The best model I ever built was a 1/72nd F-4 Blue Angels Phantom on a TV tray while watching Marshall Dillon on “Gunsmoke” in 1967. Covered in sloppy decals, an blobs of Pactra tube glue…she was my first one. An the best part of it…I built her with my Dad. I wish I still had that bluebird. Then, I joined the U.S. Army at 17, (1978) bought a Monogram 1/32nd Stug IV at the PX, an followed this guy named Shep Pain’s advice to build a diorama. For the next 13 yrs I got real good at 1/35 Panzers. Then came “Mid-life”, a bad divorce, (she got the modeling workshop)[:(] and I moved to the middle of nowhere Alaska. My hobbies were hunting & fishing…but on trips to Anchorage, I picked up copies of Fine Scale Modeler magazine. Just something to read to my dog on a -60 night. Thats when I started to get the itch again. Next came the mail orders to the Sqadron Shop. It was all downhill from there. Now it’s 1/48 Luftwaffe fighters of the RVD at the tailend of WW II . So, I’m converting a Hasagawa 109 G-10 into a G-14AS for my first “fix” in 12 yrs. My plan is to build a series of memorials to those unknown fallen eagles whom history has overlooked. They must have been KIA, not Aces, & not officers. Ordinary “joes” were heros too. So I’m learning about resin & photo-etched things an new techniques. A lot has changed in the last 12 yrs. I will have questions for you Luftwaffe Experten out there. I might even have a tip or two for you guys. After all, a lot of good came out of that stringy old Pactra tube glue.
Welcome back, and welcome to FSM!
Ah, Pactra…the memories!
Welcome to the forum, Revi. Glad to see another Luftwaffe enthusiast. Looking forward to seeing your work. Have fun & enjoy the site !
Welcome to the forums, Revi!
Welcome to FSM, Revi! For some of us, we just never got on the wagon. [:D]
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Hey Revi welcom to the forum. I know all about that divorce part. My ex said we couldn’t afford my modeling habit so I had to quit. Got back into it about a year ago and have been loving it. Since I am single now I dont have to worry about someone telling me to quit because its to expensive.
Anyhow welcom aboard
Welcome to the forums Revi.
mark956
welcome to FSM
Welcome to FSM Revi and welcome back to the addiction hobby.
Enjoy the forums !!!
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Welcome to the family Revi!!! Sorry to hear about your divorce, but happy to have you back with us…BTW, that’s pretty honorable modeling “average joes”…I like that idea a lot!!! Let us know how it goes, and be sure to post some pics!!!
Welcome to the forum, Revi. Glad to have you with us.
Revi, nice to have another member of the Pactra Alumni Society joining us here. Glad to have you.
Welcome back to the fold, Revi! Both my wives said “quit modeling” so they are both gone now and I have 92 unmade kits waiting for me at home.
Welcome, Revi…Glad to have you. I still have some old Pactra paint in my attic. I really liked the stuff.
Gip Winecoff
I’m still a teen and I’ve got a few bottles of Pactra from an auto detailing set. Welcome to the loony bin…errr… forum.
Glad to have you aboard with us model nuts! This is a great place to find all the information you could possibly want about our hobby! Joe
Hi Revi, and welcome to the asylum. My wife knows better than to get me to quit modeling. She actually likes the fact that I hibernate to the basement every weekend.
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Hmmmm, lets see my wife used to give me the I’ll kill you if you even think about buying another model look …, but guess what …, my 7 year old daughter started to model with me , I don’t know how she got interested in modeling [:-^] but it actually brought everything together , she’s loves snap-togethers and wants the big ones[:D] .
[%-)] Now if I could just get my 3 year old son to sit still long enough my plans to take over the house would be complete !!![(-D][(-D][(-D][:-,]
Welcome to FSM Revi. I seem to be one of the fortunate few whose wife likes to build the occasional kit. Hope your fall off the wagon was’nt to hard though.