Greetings from Fife

[Telegraphist]

Hello everyone, my name is Dave and I have been actively building plastic models for about a year or so now after a break of about 30 years or so.
I prefere to work with 1:72/1:76 scale kits, but eager to broaden my horizons with other scales soon. I am still a beginner to this hobby, I like to experiment with different ways to go about things, like painting canopies/scraping excess or using decals strips for canopies, still trying to find out what works for me and gives best results.
Hope to pick up a lot of good tips and advice from fellow members here, share ideas and knowledge and have a laugh while going about it.
Dave.

[BrummieModeller]

Welcome to ISM mate

[Lee]

Hello and welcome to ISM Dave - Good to have you on board

[coladito1]

[Gav0909]

A bleedin Fifer! Where in Fife are you from mate? I am from just outside Dunfermline myself (although I live on the west coast now). What are the odds eh.

Welcome to ISM!

[Paul]

Hey Dave welcome to ISM

[PhildaFish]

DAVE! I knew I'd convince you to come over to the dark side!!! Good to have you here, my friend!

[schweinhund227]

Welcome Dave !


Norm.

[Telegraphist]

Thank you everybody for the warm welcome
Just trying to work out how to go about producing a Work in progress thread to log my builds on or do I have to go about it build by build? (Dave is not the best with computers)
Once I work out how to get things set up and started, will get more active then with pics of current and past builds (hopefully no limit to the number of pics you can use like other sites have).
Dave.

[Lee]

Thank you everybody for the warm welcome
Just trying to work out how to go about producing a Work in progress thread to log my builds on or do I have to go about it build by build? (Dave is not the best with computers)
Once I work out how to get things set up and started, will get more active then with pics of current and past builds (hopefully no limit to the number of pics you can use like other sites have).
Dave.

If you could do each individual build as it's own thread that would be great Dave - Keeps it easy to search for members, and no, no limits on pictures here my friend

[gosselin2112]

Welcome, Dave !



Russell

[Fredrik64]

Welcome Dave !

[Bagpiper]

Welcome Dave. I think the percentage of Scots in here is very cool. Don't let my signature block fool you. I'm an Edinburgh man but living in Tornado Alley USA for my sins. lol

All the best and if you haven't seen it yet we are just about to start our very first group build. Feel free to snoop around and join in the fun if you want. There is some great prizes too. Let us know if you have any questions.

See you around
Jim

[Telegraphist]

Thanks everybody for the very warm welcome

How come you ended up Stateside Jim, my grand parents moved to American but came back due to the great depression in 1929/1930. My dad was 'created' over the pond in Dorchester, NY. but was born over here (just).

Dave.

[Bagpiper]

I joined the Army when I was 18, then joined the Essex Police force when I got out and to be honest have not stopped moving around since. I'm having a great depression now mate. Called missing Britain and Scotland in particular. But this is home now. I married an American woman and that's how I ended up staying. I came over on a job interview years ago and was offered a job if I wanted it. The rest as they say is history.

All the best and look forward to seeing you around.

Jim

[Telegraphist]

You are not missing much here just now, weather has been decent last few days though. Edinburgh is recovering from a big farce with the trams, digging the place up for nothing. UK is not having the best time of things just now as you know, you be glad you escaped now.
Dave.

[MakingModelsAgain]

Hi Dave, welcome from just up the road (or down, if you live in Tayport or Newport!)

[Telegraphist]

Hello Inafix, I am from around the South West Fife area, about Dunfermline.
Dave.

[Bagpiper]

Hi Dave. Bit late but welcome to you. I loved Fife and used to go there with my dad all the time.

See you around

Jim

[Gav0909]

I loved Fife and used to go there with my dad all the time.

Not entirely sure anyone has ever said that about Fife before lol. Can't say I have ever heard it said in all my years of living in Fife!

[Bagpiper]

I was with my Dad Anywhere would have been good when I was with him.

Cheers
Jim

[UKscalemodeller]

Greetings. Hope you like it here at ISM, (which apparently now stands for Internafional Scottish Modeller)

[Bagpiper]

Greetings. Hope you like it here at ISM, (which apparently now stands for Internafional Scottish Modeller)

Love it

[Telegraphist]

Fife has changed a bit, the Forth coast has got a huge oil terminal now near the bridges, great if you like watching small oil tankers off Kirkcauldy.
They are building another bridge, another change of scenery here.
Dave.