahs" here.  And the local dialect is not "the bird", it's pidgin.  No one EVER said they "speak da bird".  And dat, braddahs, is your Hawaiian lesson fo today!

Book him, Danno !
Murder One.
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Sorry, couldn't resist.
I'm just one of those Howlie fans of the original series.Embarrassed

 

Hee hee!

I used to watch the original series too when I was a kid.  The only story I remember was the one where a guy gets a cone shell for a present, and gets stung by it and dies.  It stuck in my mind because I had a shell collection that had one of those cone shells.  When I looked it up at the library (see how long ago that was) I was surprised to find out that the snail's sting was indeed deadly.  And I have seen live specimens when I used to go scuba diving.

Oh, and the main police station did not look like the one depicted in the show.  I think they used a mainland locale (LA?).  The new show uses Iolani Palace, not the actual less photogenic station which is only a couple of blocks away.

“Ya ya ya, unicorn papoi!”

  • Member since
    September 2005
  • From: Illinois: Hive of Scum and Villany
Posted by Sprue-ce Goose on Tuesday, November 18, 2014 2:13 PM

I am surprised to hear the new show used the Iolani Palace.

I somehow never watched the new series.

The original series used the palace as the setting exterior but , IIRC, filmed the series inside sets constructed in warehouses.

I think my favorite episode was with Hume Cronyn

Over Fifty? Steal !

My favorite H-5-O prop was a Yellow Dodge panel truck hot rod from the episode

The Flip Side is Death

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    February 2003
Posted by Jim Barton on Wednesday, November 19, 2014 3:35 PM

Phoenix, Arizona.

"Whaddya mean 'Who's flying the plane?!' Nobody's flying the plane!"

G-J
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    July 2012
Posted by G-J on Wednesday, November 26, 2014 9:09 PM

The Jersey Shore

On the bench:  Tamyia Mosquito Mk. VI for the '44 group build.  Yes, still.

On deck: 

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    August 2011
Posted by krampus 57 on Wednesday, November 26, 2014 9:29 PM

I am in Calgary Alberta Canada Home of the Calgary Stampede. But cow boys and horses give me a rash .. Ha Ha

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  • From: Oil City, PA
Posted by greentracker98 on Thursday, November 27, 2014 1:01 PM

G-J

Would that be Jersey Shore PA?

A.K.A. Ken                Making Modeling Great Again

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    March 2010
  • From: Buffalo, NY
Posted by macattack80 on Thursday, November 27, 2014 5:36 PM

Been a while since I've posted here.  I guess this thread will be a good jumping on point.

I'm in the Buffalo, NY area.

Kevin

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cml
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    March 2007
  • From: Brisbane, Australia
Posted by cml on Thursday, November 27, 2014 10:03 PM

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

A 'leisurely' 14 hour flight via 747 SW of LA.

Chris

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    November 2013
Posted by MRME on Thursday, November 27, 2014 11:12 PM

green tracker, was in Erie Pa. now in Roanoke

anyone needing/wanting info about me contact me a richduddy@gmail.com. I only give info about myself on a need to know basis.

G-J
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    July 2012
Posted by G-J on Tuesday, December 2, 2014 8:52 PM

greentracker98

G-J

Would that be Jersey Shore PA?

ha-ha...sorry, no.  THE Jersey Shore, unfortunately, as in the TV show.

I've been to Jersey Shore, PA, and I've also been to Sandy Hook, CT - Sandy Hook, NJ being about 10 minutes from my house.

On the bench:  Tamyia Mosquito Mk. VI for the '44 group build.  Yes, still.

On deck: 

  • Member since
    September 2012
Posted by GMorrison on Friday, December 5, 2014 4:04 PM

Portola Valley, CA. About 30 miles south of San Francisco.

Lived in the Bay Area all my life.

 Modeling is an excuse to buy books.

 

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    December 2012
Posted by RX7850 on Friday, December 5, 2014 4:43 PM

Hey DURR

Tax-a chew setts resident myself. About  30 min. from Bean town  going north or south.

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    July 2013
Posted by DURR on Saturday, December 6, 2014 3:09 AM

rx   lowell  north

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    December 2013
Posted by CodyJ on Sunday, December 7, 2014 4:33 PM

Willamette Valley Oregon.   We consider it a novelty when it isn't raining... Tongue Tied

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    September 2005
  • From: Central Nebraska
Posted by freem on Sunday, December 7, 2014 8:09 PM

Ord Nebraska, right about in the middle of the state. Yep I'm a Husker fan!

Chris Christenson

 

  • Member since
    October 2009
  • From: Oil City, PA
Posted by greentracker98 on Sunday, December 7, 2014 9:57 PM

MRME

green tracker, was in Erie Pa. now in Roanoke

G-J

greentracker98

G-J

Would that be Jersey Shore PA?

ha-ha...sorry, no.  THE Jersey Shore, unfortunately, as in the TV show.

I've been to Jersey Shore, PA, and I've also been to Sandy Hook, CT - Sandy Hook, NJ being about 10 minutes from my house.

MRME what made you leave Erie.

g-j HAHA

A.K.A. Ken                Making Modeling Great Again

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  • From: N.H. USA
Posted by TZombie on Monday, December 8, 2014 5:24 AM

Manchester, NH

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    November 2009
  • From: Twin Cities of Minnesota
Posted by Don Stauffer on Monday, December 8, 2014 8:32 AM

In the Minneapolis- St Paul area.  Won't bother with longitude, but only a few miles from 45th parallel.  That was important because the company I worked for was big in Inertial Navigation systems.  They built a lab right exactly on the parallel (it ran through the company property) and built in a star port pointing up at North Star.  Spent some effort because it reduced the math a bit when aligning test systems and doing data analysis.

Don Stauffer in Minnesota

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    March 2005
  • From: Lancaster, South Carolina
Posted by Devil Dawg on Monday, December 8, 2014 3:04 PM

Would that be Sperry, Don?

Devil Dawg

On The Bench: Tamiya 1/32nd Mitsubishi A6M5 Model 52 Zeke For Japanese Group Build

Build one at a time? Hah! That'll be the day!!

  • Member since
    June 2013
Posted by rjhansen26 on Monday, December 8, 2014 3:38 PM

I am in Lincoln, Nebraska, which is in the southeast part of the state. If you are traveling through Nebraska on I-80 the Strategic Air and Space Museum is located between Lincoln and Omaha about a 15 minute drive from the interstate. The static displays include a SR-71, U-2 and B-36 among others.

Roger

"Life is short..........Always eat dessert first!"

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    March 2009
  • From: Yorkville, IL
Posted by wolfhammer1 on Monday, December 15, 2014 9:02 PM

Yorkville, Illinois.  About 20 minutes west of Aurora down Rt. 34 and about 1.5 hours from the Lakefront Chicago

John

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    February 2007
  • From: Bolingbrook, IL
Posted by Svengoolie on Tuesday, December 16, 2014 2:03 PM

I am in the far West / Southwest suburbs of Chicago.  25 minutes East of Wolfhammer1

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    February 2010
Posted by gerics on Tuesday, December 16, 2014 6:03 PM

I am in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

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    August 2011
  • From: Hayward, CA
Posted by GreenThumb on Tuesday, December 16, 2014 6:21 PM

Hayward, CA. About 25-30 miles from San Francisco.

Mike

 

 

  • Member since
    January 2014
  • From: Toronto
Posted by Rob S. on Wednesday, December 17, 2014 8:34 PM

My 'legal' address (on my driver's licence) is North York, Ontario, BUT, I work SE of Montreal, Quebec, so, I live there for the most part and only get home to North York about once per month (6.5 to 7 hrs depending on traffic)

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On the Bench: Nothing on the go ATM

  • Member since
    March 2009
  • From: Yorkville, IL
Posted by wolfhammer1 on Thursday, December 18, 2014 9:06 PM

Svengoolie, would that put you in the Aurora/Naperville area?

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    May 2003
  • From: Central USA
Posted by qmiester on Friday, December 19, 2014 3:25 PM

Ottawa, Kansas - About 55 miles SW of Kansas City on I-35 (about 25 miles further out than Olathe!)

Quincy
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