Introduce Yourself!

[Willow]

Here's a space where you can make an introduction. Enjoy!

[WhizoD]

Hi my name is Whizod, I'm an alcoholic.*everyone -'Hi WhizoD'* I've been drinking since i was small when my dad would rest his ice cold beer on my flat head while i sat next to him. I was told by that drunk over there *points* that no one here is sober... so i came to take your wallets to buy some booozeee!

eh? who are you people? and waht are you doing here?

A modelling forum u say?! how did i manage to stumble here.... well i have lots of experience putting broken bottles together, and pinned cardboard together to make a roof where i liveee... now just need an airbrush to paint some pretty flowers to soak up the rain and grow!

hello everyone! :)

[Lumraptor]

Yo,

Most peeps know me as Lumraptor so I'll stick with that.

I LIKE HIGHSCHOOL GIRLS AND STUFF! :eek:





...............Actually, I'm too old for highschool girls (sob) so I build resin kits of them when I can tear my self away from playing World of Warcraft. Been interested in anime since 1987 and still collect anime stuff, but have slowed down a lot in the last seven years. I have a metal, storage, shelf 7' x 3' x 1.5' full of original garage kits dating back to the early 1980s. I've built about 25 kits so far, and seem to average about 2 -3 kits built a year. Maybe if I win the lottery some day, I'll have more time to build........ (foo)

[redrage]

I'm redrage and I like to build all kinds of models. Sometimes I build them for work but mostly just for fun.

[secretasianman]

Lumraptor! Glad to see you here :) hope to see your thorough work posted in the future :)

[FilmMkr]

Um, I was wondering if I could come and eat at the adult table. I was wondering where everybody went - would you mind if I stayed awhile and played with you big kids? :eek:

Mkr of Films

[Dr.H]

Glad to have you aboard FilmMkr :D

[Willow]

Um, I was wondering if I could come and eat at the adult table. I was wondering where everybody went - would you mind if I stayed awhile and played with you big kids? :eek:

Mkr of Films

Sure you can play with us, but only if you behave ;) hee hee. Glad to see you found your way here.

[Willow]

Hi my name is Whizod, I'm an alcoholic.*everyone -'Hi WhizoD'* I've been drinking since i was small when my dad would rest his ice cold beer on my flat head while i sat next to him. I was told by that drunk over there *points* that no one here is sober... so i came to take your wallets to buy some booozeee!

eh? who are you people? and waht are you doing here?

A modelling forum u say?! how did i manage to stumble here.... well i have lots of experience putting broken bottles together, and pinned cardboard together to make a roof where i liveee... now just need an airbrush to paint some pretty flowers to soak up the rain and grow!

hello everyone! :)
You're too funny Whizo. Glad you're here to join us.

[Willow]

Yo,

Most peeps know me as Lumraptor so I'll stick with that.

I LIKE HIGHSCHOOL GIRLS AND STUFF! :eek:





...............Actually, I'm too old for highschool girls (sob) so I build resin kits of them when I can tear my self away from playing World of Warcraft. Been interested in anime since 1987 and still collect anime stuff, but have slowed down a lot in the last seven years. I have a metal, storage, shelf 7' x 3' x 1.5' full of original garage kits dating back to the early 1980s. I've built about 25 kits so far, and seem to average about 2 -3 kits built a year. Maybe if I win the lottery some day, I'll have more time to build........ (foo)

I've never gotten the chance to get to know you, but I'm glad you found us and I'm hoping to get to know you and your work better.

[Willow]

I'm redrage and I like to build all kinds of models. Sometimes I build them for work but mostly just for fun.

Glad to have ya Red! We missed you :)

[Arieanna]

Hello I'm Arieanna, self proclaimed Battle Angel fanatic

I'm still new to the figure building hobby. so far I've only built 4 kits, 2 of which are to be given away as gifts. Since funding for this new habit of mine are few I've taken up scratch building to fill the void between kits :D You'll see my wip threads for Elf & Zwolf and Alita. There are far too few battle angel kits out there! :mad:

but ummm anyway :p I just turned 23 and am a wife and a mother of a 9 month old who keeps me on my toes. hehe Being a mom is my current full-time job ummm... not sure what else to say except I'm going to kidnap Willow and make her a hug slave lol :p

[Willow]

not sure what else to say except I'm going to kidnap Willow and make her a hug slave lol :p

:eek: Ha Ha Ha!!! Anytime you need a hug you know where to find Willow. :p

[Joa]

Yo... :cool:

Some (all?) of you may know me from the HF forum where I will continue to post about my current projects (see the sig.).
I reside in Stockholm, capitol of Sweden where I live with my fiancée & 2 cats. I have been building kits since I was 5 ranging from air craft, tanks, tin soldiers, historical figures, movie related material and the past 7 years almost exclusively anime/manga related kits (though I don't hesitate undertaking any interesting project).
I'm pretty devoted to the hobby and no kit escapes my hands without some sort of extreme attention and care...
Someone wrote:
So much work and effort for just one figure.Well, hell yea... I build it / paint it for myself and I want it to be perfect... :rolleyes:

See you around!

[Willow]

Joa-

Glad you found your way to us! I'm looking forward to your posts and wisdom! :)

Willow (aka "mrs")

[redrage]

...Well, hell yea... I build it / paint it for myself and I want it to be perfect...

Amen brother! Ain't no higher critic! If it isn't perfect then YOU know it. Go big or go home I always say.

Very glad to see you around.

Cheers

[Masa]

Hi Joa,
Welcome to the party! :)

Masa

[Starhawk]

Might as well jump on the wagon as well... =)

As Joa put it, I reside in Stockholm, capitol of Sweden where I live with my fiancé & 2 cats.
My interest in the hobby started about 4 ½ years ago, when I started dating Joa. I didn't get started myself though, until a few years later. So far, my interest is mostly in sculpting (a forum category dedicated to sculpting would be nice?), but we'll see what that develops into.

Other than this hobby, I enjoy making gift cards, watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer, reading books (Fantasy and Horror), playing video & computer games (adventure, RPG and strategy) and listening to music (some namedropping: Hallucinogen, Juno Reactor, Susumu Hirasawa, X Japan, Duran Duran, Depeche Mode etc etc).

That pretty much sums it up. =)

/Catta

[Willow]

Depeche Mode etc etc).

/Catta

Dr. H (F4F) is a HUGE fan of Depeche Mode. ;)

Glad to see you found your way to us Catta.

~Willow~ (Mrs)

[FilmMkr]

Hey Joa and, um, "Starhawk"! :D (Don't let Joa's girl Catta find out that he's seeing someone else on the side or there might be trouble!

Come to think of it, mebbe I shoulda come up with a new personna. Nah, I yam who I yam . . .

FM

[Starhawk]

Hey Joa and, um, "Starhawk"! :D (Don't let Joa's girl Catta find out that he's seeing someone else on the side or there might be trouble!)


Since I regret I signed up on HF with my real life nickname, I figured I'd go for the same nick I use on other forums (Starhawk is from the beginning the name of my RPG characters and I still use it when gaming). I don't mind being addressed as "Catta" though. :)

And... LOL! :D



Willow: My sister was a fan in the '80-ies and as I was born 1980, I grew up having DM played in the background. ;) That's why they're so special to me. Sometimes I wish I was born in the '70-ies instead, that way I wouldn't have had to miss their greatest era.

[Dr.H]

Glad to have you Starhawk and Joa to GKJ. I've seen your work in the past and I look forward to you both sharring your model skills with us.

(a forum category dedicated to sculpting would be nice?),

Ask and it shall be done!;)

[Monouchi]

Hello all, old and new friends.

Im Monouchi everywhere and is a ultimate Evangelion mecha collector.
....Hey, you got any Eva? give them to me? :D

Nice to be here and see a new forum.

[Dr.H]

Great to see you here Monouchi :) . I hope you enjoy the new forum.

[Masa]

Hi Monouchi!
Welcome to the show! It should be a good one, so glad to have you aboard! :)

[AncientOne]

Hey guys!

How come no one told me about this place? well im happy to be here with you guys now. I see alot of familiar names. :D I also hope to meet new people who i have not had the opportunity to meet yet. ;)

[Masa]

Hi AncientOne, welcome to our new forum!

Aloha,
Masa

[FilmMkr]

Hey Ancient, I see your panties! :lol:

(Pssst . . . no one told you because its a secret!) :p

[WhizoD]

welcome acient! its great to have ppl joining us here! :D

[Willow]

Hi AncientOne! I have not had the pleasure of getting to know you yet, although I have seen you around the block. :D

Glad to see that you found us and I hope you enjoy the forum!

[AncientOne]

Hey guys

Thank you so much for your kind words *feels the love* :wub:

Oh secret place huh... I guess im lucky then! :D

Willow that is about to change, LOL. ;)

[redrage]

Hello Ancient One; glad you found the digs... ;)

[AncientOne]

Thanks Redrage. :D

[morpheus]

Just wanted to say "hello." I see many familiar faces....ah names.

a hui hou,

[Dr.H]

Great to see you here Morpheus:) . I hope you enjoy the new forum.

[Masa]

Hey Morpheus! Glad you could make it :lol:

Aloha,
Masa

[redrage]

IT'S MORPHEUS! :D *confetti and marching bands"

Glad to see you here!

*I have to go back to work now- puts away the confetti and marching bands :sad: *

[FilmMkr]

All right! Pictures of babes! Welcome, Morpheus.

[Willow]

I agree with filmy. I missed the pictures of the babes! LOL. Welcome!!!

[secretasianman]

Morpheus! Welcome!!!!!!

[HobbyWitch]

I see a lot of familiar names here :) Starhawk (Catta) are you a Wicca fan ? I believe i recognize the name ? My endpaper was about wicca :)
Just thought i'd join you :)
Well something about me then..
I live in the Netherlands with my boyfriend, at the moment 16 cats (of which technically only 3 are ours (long story ;)). Although i graduated as a history teacher i teach Dutch at a school for adults who want to get their citizenship. Which is the best job ever ! I'm even learning a bit Arab and Russian ;)
I've been modelling for about 8 years or so and even though i don't have as much time as i'd like, i still love working on my pile of models ;)

[WhizoD]

Welcome to the boards!! :lol: you seem to have plenty of experiece! so we'll be looking forward to you work here^^

[Starhawk]

Hi Hobbywitch and welcome to the board! No, I'm not Wiccan. My nick here was first taken from a fantasy book (Ladies of Mandrigyn by Barbara Hambly) and I've been using it for years when playing computer games (my Diablo rogues haven't been called anything else throughout all these years :D ).

[redrage]

Welcome to the board Hobby Witch. Glad to see you here.

[Masa]

Welcome! :)

[morpheus]

i graduated as a history teacher

Gosh, that sounds so familiar!

Welcome to the forum.

a hui hou,

[brebia]

just want to say hi and join the fun here :)
i see lots of familiar fellows and some of you probably know me already under 'glunkly' nickname :p
i just move to england and as i don't have all my paints, tools and compressor i won't be able to show my new works that soon :sad:

[FilmMkr]

Welcome glunk . . ., errrr, brebia! Nice to see so many talented and respected modelers finding their way to our new home.

A question if I may - why did you move from France to England?

FM

[Joa]

Hey there, Brebbie and welcome! ;)

[Masa]

Hi Brebia,
Welcome to the forum! :)

[Dr.H]

Welcome aboard Brebia!

I'm very glad to see all of the great modelers such as yourself join our forum. While you'll find it will take some time for GKJ to pick up steam you will also find it already has a very comfortable feel to it, so please feel free to visit our highly active chat room were you'll find members there almost any night or day of the week. ;)

[Willow]

Welcome.

[WhizoD]

welcome to the forum neighboreeno! :lol: its great to see this place slowly growing!

[secretasianman]

Welcome brebia :) glad to see you here! even though your tools are not with you yet I always look forward to seeing your work.

Glad you found us!

[redrage]

Welcome Brebia! Hope that you're up and running again real soon!

Best Regards!

[brebia]

Thanks for the warm welcome :D i feel at home already!

FilmMkr, i move to England because my bf lives there. So far, it's a great experience living abroad, in a totally different environment. Life in the countryside is nice, quiet with friendly people around, such a break from a big city like Paris!

[Arieanna]

Hello and welcome!

I see a couple other new members floating around too. Come and say hi! :D

We don't bite.... Usually :devil:

hehe

[Berseker]

Hi all,i want to join you but please don't bite me :D

[Arieanna]

Well... Since you asked nicely :happy:

Welcome aboard!

[Asmenoth]

Hmmm, another forum to keep track of and visit...cool! Well, most should know me from HF and such. Been modeling for most of my life, a little of everything...25mm gaming miniatures, armor (1/72, 1/35), cars (WRC mainly), airplanes, and garage kits.

:D

[Arieanna]

Welcome aboard! :D

[GameraBaenre]

hi :unsure:

[Arieanna]

Hi yourself! :p

Welcome ;)

[telemarq]

Hello. Lots of familiar faces. :)

[Dr.H]

Hi all of the new people :D. telemarq haven't seen you in a while welcome and have fun.

[Masa]

Hi to all the new members! Hope you enjoy your stay and let us know if we can get you anything... a beverage or snack maybe? :lol:

[blade_runner]

It's me. Blade Runner. Good evening to you all...

[Dr.H]

It's nice to have some one of your skills here Blade Runner :)

[Eric_Clapton]

Hey, This is EC. I was worried about you. The wife said you were haveing issues and I wasnt going to pry. Glad to see your back and in good health again. I just herd about your disagreement with HF. CW also did something to me a while back with a picture of mine that to this day is still hard to forgive him. Thats why I dont post pics there anymore...

I hope here I can be more "ME"...

I also got a 03 Eclipse GTS, but dont have the money to soup it up. I did put custom tailights, hgeadlights and a MOMO shift knob in her so I guess I am pimping it...

Now I am going to look around this board and see what I can find.

My name is Ryan for all other members and I like Cars, Guitar, Women, and Music/Fine Arts...

[Dr.H]

Welcome EC.

I look forward to talking to you about our Eclipses ;) .

[Zero-chan]

Hay guyz, what's going on in this thread :V

I write about video games and sometimes build models. I make websites for an obscure character I am infatuated with. I like cool people and try to avoid drama.

Also, cats are awesome, so please post pictures of cute kittens whenever possible.

[Dr.H]

Well Zero-Chan from what you've said in you post it sounds like you will fit in here perfictly ;) . You'll find you that you have alot in common with many members.
So have a good time and enjoy GKJ:lol:

[Masa]

Hi Zero-chan! Welcome to the forum! Fan of fighting game characters and cute kittens? You've definitely come to the right place! :D

[Eric_Clapton]

Zero-chan what fighting game is that in your Avatar?

[bluedestiny]

Hi all.

[Murfle]

Howdy,

I'm still fairly new to modelling, on my 3rd model at the moment. Been working on it since July, but haven't had much time to work on it, travelling with work and all. Wonder how safe it is to take an airbrush on the plane. LOL

[telemarq]

Howdy,

......on my 3rd model at the moment. Been working on it since July......

Mizuho, by any chance? :D

[Dr.H]

Welcome Murfle. Feel free to ask any questions you want, we have a wide range of experienced modelers more than will to help with any questions.
I'm sure the airbrush would be fine for the plane its the compressor, paint and tools I'ld worry about lol ;)

[Arieanna]

Welcome aboard to all the new members I haven't greeted yet! :D

[Willow]

Welcome welcome welcome!

[Murfle]

Mizuho, by any chance? :D

hahaha actually not this one. Although, I think I about 1/3 of my 16 or so unfinished kits is of her.

[FilmMkr]

Greetings and salutations to all of our newest members. Good to see many of you from other places on the modeling web - welcome!

[sivousplay]

Just found out that this new board started up and thought I'd join the flock.

jim

[Dr.H]

Welcome sivousplay :D

We are quite new but we have a good base so you'll find GKJ a very enjoyable place to visit as we grow.

[Arieanna]

Welcome! :p

[Willow]

Welcome to the flock sivousplay!

[AncientOne]

Hey Jim

Glad to have you here as well. ;)

Glunkly is that you!!! glad to have you in here too. Oh please don't keep us waiting for too long. :D

[Joa]

Jim, pleasure to have you aboard... :cool:

[klam]

Hi all,

I'm new to this site and hobby. I haven't built my first kit yet. Still working on it at a snails pace. I'm currently working on a kit that is missing several small parts, so it's my tester kit. not too worried if I mess up on it.

So far i've experianced stripping paint with "easy oven cleaner" lots of sanding and puttying, and pinning. Can't wait till I start messing with painting and airbrushing. It's all new to me.

[Arieanna]

welcome aboard! i look forward to seeing your work if you're able to post pics ^^

[kaylamew]

Howdy ^_^
Just heard about this forum ^_^ It's nice it's not affiliated with any other place - just a place to talk about models. Ahh...

So anyway - I've been painting (by hand) anime resin models for about 5 years. I have abour 13 completed ones and a handful of not touched ones yet. I hope to keep working on models for a long time comeing ^_^

take care all and see you on the boards!

[Willow]

Welcome Kaylamew! Glad you found us and I am sure you will enjoy your stay! I am looking forward to reading your posts, and I'm sure you have lots of great information to share.

Welcome!!! :)

[Masa]

Hi sivousplay, klam, and kaylamew! Welcome to the forum everyone! Hope you enjoy your stay :)

[Arieanna]

Welcome! :D

[Miaka]

Hello everyone :)

I just got here and i just wanted to say hi :D

Not much to say about me. I'm a french woman of 25 years old. I've been doing gk for 2 years. I love this hobby and i just want to learn more about it !

Just one thing, i still handbrush all my figures... maybe one day when i'll be rich i can't get an airbrush :)

[redrage]

Welcome to the forum Miaka. It's probably fair to say that we all want to learn more about this hobby. It's very challenging and rewarding.

FWIW I know many people who paint figures with only spray primer and brushes and they get outstanding results. An airbrush is a wonderful tool but it requires a sizable investment and commitment to practice. You can create art without one; it is certainly not a requirement.

You might consider adding oil paints and/or pastels to your bag of tricks if you haven't already. It’s a great way to get smooth fades without the hassle of masking.

The most important thing to remember is to have fun!

Cheers,
Rage

[Dr.H]

Welcome Miaka :D

I hope you have as much fun here as we do ;) !
Feel free to ask anything or hop into the chat room which has to be one of the most active GK chats I've seen lol.

[Miaka]

Thanks for your warm welcome.

Sorry if my english is bad sometimes, i hope i can make myself understood :D

I'm already using pastels for my figures, maybe i'll show you someday ( i'm shy to show my work ) my old figures i've already done. :)

[Arieanna]

Welcome!

Don't be shy about showing your work. We love to see what others have done ^^

[Willow]

Bonjour! There are a few members here (myself and Masa included) who speak French. Your English is very good. Don't let that hold you back from posting :)

I'm hoping to see you around and in the chat. Glad to see you found us. Thanks for joining. :D I can't wait to see some pics of your work.

[Chiri135]

Hello, I'm a newbie. I've been painting kits for a couple of years now, but can never seem to finish them due to a lack of knowledge. I'm in college studying to major in graphic design. I'm a big kid at heart and I love to play video games.

[redrage]

I'm a big kid at heart...
You have everything you need to be successful: everything else is just a detail. ;) Welcome to the forum and feel free to ask questions; everybody here is very friendly.

Welcome.

[Willow]

Welcome Chiri135I'm glad to see that you found your way here. We have a few other members who are graphic designers...Hope to see lots of posts. Join the chat too! We have lots of fun there.

[Arieanna]

Hi there. Welcome aboard! :)

Hope to see your work soon! :)

[FilmMkr]

Glad to see 'ya, Chiri135. Lotsa talent here and always room for more!

FM

[evoltaire]

Hello fellow GK fans!

I'm a paper-pusher by day and an airbrush maniac by night, so model kits fit well into my hobby plans. I've been painting for about five years, and working with kits for two, so I'm still learning >.<

I've scanned the board on and off for awhile for info, and I'm really happy to become a member.

Oi!
Evo

[Masa]

Hi Evo,
Glad to have you aboard! This forum is filled with paper pushers/airbrush maniacs so you should feel right at home! :lol:

[Arieanna]

Welcome aboard Evo!

Can't wait to see some of your work! I love seeing pics of what other people have done. So many ways to do things and so many neat build-ups of kits!

[xDiscoStu]

Greets GK'ers

I've been in japanese resin and vinyl since '97ish and built anime styrene kits since I was old enough to slit my fingers wide open with a #11 blade. Some of those old Bandai and Arii kits still haunt my "Model Closet of Death" unfinished but for some bad memories of gauze bandages. I'm always looking for new techniques and hints.

I'm new to most messge boards and I'm looking for a better fit for my interests than the others.

thanks!

[Dr.H]

Welcome to the new members! I hope you all have a great time here.We have a bunch of experianced modelers here just waiting for a good question to answer ;) so don't be shy anyone. I know I myself look forward to seeing anything your working on or any experence you can share.

[Arieanna]

welcome welcome Stu! :D

hop to it and get some work posted! hehe! :devil:

[Willow]

Welcome both!!! I'm so glad to see some fresh faces here. Can't wait to see some work and posts! Glad to have you here.

[redrage]

...I'm a paper-pusher by day and an airbrush maniac by night...
Welcome to the forum Evoltaire; you'll fit right in! Pleased to meet you!

[redrage]

Hey xDisco Stu! It's great to see you! Hope you'll post some of your work soon.

Glad you joined!

[xDiscoStu]

Thanks everybody.
I'll try to move something off the back burner and completed or at least get a WIP posted.
'coz you gotta have goals.

[rickdom]

Hi all,
Stumbled on to this forum while looking for Fuchikoma kit :)
Don't know why it took me this long to find this.
I used to build kits all the time, but now, I have a wife and two little ones, so I try to snap a kit or two together. Still have a ton... well, at lease a couple hundred pounds of resin kits since the early 90's, anime or otherwise. Maybe I will get to them some day.

[redrage]

I used to build kits all the time, but now, I have a wife and two little ones, so I try to snap a kit or two together...
Hey Rickdom welcome to the forum. I'm married and have a little girl and I understand exactly what it's like to have to take some time off from the hobby but it's worth it IMO. There's time enough for models and other hobbies.

Glad you made it here and I hope to see more of your work in the future as time permits.

Welcome.

[Dr.H]

Great to see you here rickdom!:) You probably missed us before because we're still a new forum since we were started last September by a group of dedicated model builders who felt the need for a place that felt friendly and comfortable without getting off the subjects of model building.
So feel free to put you feet up and join us ;) I think you'll like it here.

[Willow]

Welcome Rickdom! Glad that you found us. I'm sure you will find the people here friendly and helpful. :D

[Arieanna]

greetings and welcome! :D

i have a toddler myself so finding that extra bit of free time is always interesting. hehe

hope to see some of your work soon!

and definately hope you stop by the chat room sometimes! ^^

[FilmMkr]

Welcome to the show! I've paid my dues - both of my young'ns have flown the coop and are now in college, so now I have time to build.

Well, except for that running my own company thing, but what's 14 hours a day among friends? :blink:

[Miaka]

Welcome !

I hope you'll have a great time here, you'll see everyone is nice and replies to your post, that changes a lot ! :D

[rickdom]

Thank you all so much for the warm welcome. Much appreciated :)

Gus

[evoltaire]

Welcome Rick and Stu to the ohana nui!

careful of the octopus

Kipa hou mai!

-eVo

[khyros]

*pokes head in* Now where did that tarantula thats just the right size for frying up go? Ooh! tasty rabbit... :drool:

Oh! Hi Kelly! Hey Todd! Don't mind me... ignore the frying pan... :D

[Willow]

*pokes head in* Now where did that tarantula thats just the right size for frying up go? Ooh! tasty rabbit... :drool:

Oh! Hi Kelly! Hey Todd! Don't mind me... ignore the frying pan... :D

We are siamese if you please....

[Joa]

Now where did that tarantula ../.. Ooh! tasty rabbit... :drool:

hehe.. well, a long as you stay away from my cats you're more than welcome to this Great place ;)

[Arieanna]

Hello! Hello! :p

[Willow]

Joa you met khyros via webcam one night...

[Schuldig]

Well time to say hello ..or go to bed, but before let me intruduce myself

I'm a 22 years old female Otaku the most peaple call me Schu, I life together with my boy friend in Vienna.
Lets see I'm in modelkits since 1999/2000 but build never paint one before 2005.
Well I finished ~20 kits but the most of them got a nice bathe in lake Alcohol...
I hate my first works.
Anyway Hi to you guys *wave*

[Masa]

Hi Schu,
Big welcome to the forum! I think the majority of us have had to repaint a kit or two from "the early years" :lol: That's the great thing about our hobby - we get a "reset" switch... albeit a painful one :rolleyes:

You can get Ramune in Austria?? That's awesome! :lol:

[Arieanna]

welcome Schu! :D

[Schuldig]

You can get Ramune in Austria?? That's awesome! :lol:

Yeah Ramune is the no. 1 drink on the Austria Anime Conventions,
And After we open our own store we have startet to import it :rolleyes: well lets say it like this
" one for the costumer one for litte Schu" Na its not that bad ;)

[Juja]

hidiho :happy:

glad to be here as well
and I hope I can learn more to make my kits more beautiful :wub:

[Arieanna]

Welcome Juja! :D

[tom grossman]

HI all,

Tom Grossman here. I joined back in March but I've been too busy to post an intro.

I've beena modeler since age 5. I'm now almost 51. Started with the usual military stuff. Got into scifi as well, of course. I've been GK modeling for over 10 years now. I've always been girl-crazy. I started with 25mm gaming minis because that's all I could find. I came across Gremlins in the Garage and Hobby Link Japan and the rest is history.

You can see an meager sampling of my work at www.hummingline.com/toms.html. LIke it says, its not allI've got, just what I have pictures of.

I work in the hobby industry, too.

Looking forward to meeting you all.

Tom

[Dr.H]

Hi Tom
Your work looks great and you have a wide range of modeling skills, I think you'll fit in perfict here.
Stop in the chat sometime, you'll see we have a few members with very simular interests.

[tom grossman]

Hi Dr H,

Thanks for the welcome! Yes, I do a lot of different things. Most of the mainstream stuff I've been doing lately is the result of my position with Hobby Merchandiser. I write the Model Kit Report for them.

Lately, I've been wanting to spend time on some ANA airliners to go with my complete set of Flight Attendant Trading Figures but the other stuff keeps getting in the way.

Looking forward to communing with like minds!

Tom

Oh, and how did you rate such a large picture with your profile? I tried to post one that was 180x240 but only 17K and it was rejected for being too large. Not a big deal. Just curious.

[Arieanna]

Welcome Tom! :D

It's great to see we have another pro in our midst. I look forward to seeing your work and hearing about your ways to do things. hehe ^^

[Masa]

Hi Tom,
Welcome to the forum! If you like anime characters, you've definitely come to the right place ;)

Enjoy!

Masa

[tom grossman]

Hi again!

This is going to be fun! Looks like there's lots of nice people. I'll probably boune in and out. Got a lot going around the house right now.

I'm having a great time so far!

Thanks Arieanna. Not sure which pro you're talking about. I'm just having fun!

Thanks, Masa. Yes! I do! I do like anime characters. I like learning about the figures I see, too.

Tom

[Dr.H]

Oh, and how did you rate such a large picture with your profile? I tried to post one that was 180x240 but only 17K and it was rejected for being too large. Not a big deal. Just curious.

Hi Tom,
Do you mean Profile pic or Avatar Pic? the profile pic is in your profile while your Avatar pic it what shows next to your postings.
Just incase I changed the profile pic max size to be the same as avatars.

[redrage]

Welcome to the forum Tom. I enjoyed the figures on your web page; great work.

Kick your shoes off and make yourself comfortable

[tom grossman]

Hey,

Found out about the Avatar pics, as you can see. I'll be asking lots of questions for a while. That will be punctuated with periods of absence.

Thanks for running such a nice place!

Tom

[Dr.H]

No problem Tom,

Q&A is why were here ;) . Don't worry about how often you can stop by to say hi, we all take brakes as life gets in the way of our fun lol.
We won't forget who you are.

[tom grossman]

Well, that's good. Because sometimes I forget who I am! :lol:

[WhizoD]

would like to welcome all the new members who have joined during my absent ^_^ can't wait to get to know the lot of yous

[tom grossman]

Thanks WhizoD!

I can't wait to have enough time to get set up with a trading company and hit YahooJapan for some of those "grail kits" we see over here!

Too much to do and not enough time!

Tom

[MidZ]

I've been here a while, but never introduce myself. Sorry about that.
I'm just a guy trying to sculpt his own GK anime figures. Why?! Because GK are frikkin expensive! It's cheaper to sculpt and build your own :)

[Dr.H]

Lol you finally decided to say high MidZ.. a bit late for that since we all know you now :P.

[Arieanna]

hehe belated welcome :p

[Malfern]

Hi all, i'm definately a newcomer. I just learned today that there are these things called garage kits and they're pretty flippin' cool :D . After browsing the site i noticed some really great work on these figures(not that i'm the expert or anything) and i'm not so much interested in painting or sculpting as i am in buying. So, i'll be researching on how to go about doing that, and if anyone would like to give me some advice, that would be great too.

[Dr.H]

Hi Malfern :)
The first part of building a kit is to buy one so we can definitely help you with that. Two of the company banner links at the bottom of the page are very easy to order production kits from. Hobby Link Japan and Hobby Search. Otherwise Yahoo Japan Auctions is the main source of kits, there is a tutorial on how to use it in the " Buyers Guide" on the forum.
You can learn how to build and paint the kits yourself but if thats not for you then some experienced kit builders offer their commission services for a price.

[Masa]

:welcome:

[Arieanna]

Welcome! :D

It's not that hard to find good quality kits if you take a little time and look into it. Avoid all the cheap kits on ebay. most of them are horrible recasts (a copy of a copy) that tend to be very brittle and full of flaws.

you can check out Masa's little kit store section too. he has some very nice prices listed on the kits he has listed and some could be very good for a beginner.

[Zen-Builder]

May I also extend my welcome.

[ForlornHope]

Hi Folks. Just joined yesterday. I've bought a couple of kits and I'm in the process of gatherin up all the tools/supplies I think I'll need to get em done. In the meantime I'm readin up on as much of this process as I can and that's how I stumbled on to y'all. Looks like a great forum. Lookin forward to years of happy kit buildin and chattin up with you. Peace, ForlornHope.

[Dr.H]

Welcome ForlornHope. I'm glad you joined GKJ, have fun! ;)

[Arieanna]

Welcome to the board! :D

[Masa]

Welcome ForlornHope! :)

[taggor]

I joined up not too long ago and was really excited by the 2007 figure contest. I am looking forward to all the entry photos as I get lots of inspiration from them. I suppose one of my main weaknesses is that I tend to spend more on buying unbuilt kits than paint to paint them with. Anyhow, I hope to have three in the gallery shortly for the contest. I don't always have lots of time to post but I do read the forum. Seems like a great group here and it's certainly great to have others that share the same interest. Thanks for having me.

[Dr.H]

Welcome taggor! Glad to have you here :)

[Masa]

Welcome to the forum :)

[Arieanna]

welcome aboard tagger! cant wait to see some of your work :)

as for buying more than building, i think just about everyone here has that problem. especially a few i could name <snickers> :keke:

[taggor]

Thanks to all for the welcome. As for viewing my work Arieanna... you should be able to see two examples in the contest photo subissions page. As soon as I have a couple hours free I will finish up my third entry.

[Nadine]

Hi I´m Nadine, I´m 21 and I am going to start my education as a librarian-assistant in September. I finished my one year voluntary work in a kindergarten in Dezember last year so I have now some time to do this new hobby :) I´m on my third kit at the moment- a 1/5 Chibi Usa. I already postet my 1/6 Belldandy pics in the forum but I´m really a noob at taking pictures :/

[Dr.H]

Welcome Nadine :)
My wife has been considering becoming a librarian once she tires of teaching in the classroom. She's only frustrated that she can't find any 6th year degrees in Library Science and doesn't want to spend the money to get another Masters any time soon :P.
I hope you enjoy GKJ as much as we do!

[seraph_phoenix]

So I made a post in the New Members area but it's yet to appear so I thought I'd post here too.

Just saying hi ^_^

[Dr.H]

So I made a post in the New Members area but it's yet to appear so I thought I'd post here too.

Just saying hi ^_^

"Promotion system" ;) it's stuck to the top of the new member section and your first couple of posts need to be verified by us before anyone can see them, even though their there.
I just check all your posts and you've been upgraded so now you may post at will and use the gallery :D Have fun!!

[rockmanzero]

Hi, just want to introduce myself to everyone here.
I'm rockmanzero and just joined this forum today, i wish we all could get along.

[Dr.H]

Hi rockmanzero :D . Welcome to GKJ!
Lol we all get along pretty well here so jump in with us and have some fun ;) .

[Arieanna]

Welcome aboard!

Don't worry, we don't bite. Usually :keke:

[WarpCore]

Hello everyone,

I have been modeling on and off for several years, I enjoy space ships and figure modeling also a few cars every now and then. I have just started returning to the hobby about 11 months ago and am ready to dive back in head first.
In looking around at garage kits "Which was also a new area for me" when I began noticing anime kits which I liked very muchl, I guess since I am a fan of anime as well.
I have had a bit of difficulty being able to order a kit since I can not speak or read japanese, I am hoping to rectify my difficulty finding kits here. I also have alot to learn on painting and bringing a kit to life, This is going to be all new to me. My son of 6 y/o also enjoys modeling with me though we usually stay in cars or easier types of space ships for him.
I have been a member of the Clubhouse for around a year if someone recognizes the name.

Thanks
WarpCore

[Dr.H]

Hi WarpCore
Getting new kits can be a bit tricky but well worth the effort. The stores with banners at the bottom of the forum sell production kits direct to other countries, while their selection is slowly being replaced by PVC premade models you can still find plenty of kits on Yahoo Japan Auctions and we have a tutorial about how to use them when you don't read Japanese. You can always ask for help from us if you have any questions.
Good luck in your kit hunting ;).

[Arieanna]

Hi there! Welcome! :D

[noiraddict]

Hello everyone,
Hope you don't mind another newbie! I've posted in other places as noiraddict, but this is a first time for here.
Thanks,
noiraddict

[Dr.H]

Welcome noiraddict :) Glad to have you here!

[Masa]

:welcome:

[Arieanna]

welcome! :keke:

[WarpCore]

:welcome: noiraddict


WarpCore

[ronaldon]

Hello, i've just join this forum. Glad to meet u all, hope we can get along together. I'm a newbie in this hobby.

thanks

[Dr.H]

Welcome ronaldon :)
Feel free to hang out and ask any question you'd like ;).

[Arieanna]

welcome! :D

[WarpCore]

:welcome: ronaldon :welcome:


WarpCore

[KrokoHunter]

Greetings

KrokoHunter is the name, modeling is the game (Oh my god, that was corny ... :shakeshead: ) .. and actually my name is Niels

I'm a 29years old dane.. lives with my girlfriend, 20 months old daughter and our 2 cats Pip (The danish name for the bird "Tweedy") and Sylvester (You get it :D )

Been building modelkits for roughly 20 years .. and completed less than 20 models I guess .... I'm soooo slow, and have had my share of buildersblock, and daily life kicking in.

My interest for AnimeKits and Mecha started in the late 90's, but subsided again a couple of years after that ..... 2 years ago I sold my small collection of AnimeKits, only to revive the interest to Japanese kit-genres a while ago ... for a year I've focused on Maschinen Krieger ... but lately I've really wanted to try building some Gundam .. and just recently I suddenly got an urge to try and build some Anime-girls again.

Well, actually I haven't finished any girls before this ..... I've only finished a kit of Trunks from DragonBallZ..

ALthough the funds are a bit low at the moment, I hope to get hold on a couple of figurekits very soon ... and hope that I can show some progress shortly after ...... At that, I'll be loaded with questions for tips'n'tricks.

Glad to be here!!!! Love to see all your awesome works!

[Joa]

Välkommen, Niels!

Posta gärna bilder på dina katter här (http://www.gkjapan.com/showthread.php?t=545)! =)

[Arieanna]

welcome back to the hobby ^^

[Masa]

Hi KrokoHunter,

Welcome to the forum!

Hope you enjoy your stay :)

[WarpCore]

Welcome!!

[powerdoll]

Hello to you all,
My name is frans 27years old, been building model kit about 10years but most of it gundam and other plastic model from such manufacturer.
Never built garage kit before, although been longing for it for a long time now.

[Masa]

Hi Powerdoll,

Welcome to the forum!

[Dr.H]

Welcome :)!

[Arieanna]

Welcome!

got any ideas for what your first one will be? :keke:

[Doug]

Hello,
My name is..Doug. I've been doing Gk but have recently moved to historical miniatures like the Pegaso pieces. I've seen some cool stuff her and look forward to participating.

[redrage]

Hello,
My name is..Doug. I've been doing Gk but have recently moved to historical miniatures like the Pegaso pieces. I've seen some cool stuff her and look forward to participating.
Welcome Doug!

I belong to a historical figure group even though 90% of my work is Anime/Pin-up resin so I can relate to where you are coming from. There’s a lot that one can learn from the historical builders.

Pegaso makes outstanding kits: from 54mm on up. Have you seen any of their 1/8 scale resin figures: they are flawless. The Euro vs. Dollar exchange rate may make the cost of the larger kits sting but they are well worth it.

Please post some images of your work when you get a chance!


Cheers,
Rage

[Arieanna]

Welcome Doug!

miniatures tend to scare me off. too tiny. i have a few D&D ones that i pull out and look at once in a while thinking i should paint them and they go right back in the box. lol

cant wait to see some of your work :)

[Masa]

Hi Doug,

and

:welcome:

[Doug]

Thank you all. I'm going to be starting a new GK (don't know which from the "pile" and will post pics and progress. I'm a little better than a beginner so I hope to get good feedback from the great people here.

[Dr.H]

Welcome Doug! I look forward to seeing your posts ;)

[DOJO]

Privet!

Had been watching this forum for a very long time and finally thought of joining in as I Wanted to make a post here.
I'm mostly make 1/35 armor WW2(German, Soviet), some modern Russian armor, scifi, and larger figures(anime including)
And i'll always will be a newbee 8)

[Arieanna]

Welcome Dojo! :)

[redrage]

Welcome Dojo! Glad to have you aboard!

[Masa]

Hi Dojo and :welcome:

[WarpCore]

Hi and Welcome Dojo

[Dr.H]

Welcome to the forum ;).

[whiteraven2001]

Hi, my name is Whiteraven, and I've been a modeler since the age of eight, which translates to 34 years, off and on. I've built a few Gundams and other assorted mecha, but no GKs. Actually, I was hoping this forum would be a good place to find out what would make a good first kit, where I could find it and how to avoid the evils of recasters.

[DOJO]

::thumb
thank you everyone, i will try to build some models to show.

[Arieanna]

hello and welcome whiteraven! definately feel free to ask whatever you like. im sure some of our members will gladly point you in the right direction for good beginner kits.

[KrokoHunter]

A heartwarm welcome, to both DOJO and Whiteraven, from the cold and rainy Scandinavia!

[WarpCore]

A big welcome as well!!

[Swordrat]

Allo,

You can call me Swordrat or Ratofblades. Though there are some who would call me... Tim. I've got three resin garage kits so far (all of them Mihoshi from Tenchi Muyo!) but I haven't been able to get much done on them due to my vagabond lifestyle. I've also thought about doing some sculpting of my own. I've already done a headsculpt for a custom Mihoshi action figure.

[Dr.H]

Welcome to the forum Swordrat! :)

[Arieanna]

welcome to our little corner of the web ^^

[Masa]

:welcome:

[crea]

Hey there Swordrat and welcome :)

[dzetaplus]

hi, this is dzetaplus, also known as ming. its always a joy to join gk forum. will post some works soon.:D

[Dr.H]

welcome to gkj ming! :)

[Masa]

hi, this is dzetaplus, also known as ming. its always a joy to join gk forum. will post some works soon.:D
:welcome:

[WarpCore]

Welcome!!

[Arieanna]

Welcome Ming! :keke:

[YuJingSi]

Hello, um...
I don't really know what to say so I'll wing it-
I've been really interested in Garage an Resin kits for many years but have never had the finances to actually do it. I own a few of the mass-produced resin models (mostly consisting of Asuka and Rei, my fav so far is the Grimrock Ed. ) but so far that's been about it. I painted pewter figurines for a Star Wars RPG many years ago and also did a fair bit of sculpting through high school.
I can't wait to finally get my first kit and try it out.

Outside that obvious bit I like going to anime cons, playing games (the usual sort of stuff I guess) and am also really into fencing \o/.

[Masa]

Welcome YuJingSi!

For not knowing what to say... you said it perfectly ;)

I hope you enjoy your stay and share with us how your first kit goes.

:welcome:

[fiathriel]

Hi!!!

I'm fiathriel, I'm an Aussie gal who loves GKs, Anime and all things Wapanese. Some may recognise me from other forums so hello to old and new!!!

Pleased to meet you all!!!

[Dr.H]

Welcome to GKJ fiathriel!! ;)

[Arieanna]

Welcome! :keke:

[fiathriel]

Thanks!

[Studio Paracelsus]

Hi! My name is Paracelsus! I have inherited my father's legacy as kit builder, comic book fan, and sculpture geek!

This would have been passed on to the eldest male, but he was more interested in playing with Barbies so that left good ol' XX chromosome'd me!

[Dr.H]

Welcome Paracelsus! lol Nice sense of humor :P you'll fit right in here ;).

[Masa]

Hi Paracelsus

:welcome:

[Studio Paracelsus]

Hello to you too!

[Arieanna]

hello from me as well! sorry a bit late. just got my new net conenction. yay :keke:

[momotaros]

hi from the uk, big fan of anime babes with huge knockers lol.

i'll be asking alot about how to put kits together

[Dr.H]

Welcome momotaros Lol you and I have something in common :P.

[Arieanna]

hehe Momo, you'll find theres quite a few people here who like babes with big knockers. (me not being one of them. im partial to elf ears :wub: )

welcome aboard! :keke:

[syn13]

Hello to all, didn't know if I should have posted here or created a thread. Anyway, came here for some support for sorta something I want to get into but always contemplated on doing. A little bit about me, I love mecha and anime, I have a collection or model kits and PVC pre-painted kits but since I'm saving up for a motocycle + the license, I gotta conserve me money. I thought if I bought a resin kit and slowly work on it, it'll drive my pvc buying habits down + I smoke less when I'm occupied and focussed on something.

There you go, a little introduction.

[Dr.H]

Welcome syn13 :) I started off collecting PVC kits myself before getting into garage kits.

[syn13]

Cool, is wondering is there suppose to be a little delay after posting here? As you can see, there seems to be my reply here and a thread started earlier. For some reason it didn't update itself with my updates?

I'd like to hope this will be a hobby I can carry for years and also when I get better, compare my work to the mass produced PVC version ;)

[Masa]

Hi and welcome to the forum. The delay is just for the first couple of posts so we can figure out if you are a spam robot or not ;)

Enjoy your stay!

[Arieanna]

welcome aboard!

pvcs are nice and all, but theres definitely more pride in collecting and building garage kits yourself imo :keke: i looked at the figure you plan on working on. definitely a fun and challenging looking one. i don't know anything about the character other than she's the hot thing at the moment :D

[syn13]

Oh thats good to hear, its a shame my last project won't look as good which is a MG Kampfer(Gundam) model kit. Half way though the gluing, priming and sanding, my friend borrowed my glue. There are parts (under the shoulder) where the putty has cracked...

Well atleast with his coming soon garage kit, I have almost all the time in the world.

[MidZ]

welcome syn13!
I'm with you with the PVC. Since I'm not good at building GK, I do buy a couple of PVCs, preferably with a 40% off sticker up front :D

Enjoy your stay!

[dj898]

Hi
I've been building plamo way back 80s though there was big gap somewhere mid 90s till early 2000 - yep! was busy with setting out whole new life after out of school and all...
I mainly built Gunpla though dabbled few other genres as well...
While building Gunpla I sort of got involved with garage kits side as well and have built few now and then - though wasn't my liking as I had and still have terrible headache after working of the resin parts even with wearing proper mask... Still that doesn't deter me from dabbling resin kits that warranted my attention.

However one area where I've felt lacking in terms of skill level is the figure modelling. I did built few but those were never to my satisfaction and after every attempt I would go back to the Gunpla and built couple to cheer me up~ ^ ^ I even tried the soft vinyl figures but found them to be too much of hassle - maybe the kits I acquired were way too old or something...

Anyhow I found this forum through another one and this looks like great place where I can pick up the tips and skills from other master figure modellers...
You see I have couple of the original full action resin kits of Sakura Hime and Makoto and am dying to build 'em... -__-;;

[tinsandunker]

Dear all,

Call me Tinsan and I am a model fan from Hong Kong. I collect GK but I have little time to build them. Hopefully in near future, I can spare some time from my work and start building them.

[Masa]

A big welcome to dj898 and Tinsan :welcome:

[gklover]

call me George. not very new here. do visit once in a while. ^^

[Dr.H]

Hey George! Stopping by once and a while is cool ;).

[thebarber69]

Howdy from the east coast of central Maryland! Have been in the painting and design of automotive parts for years, and have done mostly resin of superheros for a comic book store, but now it's my time to enjoy the figure end of GK kits. Was recomended to here from 'E' member, and am looking for original figure GK kits. Great board, and it's using Vboard what I am use to.

[Altiryoko]

Hey. Altiryoko here. Kinda new. Been on WIP with kits for a year now. If only I could finish one

[Dr.H]

Hey Altiryoko. Finding time and effort to finish kits is always on peoples minds. But enjoying the hobby with friends makes it all worth it. Glad to have you here!

[Masa]

A big welcome to all the new members! :)