Hello I am Fred Amos , 63 years old, of Hazelwood mo, a suburb of St…Louis. I’ve been a serious modeler for a little over thirty years. I build for the fun of it. Not for you, him or for contests. My field of interest is aircraft,1/144,1/72, 1/48 and some 1/32 scale. I dislike anybody in this hobby who gets so desparate to win that he will cheat or cause others grief. Yes, there are a few of those people out there.Well , enough for now. Don.t for get , It is onl;y a hobby, Enjoy it.
I welcome you Fred and your views.
Welcome to the forum, Fred. I couldn’t agree more with your views. Good luck on your next build, & have fun !
Welcome to FSM Fred. You are going to find there are a lot of people here who totally agree with your thoughts on the hobby. Good to have another seasoned veteran join us here.
Enjoy the forums!!!
great way to go about things Fred
welcome to the forums there are a great bunch of peaple here
by the sounds of things you will fit straight in
Hello,
For me its all about sharing my passion for models with others.
This place has some real top guns here, some real pros. I hope you like it here!!!
Dale
Welcome Fred. Glad to see someone older than me (but not by much). You’ll find that members of the forum are very helpful in solving most any problem you may have. I look forward to some of your posts. Happy modeling.
welcome fred…as they say you are as young as your spirit…
Thanks to all of you for the hardy welcome. I hope to converse with some of you at a later date. Fred
Fred, welcome to FSM. You’ll find that the vast majority of the folks here share your modelling philosophy. Looking forward to your posts. - Ed
Welcome Aboard Fred! As others have said I too agree with you!
Chris
Welcome to the FSM forums, Fred!
Welcome to FSM Fred, You ever find yourself in Mark Twain Hobbies in St.Charles?
Welcome, Fred! I hope you will find FSM to be as enjoyable as I have.
See you in the forums!
[#welcome] Fred, Im not quite as old you are but have been modelling for about the same time. Full agree with your statements, modelling is all about enjoyment and relaxation.
Fred,
Welcome aboard Fred. Its nice to see you youngsters sign on.[:)] I hit 75 last month. Been into airplane modeling of one type or another since 1936. I am completely in agreement with your modeling philosophy.. Its strictly for my own enjoyment. I do not care to spend hours and dollars researching a model to see if it has the proper number of rivets, If the color is exactly right etc.
I am not throwing darts at the modelers who build highly detailed models. I enjoy looking at them very much. I guess I just no longer have the desire or patience to get into the high detail.
Dave
welcome to FSM. always room for a veteran, (or a newbie to modeling)
Welcome Fred and I too agree with your thoughs on building models, but I still love to show them off.
AMEN BROTHER! I think you’ll find most everybody here is the same way. Besides modeling is the only thing that preserves my sanity lately.
WELCOME to FSM. We are very happy to have you with us today.