Member Profiles - A fun thread to get to know one another

[rwtdiver]

I seriously love this thread, guys! C'mon everyone! Let's get to know one another! If you haven't already posted, get to it!

Bob

Bob,

I too agree with you about this thread, it is great! A lot of these fine people post on a lot of my builds and now we have a somewhat of a personal touch! Greetings to all!!

Rob
"Firemen can stand the heat."

[gantu]

My Real Name: Ahmad El Hassan

My Birthdate: 17.10.1963

I'm originally from: Köln Germany

I'm currently residing in: Köln Germany

Years in the RC sub game: a long time

My projects awaiting construction:
1/70 212A
1/96 Skipjack
1/150 Typhoon
1/30 Ko-Hyoteki Type A

My dream fleet:
U-Kanamono
Yougeki-tei
Kaiten
Walter submarine Type-XXIX-H

My favorite submarine movie:
Das Boot
Hunt fort he red october

Things I love about this hobby:
Nice talks to like-minded people

Things I hate about this hobby:
rivet counter

My favorite pizza toppings: veggies

[Sodamaexchen]

1. My Real Name: Maximilian Radig
2. My Birthdate: 15.10.1978
3. I'm originally from: Hamburg, Germany
4. I'm currently residing in:Hamburg, Germany (back after 6 years of exile from '93-'99)
5. Years in the RC sub game: 30, with long interruptions
6. My current fleet:
   Robbe Seawolf, heavily modfied for static diving on a budget. Build during my time in university
   1/96 Alfa, from Maximus Modellbau. printed in Resin
   Dynamic diving 3D printed simple Sub. I designed this for the 6 year old son of a club member, needs some tweaking before he gets it....
7. My projects awaiting construction:
   1/100 Akula
   1/72 Shinkai 6500 (Hasegawa Kit conversion)
   Graupner Shark
8. My dream fleet:
   1/96 Typhoon or Borei
   Albacore with rwin screws and x Rudder
9. My favorite submarine movie:
   Hunt for Red October
10. Things I love about this hobby:
    The technical challenge
11. Things I hate about this hobby:
    Besserwisser
12. My favorite pizza toppings:Champignons, Salami & Ham
13. My other hobby Geocaching

my current Subs:

[RCSubGuy]

I seriously love this thread, guys! C'mon everyone! Let's get to know one another! If you haven't already posted, get to it!

Bob

[Bob Gato]

Lol Ed, I am impressed that my name is part of YOUR profile.... obviously:

13. My most Influential Person ... Captain Gaito

[QuarterMaster]

Ok...ok....

I don't want Capt Gaito having a cow as I had fun with this (though I prefer the Silverback persona)

The real me, and it's Sausage amd Mushroom Toppings, which can look like slugs!

You can see I like little dogs and a good stoagie as well! 3x Rescue Chi's, I like to live on the edge.

[QuarterMaster]

1. My Real Name: Ed Tordahl
2. My Birthdate:01/29/1962
3. I'm originally from: New York, NY
4. I'm currently residing in: Midlothian Texas
5. Years in the RC sub game: 35 (1988 Krick U25)
6. My current fleet:
   1. Non Scale
      1. Faux DRSV "NEW LONDON" (Tiger Neptune)
   2. RUS
      1. 1:48 ALFA K-432
   3. US
      1. 1:48 USS SHARK SSN-591 (DeBoer)
7. My projects awaiting construction or refit
   1. Deutsches Reich
      1. Krick U25
   2. Italian
      1. 1:48 Scirč S-527 (Todaro/212)
   3. RUS
      1. 1:96 BELUGA S-503
   4. SciFi/Spy Thriller
      1. 1:62 SSRN SEAVIEW (DeBoer 80")
      2. 1:15 U-91035 "PROTEUS" (Teskey Hull)
      3. 1:72 USS TIGERFISH SSN-509 (SKATE CLASS varient)
   5. UK
      1. 1:96 HMS VENGEANCE S31 (VANGUARD FBM)
   6. US
      1. 1:48 USS KEY WEST SSN-722 (FLT II L, DeBoer)
      2. 1:48 USS NAUTILUS SSN-571 (DeBoer)
      3. 1:48 USS KRAKEN SS-370*† (0/1)
      4. 1:62 USS SEAWOLF SSN-21
      5. 1:72 USS TINOSA SSN-606 (Thresher/Permit)
8. My dream fleet: Pretty much have what I want
9. My favorite submarine movie: Fantastic Voyage/Ice Station Zebra
10. Things I love about this hobby: Everything
11. Things I hate about this hobby: Everything
12. My favorite pizza toppings: Slugs

[Bob Gato]

1. My Real Name: Bob Gaito (Lol-my user name is a typo and I was told that it can't be changed)
2. My Birthdate: March 29, 1954
3. I'm originally from: Weisbaden West Germany (Pan Am Brat-US parents)
4. I'm currently residing in: Bohemia, L. I. New York
5. Years in the RC sub game: Since 2003
6. My current fleet: Oldest: Scratch Built 1:64 fiberglass GATO ("Cod") Newest: 1:24 Scratch Drawn and Built fiberglass Atlantis tourist sub TS-XI CI-004
7. My projects awaiting construction: Re- furb of my 1:64 fleet boat , (and a micro)-a Revell USS Lionfish
8. My dream fleet: Something totally different-maybe steam power -TBA
9. My favorite submarine movie: Up Periscope, The Enemy Below, Operation Petticoat,
10. Things I love about this hobby: The homespun engineering
11. Things I hate about this hobby: No more Hobby shops and shipping lead times, also Temperatures below 40 degrees F.
12. My favorite pizza toppings: Mushrooms and meatballs, thin crust .
13. A pic of me (attachment)

[trout]

• My Real Name: Tom Chalfant
• My Birthdate: 12/28/1959
• I'm originally from: Born Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Canada - (U.S. Parents)
• I'm currently residing in: Las Vegas NV.
• Years in the RC sub game: Well that depends if we include failed first attempt or recent re-attempt - the shorter time is 11 years - the longer time is 30+years ago.
• My current fleet: A lot, 1/72 Type VII, Neptune SB-1, Sjoormen, 1/72 Skipjack, 1/60 scale Walrus, 120th scale Akula II, Seaview, 1/72 Gato - Plus a dozen or more on the build like the Trafalgar (WTC just got finished)
• My projects awaiting construction oh my this is a confession if I share, but a bunch sums it up.
• My dream fleet: 1/48 scale Gato, 1/144 Typhoon, 1/72 Foxtrot
• My favorite submarine movie: Hunt for Red October, Das Boot, Ice station zebra, and others I cannot think of.
• Things I love about this hobby: Keeps my mind active
• Things I hate about this hobby: Electronics not working.....I have a knack for having electronics issues.
• My favorite pizza toppings: Cheese, mushrooms, beef
• A pic of me (attachment)
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[GwenB]

1. My Real Name: Gwen Beale
2. My Birthdate: 1/10/1963
3. I'm originally from: Born in Bitburg, Germany (I was an Air Force brat)
4. I'm currently residing in: Ferndale, Washington - up near the Canadian border and almost right on the coast.
5. Years in the RC sub game: Years researching and learning : around 20, Years actually building RC subs: <1
6. My current fleet: Arkmodel 1/48 scale Type VIIC built as U-96
7. My projects awaiting construction: Numerous other models but no other subs yet
8. My dream fleet: a 1/16 scale Type VIIC with some appropriately scaled targets, my own take on Verne's Nautilus, an accurate model of a sub designed to explore the oceans of Europa.
9. My favorite submarine movie: Das Boot, Hunt for Red October, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, The Abyss
10. Things I love about this hobby: It's challenging and something not many people take on
11. Things I hate about this hobby: It's pretty expensive due to the complexity, also difficulty in locating appropriate radios these days, not to mention difficulty finding like minded crazy people near me who are into RC subs.
12. My favorite pizza toppings: the right sauce, extra cheese, pepperoni, mushrooms, and onions
13. A pic of me :

Me with my replica Fokker DVIII I built at the USAF Museum in Dayton, OH

[neitosub]

1. My Real Name: Nate He
2. My Birthdate: June 8, 1990
3. I'm currently residing in: Montreal, QC, Canada
4. Years in the RC sub game: Started in 2003, I've mostly build RC cars, tanks, and boats since then, only seriously started building RC subs in 2017
5. My current fleet:
   - 1/96 Blueback
   - 1/35 Type IIb U-boat
   - other RC boats
6. My projects awaiting construction:
   - 1/72 Revell Type IXC
   - 1/35 Bronco XXIII
   - 1/72 Moebius Skipjack
   - 1/45 Scratchbuilt Type VII
7. My dream fleet:
   - All of the above. Really want to get my Type VII operational!
8. My favorite submarine movie:
   - Hunt for Red October
   - Das Boot
   - Crimson Tide
9. Things I love about this hobby:
   - The skill involved in building the models
   - The engineering challenges
   - Studying and discovering ballast systems
10. Things I hate about this hobby:
    - Getting CA glue into places where it's not supposed to go!
11. My favorite pizza toppings: All dressed
12. A pic of me taken at the Kure Maritime Museum in Japan. Behind me is the JMSDF Akishio:
    

[Monahan Steam Models]

1. My Real Name: Nick Monahan
2. My Birthdate: March 26, 1978
3. I'm originally from: San Francisco, California
4. I'm currently residing in: Meadow Vista, California
5. Years in the RC sub game: 30 years from when I built my first functional scale submarine. But off and on since.
6. My current operational/quasi operational fleet:
   1. 1/48 Arkmodel type VIIC (U-201)
   2. Thunder tiger Neptune
   3. 1/24 WW2 harbor tug
   4. 1/32 Seguin tug (steam powered)
   5. 1900’s steam launch named “One Shot”
   6. (And way too many more)
7. My current projects awaiting construction
   1. 1/35 Bronco type XXIII
   2. And about two dozen more subs and targets projects.
8. My dream fleet:
   1. One I don’t have, probably a 1/48 gato
9. My favorite submarine movies:
   1. Hunt for Red October
   2. Das Boot
   3. Murphy’s war
   4. Run silent run deep
   5. Hell and high water
10. Things I love about this hobby:
    1. The engineering involved to make a solid boat
    2. The people
    3. It’s a submarine
    4. Torpedoes
11. Things I hate about this hobby: nothing…..well maybe the random folks who message me and demand that I share my designs with them as if they were entitled. The same folks who have not contributed jack **** to this hobby.
12. My favorite pizza toppings:
    1. Bacon
    2. sausage
13. A pic of me (attachment)

[SubDude]

1. My Real Name: Steve Hodges
2. My Birthdate: June 13, 1963
3. I'm originally from: Corvallis, OR
4. I'm currently residing in: Weaverville, NC
5. Years in the RC sub game: 2
6. My current fleet: 1/35th CR Nautilus, 1/72nd Redoutable, 1/72nd Columbia Class, 1/48th Thresher.
7. My projects awaiting construction: 1/72nd Typhoon (eat your heart out Bob), 1/7th Hunley, 1/72nd Skipjack x2, 1/48th LA Class.
8. My dream fleet: Add to the above, 1/48th Seawolf, Alvin, Subnautica Cyclops, 1/72nd I-400
9. My favorite submarine movie: Hunt for Red October, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
10. Things I love about this hobby: The engineering challenges, the people.
11. Things I hate about this hobby: The complexities of the subs, rivet counting.
12. My favorite pizza toppings: Just about anything.
13. A pic of me (attachment)

[rwtdiver]

1. My Real Name: Robert (Rob) Taylor
2. My Birthdate: 4/4/1944
3. I'm originally from: Brigham City, Utah
4. I'm currently residing in: Gilbert, Arizona
5. Years in the RC sub game: 2 Years
6. My current fleet: Thunder Tiger Neptune, USS Bluefish, HMS 1/48 Gotland, German Type XXI, French Redoutable, British Astute, USS Skipjack. USS Albacore, HL Hunley, Russian Borei, LA Class, German Type VII C, Russian Alfa, Russian Typhoon, and Japanese Sen Toku i-400
7. My projects awaiting construction: 1/72 Russian Alfa
8. My dream fleet: A FULLY operational RC submarine
9. My favorite submarine movie: Das Boot, Hunt for Red October
10. Things I love about this hobby: The building, and the people on this forum.
11. Things I hate about this hobby: Nothing
12. My favorite pizza toppings: Anything and everything
13. A pic of me (attachment)
14. 
15. Rob
16. "Firemen can stand the heat"

[TINFISH]

1. My Real Name: Mike Martin
2. My Birthdate: 08.08.53
3. I'm originally from: Nowhere....raised in the Military
4. I'm currently residing in: Hot Springs Village, Ar.
5. Years in the RC sub game:3
6. My current fleet: OTW Type VII
7. My projects awaiting construction: 1/6 scale SeeHund
8. My dream fleet: See above
9. My favorite submarine movie: Das Boat, Hunt for Red October, Run Silent-Run Deep, Voyage to the bottom of the Sea
10. Things I love about this hobby: its challenging, Experienced builders willing to help us newbies
11. Things I hate about this hobby: No one close to me into subs
12. My favorite pizza toppings: hamburger, mushrooms and onions
13. A pic of me