[WWI] New guy on the block

[Hooper, Dave]

Hi Chris

 

Your e-mail brought back many happy memorys of childhood, especially the
gluey fingers and models falling to pieces part (if you didn't set fire
to them first).

 

I still get glue all over my fingers, but manage to keep them away from
the model these days (within reason). Funny, I can't remember ever
cursing and swearing over something I'd fudged up back then.

 

Welcome aboard

 

Dave

 

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From: wwi-bounces at wwi-models.org [mailto:wwi-bounces at wwi-models.org] On
Behalf Of Helen and Chris
Sent: 09 July 2008 02:21
To: World War I Modeling Mailing List
Subject: [WWI] New guy on the block

 

Hello everyone

 

I've been putting this off for quite a time as I didn't feel qualified
enough to talk to you as equals - I am not yet a modeller.

 

But Warren's requests for pics gave me an intro.

 

So, a quick bit about me and WW1. 

 

I fell in love with WW1 aircraft as a boy when there were only a few
Airfix and Revell kits available (anything other than 1/72 doesn't
count).  My goal then was to complete a kit in the shortest possible
time and leave the paint to dry in front of the fire!

 

Despite using about three tubes of glue for each kit and gluey
fingerprints obliterating all detail, each time I picked up a model,
they fell to pieces.

 

Now, some 50 years on and with retirement on the horizon, I've decided
to return to and nurture an old love.  I've amassed a collection of over
100 kits, some paint (Humbrol, what else?) and most of the clobber I
need to start building.

 

Then, during my research, I found you guys.  And my confidence soared
and crumbled at the same time.

 

A confidence builder in that there were other grown men out there who
wanted to continue building the same stuff (albeit to a much higher
standard) as they did when they were kids.

 

And a confidence destroyer when I came across such things as "I
abandoned the project when I discovered the wing chord was too narrow".

 

I can find a lot of stuff telling what is wrong. Where do I go to find
out what is right?

 

Bless those who gave us our joy.

 

Chris.






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