My screen name is Dirkpitt289, My real name is Dirk Pitt. The 289 designation stands for the engine size of my favorite car the Ford Mustang. As I grew older and went to school i was kidded by my teachers that I was named after the character "Dirk Pitt" created by Clive Cussler. While that wasn't true I do feel a kinship with the character after reading his books. I love the sea and old shipwrecks, and of course classic cars.
My story is a lot like most here. I first got into modeling as a kid. I remember being around 4 when my Dad bought the old Monogram kit of the Yellow 55 Chevy Badman He built it with my help and when it was done it was mine to play with.
This was another one of my first kits.
I built models on and off till about 8th grade where I made dioramas of a B=17 and B-24 for history projects. Then like so many others I discovered girls and that was the end. I remember giving all my dios to the little kid down the street.
I had a lot of jobs as an adult but the most notable was a Trooper for the New Jersey State Police and a C-130 Mechanic in the US Air Force. It wasn't until my first marriage of 10 years ended and a few years into my newest relationship did I get back into modeling. For some reason for Christmas my current girlfriend got me two models. One was the Titanic and the other was a 66 Mustang 2+2. Its been all down hill since then.
I firmly believe its sites like this that have caused this hobby to flourish for me as opposed to petering out after those first two kits were done.
Anyway that's my story and I'm sticking to it.
See you around the board.
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Now suitably recovered, and back into building models. Happily married for 16 years, with two sons, 6 & 8. (and some Gouramis and Platys in a pond...)
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