charleygnarlyp290
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Member since: October 2014
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Oct 16, 2014 14:38:46 GMT -5
Oct 16, 2014 14:38:46 GMT -5
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Oct 16, 2014 17:10:26 GMT -5
Post by charleygnarlyp290 on Oct 16, 2014 17:10:26 GMT -5
I was checking out some modeling blogs and through links and such I found this forum. I checked it out a bit and it looks great... with some awesome modelling going on.
I just got back into the hobby after about a 25 year hiatus. I started building models in the late sixties when my pop got me into it. I would build a kit off and on, but got real interested in armor in '76. The old Monogram kits were my favorites. My first armor kit, in fact, was the Sherman Calliope "Screamin' Mimi." The diorama tips by Shepard Paine were a great addition to the Monogram kits and I wore them out reading them over and over.
Once I got into high school interest waned and I didn't pick it up again until the mid '80s. I started in again and built quite a bit up until about 1990. In '91 I got married and kids started showing up in '93.
Then about a year and a half ago I was trying to find a hobby that was fairly inexpensive, relaxing, and above all, interesting. It took me all of two seconds to bonk myself on the noggin... "Models, you ninnyhammer!" I said.
So, I cracked out a kit I had stashed since '89, a Tamiya Mobelwagen and got after it. After I built that one, my son surprised me with a nice, shiny new Screamin' Mimi by Monogram. I was stoked and had a blast building that one.
So, that's my story. Glad to be here and can't wait to post up some of my recent stuff. I have a lot to learn and re-learn, but I guess that is what we are here for.
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Oct 16, 2014 17:24:24 GMT -5
Post by TRM on Oct 16, 2014 17:24:24 GMT -5
Welcome aboard...and welcome back, to the hobby Charley!! You have found the right place!! The folks are friendly and the knowledge vast!! Looking forward to you hanging about and sharing what you have going on! Enjoy!!
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Oct 16, 2014 17:33:20 GMT -5
Post by Leon on Oct 16, 2014 17:33:20 GMT -5
Welcome to MSC Charley!I also built the Sherman Calliope and read the Shepard Paine book back in my teens.
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Oct 16, 2014 17:34:07 GMT -5
Post by wbill76 on Oct 16, 2014 17:34:07 GMT -5
Welcome aboard Charley! Sounds like you've returned at just the right time to the hobby.
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Post by Tojo72 on Oct 16, 2014 19:34:08 GMT -5
Welcome aboard.
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Oct 19, 2014 21:03:28 GMT -5
Post by deafpanzer on Oct 19, 2014 21:03:28 GMT -5
Welcome aboard Charley... here is a great place for anybody to learn or share tips.
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