Greetings from Bavaria, Germany

[Heliart]

Let me introduce myself briefly:

My name is Thomas and I have been modeling for more then fifty years. I started with plastic modeling, e.g. the Saturn V 1:96 from Revell 1969. Later I changed to RC ship and airplane modeling and continued with remote controlled helicopters in the eighties.

 

My nickname is a combination of helicopter and art. I did a lot of custom painting for the canopies of RC helicopters, but also for motorcycles.

 

At the beginning of the millenium the flight virus took me over and I got into man-carrying flying (UL and paragliding). In the meantime I have calmed down a bit (with the paraglider I flew acrobatics) and I dedicate myself again more to model building.

 

Three years ago I taught myself CAD (Fusion360) and since then I have been working intensively with 3D printers. This was so successful that I made it to the cover of the magazine "Maschinen im Modellbau" by rebuilding a Graupner Wankel.

 

My current projects are the HMS Victory and the HMS Sovereign of the Seas from De Agostini.

 

[Baker]

[ccoyle]

Wilkommen! An important question for a Munich resident: Bayern or 1860? 😉

[Heliart]

Thx for the warm welcome 😄

 

@ccoyle Both 😂

• The FCB (Bayern) is winning most times, this is boring 
• 1860 loses most of the time, that also sucks. But they are the underdogs, so they all support they can get 

@all: Chris and me talking about two soccer teams from Munich

Munich, the city with heart and the Oktoberfest 😄👍

 

[Dave_E]

Hi Thomas, welcome to the MSW forum, your one stop shopping for all matters concerning wooden ship building (plastic too) and ship knowledge. Glad to have you aboard! 😀

[Keith Black]

 Thomas, welcome to MSW. Would love to see photos of your work. 

[ccoyle]

30 minutes ago, Heliart said:

Chris and me talking about two soccer teams from Munich

 

I was an exchange student in Aurich back when 1860 were still in the Bundesliga and Bayern's roster included guys named Sepp, Karl-Heinz, Paul, and Uli.

[druxey]

Wilkommen,Thomas! Welcome aboard.

[mtaylor]

Welcome to MSW, Thomas.  

[markjay]

[Ian_Grant]

HAHA!!  I love the little animation; he even pauses to give the can a shake LOL.

[Heliart]

Many thanks to all, Dave, Keith, druxey, Mark and Ian

 

@druxey I have family in St. Catharines nearby your home location 😉 and my sister went from Rochester to Philly

[Cathead]

Willkommen an Model Ship World. Meine Frau hat noch Familie in Baden-Württemberg, und wir haben beide in der Schüle Deutch gelernt.

 

English is the default here, but I can't help greeting German members, I so rarely get a chance to use the language here in the American Midwest.

[Heliart]

I'm so sorry, I forgot one Mark 😱

thx Mark and also to cathead 😁

Edited April 20, 2022 by Heliart