Hello guys, having been gone from the forums/hobby and generally everything else for some months now due to several personal tradegies i am trying to get myself back into things, in the last four months i have lost 3 people that were very dear to me the last one being one of the best friends i have ever had who passed away a month ago aged 36 from unknown reasons, he woke one morning feeling bad and having trouble breathing and 5 minutes later he died he left behind behind a wife and 3 young children.
I met Terry when our daughters were in elementary school together they were best friends, they are now almost 17 and although they are no longer best friends we remained so, we skydived, whitewater rafted, skied/snowboarded went on family vacations and pretty much remodelled each others entire homes on the weekends when we werent partying so to say i am devastated really doesnt even scratch the surface.
This is not a sympathy post its more of a way to get things of my chest and try to find some motivation to get back into doing the things i enjoy which i have been unable to do so far because of feelings of guilt etc and i have never been able to express myself emotionally i tend to just deal with things my own way this time it has been very difficult.
Well to get this thread back on topic, i needed something that would be quick and easy and straight OOB that i really dont mind if it doesnt turn out so good i just want to try building again to get myself back into doing something so as the title suggests i chose Italeri’s AB41 for its simplicity below are some pics of the sprues to give an idea of how little there is to this one and as i said it will be OOB for the reasons stated.
Biffa, sorry to hear about the recent losses and tragedies in your life. But it’s also great to see your back and modeling. Fellow modelers love seeing your work, I know I do, so it’s great to see you again and I hope it’s some motivation to know that I look forward to seeing you build again.[:)]
It’s great to see you back on the forums Ron!! Very sorry to hear of your losses as of late my friend. The forums have definetely been a bit different without your masterful creations!
My condolences on your loss, I know that things like that can really take their toll and dealing with multiples in a short space of time is even harder on the spirit. I’m very glad to see you back here on the forums and building again, I look forward to seeing the usual “biffa treatment” to the AB 41!
Hey Ron Sorry for your loss . I feel your pain lost my brother in law in a auto accident a few months back. But now have custody of his son,what a great blessing to our family. Theres nothing like this hobby to escape to and let you relaxs[:-,] [C=:-)]Best of luck !! Tom
Sorry to hear about your friend and the others. Glad to see you back here. It will do you good. Great support group here. Always someone here if you need to do more chest clearing.
Just got back from my parent’s house in Pa, ROn, so I’m a little late to the post here, but I just wanted to extend my condolences to you as well.
We’ve had a number of posts from the guys here on personal tragedies; mostly divorces, busted relationships, etc, and it’s one of the nice things about this forum, that we seem to really be a nice, tight-knit group who care about each other.
Ron, keeping your feelings to yourself is about the worst thing you can do—not only for yourself, but for your relationships at home as well. We were just talking the other dayhere about why it’s scientifically proven that women get over busted relationsships so much quicker than guys–it’s because they have a support network of friends, and they talk, talk, talk it all out. NOthing wrong with that. It beats suffering in silence!
I hope you find some joy in the new build–hey, maybe you can try a new technique, or a figure to distract you, and give yourself a new goal too?
Thanks for the warm welcome back guys it really does mean a lot and helps with the getting back into it knowing i have someone to share this hobby with. mg.mikael indeed it definatly does help to motivate me i thank you and everyone else for the encouragement.
Tom im am sorry to hear about you loss also but i can tell his son is going to be well taken care of and things like that are so important at times like these.
Hi Doog, hope the hunting trip went well i havent been in some years but i used to look forward to it a lot, i hear what you are saying about the bottling things up but i have never really been able to do anything else i just dont know how, time always finds a way to mend things in the end and my wife understands me very well so im never truly alone in anything.
Moving along i actually did sit last night and worked on this and feel really good about it,
step one is 2 parts and focus’s on the under carriage which goes well but is just a tad fiddly getting everything squared off.
while this was drying i left it to sit and jumped to step 4 which is the main body assembly and remembering from Bill’s build of this one a while back there was a couple of fit issues so i took my time in lining everything up and instead of gluing the cross braces i instead glued the top plate first and then set the braces followed by the rear deck this way the gaps were a total minimum and was easily filled with a drop of extra thin CA glue.
finally i test fit the under carriage to the body and it looked good.
Ron - First it is great to have you back. I’m sorry to hear about your losses and totally understand what you are going through.
It seems like lately there is a lot more of the “regulars” coming in with problems. What ever they are it is best not to force your way back. It will come.
I hope you realize there are a bunch of guys here you can always use as a sounding board. Sometimes it’s good just to talk.
Cheer up…better days ahead. I send my best to you during these trying times.
Now…you started…hopefully it makes you feel GOOD. Your idea of OOB and easy is great and enjoy it…your off to a great start
Sorry to hear of your losses Ron. I feel your pain. I recently lost my Aunt and life kind of overtakes you. Somehow, you/we dig out of it. I have faith that with time and prayer, you too will overcome and move forward.
On the flip-side, I’ve missed all of your builds and am glad to see you back at the bench. Take care big-guy, you’ll make it, because you’re strong and have a model family behind you.
Ron - I would like to extend my condolences for your loss - its never easy to say goodby. All I can really add is to remember why you were friends in the first place - those times that will make you smile when you think of them.
Also welcome back - I have been missing your WIP’s and its good to see back in the saddle!
