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davecov · Posted: Sun 23 Apr 2006 10:58 am Post subject: Who Are We?

Thought I'd better get this thread up and running so we know who we are!

Name: Dave Coventry

Age: 47

Location: Hampshire. Originally from Essex.

Occupation: Retired in 2001!!! Was in computer programming, network support and web design for 12 years or so. Before that was in RN for nearly 13 years. Had been Petty Officer for final three years before leaving RN.

Favourite Films: The Green Man (Alastair Sim and George Cole), Blade Runner and Get Carter

Last Film seen at Cinema: Downfall (Der Untergang).

Last DVD I bought and watched: Sherlock Holmes - The Definitive Collection

Favourite TV: Mainly documentaries on Discovery and History Channels.

Favourite Comedies: League of Gentlemen, Dad's Army, On The Buses, Rising Damp, Reggie Perrin

Favourite Music: David Bowie, Pink Floyd, Coldplay, Snow Patrol, Bond, U2.

Other Interests: British Comedies of all eras, Spurs ( I suppose some would say that they are a comedy)

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Modelling Interests: Primarily 1/600 warships but have a rapidly growing stash of kits of all types - mostly Airfix though!

Last Build Completed: Ambulance from Airfix Emergency Set

Edit 13th Aug 2007: Removed web site links
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col · Posted: Sun 23 Apr 2006 13:16 pm Post subject:

good idea Dave,gives us an insight into who we are

colin windale

44 years old

i live in Darlington co durham

at the moment im an inspector on stagecoach buses

married to marie for 24 years with mike my 12 year old son

my fave films are, all the alien films,armageddon,mostly sci fi and
lord of the rings films,and comedies

all the oldies ie dads army,rising damp,ufo,persuaders,randel

and hopkirk,also a lot of discovery channel

my main model interests are classic ships at the moment
i also like aircraft and real space.

there you are a quick insight to myself,music is varied from blondie to earosmith,im also into getting the scope out on clear nights and looking up,i also enjoy walking in the country,mainly with an interesting bit of architecture thrown in or wildlife to see while walking.

cheers col

Ratch · Posted: Sun 23 Apr 2006 13:47 pm Post subject:

Just to re-introduce myself:
Richard Linnell
Age: 50
Residence: Duston, Northampton
Married to Margaret for 27 years come September
Children

Fiona 24 Stephen, Theresa & Sally 22
Pets: my cat Sooty & Fiona's dog Taz (Boxer) plus Sally & Theresa's menagerie of Gerbils, Cockatiel, Hampsters etc
Work: I'm a Train Driver's Instructor with First Capital Connect working from Bedford
Films: - all the Bonds, A Clockwork Orange, The Godfather series, Ealing comedies
TV: history (Timewatch, Time Team - that sort of stuff) Comedies - Python, League of Gentlemen, Little Britain
Music: The Beatles, David Bowie, Led Zeppelin and lots of other stuff from funk & reggae to classical
Modelling: almost anything in 1:72 mainly WWII era & I like to make small dioramas to show them off

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Sgt.Squarehead · Posted: Sun 23 Apr 2006 15:07 pm Post subject: WhoIs? >Sgt.Squarehead

Name: Andrew Smith

Age: 36

Location: Worcester, West Midlands, UK

Occupation: Carer

Favourite Films: 'Amelie' or 'Apocalypse Now' - Can't make my mind up! 'Kelly's Heros' is a big favourite too, as is 'Ice Cold In Alex'.

Last Film seen at Cinema: From Hell - This film led to a bit of a cinema boycott on my part.....I'm Sick to Death of Hollywood cocking up my favourite graphic novels!

Last DVD I bought and watched: The Chronicles of Narnia.....Bought as a gift for a friend's child, I sat watched and thoroughly enjoyed it, to my utter amazement!

Favourite TV: BBC News24, Watching F1, see also comedies!

Favourite Comedies: Monty Python's Flying Circus, The Rise & Fall of Reggie Perrin, Dad's Army, Not The 9 O'clock News, The Young Ones, Blackadder, Little Britain & The Mighty Boosh among many others.

Favourite Music: Widly ecclectic tastes, everything from Mantovani to Motorhead - Trance seems to be doing it for me at the moment - Hallucinogen, Astral Projection, Prana, Cosmosis.....That sort of thing!

Other Interests: Wargaming, role-playing games, reading (anything) also moderately interested in politics, history, science-fiction, archeaology, anthropology and neuropharmacology.

Modelling Interests: 1/72 Scale Fanatic! Mostly armour but I also have a few aircraft and intend to branch into boats soon.

Last Build: Yet another Revell Pz.IV Ausf J (Two to go and second platoon is complete - Hoorah!), Nearly finished two truly horrible Heller Somua S-35s and the excellent Emhar Whippet. Last non armour build was a PM Model Fokker D.XXI which was and is a nightmare build!

Quote: All of us are lying in the gutter.....But some of us are looking at the stars.

tony · Posted: Sun 23 Apr 2006 17:31 pm Post subject:

Ok heres mine.

Name: Tony
Age: 45

Location: Hove ,East Sussex... right on the coast

Occupation: Maintenance electrical technician for the NHS

Family: married To Diane for 25 years, no kids but nine cats !!
Favourite Films: Zulu, close encounters, man who would be king etc..

Last Film seen at Cinema : King Kong

Last DVD I bought and watched: Dave Gilmour on an island, DVD Australian Pink fLOYD IN CONCERT

Favourite TV: Mainly documentries,

Favourite Comedies: Black adder, the office (makes me cringe)

Favourite Music: Led Zeppelin, Pink floyd, yes, Australian Pink Floyd,genesis etc...

Other Interests: Airshows, exploring old military sites, history, having a beer at my local club right on the beach.Anything to do with naval history ( my 10x great grandfather was high lord admiral to the fleet of England.

MODELS:I mainly do 1/72 aircraft but in the past have built ships and armour, I use to build scratch built ships out of junk from photos and built over 30 , including subs, royal navy, us coast guard and merchant ships, they were on display on spitbank fort for a few years but now reside in Newhaven Maritime museum.

Owen · Posted: Sun 23 Apr 2006 17:43 pm Post subject:

Name: Owen

Location: The East

Favourite TV: I'm a big Simon Pegg/Edgar Wright Fan. Spaced was absolutely brilliant! Red Dwarf, Fast Show, Futurama, The Simpsons, Scrubs and League of Gentlemen are all very good IMHO.

Favourite Comedians: Bill Hicks, Dara O'Brien

I enjoy making 1/72 Aircraft and 1/72 AFV's, although I'm slowly starting to build some of my 1/48 Bombers in the Stash. Model Railways are taking priority at the moment though.
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modelwoman · Posted: Sun 23 Apr 2006 18:11 pm Post subject:

Hi I would like to introduce myself:

Name Elsie Stanbury

Age 34

Married to Michael

Location Honiton, Devon, England

Occupation Currently Carer but looking to set up in business

Family 3 Children (Ages 6, 8, and 10)

Favourite Film Gladiator

Last DVD Bought Wallace and Grommit

Favourite TV Emmerdale

Other Interests I like to model Jet Aircraft but am currently collecting kits.
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Hawker1 · Posted: Sun 23 Apr 2006 18:48 pm Post subject:

Name: Chris Cousins (My family DOESN't own Cousins the furniture store)

Age: 14

Live: Shropshire, UK

Occupation: Secondary School

Interests: History, reading, playing pc and xbox games (Call of duty/Online, farcry, Ghost recon, Brothers in arms, Command and Conquer etc). Enjoy thrillers

TV: Hustle, Spooks, Waking the dead, Midsummmer murders, Documentries on WWII, My family(sometimes), little britain

Interesting Facts: Lived abroad half my live. Born in Germany lived there for 5 years, lived in Nepal for 2 years. Know lots of facts regarding miltary, planes, vehicles etc

Favourite books: Chris Ryans series, Sharpe/Bernard Cornwell

Fav Film: Bourne Supremacy, Bond Films, Spartan, The Rock

Last DVD watched: Spartan

Last DVD bought: Schlinders list (for my mums birthday present) The Rock

Music: bit of everything really.

Career after school: thinking of going to Sandhurst or becoming a engineer

Modelling Interests: basically everything but prefer planes. There easier

Radio Gnome · Posted: Sun 23 Apr 2006 18:56 pm Post subject:

Name: Paul

Age: Getting too close to 50 for comfort

Location: Penarth (nice little Victorian seaside town just outside Cardiff)

Occupation: IT Bloke at Cardiff University

Family: Been with 'wor lass for 20 years, married the last 10, and finally got around to producing our Daughter some 2 years ago. Starting a family late does have financial advantages, but dear gods !!! it don't arf make an old man tired!

Favourite Films: The Wicker Man, The Harder they come, Kellys Heros, The Italian Job (just for that one line ... you know the one ;) )

Last Film seen at Cinema: ) Blimey ... the Cinema ... haven't been there for many years. Can't Remember

Last DVD I bought and watched: Bob The Builder ... blooming 2 year olds ;)

Favourite TV: History and Documentry channels

Favourite Comedies: At the moment : Scrubs

Favourite Music: Anything that is good, very wide taste, from Mozart to Motorhead, Lived through and loved the Punk Era of the 70's, and my altime favourite music must be the Stranglers.

Other Interests: Ummm .. Modelling, more biased towards collecting than building, but am starting to get back into building after a Loooong break. Big very fast cars, I can finally afford to buy them wooohooo. PC online gaming.. been in a "clan" of like minded old farts for a few years now. We currently play BF2 very badly.

Brisey · Posted: Sun 23 Apr 2006 20:50 pm Post subject:

Hello Hello Hello.

Name: Brian.

Just got back into modelling and was gaining loads of info from the airfix forums so ive followed you lot over here to pick your wee brains some more.

Age; 29

Location: Belfast, Norn Iron.

Occuption: Home insurance sales. Should be able to get some of you cheaper insurance if your interested ;o)

Family; Living with long term girlfriend. Ive managed to hold out from the marriage stuff but I dont know for how much longer

Films: Trees Lounge, Shawshank, Pulp Fiction, Sparticus and anything asscociated with WWII.

Last Film @ Cinema; Think it was King Kong ( very awful )

Last Dvd: Kill Bill I & II, great stuff!

Fav Tv: Any WWII stuff, Deal or no deal, Sky Sports 1, 2, 3, extra & sky sports news

Fav Comedies: The Goons, Vic & Bob, Peter Kay.

Music: Beatles, Small Faces, Pink Floyd, Stone Roses and some dance music.

Other Interests: Football, Cricket, Rugby, infact most sports. Drinking, Smoking and doing nothing.

Model Interests: 1/72 WWII stuff.

Quote: An Eye For An Eye And Everyone Shall Be Blind.

robo2003 · Last edited by robo2003 on Tue 02 May 2006 21:14 pm; edited 1 time in total

Name: Robert Collister

Age: 43

Location: Stockport

Occupation: Parts Manager

Family: Married (Jane 19 years) 3 Children Grace 17 Gregory 14 Olivia 13

Favourite Films: Lock stock.../ scary movie 1 2 &3

Last Film seen at Cinema: Wallace and Grommit

Last DVD I bought and watched: Wallace and Grommit

Favourite TV:Life on Mars at the moment (was watching some of series 2 been shot last week its shot around Stockport)

Favourite Comedies: Fawlty Towers / Python / Early Doors.

Favourite Music: Gary Numan / Kraftwerk / Foo Fighters / Ultravox (before midge ure) / The Human League (Before the girls arrived) ABBA

Other Interests: Golf, Google earth,

Steven Pietrobon · Posted: Mon 24 Apr 2006 04:24 am Post subject:

Name: Steven Pietrobon
Age: 43
Location: Adelaide, Australia
Occupation: Electronic Engineer
Been modeling since: 1973-1982, 2002 to present.
Currently building: Airfix 1/72 Fairey Rotodyne and Airfix 1/84 Angel Inteceptor (they are both nearly finished!).
Next model: Airfix 1/600 HMS Ajax
Favourite Subjects: Space, Rockets, Missiles, 1950s to 1970s Airfix kits, 1/72 Aircraft, 1/76 Military Vehicles, 1/32 Modern Cars, 1/600 Ships, Star Wars, F-1 Cars.
Other Interests: Space Exploration, Science Fiction

joe · Posted: Mon 24 Apr 2006 07:31 am Post subject:

Name - Joseph Greenough.

Occupation - Modelling

Age - 14

Location - Bedfordshire , England.

Family , Mum dad and a sister.

Favourite TV - Fast show

- You aint seen me - RIGHT? Family guy, simpsons, buzzcocks...

Favourite films, saving ryans privates, longest day, jurrasic park 1,2,3... loads..

Joe

Fidget · White Star Joined: 24 Apr 2006 Posts: 85 Location: Essex

Name- james riches

age- 30

location- Braintree , Essex

occupation- CNC turner

family- married to Tarnia for 2 years with 1 son william whos 2

fave- films most war films

last film at cinema- Alien Autopsy , which Im afraid to say was quite amusing

comedy- All the old classics

models- Cuerrently working on a airfix vulcan and a Aeroclub lightning T5, just finished a airfix chinnock , knocking airfix on the head for a while and returning to 1/35 armour

james

ptcruiser · Joined: 24 Apr 2006 Posts: 9

Name: Richard Middleton
Age: 40
Location: Desborough, Northants
Family: Married with two young children (ther attitude is much older!)
Been modeling since: dunno - wasn't keeping a record

but it was a blue Spitfire with single piece wings
Currently building: loads ! Main subject is the Anti-Pesto van, but also 3 Tamiya Mini Coopers - yes to do the Italian Job, '49 Mercury, Batman Tumbler, 1:24 Resin Bentley Exp8, PT Cruiser (no surprise there), Testors 1:4 Hemi etc etc
Next model: probably anothe A35 or 1:12 Corvette or 1:12 Cougar
Favourite Subjects: 1:24/5 cars but it's not exclusive
Other info - leader of IPMS (UK) Car & Motorcycle SIG

Other interests - PT Cruisers (yes again)

DHDrover · Posted: Mon 24 Apr 2006 22:53 pm Post subject: Who Am I?

David Jones
Born in Newhaven Sussex 16/04/44 at 2100 Double summer time.
Came to Australia with parents in 1948.
Retired Hurt ten years ago. Broken back. Nerves damaged but I can still walk.
Served in the RAN.
Married to Margaret for last 15 years. Married on the 50th anniversary of Pearl Harbor (sic).
Between us we have seven children, all grown up but at times you would never notice. Ten Grandchildren!
I live on a small acreage in the village of Hazelbrook in the Blue Mountains. moving soon (before Christmas) further west to Grenfell onto a beautiful five acre block.
I model just about anything that takes my interest. This includes my Garden Railway
Last picture seen in a theatre. Ice Age 2
Last DVD purchased Narnia.
I don't watch TV all that much. Prefer to read. We have a library that would be the envy of some small towns.
I like many types of music but mainly of the quieter variety.
That will do for now.

Dai

GraemeLeggett · Posted: Tue 25 Apr 2006 11:28 am Post subject:

Name: Graeme Leggett

Age: nigh on 40

Location: Norwich

Occupation: complex part IT manager, part Laboratory analyst.

Family: Married 5 or 6 years now, 1 son Harry 1 year old in week or so.

Modelling experience - since i was 10ish (?) to 18 Airfix and later Tamiya (1/35 vehicles) , 18 onwards Tamiya, Games Workshop, Bandai (mecha) occasional resin figure (still not finished) last 3 months Airfix again.

Last Film seen at Cinema: can't remember when I last went to cinema (see year-old son above)

Last DVD I bought and watched: Third Man, bought Goblet or Fire for wife and watched that since never get to cinema these days

Favourite TV: Doctor Who (but I prefer the so-called classic series) , Mayo, Brat Camp

Other Interests: Amateur dramatics, car restoration

enough to go on with?

Graeme

davecov · Posted: Tue 25 Apr 2006 11:38 am Post subject:

Hi Dai, Graeme and Richard.

Thank you for signing up and welcome aboard!

Dave
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chippy · Posted: Tue 25 Apr 2006 12:27 pm Post subject: Chippy Profile

Hi Everyone

Names Geoff Disley aged 45 Recently divorced but I live in hope.

Employment, Training Manager / Lecturer at Blackburn College, before that 22 yrs in the Royal Navy ending up as a CCMEA, did the Hull ADQUAL when they realised they still needed Chippy's after disbanding the branch.

Made hundreds of models as a kid been back into it for the last 18 months, Just finished HOOD, MAURETANIA & working on AJAX, done a few aircraft in 1/48 Spitfire VB, HURRICANE Mk 1, Mosquito VIb.

But my passion is 1/600 ships

Other interests are Scouting I am the local Cub Scout Leader, Archery, Outdoor pursuits, walking, canoeing, sailing etc (it helps to keep me young) thats the excuse anyway and Im sticking to it.

Glad to be on board

Chippy

davecov · Posted: Tue 25 Apr 2006 12:34 pm Post subject:

Hello Geoff

Welcome aboard, shipmate!

Dave
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