Hello From Cuba! My name is Richard Kunkel. I am acutally from Canada, but currently residing in Cuba. I have been modelling for most of my life, but nowhere near to the level displayed on this site! What a fantatastic find. Thanks Des for creating such an eye-opening and eductaional website. I have learned more here in a few short weeks that I have in years of independent modelling.
Modelling here in Cuba in almost non-existent. There are no hobby shops, no sources of materials on or for just about any scale, and very, very few individuals who atcually DO build any models. There is no active website for Cuban modellers, nor are there, at least to the best of my knowldege, any modelling clubs or groups here either. I am based in Havana and have been here since September of 2012. In all that time, I have found one other modeller who builds RC aircraft.
To get supplies into Cuba is a chore, at best. The postal service in terrible, and even drop-shipping materials can be hazardous. Things very often get ¨lost¨in transit.
Regardless, one soldiers on as best one can. I am trying to find other modellers here so that, perhaps, we might actually get a club or group going (without running afoul of the goverment), so if anyone knows of any Cuban modellers here, please let me know.
Thanks for reading this, and take care.
Richard
