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

[Jason Marandas]

1. My Real Name: Jason Marandas
2. My Birthdate: April 8,1975
3. I'm originally from: Portland Oregon
4. I'm currently residing in: Oakley, California
5. Years in the RC sub game: 0
6. My current fleet: nothing (just looking into it --it's pretty daunting!)
7. My projects awaiting construction: TBD
8. My dream fleet: Type VIIc and Balao class (I like the WW2 German/US.probably typical I'm guessing)
9. My favorite submarine movie: Das Boot and Greyhound
10. Things I love about this hobby:brand new to it, but excited and intimidated at the same time!
11. Things I hate about this hobby: TBD
12. My favorite pizza toppings: Salami and Olives
13. A pic of me shooting (attachment) The hobby I'm leaving to pursue this...
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[Acollins]

1. My Real Name: Andrew Collins.
2. My Birthdate: 04/05/89
3. I'm originally from: Wilmington, DE.
4. I'm currently residing in: Lancaster, PA.
5. Years in the RC sub game: 1 month.
6. My current fleet: Yamato battleship.
7. My projects awaiting construction: Type VII
8. My dream fleet: Kursk, K19, Bismarck.
9. My favorite submarine movie: The command, K19, the hunt for red Oct, dasboot.
10. Things I love about this hobby: Submarines.
11. Things I hate about this hobby: nothing...as of yet.
12. My favorite pizza toppings: Bacon.

[gboxwood]

1. My Real Name: Giacomo Bosso
2. My Birthdate: 22-May-1981
3. I'm originally from: Turin, Italy
4. I'm currently residing in: Vlodrop, The Netherlands
5. Years in the RC sub game: getting started now...
6. My current fleet: see above
7. My projects awaiting construction: ALVIN 1:8, Collins 1:72
8. My dream fleet: OTW Surcouf
9. My favorite submarine movie: Hunt for the Red October, The Abyss
10. Things I love about this hobby: being able to go below the water surface
11. Things I hate about this hobby: old low-frequency radios
12. My favorite pizza toppings: salamino piccante
13. A pic of me (attachment)

[Alucard]

Thank you, most people do not get it.

[goshawk823]

Welcome. Hammer film fan? Count Alucard?

[Alucard]

1. My Real Name: Alan Grobman
2. My Birthdate: April 3rd 1961
3. I'm originally from: Trenton New Jersey
4. I'm currently residing in: Egg Harbor City NJ and I am looking to move to the Crystal River area in Florida in the next couple of years.
5. Years in the RC sub game: I am just starting, need to build my first Sub, I have the 250 Cylinder setup and now I need to find a model sub and build my first one.
6. My current fleet: N/A
7. My projects awaiting construction.
8. My dream fleet: Seaview, WWII Uboat
9. My favorite submarine movie: The Hunt for Red October, Das Boot, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
10. Things I love about this hobby: controlling Subs in the water and also displaying them.
11. Things I hate about this hobby: Trying to find the subs and parts, thank, God for Bob and lack of Hobby stores to get everything.
12. My favorite pizza toppings: pepperoni, bacon and garlic
13. A pic of me (attachment) from one of our cruises

[Davidh]

My Real name: David Hughes
Birthday: 3rd November 1972. Canberra ACT.
Originally from Sydney.
Currently residing, Central coast NSW.
Years in Subs: 20 +
My current fleet: Project 685 Mike, Project 955 Borei, Project 661 Papa, Project 667 BDRM delta 4, HMS Resolution class SSBN, SM U-23.
Favourite sub movie- Hunt for Red October.
things I love about hobby: small highly motivated bunch of people.
things I hate: more diversity of designs needed.
Pizza toppings: sorry Pizza is boring, give me a Laksa anyday ( Thai curry soup)

[Michael440]

My real name: Michael callaghan
my birthday. Oct 1956
originally from Bristol uk
currently, Yeovil.uk
years in rc subs. 6
current fleet. Surcouf, british E class, T class, U class. HMS Trafalgar, American Patrick Henry, German, XX1, V11, V111. Nautilus, and Neptune
projects. XX1
favorite movie. Above us the waves, we dive at dawn.
things I love about the hobby. Keeps the grey matter busy
things I hate, getting expensive
pizza toppings ,chille

[Scrappy]

1. My Real Name: Matt Beaudoin
2. My Birthdate: June 1978
3. I'm originally from: Rhode Island
4. I'm currently residing in: Paris, Tennessee
5. Years in the RC sub game: long time watcher, ready to take the plunge
6. My current fleet: All my boats are only meant to float.
7. My projects awaiting construction: Research style submersible
8. My dream fleet: Cab 3 from the Abyss, Alvin from Woods Hole, Mir 2
9. My favorite submarine movie: The Abyss, The Hunt for Red October, K19
10. Things I love about this hobby: very small microcosm of the RC modelers.
11. Things I hate about this hobby: Limited resources as to compared with RC helicopters or boats.
12. My favorite pizza toppings: Pineapple
13. A pic of me (attachment)

[Tom Spettel]

1Real name: Tom Spettel
2-BD-10-07-1960
3-originally from Dayton Ohio, moved out to denver
after i got out of the navy in 1985.
4-i have been into rc subs since 1991
(thanks to Daves article on his acula in SSM)
5-current fleet is a 1/72nd alpha
awaiting- 1/72nd VictorIII X2 foxtrot 1/96 sturgeon
1/72nd sturgeon
6- dream model is my 1/72nd victorIII
7- fav movie: hunt for red october- it reminds me of the navy days Das Boot run silent run deep
8 things i love about the hobby: Engineering the water tight spaces. And the people in it
9-thing i hate: the size of the hobby wish more people were in it
10- fav pizza toppings- sausage ground beef extra cheese

[SubDude]

1. My Real Name: Zach Lemke
2. My Birthdate: 35 years old
3. I'm originally from: Born in Virginia, USA while my dad was USNAD as a Nuclear Electricians Mate. He served on two Nuclear SSNs
4. I'm currently residing in: Arkansas
5. Years in the RC sub game: Trying to get started
6. My current fleet: Drydocks are empty
7. My projects awaiting construction: Still deciding
8. My dream fleet: Type VIIC, Type IX/40, USS Barb(Gato), USS Parche(Balao), USS Trout(Tambor)
9. My favorite submarine movie: Das Boot, Down Periscope, and the show Hell Below
10. Things I love about this hobby: I am a WWII Fanatic. So the idea to build a realistic model, and modify my little heart out.
11. Things I hate about this hobby: Not as many resources compared to other widely popular hobbies.
12. My favorite pizza toppings: Pepperoni and Bacon
13. Small Bio: I served in the United States Navy from 2008-2018 as an Electronics Technician, I was stationed on USS Ramage. USS Ramage(as the crew called her Mr. Sausage) got her name sake from Admiral Lawson "Red" Ramage. He commanded USS Trout, and USS Parche during WWII. My dad served on Nuclear Fast Attack Submarines for the USN also. We still jest at each other since I was a surface sailor. After getting Honorably Discharged, I joined my dad at Big River Steel in Arkansas. I work as Electrical & Automation Engineer for our companies steel welding machines. Its pretty cool I get to work with Lasers.
14. 4th of July Celebration

Welcome aboard Zach. I hope you can dive in and get your feet wet soon. Try to start simply and build your skills and understanding. I recently completed one of Bob Martin's 212 dynamic divers and it runs really good in my pool. Easy to build and solid performance. It will be a viable contender in the sub races at Subfest this year. A very fun little boat.



Video of my 13 year old son running it in my pool.

[MrBuckHorris]

1. My Real Name: Zach Lemke
2. My Birthdate: 35 years old
3. I'm originally from: Born in Virginia, USA while my dad was USNAD as a Nuclear Electricians Mate. He served on two Nuclear SSNs
4. I'm currently residing in: Arkansas
5. Years in the RC sub game: Trying to get started
6. My current fleet: Drydocks are empty
7. My projects awaiting construction: Still deciding
8. My dream fleet: Type VIIC, Type IX/40, USS Barb(Gato), USS Parche(Balao), USS Trout(Tambor)
9. My favorite submarine movie: Das Boot, Down Periscope, and the show Hell Below
10. Things I love about this hobby: I am a WWII Fanatic. So the idea to build a realistic model, and modify my little heart out.
11. Things I hate about this hobby: Not as many resources compared to other widely popular hobbies.
12. My favorite pizza toppings: Pepperoni and Bacon
13. Small Bio: I served in the United States Navy from 2008-2018 as an Electronics Technician, I was stationed on USS Ramage. USS Ramage(as the crew called her Mr. Sausage) got her name sake from Admiral Lawson "Red" Ramage. He commanded USS Trout, and USS Parche during WWII. My dad served on Nuclear Fast Attack Submarines for the USN also. We still jest at each other since I was a surface sailor. After getting Honorably Discharged, I joined my dad at Big River Steel in Arkansas. I work as Electrical & Automation Engineer for our companies steel welding machines. Its pretty cool I get to work with Lasers.
14. 4th of July Celebration

[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