Whats your occupation?

I started my working life out in retail in a Tandy style store which sold general day-to-day electronics goods such as cables, TV and phone connections as well as components for electronics enthusiasts. I then did a stint in employment recruitment and house guttering before returning to retail again for a couple more years.

Now I am a police officer for the Queensland Police (state police) and loving every minute of it. Some days are rough and it's great to have something to relax and take your mind off things, hence what brings me here.

Smithy

Marmaduke

Cool, to see what everybody here does for a living

Thats the idea. We all have modelling in common. Just trying to get to know everybody a little better.

AHA ! The whole trick here is simple though .between the CAPTAIN and PILOT we aren't supposed to bend or submerge our boss'es boats , Right ?     Tankerbuilder    He.He.He.

Hey all, I'll throw my hat into the ring. Being in the Detroit area I was the typical assembly line worker for 14 years making Jeep seats until I was laid off in '09 when the economy went sour. After a year of school I worked for a battery company in the chemical mixing room for a year. Now I work for a wind tower manufacturer as a welder. I install all the bushings and brackets in the tower that hold all the ladders and platforms and such. I've just recently been promoted to team leader of the internals crew. Cool, to see what everybody here does for a living.

I was in Banking for 15 Years followed by Hospitality Management for another 15 Years. Now I Service and refill Vending Machines which is great as there is no stress.....Cheers mark

Hey Everyone!  There are some great occupations here!  Here's mine: I've been an Accountant for about 20 years, the last 10 working for a hospitality group here in Charleson, SC.  I've been the CFO for the last 3 years or so.  Been modelling since I was a kid, but took a break during college and my first few years of working.  It's been hard to get time to do much building , but I get in as much as I can.

Steve

Hi all, I'm new to the forum. There must be something about military / ex-military members modeling. I am currently a serving member of the Australian army, in the Royal Australian Engineers as a combat engineer specializing in the use of explosives and the disposal of UXO's. Good job and love it thoroughly.    

I am a Pressman at a printing company. 102" UV Heidelberg

Clifford

I also have more kits to build than I'll ever complete in my life time.

Hello everyone,

I retired from the Navy about 22 years ago and now work in bakery of one of our local super markets.

I also have more kits to build than I'll ever complete in my life time.

Great thread , nice way to get to know fellow models.

My work may not be as interesting as some but it help pay the bills and support my modeling habit.. I work for a company that makes whole food supplements ( vitamins) been with them 39 years.

 Dave

Wow. Got some corrections staff in here too! Thanks for the comment icit. Looking forward to seeing some more out of this. Interesting stuff and good to know.

That's a good one, Archangel! My wife used to work as a case manager for the Carroll County Public Defenders Office in Georgia (we now live in Indian Trail, NC, and she's retired), going out to the county jail every day to interview the latest-n-greatest prisoners to see if they qualified for public defense. And she got only the hard-core felony cases to interview - murderers, rapists, armed robbery, etc. She's only 5'4", but she stood up to those guys and gals like they were little kids. I went there with her a couple of times just to watch her in action, and I was amazed at how she handled them all. NO WAY I would've had a job like that. My hat's off to you for that line of work (corrections), and for your service as a fellow Devil Dog. Ooh Rah, Marine!

I was on Death Row in Arizona

Well as a Correctional officer when I was working for the State, I get a kick telling people that and see their eyes get as big has saucers. I first did 21 years in the Corps working Aviation Crash Rescue than moved into C-130 maintenance and retired as VMFA-(AW)- 242 maintenance Chief in 92. Than worked a number of years with Lockheed Martin Middle East in Riydah fixing RSAF C-130's and training their people. Than got into the Corrections field, first with Texas than Arizona. Pretty much retired and laying back now in Tucson though my former Correctional co-workers are trying to get me to come back in but it's something I don't miss but it was fun and I guess I'm thinking about it if I get too bored.

Great idea Mustang. Spent 22 years in the military, 10 regular and 12 reserves- retired from that and I have spent the last 20 years in Corrections as an officer and Deputy Superintendent (that's Warden for my American friends). Modelling is a great release after a hard day so I dont have to come and beat the pet or something like that.

ICIT

Boiler Engineer, Process Tech, Maintenance. Tech, . . .  among other things.  Between jobs  at the moment. 

hmmm.. maybe if I wasn't spending so much time in here ......... 

Hey Joe,kinda like you i work as an Auto collision tech and painter at a local dealership.Thats why i never do car models.............reminds me of work to much!!!!!!

Started as  Police Officer with The Dade County Public Safety Dept. in 1976 (currently known as The Miami Dade Police Dept.). Retired in June 30, 2006 after 30 years of active law enforcement service.

Hi I'm Herb. retired 24 yrs US NAVY and Doctor of Theoretical Physics with emphasis in Aeronautical engineering. ( Yes...I am a Rocket Scientist, so hold the jokes.)

Media Specialist at Oneida County BOCES. I've worked there for 23 years.

This will give you an idea what we do:

www.oneida-boces.org/media

Hi, folks. Here's my go at the question:

During and after high school (I graduated back in 1982 from Westside High School in Memphis, TN), I was an ASE-certified (back then it was known as NIASE) auto mechanic  Got tired of that after a while, so I joined the USMC in 1984 to learn electronincs, and was trained as a Deceptive Electronic Countermeasures Tech (6482) on the Harriers, Skyhawks, Intruders, & Prowlers. Spent 11.5 years in the Corps, with 9 of that at Cherry Point, NC. Got out in July 1995 and went to work for a company called Nucletron, installing and maintaining brachytherapy (cancer treatment) equipment. Worked for them for 10 years, and now work for Elekta (last 8 years), which manufactures linear accelerators for external beam radiation therapy treatment of cancer. Elekta bought Nucletron, my former employer, last year, so I now get to work on the brachytherapy equipment AGAIN   , in addition to the linear accelerators. Dang it! Didn't think I'd ever see the Nucletron stuff again. Oh, well...... that's life.  Been in the medical equipment repair field for 18 years now. 

Been modeling since I was 6 (I'm now 49). My first model was a 1/72nd Hasegawa RA-5 Vigilante that my dad bought for me (he built most of it, too). I don't know why I can still remember that, but it stands out. I can barely remember what I had for dinner yesterday.... .

I'm a former auto tech, 15 or so years in dealers, then a couple at an independent off-road shop. From there, my own shop doing off-road stuff like gear changes, roll cages, engine swaps and the like. That morphed into a gear shop for all kinds of stuff, until we sold out, after ten years, a couple of years ago. I'm now a liquor/wine/beer store manager for a couple of old friends that bought an old neighborhood store and are going "up-scale".

Along the way, I've cooked, driven a truck, worked in a grain warehouse, sold auto parts, and sampled institutes of higher learning all over the country. But I don't do windows.

Still good stuff coming through here!! It's really interesting to see where everybody is coming from in their backgrounds. Currently I am in Dallas until tomorrow for training with General Motors. Sucks in the respect that I miss a day building but will gain extra $$ for buying.

I'm a Route Sales Rep. for Schwan's Home Delivery. Never thought I'd be there, but I was laid off from my great gig at the big newspaper after a 21 year career.

Retired truck driver. And NO i will not build a scale version semi...lol

sub revolution

You say this like going underwater is a bad thing....

From a merchant marine's point of veiw, the water should be below you, never above you. Took me a while to come up with this

pyrman64

Castel: only 1 of those is actually under water.

So glad you have a sense of humor.

Ok, ok...one is underwater, one is partialy under water and Exxon has been broken up...

retired disabled Viet Nam vet worked as a nurse in surgery at baptist hospital in Winston Salem.served 3 years in the army 4 in the air force an 23 with the coast guard auxilary

Self employed small engine mechanic and welder here.. I repair mowers and such for  local landscapers.I also make parts for local short track racers,rub rails bumpers body parts etc. pays the bills (somewhat) Worked as a mechanic for 16 years at a rental store then got laid off so I started my own gig... I also crew chief on two cars but thats a freebie....

John