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

[Sodamaexchen]

Haha...., i think you nailed it

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Hi Guys, not sure if this translates correct, a "Besserwisser" is somebody who always knows a better way to do things ( in a negative way) and is igorant to the knowledge of other people.

But back to the scheduled programm

Gotcha: armchair Admiral; rivet-counter; detail whore; insufferable perfectionist; know-it-all; jack-booted, brown-shirt, IPMS judge, etc. (yup! that's a picture of me next to the Dictionary narrative)

David
The Horrible

[Sodamaexchen]

Hi Guys, not sure if this translates correct, a "Besserwisser" is somebody who always knows a better way to do things ( in a negative way) and is igorant to the knowledge of other people.

But back to the scheduled programm

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

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I had to look it up: besserwisser {common gender} ˇ know-all ˇ know-it-all ˇ smart ass ˇ smart-ass ˇ smartass ˇ smart alec ˇ wise guy ˇ wiseacre
I fall into the smartass or wiseacre category.

Peace,
Tom

Guilty!......................

[trout]

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:

I had to look it up: besserwisser {common gender} ˇ know-all ˇ know-it-all ˇ smart ass ˇ smart-ass ˇ smartass ˇ smart alec ˇ wise guy ˇ wiseacre
I fall into the smartass or wiseacre category.

Peace,
Tom

[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