[WWI] Malaysia - Frankfurt - Finland - was New guy on the block

[knuterha at eunet.no]

Hei,

Greetings from another modeler traveling for the oil industry, currently
at work NW of Borneo, Malaysia.
We used to have another list member in Malaysia, does someone know if
Volker  is still based in Kuala Lumpur?

I will be traveling home via Frankfurt in ten days time and will make a
short stop there to visit either a museum in Sinsheim or Speyer, does
either have much in the way of OT aircraft?

And, after some time in Oslo will I be going on a tour of museums etc in
Finland, are there special wishes for photos?


  Eders
Knut Erik


> Hello from... hmmm, I think I am in Maputo at the moment. Off to
> DSalamanga soon. Anyway, hello and welcome from me who is a modeler in the
> sence that he starts everything and finishes noth
> Hahahaha, welcome.
> Rules are simple, enjoy yourself
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Helen and Chris <2kermavio at orange.fr>
> To: World War I Modeling Mailing List <wwi at wwi-models.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 8, 2008 6:20:57 PM
> 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.