Introduce Yourself

Hi, I'm Rattlesnek from germany.
Currently in my 30s and hoping to bring some secret projects to live someday in the form of games/models.

Due to not having served nor being employed in the defense sector there's obviously lots of stuff I don't yet fully understand.
 
Rattlesnek said:
Due to not having served nor being employed in the defense sector there's obviously lots of stuff I don't yet fully understand.
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Hey, I've been in the industry for a long time and I don't trust any engineer if I've never heard him/her say "I don't know."

Always be wary of people who seem to have all the answers. Always be wary of people who make confident assertions on a wide variety of topics. They're rarely experts, they're just well-read.
 
tychosis said:
Hey, I've been in the industry for a long time and I don't trust any engineer if I've never heard him/her say "I don't know."

Always be wary of people who seem to have all the answers. Always be wary of people who make confident assertions on a wide variety of topics. They're rarely experts, they're just well-read.
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Yeah I sure can tell it's frighteningly easy to just interact with things someone else figured out.
 
Alei said:
Hi everyone,

I've been bumping into this forum for a bit as I do research for my own personal enjoyment. I'm not an engineer or a rocket scientist, I am, in fact, an accountant. I know, don't be jealous, we all know I work in the most sought after job in the planet.

But I also hold a B.S. in History and I've been fascinated by things that move and do things since I was a little girl. On a road trip one time, my Dad stopped at a bookstore and bought me a Big Book of Warships more to shut me up than anything else. Since then I've been fascinated with things that float, fly or move around on the land, especially if they shoot stuffs and make things go boom.

Anyway I finally got tired of finding the image I was looking for here clicking on it, and not being able to access it so I signed up.

One thing I did find just now was a discussion about unbuilt German cruiser designs from the interwar period and the discussion veered off into the mess World of Warships had made of things. I, personally stopped playing when nuclear powered submarines masquerading as WWII boats made their appearance and battleships started dropping depth charges on them. I can only suspend so much disbelief.

I heard some bemoaning at the loss of the WOWS forums and the futility of trying to convince the powers that be to retain some tether to reality. But I do miss the loss of investment in time deleting the forums imposed. Just for the personal enjoyment of it, I sat down and researched an entire set of tech trees for World of Pre-Dreadnaughts starting at the end of the age of ironclads and ending with the introduction of the first dreadnaughts.

I did battleships, cruisers and destroyers for all major powers and regions. I provided the history general comparative data, even pictures, as well as some information about the age of pre-dreadnaughts, the events that shaped them and their use, as well as a discussion about the various advancements in propulsion, armor, shells, guns and torpedo systems during that time.

And then poof, it was all flushed down the proverbial electronic toilet. Oh woe is me.

Anyway, I probably don't have much to add, but I did want to thank all of you more dedicated than I people who have the knowledge and take the time to share it all with the rest of us. You may not hear it enough, but people such as myself do appreciated.

Oh, btw, Tizoli if you are listening, your excel spreadsheet with all the worlds planned and built warships is a god send. Thank you so much for sharing.
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Hi everyone,

I’ve been following this forum for a while and really enjoy the discussions on historical and conceptual aircraft. I’m from Spain and share an interest in both aviation and travel.

Hi Alei, I liked your story about that road trip, it shows how travel can spark lasting interests. I recently read this travel guide about tourism in Spain https://gowithguide.com/blog/tourism-in-spain-statistics-2024-your-in-depth-travel-guide-5686 , which reminded me how exploring new places can inspire passions, much like your fascination with warships.

Glad to be here and looking forward to more great discussions.
 
Hello! I'm Stannum from the USA. I know many of you know me already, but I thought I might as well add myself to this thread, after 3 years of participating!

I'm in accounting, I have a particular interest in the XB-19, but I also know a lot about world war two Swedish Aviation. I've dedicated too much of my free-time to scouring the internets to look for info and photos of the B-19, so I'd like to think at least I'm the premier XB-19 "expert" on this forum.

Besides that, I live alone, I live a pretty bland life, I like to check what's going on in the forum to see if there are any new interesting discussions I'm able to contribute to, because I do have a pretty extensive knowledge of American Bomber planes as well. There is still a ton I don't know though, and I always want to learn more about interesting projects.

I'm also very interested in parasite fighters and carriers, like the XP-85 Goblin and that whole project, and the USS Macon and Akron dirigibles.
 
Hi, all; I'm "Goose." I'm a former USAF SOWT and current (civilian) LEO. I grew-up in and came back to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. While I can't say I agree much with the general politics of this state, I am still extremely proud to be a Bay Stater. I have a bachelor's in criminal justice and a master's in military history. I am a prolific Wikipedia editor, and I am mainly here to obtain sources for articles; I am already eyeing messaging one user in-particular to obtain some sources. Indeed, if anyone ever wishes to do any work on Wikipedia, let me know. Otherwise, the gym and video games are my only hobbies.

WWII and early Cold War aviation are my focus.
 
Hello, my name is Thierry STILLACE from Paris, France. I am 62 and i work on European Space Launcher Avionics at the french space agency.
RE-1 (Research 1) is the code name for an old Research Gyroplane project from the french Car manufacturer Citroën. This project was developped in the 60's but was replaced by an Helicopter formula " RE-2" which fnallt flown from 1975 to 1979.

I found this site hen looking for Avian 2/180 data as this Gyroplane has the same aerodynaic configuration than the RE-1.

Regards

Thierry
 
Hello everyone, I am new here and just found this thread so I'll chip in as well.

I currently work as an intelligence and targeting analysis contractor for SOUTHCOM, supporting J-IATFS and the Coast Guard on counter-narcotics targeting. I've been in the intelligence field for five years now, with the past three focused on counter-narcotics.

Before transitioning to the joint DOD/DHS side I worked with EPIC and DHS on border security operations, supporting the El Centro fusion center for a year.

My main interests are aviation, ISR, and general military topics. I'm excited to start contributing here as it seems to be quite active and full of conversation!
 
robinsito said:
Hi, my name is Robin, I’m 17 years old and I’m from Sweden. I like to visit this site pretty regularly. I like to find answers to my questions and I like to find good sources and other forms of matierial here.
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Oh thank heavens. I wish more young folks were interested in aviation. It is actually a Green form of travel. Sadly politicians of every stripe attack it for cheap votes.
 
Hello from France.

I will not go into much introduction since I am not planing on contributing much, if at all.

In any case, for the little I have read so far, I must compliment and thank all of you who contributed in building this forum. The compiled knowledge in display is absolutely fascinating and rich in teachings.
 
Dreams_of_Fulda said:
Hello all,
I'm an amateur historian with a particular interest in the history of technology. I'll probably mostly be lurking, but I want to thank everyone for all the information compiled here.
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Fulda might be bettern known here for the "Fulda gap" but it is a remarkable beautiful small town which the Brits largly missed to destroy. So there are good reasons to dream about Fula...
 
Hi
I'm from Bangkok, Thailand. I have a huge passion for aerospace engineering and rocketry, which fuels my wish to work in my dream job. I will continue to post some unused and unbuilt space techs (for space exploration and military uses), as I'm a huge nerd when it comes to space tech and rocketry. I started being interested in rocketry when I was 7 and so on.
 
I am Immanuel from Tamil Nadu, India. I am 20 years old and a student of Electronics and Communication Engineering. I am also a cadet in the NCC Air Wing Division. I am interested in making small aircraft models, and I have a strong passion for Electronic Warfare, UAVs, Radars, Avionics, and Communication Systems.
 
Octal450 said:
Hi all,
My name is Josh Davidson. I build free and open source simulations of aircraft for the FlightGear simulator.
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Which model did work on that you would like to share here?

cayman said:
Hello all, I came here while looking for plans and information about Regulus II for my old Revell USS Long Beach plastic kit.
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That post would need a picture like this one ;) :

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Hi, I'm Geoffrey. I live in a country, and I'm here to get inspiration for naval technology for a nation roleplaying community (on Discord) that I'm in. I read geopolitics and philosophy. I'm NOT a STEM graduate, sorry.

I play Ultimate Admiral (yes, I know that it's not the best naval warfare simulator), and make my own naval pixel art sometimes.

If I must, I wish to apologise to Tzoli for frequently using his ship designs for my nation roleplaying.

I hope this helps
 
Hi everyone, just joined this forum because my google search for planes related contect always end up on this website. :D

I'm an 46 yr old male from Europe Belgium.
Mostly and main intrest is WWII japanese warplanes, but not exclusivly.
I mainly build 48th scale and casually other scales.
Reason i joined this forum is because of the japanese wwii secret projects they had, and are a serious trigger of enthusiasme for me:p

Cheers
 
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