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Well, it's been a harried couple of years since the model table and I have had a chance to cross paths, but I think I've now jumped back in with both feet. My primary love is modern race/sports cars (as you can see with the username), but my first passion was always aircraft.
I took my hiatus in late 2007 when my girlfriend(now wife of 6 and 1/2 years) moved into our new house. The basement was unfinished, which was perfect for my plans. Add to that job promotions and increased responsibility something had to give; unfortunately it was a hobby.
I finished the basement including my 10'x10' hobby room just in time for her to get pregnant. What can I say, I have other hobbies too. We had our first daughter in June of 2011 which obviously caused a whirlwind of activity and fun. January 2014 brought our second (and final!) little girl home. We (my wife) noticed our house was getting a little small for two baby girls, one wife, one obedient (female) dog and myself.
We bought another house, this time with a fully finished basement including a pre-finished 10'x10' hobby room (read: old bedroom)off to one side. How lucky I am to be able to have these things.
With the impending long northern winter, I was able to put some time aside about four weeks ago to pull a couple of unfinished kits from the shelf and start building. First was a 1/48 scale F-14A from Hasegawa which I started in 1999 and hadn't finished. Secondly was a Corvette Grand Sport offered by Accurate Miniatures. The further I get into both of these kits makes me realize I should have started with something from Tamiya and built it OOB.
What can I say, it's like riding a bike. I fell back in love, even though the F-14 is a somewhat *challenging* kit to say the least. Stemming from that has been a flurry of activities, including new paints and a new airbrush. The old Aztek wasn't quite cutting it anymore. Lately every night I have been quietly going down into the basement after the kids are asleep and working away for several hours and leaving my wife to do her thing upstairs, whatever that may be.
One final thing is a big thanks to fellow board member Scrodes has been goading me into building again since I put the airbrush down all those years ago to pick it back up. Sometimes gently, sometimes not.
Thanks for taking the time to read this novel, and I will start a thread when I finish the F-14 and move onto the next project on my bench!
Well, it's been a harried couple of years since the model table and I have had a chance to cross paths, but I think I've now jumped back in with both feet. My primary love is modern race/sports cars (as you can see with the username), but my first passion was always aircraft.
I took my hiatus in late 2007 when my girlfriend(now wife of 6 and 1/2 years) moved into our new house. The basement was unfinished, which was perfect for my plans. Add to that job promotions and increased responsibility something had to give; unfortunately it was a hobby.
I finished the basement including my 10'x10' hobby room just in time for her to get pregnant. What can I say, I have other hobbies too. We had our first daughter in June of 2011 which obviously caused a whirlwind of activity and fun. January 2014 brought our second (and final!) little girl home. We (my wife) noticed our house was getting a little small for two baby girls, one wife, one obedient (female) dog and myself.
We bought another house, this time with a fully finished basement including a pre-finished 10'x10' hobby room (read: old bedroom)off to one side. How lucky I am to be able to have these things.
With the impending long northern winter, I was able to put some time aside about four weeks ago to pull a couple of unfinished kits from the shelf and start building. First was a 1/48 scale F-14A from Hasegawa which I started in 1999 and hadn't finished. Secondly was a Corvette Grand Sport offered by Accurate Miniatures. The further I get into both of these kits makes me realize I should have started with something from Tamiya and built it OOB.
What can I say, it's like riding a bike. I fell back in love, even though the F-14 is a somewhat *challenging* kit to say the least. Stemming from that has been a flurry of activities, including new paints and a new airbrush. The old Aztek wasn't quite cutting it anymore. Lately every night I have been quietly going down into the basement after the kids are asleep and working away for several hours and leaving my wife to do her thing upstairs, whatever that may be.
One final thing is a big thanks to fellow board member Scrodes has been goading me into building again since I put the airbrush down all those years ago to pick it back up. Sometimes gently, sometimes not.
Thanks for taking the time to read this novel, and I will start a thread when I finish the F-14 and move onto the next project on my bench!
