USMarine Posted December 31, 2009 Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 Hey everyone, My name is Bob and I live in High Falls, NC. I have recently joined IPMS and the local chapter in Asheboro, NC. I work at the NC Zoo in Asheboro as a zookeeper. I have just recently gotten back into modeling and my interest is dinosaurs and nature models. Would be interested in contacting and keeping in touch with anyone else interested in dinosaur modeling. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghodges Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 Welcome Bob and a very happy New Year to you and yours! Dinos seem to be an ever popular and growing medium in our hobby, especially with some of the vinyl kits available. Glad to have you aboard! Gil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Montgomery Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 Hi Bob, A zoo keeper,heh? Me too! At least when I was working...I'm now retired. I spent 37 years as a teacher in high school. That qualifies as a zoo in the eyes of most folks. Seriously though....nice to find another Dino modeler! I've been building Dinos for about 15 years and I really like the Tamiya kits. Most recently I bought an Albertosaurus, a vinyl kit that looks like it will be a ton of fun! I'd like to see pics of your Dinos or anyone else's, for that matter! Why I like to build Dinos: 1). No decals to silver. 2). Really hard for a rivet counter to bad mouth since there are not any rivets. 3). No one can say my paint scheme is wrong. 4). The "landing gear" don't have to be aligned perfectly. 5). If someone tries to pick up the model during a show they'll get bitten! 6). The Dino model is house-broken...the real critter is not. 7). No metalizer finish to worry about. 8). They scare the mice away from the other models in the display case. 9). Very few parts and no photoetch to get lost in the carpet 10). No canopy framing to mask off and paint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnRatzenberger Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 Hi Bob, Welcome from Nags Head, NC. Our chapter, down in New Bern, has a couple guys who do dinosaurs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David M. Knights Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 Welcome to IPMS. One of our members is a zookeeper at the Louisville Zoo here in Louisville, KY. He also builds dinos among other things. Looking forward to seeing your work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Aldrich Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 Welcome, I have all the old Aurora Prehistoric kits and some of the Monogram re-issues that I actually plan to build some day. Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimHortman Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 Welcome Aboard Bob! - Glad you're here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 Welcome Aboard....... Texas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slugman Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 Welcome Bob; Sounds like you have a really cool job. One of these days, I'm going to build a Liopleurodon. Do you know of any kits of this beast? Slugman from Wash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Deliduka Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 Welcome Bob! Glad to have you here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aAzZ09 Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 Welcome aboard Bob. One of the many members I knew from IPMS North Central Texas was a paleontologist named Jim Cook, PhD. who is into dinosaurs. I don't have his current e-mail address but I would try to contact Bruce Culver or Sean Glaspell if you like ( you can find contacts at the main IPMS website-Chapters) at the NCT club should you need some help with subject/modeling etc. Happy Modeling, Mark (alias aAzZ09) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USMarine Posted January 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 Welcome Bob and a very happy New Year to you and yours! Dinos seem to be an ever popular and growing medium in our hobby, especially with some of the vinyl kits available. Glad to have you aboard! Gil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USMarine Posted January 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 Thanks, Gil Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USMarine Posted January 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 Hi Bob, A zoo keeper,heh? Me too! At least when I was working...I'm now retired. I spent 37 years as a teacher in high school. That qualifies as a zoo in the eyes of most folks. Seriously though....nice to find another Dino modeler! I've been building Dinos for about 15 years and I really like the Tamiya kits. Most recently I bought an Albertosaurus, a vinyl kit that looks like it will be a ton of fun! I'd like to see pics of your Dinos or anyone else's, for that matter! Why I like to build Dinos: 1). No decals to silver. 2). Really hard for a rivet counter to bad mouth since there are not any rivets. 3). No one can say my paint scheme is wrong. 4). The "landing gear" don't have to be aligned perfectly. 5). If someone tries to pick up the model during a show they'll get bitten! 6). The Dino model is house-broken...the real critter is not. 7). No metalizer finish to worry about. 8). They scare the mice away from the other models in the display case. 9). Very few parts and no photoetch to get lost in the carpet 10). No canopy framing to mask off and paint I was a real zookeeper before this job. I was a Marine for 21 years before I retired the first time. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USMarine Posted January 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 Hi Bob, Welcome from Nags Head, NC. Our chapter, down in New Bern, has a couple guys who do dinosaurs. Thanks, John. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USMarine Posted January 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 Welcome to IPMS. One of our members is a zookeeper at the Louisville Zoo here in Louisville, KY. He also builds dinos among other things. Looking forward to seeing your work. Thanks, David. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USMarine Posted January 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 Welcome, I have all the old Aurora Prehistoric kits and some of the Monogram re-issues that I actually plan to build some day. Mark Thanks, Mark. I have all the Tamiya still to build. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Heck Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 Robert, Welcome. I am looking forward to your dinosaur models. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DennisTennant Posted January 13, 2010 Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 Howdy, Bob! Welcome to the forums! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USMarine Posted January 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 Howdy, Bob! Welcome to the forums! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USMarine Posted January 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 Thanks Dennis, Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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