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    What do you do for a living?

    I'm a QA Engineer working in the Pharmaceutical industry, and an avid model railroader since 1979. I recently joined this forum to seek out information regarding Messerschmitt as I am considering replicating - with what we model railroaders refer to as "selective compression" - the assembly...
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    Newbie ... Pre-assembled Models?

    The Franklin Mint makes pretty nice models, just be wary of their price. They tend to be marketed as "collector's" items and carry a price tag to reflect this, although whether they are collectible or not is very debatable. I was a long time collector of their die-cast cars, and they brought...
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    Hello and Introduction!

    Hello Bill! A job on a tourist train must have been fun! Herpa makes some HO (1/87th) 109s, but they are really too nice to cut apart to use for loads. So far, Liliput, Trix, and Marklin have been making various Epoche II wagons with Bf 109 and Me 109, some in factory basic paint, some...
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    The best fighter of the 1950's.

    The Crusader was my first plastic airplane model that I built, a Monogram kit with a hinged fuselage and a removable engine. Boy, did that picture bring back the memories...
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    Hello and Introduction!

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    Hello and Introduction!

    You are most welcome. Since I'm new to this forum, and have never seen another forum that enabled such creativity, can you point me the instructions on how to do this for my own posts? Regards, David
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    Hello and Introduction!

    Thanks Thorlifter! You're right, it's down right now, but I'll bookmark it and try again. David
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    Hello and Introduction!

    Thank you Wurger! That's a beautiful background that you have for your posts, by the way. David
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    Hello and Introduction!

    Thank you Romain! I don't know your friend, but I live about 20 miles from Plainfield, NJ. As I understand it, the Bf 109 was also built at a factory in the former Czechoslovakia. Do you know of it? David
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    Hello and Introduction!

    I just joined this forum this morning. I am an avid modeler, primarily European Railways of Epoche II - V (1920 to present). This hobby brings me into contact with other modeling aspects, namely Epoche II (1920 - 1945) military models, including aircraft. I look forward to an interesting...
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