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Getting to know one another => Your Introduction => Topic started by: Dal Gavan on April 29, 2012, 10:25:13 PM

Title: Nice place, Des. Where's the beer?
Post by: Dal Gavan on April 29, 2012, 10:25:13 PM

G'day, All.

Des, thanks for inviting me.  I see a lot of familiar names and I look forward to following their builds.

To introduce myself- I'm Australian, living in Queanbeyan and working in Defence.   I was lured into WWI by the WingNut Wings Pfalz DIII (I wanted to miimise the amount of rigging I had to do) and after reading Des' site and GWITA.  It's taken me 12 months so far and I've about 1/3 finished the kit- it's been an enjoyable learning process in using wire, plastic, fishing line and photoetch to try to emulate the work of other modellers (Greg J, RagsIII, Bud, etc). It's taken me right out of my comfort zone (90mm white metal figures and 1/48 WWII aircraft).  What was going to be a "one off" has grown and I now have six kits, from WNW, Roden and Hobbycraft, so I suppose the bug has bitten! 

Cheers.

Dal.

Title: Re: Nice place, Des. Where's the beer?
Post by: Whiteknuckles on April 29, 2012, 10:36:20 PM

Hi Dal and welcome :)

Andrew

Title: Re: Nice place, Des. Where's the beer?
Post by: Pete Nottingham on April 29, 2012, 11:16:47 PM

Hi Dal, welcome to the forum.

Cheers

Pete.

Title: Re: Nice place, Des. Where's the beer?
Post by: phs Paddy on April 29, 2012, 11:34:50 PM

Hello Dal,

Good that you joined us. Grand bunch here.

Paddy

Title: Re: Nice place, Des. Where's the beer?
Post by: coyotemagic on April 30, 2012, 03:40:42 AM

Hey, Dal.  Glad you made it, mate.  I look forward to seeing that Pfalz finished.
I know what you mean about the bug biting.  I build 1/48 scale exclusively (well, almost), then my wife got me the WNW Ninak.  Now I have 3 WNW kits in the stash.
Cheers,
Bud

Title: Re: Nice place, Des. Where's the beer?
Post by: bobs_buckles on April 30, 2012, 07:28:01 AM

Welcome aboard, Dal.
Enjoy!

 ;) ;) ;)
BVB

Title: Re: Nice place, Des. Where's the beer?
Post by: pepperman42 on April 30, 2012, 07:38:47 AM

Hello Dal. Enjoy!!!

Steve

Title: Re: Nice place, Des. Where's the beer?
Post by: GAJouette on April 30, 2012, 08:12:22 AM

  Dal,
Welcome aboard my old friend.Glad you've touched down safely. I really forward to seeing your outstanding Pfalz posted here.Thank you very much for the kind words in your introduction,very much appreciated my friend.
Highest Regards,
Gregory Jouette

Title: Re: Nice place, Des. Where's the beer?
Post by: Des on April 30, 2012, 08:20:39 AM

Hello Dal and welcome to the forum, it is a real pleasure to see you here and I look forward to your participation with the forum.

Des.

Title: Re: Nice place, Des. Where's the beer?
Post by: Chris Johnson on April 30, 2012, 08:22:04 AM

Quote from: Dal Gavan on April 29, 2012, 10:25:13 PM

. . . It's taken me right out of my comfort zone (90mm white metal figures and 1/48 WWII aircraft) . . .

Welcome aboard Dal and as there's a few of us already involved with, or about to try our hands at a figure, we can profit from your expertise. Goodness knows I can use all the help I can get.

Cheers,

Chris

Title: Re: Nice place, Des. Where's the beer?
Post by: Dal Gavan on April 30, 2012, 05:45:55 PM

Thanks for the warm welcome, everyone.  I've got three weeks at  home before I do my next trip, so hopefully I'll make some progress on that Pfalz.  I'll be interested to see how the red and blue paints dried- I haven't see the kit since I sprayed it a month ago.

Chris, figures aren't as hard to do as a lot of people think.  I'll be glad to help, if I can. Just one word of caution- never leave a figure where an adult can reach it...

Cheers.

Dal.
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