BringUpThePIAT Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 (edited) Hi all, Just a little note to say thanks for admitting me to your site. My name is Chris, I'm a 40 year old recent new parent to a 6 week old boy called Noah. I live in Rotterdam with my Dutch fiancee but am a proud Londoner and Chelsea fan. I'm head of credit for an oil/marine fuel trader and have been lucky enough to live previously in Dubai and Singapore with my job, and it is what brought me to Holland too. I got into modelling with planes when i was a kid, about 8 years old for that iconic first Airfix 1/72 Spitfire. I moved into 1/35 military modelling, Tamiya mainly (unsurprisingly) when i was 12 and was properly obsessed with it until i went to college, discovered girls, pubs and dance music. I did a couple of models at Uni and haven't touched a kit since. My initial forays into 1/35 were Tamiya kits with Humbrol acrylics by paint. Obviously since then the internet has happened and i am astonished at the aftermarket options for PE and accessories that make a plain plastic kit a lot more interesting to me. I had a Verlinden catalogue waaaaay back in the day but couldn't afford to buy anything off it. Obviously now, things are a bit easier and its drawn me back into the hobby - my dad retires this year and he was the one who got me into it when i was a kid, so we're both getting back into it now. Its a "me and dad" bomnding thing, and in time hopefully i can make some models and kindle an interest with my son when he's old enough. So quick quiz - First military model - Tamiya 3.7cm flak gun (1992) Last military model - Tamiya M1A2 (1999) Favourite ever build - Tamiya Gepard Last model bought - Tamiya Jagdpanther and about EUR40 worth of Eduard PE stuff to put on it. To do list - Tamiya Jagdpanther, Tamiya Krupp Protze, Tamiya Flakvierling 20cm, Tamiya 88mm Flak 36/37, Tamiya Steyr car, Academy German tank crew, Tamiya German Infantry sets x2, Dragon SD.KFZ 7, Academy Warrior. Least favourite ever build - Italeri M113 w/ Vulcan AA gun. Hated the lack of rubber tracks. Dismayed to come back to the hobby to find everyone is doing moulded plastic segment tracks now! Argh! Favourite bands - Fleetwood Mac, Dire Straits, Pink Floyd, Pearl Jam, Oasis, The Smiths, the Clash, Iron Maiden Other interests - diving (I'm a qualified Divemaster), writing (I've had a book published and am waiting to publish two more), travelling (I've been to 39 counties on 5 continents), food (I love coooking), DJing (ive been a DJ for 20 years now and used to run my own club night in London, these days i don't play out much but record a lot of mixes to put online, tech house, techno, progressive house, little bit of trance and classic old school house music too, DM me if you want a link to my Soundcloud/website) Edited October 25, 2020 by BringUpThePIAT 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alt-92 Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Well look at that, a Rotterdammert in the house. Welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Always good to see another Maiden fan on here. Did some 1/35 German & other stuff many years ago and could easily have gone with that. I switched to 1/48 aircraft instead. 6 week old? You getting much sleep yet? All the best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringUpThePIAT Posted October 25, 2020 Author Share Posted October 25, 2020 1 hour ago, alt-92 said: Well look at that, a Rotterdammert in the house. Welcome Well, Barendrecht now but moving to Heinenoord in five weeks. But yeah, Rotterdam. :) love it here, it’s fantastic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringUpThePIAT Posted October 25, 2020 Author Share Posted October 25, 2020 19 minutes ago, bar side said: Always good to see another Maiden fan on here. Did some 1/35 German & other stuff many years ago and could easily have gone with that. I switched to 1/48 aircraft instead. 6 week old? You getting much sleep yet? All the best Proper Maiden fan, I have a huge Powerslave tattoo on my thigh. Incredible band. Currently buying up everything they’ve ever done on vinyl. I think they are a good shout for one of the greatest British bands in music history. And no hahaha not much sleep :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Greetings from Western Canada and from another Chris. Model glue and rock music! Seems quite familiar. I have over 8500 songs on my IPod. All ( mostly ) genres from the mid 60's to this year. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 1 minute ago, BringUpThePIAT said: Proper Maiden fan, I have a huge Powerslave tattoo on my thigh. Incredible band. Currently buying up everything they’ve ever done on vinyl. I think they are a good shout for one of the greatest British bands in music history. And no hahaha not much sleep Met them all on the No Prayer For The Dying tour (and Blaze Bayley in the bar!) used to do Donington Monsters of Rock & seen most of the noisy ones. Ozzy, Metalica, Sabbath, etc. Check this build out I will swap you a 6 month old for a teenage daughter with make up & social media if you like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringUpThePIAT Posted October 25, 2020 Author Share Posted October 25, 2020 12 minutes ago, dogsbody said: Greetings from Western Canada and from another Chris. Model glue and rock music! Seems quite familiar. I have over 8500 songs on my IPod. All ( mostly ) genres from the mid 60's to this year. Chris Thanks mate - where in Western Canada are you hailing from? Vancouver is one of my all time cities. Amazing city, amazing people. I’ve been a Canucks fan ever since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hook Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Welkom! Cheers, Andre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringUpThePIAT Posted October 25, 2020 Author Share Posted October 25, 2020 12 minutes ago, bar side said: Met them all on the No Prayer For The Dying tour (and Blaze Bayley in the bar!) used to do Donington Monsters of Rock & seen most of the noisy ones. Ozzy, Metalica, Sabbath, etc. Check this build out I will swap you a 6 month old for a teenage daughter with make up & social media if you like That Maiden Spit is epic. You’re a super fan like me then. Its funny, was just saying to my Mrs the other day when we heard Churchill’s speech on a documentary I can’t hear him say the words now without expecting THAT intro. My Powerslave tattoo - https://www.filehosting.org/file/details/902040/436DB239-E228-4C36-8199-8CA83F52F222.png 2 minutes ago, Hook said: Welkom! Cheers, Andre Danke schoen Andre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 46 minutes ago, BringUpThePIAT said: Thanks mate - where in Western Canada are you hailing from? Vancouver is one of my all time cities. Amazing city, amazing people. I’ve been a Canucks fan ever since. Originally from Nova Scotia, but for the last 40 years I've been in Fort McMurray, Alberta. Or as I call it: The Backside of Beyond. It's not the end of the world, but you can see it from here. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 1 hour ago, BringUpThePIAT said: That Maiden Spit is epic. You’re a super fan like me then. Its funny, was just saying to my Mrs the other day when we heard Churchill’s speech on a documentary I can’t hear him say the words now without expecting THAT intro. My Powerslave tattoo - https://www.filehosting.org/file/details/902040/436DB239-E228-4C36-8199-8CA83F52F222.png Can’t see the link I am afraid. Powerslave & Somewhere In Time were school days. Was just glad to see them by the time I was at uni. Just missed the 92 Donington Maiden & Guns & Roses. But the AC/DC Metalica double header was quality. Glad to have seen Lemmy in his prime too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 Hello Chris... from the city of Chicago USA, congratulations on your Baby. I mostly build WW2 through Coldwar aircraft. Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringUpThePIAT Posted October 26, 2020 Author Share Posted October 26, 2020 3 hours ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: Hello Chris... from the city of Chicago USA, congratulations on your Baby. I mostly build WW2 through Coldwar aircraft. Dennis Thanks a lot Dennis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringUpThePIAT Posted October 26, 2020 Author Share Posted October 26, 2020 7 hours ago, dogsbody said: Originally from Nova Scotia, but for the last 40 years I've been in Fort McMurray, Alberta. Or as I call it: The Backside of Beyond. It's not the end of the world, but you can see it from here. Chris I was in Halifax NS last summer, lovely people, fantastic beer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 10 hours ago, BringUpThePIAT said: I was in Halifax NS last summer, lovely people, fantastic beer. I lived a 1-hour drive from a few downtown Halifax pubs and taverns. Those were good times. Lots of great music and, of course, beer! Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullbasket Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 Welcome aboard. It's good to have another AFV modeller on here, and I won't hold the Chelsea thing against you. I'm surrounded by them....son, daughter, son-in-law, grandson. I'll just have to wear my claret and blue more often. Oh, and I like the first three on your bands list. John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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