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Offline Skyhook

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Greetings from Finland!
« on: September 15, 2021, 02:50:52 PM »
Hello!

I am a longtime modeller from Finland, mainly scratchbuilt ww1 aircraft, but i sometimes build kits as well. My preferred scale is 1/72 as i like to have a lot of them  :). For the last ten years i took a sabbatical of the hobby, but during the covid times i decided to try to start it again... lots of things had changed, i have to wear glasses for the precision work and it seemed that i had forgotten most methods and material knowledge i had for the job... but during the last year i have had a sort of renaissance for hobby as i dusted off my techniques and tools and materials. I look forward to learning a few new things over here and i hope to become more up to date regarding all the decal manufacturers etc.

Nice to be here  :)

Cheers, Skyhook

Btw, you can check some of my previous work here (the page was run by Mikko Saarela, a great guy and a modeler friend...greatly missed, R.i.P... he died a few years ago, but his page is still kept up by his sons).

https://www.kangaspuut.net/amis_models.html

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Re: Greetings from Finland!
« Reply #1 on: September 15, 2021, 03:02:29 PM »
Hello Skyhook and welcome to the Forum.

I hope you find much here to enjoy and our global membership is the friendliest model group on the internet.

warm regards

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Offline torbiorn

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Re: Greetings from Finland!
« Reply #2 on: September 15, 2021, 07:16:37 PM »
Hallo!

Nice to see you, and those are all excellent models in the link. I’m extra happy to see 1/72, not the most common scale around here. I hope you’ll remember your techniques so you can share them with us ;)


Your Thulin D I had seen before - I just started building one myself and came across yours googling.

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Re: Greetings from Finland!
« Reply #3 on: September 16, 2021, 12:08:51 AM »
Welcome to the forum, Skyhook.
You're in fine company.

Enjoy!!

Bob  ;)



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Offline Bluesfan

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Re: Greetings from Finland!
« Reply #4 on: September 16, 2021, 01:32:30 AM »
Hei Skyhook ja terveisiä!

Glad to see you here - I used to visit kangaspuut years ago, some lovely work there :)
I hadn't realised Mikko had passed, that's sad.
Anyway, welcome!

Cheers
Mark

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Re: Greetings from Finland!
« Reply #5 on: September 16, 2021, 03:38:01 AM »
   Welcome Skyhook. Magnificent models you have there, that FE.2b is magnificent and in 1:72 ?! I know you'll enjoy the Forum, and by the quality of your work we'll all enjoy you being here! I am looking very much forward to seeing more.
Cheers,
Lance

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Re: Greetings from Finland!
« Reply #6 on: September 16, 2021, 05:38:50 PM »
Thank you all for the warm welcome, much appreciated :).  I still have to find the way to add photos to the posts (scratchbuild section). Seems that the attachements can be seen only if you log in.

That Thulin D is actually 1/48, as it was a commissioned project. I feel that anything bigger than 1/72 would remain unfinished by me... too much details to add!

cheers, Skyhook

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Re: Greetings from Finland!
« Reply #7 on: September 17, 2021, 01:05:26 AM »
Welcome to the forum, Skyhook! A man who built a Farman F. 40 from scratch can’t be a bad person  :)
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Re: Greetings from Finland!
« Reply #8 on: September 17, 2021, 10:47:26 AM »
I haven't had the chance to welcome you to the site , welcome Skyhook , pleasure to have you here as part of the family  :)


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Re: Greetings from Finland!
« Reply #9 on: September 19, 2021, 04:14:12 AM »
Welcome, Skyhook! Great to have you joining in the fun on the site! Regards, Marc.