discussion Hello from California

[Guest]

I reckon I ought to introduce myself. I see some familiar names (and models) and you all are very friendly and build great models. My name is Neil aka Ace aka Essex and a few other names best forgotten. I live on el Rancho de Los Corralitos near Freedom, California which is surrounded by apple orchards by Monterey Bay.


I've built models since 1969 when I got a 1/32 scale Triumph TR4 kit (with a very tiny fiddly engine). I never actually grew up and stopped building. I still struggle with each and every model (especially painting car bodies) and  I'm very impressed with the models I've seen here.


Now I am gonna blow the dust off these two stalled models and finish them!  Thanks.

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[Guest]

Welcome to the friendliest forum anywhere neil.


scott

 

[Marc Stock]

Welcome to our forum Neil. Lets face it us guys never really grow up do we? 

 

[Guest]

Welcome Neil ,looking forward to seeing these finished out

 

[Guest]

Hi Niel and welcome from somewhere which is nowhere near as nice as where you are.


Brierley Hill, Near Dudley where i'm surrounded by factory units, and the only bay we have is "yo bay" - which would take some explaining. 

 

[Guest]

Welcome to the forum Neil

 

[Guest]

Hello Neil and welcome to the forum.

 

[Gwyn]

Welcome Neil, I will wait to see these models when completed, they very good so far.

 

[Guest]

Welcome, Neil, from a fellow Californian. This is a great forum, as everyone is very helpful and friendly.


What part of CA you from?

 

[Snowman]

Welcome to our lil' madhouse.

 

[papa 695]

Welcome to the forum Neil 

 

[Guest]

Hi and as already said welcome to the friendliest forum on the net

 

[monica]

hi,Welcome Neil

 

[Guest]

Hi Niel and welcome from somewhere which is nowhere near as nice as where you are.

What part of CA you from?

Thanks everyone for the warm welcome! I did not mention that Corralitos, which is on the central coast, is home to a lot of rattlesnakes and gangsters ( I've encountered both) so it isn't as idyllic as it sounds! 

 

[Guest]

Neil, welcome mate, I do like California, but I do hate snakes, got em around here in aus- I stepped on one as a matter of fact one time!

 

[Guest]

Thanks everyone for the warm welcome! I did not mention that Corralitos, which is on the central coast, is home to a lot of rattlesnakes and gangsters ( I've encountered both) so it isn't as idyllic as it sounds! 

Ah, yes... my pop worked in Watsonville in the early '90s, and he and mom lived in La Selva Beach.

 

[tanktrack]

welcome to the forum .

 

[PaulTRose]

another familiar face 


welcome Neil 

 

[Guest]

Welcome Neil, we could do with you sending some of your sunshine over to the east of England..........

 

[flyjoe180]

Welcome Neil, looking forward to seeing some of your work. That car looks interesting.