RogerF Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 Hi there guys and gals, I'm a 72 year old Brit who has lived in Germany since 1970. I started building models around the age of 8. Our primary school teacher decided to run a model aircraft competition the only rule being that the kit must not cost more than three shillings! I chose a Focke Wulf 190D from Frog - remember the old Frog kits?! I actually won the competition but I think the fact that I was the only entrant to have painted his model weighed heavily in my favour. I went on to model boats which I hoped to make R/C but that didn't happen due to lack of funds, the available R/C when I started was all valve driven! A second hand Keil Kraft Vosper Crash Tender powered by Frog 2,5cc diesel engine was my pride and joy until I left school. In the 80s I raced 1/12 electric cars and finished third in the German finals in 1982. I entered the first 2 ever held European championships for 1/12 electric electrics - getting nowhere before giving up the hobby. Now retired I'm back to plastic kits and have a number of kits in my stash to keep me occupied: A 1/700 Flyhawk Bismarck with full upgrades and wooden deck, various cars and planes but I recently started to build Flyhawk's latest offering, HMS Hood 1941, also in 1/700 scale together with upgrades, wooden deck and Flyhawk stand (a very nice stand to complement an exceptionally fine and detailed model). I hope to get to know a few of you and your current and past models so if any of the above is of any interest them feel free to reply here or PM me. Kind regards Roger 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12jaguar Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 Welcome aboard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 Greetings from western Canada. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desert falcon Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 Greetings from Tübingen (BW) and welcome aboard Roger! Cheers Johnny b 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArnoldAmbrose Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 Gidday Roger, welcome aboard. I'm into ships also, although I prefer 1/600 scale which limits me to Airfix kits mainly. I don't do aftermarket stuff so my models are a little crude. I'm looking forward to seeing yours come together. Regards, Jeff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerF Posted August 30, 2021 Author Share Posted August 30, 2021 Wow - UK, Canada, Germany, and Australia. Thanks for the welcome chaps. Tübingen mmmmm... I lived in and around Stuttgart between 11970 and 1984 and visited Tübingen on many occasions. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerF Posted August 30, 2021 Author Share Posted August 30, 2021 5 hours ago, ArnoldAmbrose said: Gidday Roger, welcome aboard. I'm into ships also, although I prefer 1/600 scale which limits me to Airfix kits mainly. I don't do aftermarket stuff so my models are a little crude. I'm looking forward to seeing yours come together. Regards, Jeff. Hi Jeff, I picked the 1/700 scale because the Flyhawk stuff is so beautifully detailed and I just don't have any room for anything bigger. Although I've got all the available upgrades for Flyhawk's Bismarck and Hood, my initial experience with the PE has been very sobering. The brass PE sheets are just 0,13mm thick and it's so easy to break or bend bits while separating the part from the sheet. I am seriously considering adding just a few of the upgrade parts:- Artillery barrels, turned, brass mast, all the railings (a must!) and the wooden deck. But, we'll see! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 Hello Roger … from the city of Chicago USA, I build mostly aircraft but do venture into other genre’s of the hobby. I even dabbled in RC in the early 90’s though my few attempts at racing were disastrous. Dennis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janneman36 Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 And warm welkom from the neighboring country of the Netherlands.. cheers, Jan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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