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I live in Austria and am in my mid 50s. Started my modelers career when I was a kid at my grandfather's workbench as probably many of you. It all began with Airfix' Lunar Module in 1/72 back in the early 70s. Building model kits was not interesting anymore when I discovered girls and bikes. Then there were those years where the job got more important and my focus was more on my wife and beloved son. So time was rare. Some years ago, I made a restart. Over the years, this hobby has become my true passion. It really makes my (weekend) days.

Mercury Spacecraft from HORIZON MODELS 1/72

HORIZON MODELS from Australia are specialized on spacecraft from the cold war era. They produce launch systems and modules, too. The kit was a birthday surprise from my lovely wife. It also includes a stand and the Mercury logo. I built an [...]

Thank you for all your comments on my first article!

Honestly, I was more than surprised about all your reactions; can't believe it. Thank you so much. David has asked me what my next project would be. So, I chose this one for my second article: WIP! From the pictures you see that I am [...]

My first article here!

Hello everybody! I am following iModeler for the last 2 or 3 months now. So, I thought I should participate, too. I do especially appreciate your DAILY NEWS thread! A lot of unknown pictures and impressive facts - brief and [...]