Toshi, great idea for a thread! 

My avatar is me on my track bike at Palm Beach International Raceway in Jupiter Farms, FL. I was an aspiring motorcycle club racer, until I crashed just before I was to get my CCS race license. That was almost 6 years ago.

My forum name is because I'm a life long Arkansas Razorback's fan! Woo Pig!! Sooie!! If you cut me, I'd, well, bleed red! 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxLe8MWdWe0

Mine is me in my Boss 302 Laguna Seca on track at Chuckwalla Valley Raceway.

My name comes from a long story around mcgruff the crime dog

My last name is Bishop and so my knickname is Bish. Just about everyone calls me that, my other half even finds it odd when my mum users my first name. In the army everyone has a knickname and quite often we might know some one for years and not know their first name, so it become second nature.

My Avatar is not personal, British flag with a lion in front.

Mine is  the venerable Monogram 1/48 Devastator.I remember really admiring Shep Paines crash diorama,so when I was ready to cover my first aircraft with Bare Metal Foil,it was a natural choice!

Thanks, Toshi. Great idea. My screen name: fotofrank, is because I take pictures. I shoot with a Pentax K-3 DSLR and a Pentax ME Super 35mm film camera. My avatar right now is a stack of P-51s. I took the picture at the Gathering of Mustangs and Legends back in 2007 at Rickenbacker Field outside Columbus, Ohio. I was aboard the B-25 "Pacific Princess" standing at the right waist window. I stuck my telephoto lens through a small hole next to the .50 cal just as the four P-51s lined up next to the B-25 to have their pictures made. I snapped a few shots and then they went away. Probably the best air-to-air photo I've ever shot in forty-plus years of shooting pictures of airplanes. My avatar changes from time-to-time just to keep it fresh.

Great thread idea, Toshi!

Mine is pretty boring, a pic of me and my first name.

But I often wonder about many of the screen names and so early in the replies already have many questions answered. :)

Awesome Frank never knew you took the photo of the stacked Mustangs yoursekplf,thought it was a Photoshop trick!

Tojo shortened version of my first and middle name,Anthony Joseph or To. Jo. For most of the 40 years I worked,my radio call sign was always 72,thus Tojo72

as far as the photo,I just rotate pictures from time to time.Im a big Raider football fan,and that was the one and only time I attended a game in Oakland.

I thought you liked the Nakajima "Tojo" fighter.

Pic is myself, and Keyda is what my cousin called me when we were little.  He couldn't say Christina.  The 81 is my birth year.

Hi,

My user name is just my initials.  When I signed up for my 1st email account (too long ago to remember) I tried just using my 1st, middle and last initial, but that was already taken, so I stuck in an initial for my confirmation name as well (its a Catholic thing).  Since then I've been pretty much using those same initials for most things on the internet.

I used to not have an avatar, but this thread got me thinking about them so I just uploaded a picture of my 1951 Buick Special (which I also use on the Team Buick forums)

Pat

My avatar is a MS-06F Zaku II from "Mobile Suit Gundam", as my fisrt Gundam kit was a Zaku.  Actually it was my second kit, but the Zaku cemented my fascination with Gundam.  It is also my all time favorite MS design.  The Real G name came from my personal prejudice against "fake" Gundam shows that do not fall in line with the original Universal Century time line (let's not go into what constitutes "fake" versus "real" as I don't want to go all Joseph Goebbels on you).  It's not a particularly good name, just something I came up with in a hurry.  Maybe I should have picked "Mr. Zaku" or something.  Back in the 1980s, some Japanese college students nicknamed me "Mr. Gundam", but I like the enemy designs better!  

A fun topic Toshi!

My avatar is self explanatory, and my username is a CB handle I had back in the mid 1980s.

I was a fanatical triathlete and in a way still am but to a waaaaaay lesser degree, you know, family, job etc . The bike is typical time trial bike triathletes use. Username is the ancient name of one of the cities where i grew up. 

Toshi

Ahh!  I forgot!  Toshi is a short version of Toshio.  Toshio is my middle name.  My full name is Allan Toshio Miura Jr.  In Japan they use only the last name first and the sir name.  Their is no middle name.  But since my middle name is Japanese most Japanese Americans use their middle names.  But in Japan a last name or known as a family name comes first then your name comes after the family name.  Did you get that?

Example:

John Fredrick Samuel 

In Japan:  

Samuel John

 

 

This is one of the best ideas for a thread that I have seen in a long time. Except for my, Do you feel "cheated" thread. Nothing better than that one. Cough!

No Avatar for me cuz I ain't got nothing to show.

My last name is Bak. My HR person coined the name Bakster for me. In lieu of something better, I went with it for the forum. Truth is... I set it up on the fly thinking it won't matter. I needed it to post a question and then I'd be gone. Little did I know I'd become a permanent fixture here.

 PS: you can blame the permanent fixture part on Joe Rix and Greg. It's their fault.

Bakka is  crazy in Japanese!LOL!

Hey Toshi! Great thread. My screen name is my real name, and the avatar is me at the controls of EAA's 4AT-E #69, which we lovingly call Little Ford, to differentiate her from Liberty Air Museum's 5AT-B #8, which is the Big Ford. If you are at Airventure with a handheld receiver, that is how you will hear us on the radio

My name means nothing.  Back when you could first sign up for a hotmail account, all the names I wanted were taken, so I hammered on the keyboard a few times and this is what I got.  I've stuck with it ever since.

My Avitar was my lab BarneyJo when he was about a year old and he just remodled part of our house and was sentenced to stay on the back porch to do some chillin when I took the pic.  He's gone now and I sure do miss the old clown.

My handle came from when I first got on Compuserv and joined an RC bulletin board back in 1994. I just got into radio controlled models at the time, so I typed in Scottrc and it stuck.

laskdjn

My name means nothing.  Back when you could first sign up for a hotmail account, all the names I wanted were taken, so I hammered on the keyboard a few times and this is what I got.  I've stuck with it ever since.

Ha ha, I think your story is the best so far!  Unexpected and original!

My screen name is the same as I have tried to use for all my various internet stuff. It goes back to when I was on jump status. A stick pusher is the last jumper in a stick of paratroopers, pushing the rest out ahead, my usual assigned position. I changed the spelling to keep it unique.

My avatar is a cropped close up from a  team photo when we were rigging for a training jump a few weeks before 9/11.

    Intersting thread Toshi, nice to hear how folks came up with or got stuck with thier handle.

      Armornut......I thought it sounded cool and experienced.....boy was I schooled LOL. Now I'm just Armornut, or Armor if one likes. I have a split passion between aircraft and armor, lean more towards armor but who knows. If I changed my name now nobody would know who to yell at LOL.

     The avatar, she's a litter mate of my wifes cat, she is ALOT older now but still thinks I'm the only one who can "pink her belly" right. To lazy and dumb to change it plus. I actually like that picture of her, the look of "really your gonna say that".

     If I could have convinced my wife to build and her name was Gwenn we could share this account as PAS N GAS!

   Y'all should thank somebody for that LOL.

philo426

Bakka is  crazy in Japanese!LOL!

 

OK .... two totally seperate thing's going on here.

1: My Avatar. It's the Revell 1/144 Type VII- D U-Boat. I chose it because I love German Sub's,   It was  the first model to turn out "Perfect" the first time ... in a long time. ( it usually take's me a few try's to get one done right. )

Since it came out of my "Factory" perfect, I thought it would "Impress" the local's here and make everyone think that I "knew what I was doing". ( I dont . )

2:  My username. Back in Highschool I was a bit of a "Ner- do - well" and I had a reputation among the Parent's of my friend's . One Parent came up with the name  "Little Timmy"..... Because like on the old T.V. Show , Lassie,    LittleTimmy was alway's in trouble. ( What's that Lassie ??? Little Timmy fell down the well ??? ) The name followed me from 1981 to today. ( I dont get into much trouble these days ..... I'm too old to run from Police anymore...)

No avatar yet. Still can't decide what to use.

My name is what my older kids and their friends and their mother used to call me. I was the one dad who worked 2nd or 3rd shift so I was able to be at school and on field trips constantly. 

I sometimes end a post with Bill B 2.0. That is my name (last name initial) with the 2.0 meaning that I'm version 2.0 since my dad was 1.0 (Senior vs. Junior). Doesn't mean that I'm an improvement just that I'm trying to follow in his foot steps. 

My avatar is how I look and feel after trying to win an argument with my wife.

My username reflects my love for Mopar vehicles.

Great thread Toshi!

Well, back in the early'70s, I started racing RC sailboats. I was also big into CB radio. My "handle" on the radio was "Sea Fox" (the name on the transom of my boat). The name on my first wife's boat and her handle on the radio was "Sea Hag"(she gave that name to herself). The guys in the boat club started calling me just plain "Fox" all the time. A few of my HS buddies picked up on it and still call me "Fox" today. Some of my modelling friends do also. So, that's where it came from.

The avatar is an Artesania Latina (or "Artist in the Latrine " as the professor used to call them) kit of the "Spanish Maid". When we lived back in the old house, one day my wife started re-decorating the den and decided to do it in a "beachy" theme. She had a small fishing net that her father made hung on the wall with some shells looking like they were caught in it. She had blue walls with a border around the top with lighthouses on it, recovered chairs with lighthouses on them, and other seafaring items scattered around the room. She took a Dumas model of a rowboat I had made and put it on a shelf. Then she came up with the final item. She wanted me to make a sailing ship model for a large shelf near the door. I gave her all the ship catalogs that I had at the time and told her to pick one out. She picked out the Spanish Maid. I started it in 2004 and finished it in 2006. I think it's one of the better models that I have built, so I used it for my avatar.

Jim  

P.S. I'm now working on a 4' R/C model of the "Emma C. Berry" for her that is going to be placed on the 1/2 wall in the living room of our new home. It will not, however, ever see water. Been working on and off for the last 6 months on it. To detail it up, some parts have to be ordered and others have to be made so it will probably take me a while to finish her. Maybe it will be my new avatar at some future date.

My name reflects my interest the child-oriented "space" shows on TV from about 1950, which I remember vividly and continue to document.  My favorite was "Tom Corbett, Space Cadet", hence I chose the name "Cadet Chuck".

The avatar is a model of Dr. Zarkov's rocket ship from the 1930's "Flash Gordon" theater serials.  The figures are molded rubber guys from my "Tom Corbett Space Academy" playset, made by Marx, in 1950.

I collect memorabila on these subjects.  My favorite ones are nearly mint, metal Buck Rogers toy ray guns, from the 1930's.

"Spaceman's Luck!", as Tom used to say!

My avatar is simply the flag of the Old Dominion where we now live.  Hence the VA which is the first part of my screen name. I went to Michigan State for my undergrad studies hence the Spartan part of my screen name.

Bakster

 

 

philo426

Bakka is  crazy in Japanese!LOL!

 

 

 

 

Perfect! Lol.

 

 

Isn't Baka an Americanized short version of bakayero, the Japanese word for fool. 

The Okha or cherry blossom, a rocket powered manned flying bomb, was called the Baka by US forces who encountered it at Okinawa in 1945.

Never let your friends see pictures of you when you were young. Yes, I bore a striking resemblance to Jerry Mathers from "Leave it to Beaver". Hence, the username "DasBeav"...The Beav. I'm a semi-health nut so my avatar is Muscular Beaver from the old Nickolodeon cartoon, Angry Beavers.

stikpusher

The Okha or cherry blossom, a rocket powered manned flying bomb, was called the Baka by US forces who encountered it at Okinawa in 1945.

Don't mess with a fool. 

Cool thread Toshi.  My avatar is a picture of the country I grew up in. My name is just my last name. My first name is Geron which is weird, so I go by Knox. 

The avatar I'm using here is a shot I took of a visiting F-4 taxiing past part of out reventment area at Korat.  My name Itook from a character in a episode of the original Outer Limits series because I used to share some of its traits.  The 01 part is because somewhere along the line, the forums misplaced my original name and the only way I could used it again was to make a change, so I added 01 to denote the second time or re-incarnation.  I considered just using a 1 or even alpha at the end but this was simplier.

If you ever go over to the A.R.C. forums I use a negative shot of a B-70 taking off.

This is very interesting thread. I like the subject. My avitar is a old style lion of a coat of arms. The crown R n 7 is crown royal and 7up my drink of choice it’s a step up from the classic 7 and 7 (Seagrams 7 and 7up)

^^^^ lol.  Changing my handle to Don Julio

keavdog

Changing my handle to Don Julio

Doesn't he make Tortilia's..... ( I live right on the border of Mexico ..... We eat a lot of Burrito's...)

littletimmy

 

 

keavdog

Changing my handle to Don Julio

 

 

Doesn't he make Tortilia's..... ( I live right on the border of Mexico ..... We eat a lot of Burrito's...)

 

I'm more of an anjeo man.  Sorry for the thread diversion toshi!

keavdog

I'm more of an anjeo man.  Sorry for the thread diversion toshi!

 

The don has you covered...

Before y'all get lacquered up here, my avatar is simply the flag of the State of Mississippi. Screen name is from being a Tennessee Volunteers fan living in Mississippi. 

Glenn

I had an aunt and her two sons who lived in Jackson. My cousin Chris was in the State Assembly.

Alright, I’ll play along if I may. Great thread Toshi. 

My avatar is Captain Nemo from Disney’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. I was absolutely blown away when I first saw it as a kid and when we went to Disneyland, I would always go to the “attraction.”  Which definitely dates me. It also directed my career choice of being a frogman.

By the way, Nemo means no one in Latin. 

The handle is from college when I forgot to remove my glasses on the first day of boxing. The coach looked at me and said, “Listen Doc, this isn’t a Physic class so never show up in glasses again.”  The name Doc has stuck since then even in the Navy. The Idle is my last name, so you can imagine the ribbing I received althrough Catholic school...

Steve

Nice topic!  I too have always been curious about these.  

My avitar is the late great Leslie Nielsen in Frank Drebin guise from the Police Squad/Naked Gun series.  Perhaps the funniest man to ever live (my opinion) and certainly my favorite actor. 

My screen name comes from the movie Tombstone where Ike Clanton tells Wyatt Earp "Listen now Mr. Kansas lawdog, law don't go around here....savvy?".  Unfortunately I had to shorten it to just Lawdog.  Lawdog then sequed into my profession and 114 is my badge number.  

Why not. My avatar is my 1970 Triumph Tiger I bought in 1971. Mustered out in 1975,I drove home from San Diego to Boston, took me two years,saw a little bit of the country. My screen name is in memory of when we captured Jerusalem.

Toshi...what a great thread!

My avatar is just the best fighter aircraft ever built.  My 21 year AF career was with the F-15 (both C and E models).  I know there are aircraft that can do things she can't...but when you went to war with her and spent all your time with her...well, she's special.  The name "Eagle90", Well...F-15 Eagle and 90 was the year I went into the AF.  

My avatar is just a picture of me.  The name is from many, many years ago at work.  There was Mr. Mike, Mr. Cliff, Mr. Rick, Mr. Bob, and we all went around the stockroom saying, "Oh no!!!"  Just like Mr. Bill from SNL.  I held onto the nickname after everyone went their separate ways.  Today, I am more known as Mr. Mike than Mike.

Mr Mike

My avatar is just a picture of me.  The name is from many, many years ago at work.  There was Mr. Mike, Mr. Cliff, Mr. Rick, Mr. Bob, and we all went around the stockroom saying, "Oh no!!!"  Just like Mr. Bill from SNL.  I held onto the nickname after everyone went their separate ways.  Today, I am more known as Mr. Mike than Mike.

 

Thats funny Mike.  I  worked at a place where a new boss would call us brother from time to time, usually while ribbing one of us out.  Over time, we all started calling each other as Brother Scott, Brother Mike, Brother Christina, etc etc.  Drove the boss nuts.  

Mike and the Mechanics!

ikar01

  My name Itook from a character in a episode of the original Outer Limits series because I used to share some of its traits. 

 

Ikar played by Robert Webber, one of my favorite Outer Limits episodes "Keeper of the Purple Twilight"!

My Avatar is of my favorite bird, the Bald Eagle and our beautiful flag in the background.

The screen name is cuz I find this hobby addictive, like adding on stuff to a growing stash you will never complete.

My Avatar is Londo Mollari from my favorite Science Fiction series Babylon 5. At times he is a comedic charactor but more often than not he's forever screwing things up  Which is appropiate for me as far as models are concerned.  Greatmaker is the name his people's deity. Again chosen for irony as well, as Pisspoormaker is too long

The name is from an auto body shop I had back in the early 80's.  Was a shop in Portland then called "Velvet Hammer" and I liked it.  Thought about it, and named mine Goldhammer to denote quality work.  Got away from it for a few years, but been doing it steady for the last 25 years.  42 years in the trade. 

Also a gold prospector and belong to three different clubs and part owner in 3 mining claims.

The avatar is for my 4x4 club, Wolfpack 4x4's, based out of NE Oregon. My other passion, but not so much now that I'm older and been doing it for 50+ years.  I've been a snarly beast at times, so it fits.

Thanks for starting this Toshi san! I seem to remember a similar post but it was years and years ago, I forgot most people's explanations plus the forum has added a pile of new members since then! 

As to me, sorry no great mystery or anything. I was looking for an online handle for some site or the other (I don't even remember now) and I'd watched a Gamera movie a few nights earlier and I love kaiju so I used it. Every once and while someone would comment of how goofy and fun the Gamera movies were so I just started using it on all the sites I posted on. So that explains my bizarre and abnormal obsession with giant turtles......

As to the avatar, again nothing special. I've been on '80s TV kick going back to rewatch my favorite series from my childhood. It's about time for me to replace it with something new, just looking for something to tickle my fancy. 

What's not to love about the Gamera movies. Turtle with fire coming out of the leg holes My second fav next to godzilla

This tread is so darned interesting I gotta give you a second 'attaboy' for a great thead idea, Toshi.

So many screen names and avatars I've wondered about over the years all coming together now.

Keep 'em coming, folks.

Greatmaker

What's not to love about the Gamera movies. Turtle with fire coming out of the leg holes My second fav next to godzilla

 

Lol thanks!!! 

And you gave me the idea of my new avatar! 

'Whatever it was Mr. Garibaldi I didn't do it!!! It was probably G'Kar - always up to no good that one!!!'

My screen name here is WillysMB and the Avatar is my daughter and I in our 1942 Willys MB. We've owned the Jeep for 15 yrs and have restored it as an HQ vehicle from the 28th Recon, 6 Cav, 15 Corps while they were stationed in Northern Ireland in late '42/43. Our family hobby is WWII Living History and the other screen name I use is 42swing.

my screen name SAFFERSCALE is SAFFER= person from South Africa Scale for scale modeller.My Avatar is the Emblem of the South African Police Service.Ive been a police officer for 25 years with the current rank of Captain

As Bish mentioned in his post, almost everyone in the Army has a nickname, and while I was stationed in Germany mine was Silent Bob from the Kevin Smith movies because I tended to be more in the background and would say something profound every once in awhile.  Most of the people in my company, and even battalion, only knew me as Silent Bob.  What was really weird was when I was roommates with "Jay."  The 33 part comes from my MOS, 33W (electronic warfare/intercept systems maintainer).

My avatar is the symbol of the Rebel Alliance (although now I suppose it would be the Resistance in the new trilogy).  My dad is a huge sci-fi fan and I grew up on Star Wars.  

Thank you my fellow forum members!

All of your replies are just amazing!!!  And most important of all, members are having a great time with this.  This is what FSM Forum Family is about!  

Thank you for your contributions, and I look forward to other members to contribute to this thread so we get to know one another!  Once again, thank you all for this great support!!!

Your friend, Toshi

That's the episode I had in mind.  For some reason I always stuck with me.  Some of my personallity was the same as his at the time and for a good deal longer.

As for Londo, he was perhaps the most tragic figure in the series.  Despite that his barbs with G'Kar later were entertaining.

Here's a couple  lines:  My shoes are too tight and I can't dance.

                                  Mr. Garabaldi, whatever it is, it can't be that bad.

My name is Colin and I'm from Canada.  The avatar is a picture of my CAH-1W; the first kit I completed after returning to the hobby.  It's sitting on a CAF roundel I have.  It's the Academy kit I had picked up years before on a date with my now wife.  I did it up in Canadian markings for fun.  I'd have done a better job on it now!  

Bob, your post reminded me of one of my mates who was called Bash. Problem was, we were in the same Warrior, i was the driver and he was the gunner. It used to cunfuse the hell out of the commander. I would get over the headphones 'bish turn left' and so i would start turning and then a few seconds later he would start screaming 'no not you, Bash turn left' and vica versa. Nearly caused one or two accidents.

ikar01

As for Londo, he was perhaps the most tragic figure in the series.  Despite that his barbs with G'Kar later were entertaining. Here's a couple  lines:  My shoes are too tight and I can't dance.                                   Mr. Garabaldi, whatever it is, it can't be that bad.

Londo Mollari: [arguing with Garibaldi] We made a mistake, I'm sorry. Here, open my wrists.

[offers Garibaldi his wrists]

Michael Garibaldi: Centauri don't have major arteries in their wrists.

Londo Mollari: Of course not, what, do you think I am stupid?

Toshi;

 I am aware of the system of naming in Japan . I think it is proper and correct . Trouble is most folks can't pronounce my family  name right anyway ! It's Sicilian ! 

 So , I used to build boats . Then before that I Captained for a well known Oil Company for the term of eight years  .

 I looked for a name and I remembered I have built a lot of Model tankers for clients . Hence Tanker-Builder . The Avatar was the only thing I could think of after my son badgered me about the cartoonish silhouette .

 So in one of the few times of getting things right on this here computter I sent a picture of the first of five 5"- 38 guns from a 1/96 scale Fletcher You've seen me mention , the U.S.S. Kidd . I would have a tanker , But , I couldn't get the photo to come out right that small  

Bish

Bob, your post reminded me of one of my mates who was called Bash. Problem was, we were in the same Warrior, i was the driver and he was the gunner. It used to cunfuse the hell out of the commander. I would get over the headphones 'bish turn left' and so i would start turning and then a few seconds later he would start screaming 'no not you, Bash turn left' and vica versa. Nearly caused one or two accidents.

 

Well I can see how that would be confusing for him.  Hopefully the near-accidents were only in training 

Greatmaker

 

 

ikar01

As for Londo, he was perhaps the most tragic figure in the series.  Despite that his barbs with G'Kar later were entertaining. Here's a couple  lines:  My shoes are too tight and I can't dance.                                   Mr. Garabaldi, whatever it is, it can't be that bad.

 

 

Londo Mollari: [arguing with Garibaldi] We made a mistake, I'm sorry. Here, open my wrists.

[offers Garibaldi his wrists]

Michael Garibaldi: Centauri don't have major arteries in their wrists.

Londo Mollari: Of course not, what, do you think I am stupid?

 

My fav:

"Ah, arrogance and stupidity, all in one package.  How convenient!!!"  (Londo's comment regarding Earth forces' dismissal of the seriousness of the threat of the Minabari.)

Thanks for the thread, Toshi, lots of good personal stories being shared in here!

mrmike came from a boatload of encounters with other Michaels - it was one of the more popular names for the boomers. Growing up there were so many Michaels that we resorted to things like Big Mike, Little Mike, Mike A., Mike B., and so on and so on. At one point I lived in a house with three other Mikes and we all adopted variations to distinguish ourselves.

With me it stuck. I was mrmike with business associates for years. In a friendly way, "That's mrmike to you" always seemed to recognize a world full of Michaels. To MrMike from Nashua, NH, I'm pleased share a moniker.

My avatar is picture of my Dad, a WWII P-47 pilot in a restored Thunderbolt at a reunion of his fighter group. He's 95 years old this December, and still flies Light Sport aircraft.

Like others have said, this forum is a wonderful way to share our hobby and our lives.

mrmike

mrmike

Thanks for the thread, Toshi, lots of good personal stories being shared in here!

mrmike came from a boatload of encounters with other Michaels - it was one of the more popular names for the boomers. Growing up there were so many Michaels that we resorted to things like Big Mike, Little Mike, Mike A., Mike B., and so on and so on. At one point I lived in a house with three other Mikes and we all adopted variations to distinguish ourselves.

With me it stuck. I was mrmike with business associates for years. In a friendly way, "That's mrmike to you" always seemed to recognize a world full of Michaels. To MrMike from Nashua, NH, I'm pleased share a moniker.

My avatar is picture of my Dad, a WWII P-47 pilot in a restored Thunderbolt at a reunion of his fighter group. He's 95 years old this December, and still flies Light Sport aircraft.

Like others have said, this forum is a wonderful way to share our hobby and our lives.

mrmike

 

When I first joined this forum, I wanted to use my mrmike handle from SA and other forums and found that it was already taken.  Since you were here first, I decided on Mr Mike as my moniker/handle.  I saw this thread and mrmike and immediately went to it only to discover you and not me.  lol  I guess the mrmike handle is a lot more popular than I had originally thought.    

silentbob33

 

 

Bish

Bob, your post reminded me of one of my mates who was called Bash. Problem was, we were in the same Warrior, i was the driver and he was the gunner. It used to cunfuse the hell out of the commander. I would get over the headphones 'bish turn left' and so i would start turning and then a few seconds later he would start screaming 'no not you, Bash turn left' and vica versa. Nearly caused one or two accidents.

 

 

 

 

Well I can see how that would be confusing for him.  Hopefully the near-accidents were only in training 

 

Well, he was an Officer

Bish

 

 

silentbob33

 

 

Bish

Bob, your post reminded me of one of my mates who was called Bash. Problem was, we were in the same Warrior, i was the driver and he was the gunner. It used to cunfuse the hell out of the commander. I would get over the headphones 'bish turn left' and so i would start turning and then a few seconds later he would start screaming 'no not you, Bash turn left' and vica versa. Nearly caused one or two accidents.

 

 

 

 

Well I can see how that would be confusing for him.  Hopefully the near-accidents were only in training 

 

 

 

 

Well, he was an Officer

 

Reminds me of a joke my battalion commander told at a promotion ceremony:

What's the difference between a 2nd lieutenant and a private first class?

The PFC has been promoted.

Mine is pretty simple: they call me Bob, and I was in the U.S. Coast Guard for a while.

The avatar is a Disney design for the USCG during WWII.  

Greg

This tread is so darned interesting I gotta give you a second 'attaboy' for a great thead idea, Toshi.

So many screen names and avatars I've wondered about over the years all coming together now.

Keep 'em coming, folks.

 

Tanker - Builder

 

 I looked for a name and I remembered I have built a lot of Model tankers for clients . Hence Tanker-Builder . The Avatar was the only thing I could think of after my son badgered me about the cartoonish silhouette .

 

I've always been nuts about plastic and wood models, any kind, and it was the only thing I could think of on the fly when I was creating an account. After a few avatars I was satisfied with this one. My favorite bird and my country.

Although I must admit Johnny, the British flag is as equally cool looking IMO.

I find it interesting to learn the origin of the screen names and avatars.

What a great thread! I too, and I see a lot of us, have always been keen on aircraft and modelling since we were kids. It was in my case. My forum name comes, like Bish has mentioned, from service days,in my case the RAF, there was kids programme on TV in the 1980's called Grange Hill with a character called Gripper, I was the only Londoner on my shift and thats how it stuck. The aeroplane prefix before gripper was beacuse someone, when I registered , already had it. My avatar is my photo of the beautiful P-51D Mustang at the RAF Museum at Hendon.

aeroplanegripper

What a great thread! I too, and I see a lot of us, have always been keen on aircraft and modelling since we were kids. It was in my case. My forum name comes, like Bish has mentioned, from service days,in my case the RAF, there was kids programme on TV in the 1980's called Grange Hill with a character called Gripper, I was the only Londoner on my shift and thats how it stuck. The aeroplane prefix before gripper was beacuse someone, when I registered , already had it. My avatar is my photo of the beautiful P-51D Mustang at the RAF Museum at Hendon.

 

Any particular reason they picked Gripper that we should know about

modelcrazy

"... I find it interesting to learn the origin of the screen names and avatars.

 

Bish

   

Any particular reason they picked Gripper that we should know about

 

No comment! 

    Nino, from my understanding the Navy was a product of necessity, Continential Marines could not swim and all the ships belonged to the wrong flag. No offense intended for our British brethren.

Thank you for the contributions my fellow FSM Forum Members.  Many of you have mentioned how great of an idea this thread is, it may be so my fellow brothers and sisters but it’s YOU that creates the essence of the thread that makes it so great!!!  Once again, thank you very much for your contributions as well as your support!

Your friend, Toshi

armornut

    Nino, from my understanding the Navy was a product of necessity, Continential Marines could not swim and all the ships belonged to the wrong flag. No offense intended for our British brethren.

 

I'm sure there was no offence taken. 

Come to think of it, America barely had a flag.  At least not an official one, for quite a bit.  IIRC at least one of the "flags" looked a bit like a British flag.  (I better look that up.)

My heritage is English, Irish, French and German. So I guess I could take a bunch of Liberties if the need arrises.

 Speaking of Liberty,  Live Free. Model long!

   Nino

Well I haven't uploaded an avatar yet so we won't go there.  But my login comes from my days in the USAF.  I wasn't exactly a girly girl in the military, but females in my career field (Petroleum, Oil, and Lubricants)(POL)were few and far between, and the name Peaches just stuck with me.  And I have used it ever sense. 

That's actually where my quote comes from.  One night I was refueling a plane and I had to stop at the pumping station to do something, as I was doing my walk around on the truck, my co-worker asked me a question and I walked off the truck to check on some piping and I ripped off a hose.  Needless to say I didn't live that one down. 

Chemteacher

Great thread, Mr. Toshi. No avatar for me yet. I haven’t had the time to figure that out yet. I teach high school chemistry, so thus my screen name.

 

You have to dude! 

Back in the 70s I met my wife at Little Rock when she was a crew chief on 130s, the thinking then was women didn't belong on the flight line.  More then one argument was had down there.  I heard she had a nickname but still has not disclosed it.  I was a cop back then and when she started going with me she started to lose some friends because of it.

No matter what planet I go to I can always get a good plate of Sweedish Meatballs.  Don't ask, it's just there.

keavdog

 

 

Chemteacher

Great thread, Mr. Toshi. No avatar for me yet. I haven’t had the time to figure that out yet. I teach high school chemistry, so thus my screen name.

 

 

 

 

You have to dude! 

 

 

John, awesome.

Thank you for not only sharing the meaning of you avatars but to go in depth with such stories is awesome!  Thank you once again.

Your friend, Toshi

Hey " G "

What a great idea . Now all I have to do is find it !

Well, my avatar is a logo from my alma mater, Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas.  Aggieland.  The State's oldest public university, and in an aside, in no way is A&M anyone's "little brother" as that other school in Austin would have you believe.  How can a school that opened its doors and first started educating students in the year 1876 be the "little brother" to a school that did not follow suit until 1883?  I guess math is too hard in Austin.

So the avatar is A&M's most highly visible logo (by way of the football program) superimposed over an outline of what I consider the best State in the USA, Texas.  On a background of the school color of maroon.

As for my name, well, I am a Texas Aggie, and I am a man, so ... Aggieman.

Gig 'em.

My brother's and Aggie.

Gig ’em. My wife is an Aggie. I love College Station and A&M.

Well now, being the first university in 1876 since then, that makes it the oldest University south of the boarder.  Who’s to argue that!  

Your Friend, Toshi

Avatar is me in a T-6. Got a ride for building a model of it for the owner. That was back in 2000. He still has it and flies with the "Screamin Rebels" at airshows.

"Fermis" was a nickname given to me by a past girlfriend. It is a unit of measurement, roughly 1 quadrillionth of a meter. So, it's a "joke"...much like calling a huge man "Tiny". The name has stuck to me, for over 20 years now.

Silentbob---got a few of us old "ravens" on here...spent my time on B-52's and F-4's.  Striker is another with an ECM patch as his avatar.

It is interesting to read the origins of names and pics.  Thanks Toshi.

No big surprises here.  ManCityfan because I am huge fan of Manchester City Football Club.  Might be surprising since I live in the US.  Gave up on American football a few years back, but was loving World Cup, and wanted to see more football (soccer here in the States).  One day, my wife says, "Do we get Fox Soccer Channel?".  Yes indeed, we did.  Now it's NBC Sports Network.

Picked Manchester City as my team because my wife and I have a friend who lives in Manchester, and couldn't root for Man United.  Just couldn't.    Found out there was another team in Manchester, and that became my team.  Had no idea where they were in the standings when I picked them.  That was the 2011-2012 season.  Hurt myself celebrating Sergio Aguero's goal in stoppage time to win the league that season.

Avatar is the Man City jersey patch.

Me being a super fan dork:

super fan by Dwayne Munk, on Flickr

Avatar is me in a T-6. Got a ride for building a model of it for the owner. That was back in 2000. He still has it and flies with the "Screamin Rebels" at airshows.

"Fermis" was a nickname given to me by a past girlfriend. It is a unit of measurement, roughly 1 quadrillionth of a meter. So, it's a "joke"...much like calling a huge man "Tiny". The name has stuck to me, for over 20 years now.

Thank’s fermis, always wondered about your avatar as well as your name.  To be honest I was most curious of your screen name fermis!  lol!

Your friend, Toshi

goldhammer

Silentbob---got a few of us old "ravens" on here...spent my time on B-52's and F-4's.  Striker is another with an ECM patch as his avatar.

It is interesting to read the origins of names and pics.  Thanks Toshi.

 

Your friend, Toshi

ManCityFan

No big surprises here.  ManCityfan because I am huge fan of Manchester City Football Club.  Might be surprising since I live in the US.  Gave up on American football a few years back, but was loving World Cup, and wanted to see more football (soccer here in the States).  One day, my wife says, "Do we get Fox Soccer Channel?".  Yes indeed, we did.  Now it's NBC Sports Network.

Picked Manchester City as my team because my wife and I have a friend who lives in Manchester, and couldn't root for Man United.  Just couldn't.    Found out there was another team in Manchester, and that became my team.  Had no idea where they were in the standings when I picked them.  That was the 2011-2012 season.  Hurt myself celebrating Sergio Aguero's goal in stoppage time to win the league that season.

Avatar is the Man City jersey patch.

Me being a super fan dork:

super fan by Dwayne Munk, on Flickr

 

Your friend, Toshi

P.S.  Please take care, I hope you’re not in pain and enjoy the viewing of the World Cup D Man!

Hey Toshi, I gave up on football mainly due to free agency.  Got really attached to players, then they would end up on teams I did not like.  Same happens in the Premier League, although it doesn't bother me as much for some reason, and doesn't seem to happen as often.  I think part of it was watching World Cup and just loving the "beautiful game" and the passion of the fans.

I am doing pretty well overall, thanks for asking.  I have to be careful with my back, but if I don't push it too hard and keep stretching, I do well enough. 

World Cup has been surprising already, and talk about fans!  When Mexico scored against Germany, the celebration actually registered on the richter scale!  

I had to change my name and avatar because I got trolled and some of my posts were used against me in a legal fight that I was only a witness in. I suppose that party, who lost, gave up on it at some point.

My screen name is that of my paternal grandfather and great grandfather. My grandfather was adopted at a young age and his first/ middle/ last were changed to what was then my fathers and now my name.

I also got kicked off of the forum for awhile and it became obvious to me that I needed to re-align my profile.

I'm no fan of the NFL. But I do follow college football. I'm a lifelong Stanford fan, and also follow Cal.

My favorite sport is the one with the little caps. Not helmets. Not played on a gridiron; played in a "park".

ManCityFan

Hey Toshi, I gave up on football mainly due to free agency.  Got really attached to players, then they would end up on teams I did not like.  Same happens in the Premier League, although it doesn't bother me as much for some reason, and doesn't seem to happen as often.  I think part of it was watching World Cup and just loving the "beautiful game" and the passion of the fans.

I am doing pretty well overall, thanks for asking.  I have to be careful with my back, but if I don't push it too hard and keep stretching, I do well enough. 

World Cup has been surprising already, and talk about fans!  When Mexico scored against Germany, the celebration actually registered on the richter scale!  

 

I dont have a avatar, and I had to pick a silly name get on the site  I guess I just could have used my real name but I was told that would be bad.

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I dont have a avatar, and I had to pick a silly name get on the site  I guess I just could have used my real name but I was told that would be bad.

goldhammer

Silentbob---got a few of us old "ravens" on here...spent my time on B-52's and F-4's.  Striker is another with an ECM patch as his avatar.

It is interesting to read the origins of names and pics.  Thanks Toshi.

 

I liked working on the -52's, even though I got bitten by one.  Only got to put gas on the F-4 drones that came into McChord once upon a time. Thought 2 of the coolest things I saw when I was in was the U-2 pilot in his space suit (that was totally cool), and an A-10 that "caught" a 20mm shell underneath the tub (I have a feeling the pilot had to change his underwear when he got back to his dorm).   

Toshi

 

 

ManCityFan

No big surprises here.  ManCityfan because I am huge fan of Manchester City Football Club.  Might be surprising since I live in the US.  Gave up on American football a few years back, but was loving World Cup, and wanted to see more football (soccer here in the States).  One day, my wife says, "Do we get Fox Soccer Channel?".  Yes indeed, we did.  Now it's NBC Sports Network.

Picked Manchester City as my team because my wife and I have a friend who lives in Manchester, and couldn't root for Man United.  Just couldn't.    Found out there was another team in Manchester, and that became my team.  Had no idea where they were in the standings when I picked them.  That was the 2011-2012 season.  Hurt myself celebrating Sergio Aguero's goal in stoppage time to win the league that season.

Avatar is the Man City jersey patch.

Me being a super fan dork:

super fan by Dwayne Munk, on Flickr

 

 

 

 

Nooo!  I thought you were a Espanyol Barcelona fan!  lol!  What made you give up NFL Football?  Just curious?  I used to live in Amsterdam the year the Dutch won the World Cup.  Yes, I’m that old.  The city litterally shut down!!!  Who did you think you are, Christiano Ronaldo!  lol!  You’ve got a nice unique avatar and name to live up to!

 

Your friend, Toshi

P.S.  Please take care, I hope you’re not in pain and enjoy the viewing of the World Cup D Man!

 

Toshi, i hate to tell you this, maybe the fact you were living in Amsterdam is the reason . They were runners up twice, 74 and 78, but never won it.

Two-fold really. I've been an armor-modeler for many years and Tigerman is for my love of the German heavy-cats. The Avatar is a Bengal-Tiger which is my favorite wild animal and also falls in line with my call-name. I've used different ones over the years.

My avatar is the ribbons awarded to me for my service in the Marine Corps.  Navy and Presidential unit citations for support of Operation Hastings. A Good Conduct because they never caught me.  And the Nam service ribbons.

For the lack of imagination, I used my name.

Peaches

 

goldhammer

Silentbob---got a few of us old "ravens" on here...spent my time on B-52's and F-4's.  Striker is another with an ECM patch as his avatar.

It is interesting to read the origins of names and pics.  Thanks Toshi.

 

 

 

 

 

I liked working on the -52's, even though I got bitten by one.  Only got to put gas on the F-4 drones that came into McChord once upon a time. Thought 2 of the coolest things I saw when I was in was the U-2 pilot in his space suit (that was totally cool), and an A-10 that "caught" a 20mm shell underneath the tub (I have a feeling the pilot had to change his underwear when he got back to his dorm).   

 

Our transmitter racks were anywhere from 4 to 8 feet off the ground on the 52's depending on fuel loads......150 lb box, slick with coolant oil, more than one hit the ground when someone lost their grip. Like Striker, still trying to get that oil out of the system after 45 years.

I was at Beale alongside the 9th SRW and the SR71's, now there's a sight when one rolls out.  First night takeoff I saw, will never forget, everything went dark, and we just sat down leaned up against a front wheel and waited till the ramp lights came back on after it left.  Prettiest blue burner flame you ever would want to see.

goldhammer

Silentbob---got a few of us old "ravens" on here...spent my time on B-52's and F-4's.  Striker is another with an ECM patch as his avatar.

It is interesting to read the origins of names and pics.  Thanks Toshi.

 

Good to know there's a few of us around here, always nice to be in good company 

tigerman

Two-fold really. I've been an armor-modeler for many years and Tigerman is for my love of the German heavy-cats. The Avatar is a Bengal-Tiger which is my favorite wild animal and also falls in line with my call-name. I've used different ones over the years.

 

Your friend, Toshi

wayne baker

My avatar is the ribbons awarded to me for my service in the Marine Corps.  Navy and Presidential unit citations for support of Operation Hastings. A Good Conduct because they never caught me.  And the Nam service ribbons.

 

For the lack of imagination, I used my name.

 

Your friend, Toshi

Bish

 

 

Toshi

 

 

ManCityFan

No big surprises here.  ManCityfan because I am huge fan of Manchester City Football Club.  Might be surprising since I live in the US.  Gave up on American football a few years back, but was loving World Cup, and wanted to see more football (soccer here in the States).  One day, my wife says, "Do we get Fox Soccer Channel?".  Yes indeed, we did.  Now it's NBC Sports Network.

Picked Manchester City as my team because my wife and I have a friend who lives in Manchester, and couldn't root for Man United.  Just couldn't.    Found out there was another team in Manchester, and that became my team.  Had no idea where they were in the standings when I picked them.  That was the 2011-2012 season.  Hurt myself celebrating Sergio Aguero's goal in stoppage time to win the league that season.

Avatar is the Man City jersey patch.

Me being a super fan dork:

super fan by Dwayne Munk, on Flickr

 

 

 

 

Nooo!  I thought you were a Espanyol Barcelona fan!  lol!  What made you give up NFL Football?  Just curious?  I used to live in Amsterdam the year the Dutch won the World Cup.  Yes, I’m that old.  The city litterally shut down!!!  Who did you think you are, Christiano Ronaldo!  lol!  You’ve got a nice unique avatar and name to live up to!

 

Your friend, Toshi

P.S.  Please take care, I hope you’re not in pain and enjoy the viewing of the World Cup D Man!

 

 

 

 

Toshi, i hate to tell you this, maybe the fact you were living in Amsterdam is the reason . They were runners up twice, 74 and 78, but never won it.

 

No worries Toshi. The Dutch are probably the best team to have never won the world cup.

Bish

No worries Toshi. The Dutch are probably the best team to have never won the world cup.

 

O ye, i forgot 2010.

My picture is of my family and I.  They are my reason for being; my reason for happiness.  As for my screen name of "echolmberg", the "e" is for my first name of Eric.  The "c" is for my wife's first name of Cherie.  The "holmberg" part is my last name.

Eric

Well my nicname is one of the nicnames of East German car Trabant, . I have several old East German cars in my stash. Most of those are Trabants. Germans calls Trabants as "Rennpappe" and finns as "vauhtipahvi" (speed cardboard) because outer shell of the car is basicly made from cardboard. In finnish forums I use "Vauhtipahvi" as my nic.

My avatar is drawn by my friend. It´s cardboard box with wheels in speed.

echolmberg

My picture is of my family and I.  They are my reason for being; my reason for happiness.  As for my screen name of "echolmberg", the "e" is for my first name of Eric.  The "c" is for my wife's first name of Cherie.  The "holmberg" part is my last name.

Eric

 

Your friend, Toshi

Trabi

Well my nicname is one of the nicnames of East German car Trabant, . I have several old East German cars in my stash. Most of those are Trabants. Germans calls Trabants as "Rennpappe" and finns as "vauhtipahvi" (speed cardboard) because outer shell of the car is basicly made from cardboard. In finnish forums I use "Vauhtipahvi" as my nic.

My avatar is drawn by my friend. It´s cardboard box with wheels in speed.

 

Your friend, Toshi

My avatar is the heraldic crest of 421 'Red Indian' Squadron, R.C.A.F.  The McColl-Frontenac Oil Company allowed 421 Sqn to use their Indian head logo as the emblem for the squadron.  The squadron was disbanded in 1993.  My uncle was a memer of 421 Sqn flying a Canadair Sabre coded AX-365 at the time of his fatal accident (65 years and 15 days ago) at Grostenquin, France on 09 June 1953.

murph

My avatar is the heraldic crest of 421 'Red Indian' Squadron, R.C.A.F.  The McColl-Frontenac Oil Company allowed 421 Sqn to use their Indian head logo as the emblem for the squadron.  The squadron was disbanded in 1993.  My uncle was a memer of 421 Sqn flying a Canadair Sabre coded AX-365 at the time of his fatal accident (65 years and 15 days ago) at Grostenquin, France on 09 June 1953.

 

Your friend, Toshi

Greatmaker

Pisspoormaker is too long

armornut

    Nino, from my understanding the Navy was a product of necessity, Continential Marines could not swim and all the ships belonged to the wrong flag. No offense intended for our British brethren. 

The US Marine Corps was formed after the US Navy was created.

Well, my name is Gary Duane Mason. I was in the Marines for 11.5 years, hence the "Devil Dawg" nickname, which is a nickname the Marines were given by the German Army in World War 1, also known as the Great War. It's actually spelled "Devil Dog", but that was already taken (although I never see it used on here, for some reason), so I tried "Dawg" instead of "Dog" (I was also living in Georgia at the time.....), and you can probably figure out the rest.

My avatar is a picture of me from 2008 when I went to Okinawa to see my Marine son marry his Okinawan sweetheart. She has taught me quite a bit about Japanese heritage and history, and the language, too. I've also learned what Japanese foods are good to eat, and which ones stare at you while you eat them. 

   Devil Dawg, thanks for setting my history straight. I knew both our services were sttod up around the same time but not real sure of which came first, besides good sir aren't Marines first to go ladt to know. Giving respect where respect is due. Sempri Fi brother in arms.

armornut

I knew both our services were sttod up around the same time but not real sure of which came first

The Coast Guard came first, 1790.  Well actually it was the Revenue Cutter Service but it became the Coast Guard.

Semper Paratus

modelcrazy

 

 

armornut

I knew both our services were sttod up around the same time but not real sure of which came first

 

 

The Coast Guard came first, 1790.  Well actually it was the Revenue Cutter Service but it became the Coast Guard.

Semper Paratus

 

US Army, established by order of the Continental Congress on June 14, 1775...

Sorry Stick, you are correct sir.  What I should have said was the first seagoing service. 

armornut

   Devil Dawg, thanks for setting my history straight. I knew both our services were sttod up around the same time but not real sure of which came first, besides good sir aren't Marines first to go ladt to know. Giving respect where respect is due. Sempri Fi brother in arms. 

Yep, heard that line many times - "First To Go, Last To Know!" 

We were formed back on 10 November 1775, to serve aboard US Navy ships of the line. I think the Navy was formed a month before that, 13 October 1775. So, we're practically twins!

modelcrazy

 

 

armornut

I knew both our services were sttod up around the same time but not real sure of which came first

 

 

The Coast Guard came first, 1790.  Well actually it was the Revenue Cutter Service but it became the Coast Guard.

Semper Paratus 

Actually, The Marines, Army, and Navy beat you by about 15 years........

stikpusher

 

 

modelcrazy

 

 

armornut

I knew both our services were sttod up around the same time but not real sure of which came first

 

 

The Coast Guard came first, 1790.  Well actually it was the Revenue Cutter Service but it became the Coast Guard.

Semper Paratus

 

 

 

 

US Army, established by order of the Continental Congress on June 14, 1775...

 

Dang it!!  Leave it to the Army to beat us all to the punch! 

Yeah, well dog gone it.  I'll just shut up now.

Devil Dawg

 

 

stikpusher

 

 

modelcrazy

 

 

armornut

I knew both our services were sttod up around the same time but not real sure of which came first

 

 

The Coast Guard came first, 1790.  Well actually it was the Revenue Cutter Service but it became the Coast Guard.

Semper Paratus

 

 

 

 

US Army, established by order of the Continental Congress on June 14, 1775...

 

 

 

 

 

Dang it!!  Leave it to the Army to beat us all to the punch! 

 

US Army birthday... Flag Day... June 14.

coincidence? I think not!

I'll just stay out of this one  

My avatar as you can see is a Tiger tank, I chose that as im a fan of German Armor.  I consider myself to be somewhat an amateur war historian, I cant seem to get enough of it.  

My name goes back to my time in the service,  I crewed KC-135 Stratotankers for 6 years and the term Tankereasy started as joke amongst myself and some buddies of mine which eventually just stuck.  I started using it a few years ago as my official online name

Tojo72

I also have kept my name thru out the various modeling forums I visit,makes it easier for friends to recognize.

 

A lot of good stories, it never ends!

Marine Attack Squadron VMA-214. Enuf said.....

I simply love the Corsair it represented in WW2 Pacific Theater of the war and the history it carried on to this day.

BlackSheepTwoOneFour

Marine Attack Squadron VMA-214. Enuf said.....

I simply love the Corsair it represented in WW2 Pacific Theater of the war and the history it carried on to this day.

 

This is so blasted obvious, and since we both joined in 2013 it never occurred to me.

Like Toshi just said, this is sure a neat thread.

This has been really fun, so thanks to Toshi for kicking it off.  My avatar is just a picture of me and my wife's dog, Charlie.  (Charlie adopted Jennifer, and gets super excited when she comes home.  Me and the boy, meh).  My screen name is based on an old email address which was based on my name in the Society for Creative Anachronism, Johann Wolfhammer.  

John

wolfhammer1

This has been really fun, so thanks to Toshi for kicking it off.  My avatar is just a picture of me and my wife's dog, Charlie.  (Charlie adopted Jennifer, and gets super excited when she comes home.  Me and the boy, meh).  My screen name is based on an old email address which was based on my name in the Society for Creative Anachronism, Johann Wolfhammer.  

John

 

Your friend, Toshi

Greg

 

 

BlackSheepTwoOneFour

Marine Attack Squadron VMA-214. Enuf said.....

I simply love the Corsair it represented in WW2 Pacific Theater of the war and the history it carried on to this day.

 

 

 

 

This is so blasted obvious, and since we both joined in 2013 it never occurred to me.

Like Toshi just said, this is sure a neat thread.

 

Your friend, Toshi

Doc Ward

I was a combat medic in a field artillery unit. Medics in combat arms units often end up being called "Doc" often followed by their last name, so, Doc Ward. I use it on other forums as well, and it is my "alias" for Cowboy Action Shooting. My avatar is what it is because the P-38 Lightning has been my favorite airplane, bar none, for as long as I can remember.

 

Your friend, Toshi

Bish

My last name is Bishop and so my knickname is Bish. Just about everyone calls me that, my other half even finds it odd when my mum users my first name. In the army everyone has a knickname and quite often we might know some one for years and not know their first name, so it become second nature.

My Avatar is not personal, British flag with a lion in front. 

Dang, and all this time I thought that you were an actual Anglican Bishop.  Now I am so confused 

User name is the abreviation of my name, damo and my other hobby, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and put it together damouav.

The image is of the 4 20mm cannons from one, if not the best fighter bombers of WW2, the De Haviland Mosquito.

PFJN

 

 

Bish

My last name is Bishop and so my knickname is Bish. Just about everyone calls me that, my other half even finds it odd when my mum users my first name. In the army everyone has a knickname and quite often we might know some one for years and not know their first name, so it become second nature.

My Avatar is not personal, British flag with a lion in front. 

 

 

 

Dang, and all this time I thought that you were an actual Anglican Bishop.  Now I am so confused 

 

LOL, nothing could be further from the truth.

Bish

PFJN

Dang, and all this time I thought that you were an actual Anglican Bishop.  Now I am so confused 

LOL, nothing could be further from the truth.

Hi,

From what I've seen on Monty Python, it looks like being a Bishop can be fairly exciting

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDnE-5lD7w8

PFJN

 

 

Bish

PFJN

Dang, and all this time I thought that you were an actual Anglican Bishop.  Now I am so confused 

LOL, nothing could be further from the truth.

 

 

 

Hi,

From what I've seen on Monty Python, it looks like being a Bishop can be fairly exciting

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDnE-5lD7w8

 

It can be very exciting as long as you take out all the silly bits

Bish

 

 

PFJN

 

 

Bish

My last name is Bishop and so my knickname is Bish. Just about everyone calls me that, my other half even finds it odd when my mum users my first name. In the army everyone has a knickname and quite often we might know some one for years and not know their first name, so it become second nature.

My Avatar is not personal, British flag with a lion in front. 

 

 

 

Dang, and all this time I thought that you were an actual Anglican Bishop.  Now I am so confused 

 

 

 

 

LOL, nothing could be further from the truth.

 

Wait...what?!  Your not?!  Next thing you know, you'll be telling us you're not a Sith Lord either.  

40.mm

Mine came from the fact that everytime my unit got put on alert i was always issued a M79 grenade launcher . The 40 MM (blooper) this was before the M203 . My avatar is me during NCO training , i wore a camo beret with the Eagle Globe an Anchor and a feather i found during one of our many land navigation classes . The instructors could care less but when our OIC came around i just plopped on my helmet so as not to get into any kinda poo poo with him . Fun times ! End Transmission - Semper Fi Mike Oscar Juliet Oscar !

 

Your friend, Toshi

damouav

User name is the abreviation of my name, damo and my other hobby, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and put it together damouav.

The image is of the 4 20mm cannons from one, if not the best fighter bombers of WW2, the De Haviland Mosquito.

 

Your friend, Toshi

Nice idea for a thread Toshi!

My name is just the initials of my first, middle and surname - first name is Christopher.

My Avatar is a photo i took at the 2007 Gold Coast Indy Race (back when the Gold Coast used to host an Indy).

It's a pic of an RAAF F-111G pulling up out of it's low fly over doing a dump'n'burn.

I love the photo because:

a. I took it; and

b. I figured it is a subtle hint to those in the know of where i'm likely from - the RAAF's were based at Amberley, near Brisbane Australia, and as far as i'm aware, i've only seen RAAF's F-111s do the dump'n'burn.  So thought most people who knew planes would realise I'm from Queensland, Australia just from a quick glance at the photo.

cml

Nice idea for a thread Toshi!

My name is just the initials of my first, middle and surname - first name is Christopher.

My Avatar is a photo i took at the 2007 Gold Coast Indy Race (back when the Gold Coast used to host an Indy).

It's a pic of an RAAF F-111G pulling up out of it's low fly over doing a dump'n'burn.

I love the photo because:

a. I took it; and

b. I figured it is a subtle hint to those in the know of where i'm likely from - the RAAF's were based at Amberley, near Brisbane Australia, and as far as i'm aware, i've only seen RAAF's F-111s do the dump'n'burn.  So thought most people who knew planes would realise I'm from Queensland, Australia just from a quick glance at the photo.

 

Your friend, Toshi

No need to thank me i was an Honor to serve my country !

            End Transmission - Semper Fi 

             Mike Oscar Julet Oscar !

cml

 

 as far as i'm aware, i've only seen RAAF's F-111s do the dump'n'burn.  So thought most people who knew planes would realise I'm from Queensland, Australia just from a quick glance at the photo.

 

USAF F-111s would do the dump and burn at air shows also. I have a photo of one that I took doing that stunt out at Edwards AFB Open House Air Show back in the early 80s.

Yeah, Toshi. I just changed my avatar to a photo of a BT-13/15 in memory of my dad. Seventy-five years ago this month he earned his wings and commission in the USAAC.

fotofrank

Yeah, Toshi. I just changed my avatar to a photo of a BT-13/15 in memory of my dad. Seventy-five years ago this month he earned his wings and commission in the USAAC.

 

Your friend, Toshi

stikpusher

 

 

cml

 

 as far as i'm aware, i've only seen RAAF's F-111s do the dump'n'burn.  So thought most people who knew planes would realise I'm from Queensland, Australia just from a quick glance at the photo.

 

 

 

 

 

USAF F-111s would do the dump and burn at air shows also. I have a photo of one that I took doing that stunt out at Edwards AFB Open House Air Show back in the early 80s.

 

Thanks Stikpusher - I wasn't sure if the US ever wasted their fuel as flagrantly as we seem to :)

For some reason, all the vids and pics i've ever seen online were of RAAF F-111's.  Maybe we just held onto them long enough for them to appear more frequently on internet searches.

US military and wasting fuel? Nah, never...

But the F-111 was phased out of service here in the mid 90’s or so, before all this digital photography went mainstream. Like the A-6 Intruder, it’s swan song for combat in our colors was in the 91 Gulf War. By the time of the Balkan Wars of the mid and late 90’s, they were phased out.

My name is Brynn Wryttur, but my real name is Lyndon Sandford. Brynn Wryttur is my pen name/ the name I use when I don't want someone to know my real name. It's also a Serbic name, which is where I descend from on one side of my family.

My avatar is the Hawker Typhoon, one of my favorite aircraft. My great uncle landed in Normandy 6 weeks after D-Day with the Canadian Army and was saved by a Typhoon sortie.

He was actually born in Ukraine and spent his time as a young boy as a shepherd and a lookout for Cossack raids. His family fled to Leipzig, Germany during WWI, where my grandmother was knocked out of a tree during an air raid and became deaf. He went to school under Joseph Himmler, Heinrich Himmler's father.

After the war, they emmigrated to Canada. My Great Uncle ended up returning to Leipzig during WWII. I believe it was under Soviet occupation.

A bit off topic, but maybe someone will find it interesting.

BrynnWryttur

My name is Brynn Wryttur, but my real name is Lyndon Sandford. Brynn Wryttur is my pen name/ the name I use when I don't want someone to know my real name. It's also a Serbic name, which is where I descend from on one side of my family.

My avatar is the Hawker Typhoon, one of my favorite aircraft. My great uncle landed in Normandy 6 weeks after D-Day with the Canadian Army and was saved by a Typhoon sortie.

He was actually born in Ukraine and spent his time as a young boy as a shepherd and a lookout for Cossack raids. His family fled to Leipzig, Germany during WWI, where my grandmother was knocked out of a tree during an air raid and became deaf. He went to school under Joseph Himmler, Heinrich Himmler's father.

After the war, they emmigrated to Canada. My Great Uncle ended up returning to Leipzig during WWII. I believe it was under Soviet occupation.

A bit off topic, but maybe someone will find it interesting.

 

Your friend, Toshi

Since I'm particularly interested in WW II Kilroy Was Here seemed to be a natural fit.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilroy_was_here

BrynnWryttur

After the war, they emmigrated to Canada. My Great Uncle ended up returning to Leipzig during WWII. I believe it was under Soviet occupation.

A bit off topic, but maybe someone will find it interesting.