EirikB Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Hello everybody, my name is Eirik and i live in Tromsø in the northern part of Norway. I am re-entering this hobby after a 25 year break. I built a lot of planes in my youth, but now I want to step it up a notch or two and spending more attention to details, weathering etc. There are so much shared knowledge and inspiration on different forums and Youtube - so I cant wait to start up again. I have also purchased an airbrush kit, and I am spending evenings gathering some experience. I will share images of my projects as soon as I am up and running. A good thing is that my 10 year old son is very interested in everything that flies, and he also wants to start building scale models - so this will be a father/son thing. My first two builds will be a pair of Gloster Gladiators (1/48). The first will be a version from 263 sqn that served in Norway in april/may 1940 (Roden 401). The second will be a Norwegian version (Roden 438). I really like these planes and they made an important contribution in Norway during the early stages of WW2. The first build will be my personal little tribute to 263 sqn, their effort in the Norwegian campaign will not be forgotten. Initially I will make models of planes that have some sort of local relevance. In my dreams I find the Hasegawa kit (00832) of the Lancaster B Mk.I w/Tallboy 'Tirpitz Raid'. It is sold out everywhere. Tirpitz was sunk just outside Tromsø where I live. Perhaps it can be a future custom conversion project - when my skills have improved... :) Eirik Berger 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
europapete Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Welcome aboard Eirik, and it's good to hear your son is interested too. For airbrush practice, try getting a cheap kit to use as a " practice mule". That way you get used to all the different angles a 'plane can present. And on a biplane, paint the top of the lower wing and the bottom of the upper wing before you glue the top wing in place. Much easier that way. Regards, Pete in RI 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyOD Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Welcome. I love Norway, and Ylvis are my heroes. Looking forward to your builds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Welcome aboard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Greetings from Western Canada. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major_Error Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Greetings from Oslo! 8-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Hello Eirik... from a few thousand miles to the west in the city of Chicago USA. Im mostly an aircraft builder here. Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 aboard Eirik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vingtor Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 Velkommen, Erik! 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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