Post by hotrodzilla on Feb 25, 2017 2:01:43 GMT -6
Hello everybody, I have just joined your wonderful forum. I cannot find an intro page so started this. if I have missed the intro then please redirect me.
Anyway, onto me.
Started building models as a 7 year old, usually WWII planes and stuff. The Airfix Flying Fortress built with my dad being my first kit and bought because of the great Roy Cross artwork on the British version.
Fast forward a few years and I'm still building various kits of all modes. Then as a young reader of Hot Rod magazine and a visit to the model dept of an unknown store, I came across a model of Tom Daniel's called Rommel's Rod. This was the transition kit to me that took me from WWII tanks and planes to way out cars. My next show rod was the Li'l Coffin, a great kit I have rebuilt a few times and is a great source for kit bashing and am working on a variant now. I liked what I built and rarely went back to the military kits. Only when my son was growing did I help him with some models in his pre-playstation days, he admires my stuff but admits that is my hobby.
I discovered the Coffin Corner probably about 2002 and loved it. Never a member, I always had a look around the finished models and have watched it grow from a few features on the real stuff to the big lists of members builds.
As probably others on here I am not a fan of every show rod though even those I find ridiculous, particularly the non operational 1:1 vehicles I can appreciate their contribution to the genre
Hope I can contribute soon and I shall post some photo's.
Thanks for letting me in, JohnnyT
Anyway, onto me.
Started building models as a 7 year old, usually WWII planes and stuff. The Airfix Flying Fortress built with my dad being my first kit and bought because of the great Roy Cross artwork on the British version.
Fast forward a few years and I'm still building various kits of all modes. Then as a young reader of Hot Rod magazine and a visit to the model dept of an unknown store, I came across a model of Tom Daniel's called Rommel's Rod. This was the transition kit to me that took me from WWII tanks and planes to way out cars. My next show rod was the Li'l Coffin, a great kit I have rebuilt a few times and is a great source for kit bashing and am working on a variant now. I liked what I built and rarely went back to the military kits. Only when my son was growing did I help him with some models in his pre-playstation days, he admires my stuff but admits that is my hobby.
I discovered the Coffin Corner probably about 2002 and loved it. Never a member, I always had a look around the finished models and have watched it grow from a few features on the real stuff to the big lists of members builds.
As probably others on here I am not a fan of every show rod though even those I find ridiculous, particularly the non operational 1:1 vehicles I can appreciate their contribution to the genre
Hope I can contribute soon and I shall post some photo's.
Thanks for letting me in, JohnnyT
