Hello all,
I have been active on this forum for a couple of weeks, so I think it is in order that I introduce myself:

I am 56 years old, having been a modeller for close to 50 years withouth interruptions! Prior to retirement last year, I served as a Major in the Swedish Air Force. Although having a background in our national Air Force, my main modelling interest is RAF and FAA, including the the Commonwealth Forces during WWII, strictly in God's scale, i.e. 1/72. Secondary interest is NATO in the same scale. The last couple of years I have also aquired an interest in very large ships with many big guns, i.e. battleships, in 1/350 scale.

I have been a member of IPMS Sweden since 1970, and in 2001 had the honour of beeing appointed honorary lifetime member in recognition of my involvment in the Swedish IPMS National Exhibition for 20 years. Nowadays I have sort of retired to the role of "elderly statesman", and only do impartial judging at modelling competitions.

Now that I have retired, I have a vain hope of building many more models than during previous years. But I have to admit that I will most likely never finnish all the 1000+ kits (+ loads of decals and other aftermarket products) in my stash during my lifetime. Still, I will give it a try!
Unfortunately from mid April to mid October a lot of time for modelling is lost, due to my love of the wonderful game of golf.

hello Stan,
i think you will like this site.lots of builds going on and if you have a question alot of people will try to help.you said you like 1/72 planes and Battleships,there is a campaign in model shipwrights for a build on the cold war destroyers.maybe a swedish destroyer would be neat to see.
again welcome,
Bruce

Welcome Sten! Hope to see pics of your work gracing the forums often. Good luck with the golf game too. I might have to pick the sticks up again to trim down a bit of my frame.
Cheers!

Welcome aboard Major.
Looking forward to seeing your work.

Hi Sten,

welcome from Greece,

George

Sten: glad to have here.

Welcome. You will find there are a lot of knowledgable, experienced modelerrs on this site that will be able to help you with just about any questions you may have.

Rule 1. Have fun.
Rule 2. Ask for help whenever you need it.
Rule 3. Don't be scared to take your modeling to the next level.

Check out the campaigns when you have a chance. They are a lot of fun when you find one you like.

Hej sten

välkommen, trevligt med fler svenska byggare, det behövs.
Den svenska delen är tyvär så gott som död.

hi and welcome