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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2017 11:05:37 GMT -7
Greetings.. I am a native californian… and have just started up model building AGAIN at age 59… I used to build a lot of models when i was a kid (elementary school) in the sixties etc.. and I maybe built a model or 2 afterwards, in my 20s and 30s… I recently started again by being nostalgic for some of the cars my dad and mom (family) had back in the sixties and 70s. i started with a 1965 Chevy Impala SS. my dad had one as a company car. then I built a 1958 plymouth belvedere (my mom had a used one in early 60s)), then i found a rare un-opened 1971 pontiac grand prix model (my dad had one as company car) and so on.. then i started looking at other cars and stuff.. and dang.. now i'm hooked again. my other main hobby is music.. I write and record my own pop rock music... Many thanks to iceman for informing me about this site  I hope to post some pics soon. all the best wishes to all… model-on! Cheers, Rick C |
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Post by stitchdup on Mar 28, 2017 11:13:58 GMT -7
Welcome Rick, pleasure to meet you (figuratively speaking). I'll look forward to your posts and if you have any questions we're all happy to help and share tips
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2017 11:16:06 GMT -7
thanks!! I have my funny ways of doing things, but am always willing to learn a new trick or two |
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Post by mustang1989 on Mar 28, 2017 11:44:30 GMT -7
Welcome aboard Rick!! Great group of folks here that are all willing to share and help. Hope to see some of your builds buddy. Take care, Joe
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2017 11:56:48 GMT -7
Thanks Joe I am already having brain-freeze with the way one can post a photo.. not easy! |
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Post by stitchdup on Mar 28, 2017 13:03:30 GMT -7
Thanks Joe I am already having brain-freeze with the way one can post a photo.. not easy! We have a thread in the help section if your using photobucket Rick, if you don't have an account with them it's quick and easy to set one up and it's free with the option to upgrade |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2017 13:06:13 GMT -7
I set up an account.. but tried to paste in a URL…and all i keep getting is a square with a question mark in it… no photo etc...
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Post by DeeCee on Mar 28, 2017 13:13:18 GMT -7
Welcome Rick, good to see another car enthusiast getting back into the hobby. PB can be a pain at times, i have been having problems copying the IMG code, put perseverance i suppose... it is free..  |
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Post by stitchdup on Mar 28, 2017 13:21:15 GMT -7
Welcome Rick, good to see another car enthusiast getting back into the hobby. PB can be a pain at times, i have been having problems copying the IMG code, put perseverance i suppose... it is free.. Try the direct code mate, it seems to work everywhere |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2017 13:22:21 GMT -7
ha! thanks you know, I can disassemble, and assemble a real alfa romeo engine without instructions...but cannot seem to do this fairly simple task LMAO |
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Post by stitchdup on Mar 28, 2017 13:29:12 GMT -7
ha! thanks you know, I can disassemble, and assemble a real alfa romeo engine without instructions...but cannot seem to do this fairly simple task LMAO I thought alfa engine's disassembled themselves, my old 154 did anyway |
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Post by Big D on Mar 28, 2017 14:59:36 GMT -7
Welcome Rick. You will have a lot of fun here.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2017 10:44:52 GMT -7
Thanks, Big D!! and stitchdup… I had a 1972 Alfa 2000 Berlina (4door) for 28 years.. daily driver… very reliable actually now I have a Fiat 500 Abarth much fun…and also very reliable…no troubles... |
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Post by stitchdup on Mar 29, 2017 10:50:52 GMT -7
I guess being in california must be kinder to your cars, I'm on the orkney islands in the far north of scotland so rust is a big problem here. It probably didn't help that my old wreck only cost me 500 quid, lol. Those old 70's alfas had some neat styling to them, and that new v8 one looks like it could be a lot of fun
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Post by geardriven on Mar 29, 2017 19:48:49 GMT -7
Hey Rick, Welcome to the forum. I see you have already met some real great people in the society. I myself somewhat parallel your world. I am 62.... Grew up with models in my youth and lost track of them in my early 20s. I reached out for a few in my 40s, but they just didn't fit. My first real job was at an import auto dealer. We carried four car lines with Mercedes-Benz and Roll-Royce as our mainstays and sold and serviced many others including Alfa-Romeos. My personal skill is that with the right tools and the right amount of force, I can take anything apart.....anything....Now getting it back together and making it work is something I leave for the professionals...lol. Music...  .. Every parent aspires their child to be a great musician and my parents were no different. I chose to play a combo organ in a rock band and did pretty well for a local band. I still have my Gibson G-101 combo organ (the same organ used by Ray Manzarek of the Doors.) Musicians ... My music school teaher's name was Harry Grebb....his son, Marty Grebb was the organist for the Buckinghams.....Marty would hang around with Pete Cetera from CTA (Chicago). Harry Grebb would hold large stage band ensembles on the first Sunday of every month and make Marty play.....Pete Cetera played a few times as well. I played softball and drank warm quarts of beer at a local park. A half a block away was the home where Ray Manzarek of the Doors was born & raised. I lived about 2 miles from him... If I would have been a good boy and went to a Catholic school, I would have gone to high school with Ray.(although he was a few years older).... Small world....'eh.... |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2017 11:08:49 GMT -7
hey gear driven… cool about the music bits I do my own solo music (rick cuevas) and i have 2 other bands, zru vogue, and savage roger…. all at the usual digital outlets.. and cool about the cars.. my uncle james (now deceased), used to be the west coast rep for british motor cars.. rolls, jag, etc…in the 60's 70s'...was based in sanfrancisco at first, then moved to seattle in the northwest… rock on, everyone |
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I hope to post some pics soon. all the best wishes to all… model-on! Cheers, Rick C
.. Every parent aspires their child to be a great musician and my parents were no different. I chose to play a combo organ in a rock band and did pretty well for a local band. I still have my Gibson G-101 combo organ (the same organ used by Ray Manzarek of the Doors.)