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.