Hello, good people of this forum :)

[Jakko]

If I'm honest I don't normally post introductions when I join a forum, but hey, why not? I got pointed here by @Richard55, as he mentioned there's a lot of people here that I already know, but kind of lost touch with because of … issues over at another forum that shall remain nameless but whose abbreviation comes close to the one here. (For the record: unlike a good number of them, I didn't leave because I couldn't get along with the new forum software, though — I got booted off for a discussion that followed from me questioning the need for changing from XenForo to something less user-friendly.) If I'm honest, I already kind of missed the community we had there, but it looks like this forum could well be much the same as that used to be. At least there's familiar faces, even if the names and avatars may not always be what I was used to

Anyway, I've been building models since I was about six or seven years old, mostly 1:35 scale AFVs these days but with the odd 1:72 scale aircraft or entirely oddball subject thrown in. I have no particular era, country, war, manufacturer, or whatever that I focus on — I just build what I like because I find it interesting. I only wish I would finish more than I actually do

 

[Andy the Sheep]

Nice to see you again, Jakko...and my avatar is the same good old Shaun

 

[Eagle-1]

Howdy. Might need to drag a chair from the back porch.

Leave that dog alone. He's on that chain for a reason.

Rob.

 

[Jakko]

Nice to see you again, Jakko...and my avatar is the same good old Shaun

Yes, you're the one I picked out immediately — some of the others were a bit harder to place right away

 

[mark2]

Hi jakko, wondered where you got too lol

 

[scottie]

Hi Jakko, glad you found your way here.

 

[Jim62]

Welcome to the addict

 

[Rimmer]

Good to see you on here Jakko.

 

[Down Time]

Welcome!!! So many showed up at once, I think we can scrounge up an old beach chair for ya......
Anyway, many great people here, original and new, post lots of pictures of your builds, we like to see.

 

[Jakko]

Thanks, all

Welcome!!! So many showed up at once

Want to know something funny? That's pretty much what they said on the other forum too, about six and a half years ago, after a lot of us moved there from the Military Modelling forums, when those were shut down because the magazine ceased publication …

I think we can scrounge up an old beach chair for ya......

Heh, the beach is literally about a four-minute walk from where I'm sitting as I type this Not much of a day to go and sit there today, though.

Anyway, many great people here, original and new, post lots of pictures of your builds, we like to see.

That most certainly won't be a problem

 

[dave]

Hi ya looking forward to you sharing your vast knowledge with us again. Dave

 

[Jakko]

Thanks (Though I kind of have to ask: which Dave exactly are you? There were a couple and I can't work it out from your avatar.)

 

[ohbejuan]

Welcome!

 

[langy]

Hiya Jakko, good to see you here.

 

[Steve Ski]

Well it's about time, Jakko. I thought you were waiting for an engraved invitation or something, lol. Not to beat a dead horse into glue, but that intensive public brow beating/flogging was way over the top and not acceptable, IMHO. That's water under the bridge now. Glad you made it here and let er rip.

Us Yanks had assumed the British Navy was parked of Boston again, but we see yall are bringing biscuits, so I've recalled Mr. Revere back to the barn. Well heck, the Beatles did it, right? Ha!

Good to see you agasin, Jakko. Cheers, Ski.