Hans Von Hammer

subfixer

He was living in the Omaha, Nebraska, area.

Actually, I believe it was Ames, IA. (unless he moved).

It was Ames, Iowa.  Hans got flooded out a couple of years ago and then a$$hole looters cleaned out his stash, among other valuables.  I sent him a couple of kits to get his stash started again.  Hope he is ok and will grace these pages again soon.

Wirraway

It was Ames, Iowa.  Hans got flooded out a couple of years ago and then a$$hole looters cleaned out his stash, among other valuables.  I sent him a couple of kits to get his stash started again.  Hope he is ok and will grace these pages again soon.

That sounds like the weather related mishap I originally posted about. Thanks for the memory jog.

Mike is a nice guy.  Despite being wheelchair bound, he doesnt seem to let it slow him down and takes it all in his stride.  He always brightened up these pages and had some memorable spats with a couple of loudmouths over the years.

To gather all of the information here in one spot( and somebody correct me if I get anything wrong). We've got ourselves a Mike Thompson who is wheel chair bound, a member of the CAF and last place of residence was in Arnes, Iowa. I'd say that's enough to get started with a contact of some sort. The next step is to go somewhere with this information. I could try to contact the CAF and see if there's a guy on the books that fits this description. Yays or nays?

mustang1989

To gather all of the information here in one spot( and somebody correct me if I get anything wrong). We've got ourselves a Mike Thompson who is wheel chair bound, a member of the CAF and last place of residence was in Arnes, Iowa. I'd say that's enough to get started with a contact of some sort. The next step is to go somewhere with this information. I could try to contact the CAF and see if there's a guy on the books that fits this description. Yays or nays?

Sounds like a course of action worthy of detective Hercule Poirot

I agree.  Poirot would definitely find him but Hans doesn't really seem like a "Poirot" kind of guy.  Better send out Columbo instead.  Poirot seems more like a well polished "Tamiya" kind of guy.  Columbo is more of a "Monogram" kind of guy:  Sort of rough around the edges but still gets the job done.

But seriously, I've always enjoyed Hans' builds and comments.  It seems like there are so very few of us Revell/Monogram fans left out there.  I wish he'd come back to us.  I hope his absence from the forum isn't an indication that his life has taken a downturn.  I hope he's doing alright.

Eric

echolmberg:

I see your point about Columbo vs. Poirot. 

Regarding Hans' posts: I thoroughly enjoyed Hans' builds as both informative and entertaining.

Oh, there's just one more thing..........

As Hans also commented that he enjoyed building Eduard Weekend kits, I'm thinking that perhaps he is much more polished underneath than he wanted to let on......

mustang1989

To gather all of the information here in one spot( and somebody correct me if I get anything wrong). We've got ourselves a Mike Thompson who is wheel chair bound, a member of the CAF and last place of residence was in Arnes, Iowa. I'd say that's enough to get started with a contact of some sort. The next step is to go somewhere with this information. I could try to contact the CAF and see if there's a guy on the books that fits this description. Yays or nays?

I think the concern about Mike is well-intended, but you also might want to consider the possiblity that he doesn't want to be "found".

If someone actually knows him personally and wants to check up on him out of concern, that's one thing. 

But invading someone's privacy by tracking him down through the Internet borders on stalking in my book.  

As a fellow Monogram-holic I enjoyed his participation here on the forum, and I hope he is well.  At the same time no one's obligated to be here and he chooses not to be, then I respect that.  

Mark 

RedCorvette

mustang1989

To gather all of the information here in one spot( and somebody correct me if I get anything wrong). We've got ourselves a Mike Thompson who is wheel chair bound, a member of the CAF and last place of residence was in Arnes, Iowa. I'd say that's enough to get started with a contact of some sort. The next step is to go somewhere with this information. I could try to contact the CAF and see if there's a guy on the books that fits this description. Yays or nays?

I think the concern about Mike is well-intended, but you also might want to consider the possiblity that he doesn't want to be "found".

If someone actually knows him personally and wants to check up on him out of concern, that's one thing. 

But invading someone's privacy by tracking him down through the Internet borders on stalking in my book.  

As a fellow Monogram-holic I enjoyed his participation here on the forum, and I hope he is well.  At the same time no one's obligated to be here and he chooses not to be, then I respect that.  

Mark 

 

Good point, and well-taken as well.

Gary

Texgunner

RedCorvette

mustang1989

To gather all of the information here in one spot( and somebody correct me if I get anything wrong). We've got ourselves a Mike Thompson who is wheel chair bound, a member of the CAF and last place of residence was in Arnes, Iowa. I'd say that's enough to get started with a contact of some sort. The next step is to go somewhere with this information. I could try to contact the CAF and see if there's a guy on the books that fits this description. Yays or nays?

I think the concern about Mike is well-intended, but you also might want to consider the possiblity that he doesn't want to be "found".

If someone actually knows him personally and wants to check up on him out of concern, that's one thing. 

But invading someone's privacy by tracking him down through the Internet borders on stalking in my book.  

As a fellow Monogram-holic I enjoyed his participation here on the forum, and I hope he is well.  At the same time no one's obligated to be here and he chooses not to be, then I respect that.  

Mark 

 

Good point, and well-taken as well.

Gary

Ditto...looks like we may be back to a Revellogram witness protection program........

...presumably, Hans would have heard of this or similar threads by now and contacted someone.

  Exactly.  As I said, I'd rather he comes back to us as opposed to getting dragged back to us kicking and screaming.

I'm getting this sudden image in my head of Hans quoting Al Paccino from The Godfather movie;  "Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in."

Eric

Umhh.... someone could PM him. I suspect he's more than fed up with this site and has moved on.

Probably laffin hiz azz off too.

He's too cantankerous to quit this place...

No way a person like Hans would up and leave here, unless like some people suggested, that he lost internet or is in poor health. I can assume that he no longer responds to PM's, though?

There is always the sad possibility that he has passed on….

RedCorvette

mustang1989

To gather all of the information here in one spot( and somebody correct me if I get anything wrong). We've got ourselves a Mike Thompson who is wheel chair bound, a member of the CAF and last place of residence was in Arnes, Iowa. I'd say that's enough to get started with a contact of some sort. The next step is to go somewhere with this information. I could try to contact the CAF and see if there's a guy on the books that fits this description. Yays or nays?

I think the concern about Mike is well-intended, but you also might want to consider the possiblity that he doesn't want to be "found".

If someone actually knows him personally and wants to check up on him out of concern, that's one thing. 

But invading someone's privacy by tracking him down through the Internet borders on stalking in my book.  

As a fellow Monogram-holic I enjoyed his participation here on the forum, and I hope he is well.  At the same time no one's obligated to be here and he chooses not to be, then I respect that.  

Mark 

 

Cadet Chuck

There is always the sad possibility that he has passed on….

It always seemed to me that Hans was a bit young to be building that great, heavenly Revelogram stash in the sky.

Well we do know that he had one and was up for a second hip replacement, IIRC. His wheelchair situation was due to that, but I do not recall it being permanent. He was working for a guy who flips houses, and was also doing bail enforcement work. Add to that being husband, dad to some adult kids, etc. and he has a very busy schedule. While anyone of us can pass on at the blink of an eye due to circumstances beyond our control (auto collisions are one of THE leading causes of death here in the USA), I dont recall his health being anywhere near as bad as him knocking at heavens door (as if they will let such a crnaky guy in). Just just continue to keep his status here as MIA. people do occasinally pop in and out of here after extended absences.

I'll be driving by his "ranch" on Friday.

Reasoned, drive by his place slowly while waving a Monogram kit out your window.  That should draw him out like deer to a salt lick.  Either that or, with your windows rolled down, loudly sing the praises of after-market resin parts.

Eric

Or you can fly a Tamiya/Hasegawa banner out the back of your vehicle as you drive back and forth in front of the property. Wait for the bull to come charging out.

stikpusher

Or you can fly a Tamiya/Hasegawa banner out the back of your vehicle as you drive back and forth in front of the property. Wait for the bull to come charging out.

That may not work.....I recall seeing a photo of Hans and his stash which showed a considerable number of Tamiyagawa kits........

Yeah he is in the closet about that though...

He must have been out of the closet if that photo was allowed to be posted......

.............another reason for a Revelogram protection program? 

stikpusher

Last name Thompson...

troublemaker66

stikpusher

Last name Thompson...

Mike Thompson.....I had his email and home address because we traded a few times but the laptop the info was on got dunked by hurricane Sandy...along with everything else I owned...lol.

Yep, that's it, wasn't sure to post it but hey, you did first.  Not sure about flying a big Monogram banner from my truck but then again……  At any rate, I'll be rolling thru Des Moines which is just a knat's fart south of Ames.

All the concern about "invading the privacy" of Hans is BS. If someone were to contact him out of concern I'd think he'd be flattered. I would. At that time the man can inform that he wants to be left alone, if that were the case, and that would be it. Leave the man alone. Otherwise, he could inform with whatever the situation is should he so choose.

I'm not for going up and knocking on the man's door unless I knew him well enough, which I don't. But an email or phone call would not be out of line, IMHO. How else is one supposed to contact old friends? People do it on facebook millions of times a day and we don't hear screams of privacy invasion. It's called "friending" people.