BDSchindler Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 Thought I'd take a moment to stop and introduce myself. My name is Brian Schindler and after a very long hiatus, I have (finally!) returned to the Modeling Hobby. I had been absent since my early 20's with a hit here and there when career, marraige and eventually kids took prescidence. To fill the void, I became a diecast collector and have dabbled in nearly every aspect of it. I have worked with many of the diecast manufactures in both 1/18th and 1/24th scale and wrote the 1/24th scale diecast columns in both Toy Cars and Models Magazine and the reknownly mis-managed The Car Room Magazine. One of the few things I've built in recent years was what I titled "Broken Dreams" ...a scratch built diorama that tells the final story of a select few manufactures from the diecast hobby as well as a final depiction of the aforementioned "The Car Room Magazine" aka..."TCRM" discarded into a 1/12th scale Trash Dumpster: More Pictures are found here Along the way, I was privledge to meet and become friends with many of the modeling greats like Roger Harney. A remarkable man in many respects as well as a great friend. I just recently learned of Roger's passing earlier this year. I still have the Big T that Roger designed in the 60's. Roger told me that it was the first time he had reverse-engineered a model kit. He had designed the engine as a standalone kit in 1/8th scale and came up with the idea to build a car around the engine. The Big T was born a few weeks later. The powers that be at Revell loved the prototype so much they immediately set forth in bringing the Big T to production. Bob Johnson was another...formerly one of the Vice Presidents of Revell-Monogram and co-ower of Accurate Minatures. Bob is a true character in many respects. The other night, I met Harold Bradford of Historic Racing Minatures. I was attempting to see if HRM had a website when I found out that he lives not 15 minutes from me. A quick phone call and a short drive later put me in his basement workshop gazing with amazement over the intricate bits that he casts. His Cheetah kit is gorgeous as are the rest of his products. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 Welcome Brian to the forum and back to the hobby.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stitchdup Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 Welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimer50707 Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 Brian, welcome to the forum, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slammedi'am Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxer Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 (edited) Welcome and I like you sense of humor. Edited November 10, 2014 by Foxer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. Battista Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Welcome to the forum Brian...! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzTom Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Well Well, We meet again! Welcome Brian, you will like it here. Glad to have you back in the hobby. Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DumpyDan Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Welcome Brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFchronos Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Welcome to the forum Brian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 Welcome to the board. Love the diorama, hat's my wife's dream probably the day after I die! You aren't far so I want to invite you to NNL East in New Jersey. Harold Bradford always comes, and it's a great crash course overview as to where the hobby is today. http://www.nnleast.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disabled modeler Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 Welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragzz Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 welcome back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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