Hello from South Africa

sjam+ · Post by **sjam+** » July 9th, 2014, 9:10 pm

Greetings from Port Elizabeth which is in the Eastern Cape province where I teach at Grey High School.
Like many boys I grew up with Airfix models. After a quad bypass in 2012 I got through the recovery both in hospital and after by thinking about and doing repairs to my radio planes.
I found two Airfix kits sans instructions in a bag in a top cupboards so after about 32 years started the builds, making missing parts etc.

I am now totally hooked having built twenty since and a stash of 33 waiting. I brush paint only and prefer 72 scale planes. Second war and early jets mainly. I build kits from 1970's and 80's largely. Mostly Airfix but lots of Frog, Matchbox, Academy. just finished Pegasus Hispano. Have Idea kit too.

Look forward to chats.

bluesteel · Post by **bluesteel** » July 9th, 2014, 9:22 pm

WWII aircraft and early jets in 1/72nd are a good choice. I look forward to seeing photos of some you your builds.

Welcome to UAMF!

Post by **PaulBradley** » July 9th, 2014, 9:58 pm

Welcome to UAMF!

DavidWomby · Post by **DavidWomby** » July 9th, 2014, 10:36 pm

Welcome!

What are you building at the moment?

David

Post by **JohnRatzenberger** » July 10th, 2014, 12:59 am

Welcome aboard !

Post by **jssel** » July 10th, 2014, 2:23 am

Welcome to the forum and please enjoy your stay.

Chris · Post by **Chris** » July 10th, 2014, 9:09 am

Hiya sjam, you live on the other side of the earth from me! (NY, USA)

AndrewR · Post by **AndrewR** » July 10th, 2014, 6:24 pm

Greetings sjam.

despondman · Post by **despondman** » July 10th, 2014, 8:39 pm

Hello and welcome aboard.

celt · Post by **celt** » July 11th, 2014, 10:05 am

Hello South Africa, I too only use the hary stick.

sjam+ · Post by **sjam+** » July 11th, 2014, 12:00 pm

Thanks for the welcome.
Just finished old Airfix Sabre Dog. Turned out quite nicely despite old decals. Now busy with Frog Zero. No wheel Wells or anything in cockpit. Have cut wells and filled with card strips and scratched a cockpit reports. Looks o.k . Want to do speckle paint job.

sjam+ · Post by **sjam+** » July 11th, 2014, 12:02 pm

Don't you have it when your phone wants to take over! I meant a cockpit of sorts

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