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Introducing me, Ron Grove


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Hi

 

I just recently enrolled in the IPMS, mainly to get some hints to improve my models. I have been model building since 1950 or 51; I vaguely remember trying to assemble a sheet balsa airplane with Elmer's Glue-All and I couldn't have been older than 7 or 8. I soon switched to plastic and spent all my allowance on plastic models and stick & tissue paper airplanes.

 

Since the time I got married in 1966, I have been building wooden ship models (e.g., Model Shipways type kits) with only the occasional plastic model if something perked my interest.

 

My wife and I are both retired now and we travel about 5-6 months a year in a 25' travel trailer. As you might guess, this environment is not well suited to ship models. I was able to assemble an almost complete hull for the HMS Granado (Jotika kit) on the road but it is no longer practical to work on it out of a tool box. Hence my renewed interest in plastic models. On our last trip I brought along Tamiya's M1A1 Abrams tank kit. I nearly completed it during our 2 month trip (it was a rainy day project and we had great weather. :smiley6: ). Being the kind of person who never goes into something half way I now have a 1/2 dozen or so plastic kits lined up for this winter and onto our next camping excursion. Maybe a 6 kit backlog isn't much to most of you, but I do have 4 partially completed ships to finish and another 4 I haven't even started! I am afraid I won't live long enough to complete all my projects.

 

Ron Gove

Leesburg, Virginia

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Welcome Ron,

As moderator of the Armor forum, I know you have some great people there ready to answer all your questions. I am sure there a few that are more than interested in seeing any of you finished works as well.

 

Mark

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Welcome to the forums and to IPMS, Ron. Guys who do sailing ships all all my respect. I'm lucky to tie my shoes.

 

Steve

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Welcome aboard Ron. If you have any modeling questions, feel free to ask. That is what IPMS is all about, as our motto states " By Modelers- For Modelers".

 

Happy Modeling,

Mark (alias aAzZ09)

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Welcome Ron. Let's see some of your models.

 

While a travel trailer may be a little small for modeling, lots of us, myself in particular, have built many models in hotel rooms. Where there is a will, there is a way.

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Welcome Ron. Glad to have you here. Any idea how many models to the gallon you get on your travel trailer trips? :smiley17: You've come to the right place to share your enthusiasm for the hobby! Here's wishing you smooth roads and paint jobs! Cheers!

 

GIL :smiley16:

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