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                 Having read a few posts I decided it would be rude not to say hello and let you know who and what I am .  Firstly , I am 76 , and have been making models since the age of 4 , the first one being a Lockheed Lightning from a Keil Kraft Kit (I think) that required much whittling of wood .  I have proceeded through the wonders of plastics , resin , resin plus photo etch , nutted and bolted live steam to the state where I am having to throw out old models to make room for the new . Sad , that .  But I am still learning ; anyone claiming he's a modeller and not still learning is probably not a very good modeller .  I spent half a lifetime in the RAF and the other half on electronic weapon system design .  I am in the process of enjoying the D51 which , though it is claimed not to be operable on track , has got my mind set on making it run . It will look OK alongside the large collection of other railway stuff that I have accumulated over the years .
  Mike M 
  ps I just previewed the above and could not find a way of editing the                 post to make the lines of text come out correctly .  The spelling has also been changed----'accumulated' is not spelled in the way shown in the preview , and I cannot change it .  Oh dear , it's done it again . 
            
 
         
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 Rank: Pro Groups:  Joined: 24/08/2009 Posts: 48,827 Points: -13,348
  
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                Welcome to ModelSpace Mike   
  Don't worry about the spelling, sometimes the forum system picks up certain words as possible banned words and re-jigs them, don't ask me how it thought your word was such   
  Edit is in the top right-hand corner of the post box. 
            
 
         
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 Rank: Pro Groups:  Joined: 24/08/2009 Posts: 48,827 Points: -13,348
  
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                 Thanks Tomick , but it persists in "correcting" my spelling .  That is slightly annoying , I take a pride in using correct spelling .
   Mike M  
            
 
         
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                Welcome Mike, and thanks for the introduction, we have a lot of guests and it is always nice to get an introduction.
  I will be interested to see you progress in getting the D51 operable.
  Jase“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.” -Mark Twain  
            
 
         
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                Unfortunately as Tomick said the forum has built in software that detects inappropriate words even when they are part of a word,accomeulated when spelt correctly contains one of these words....it is annoying but can get quite amusing at times.Charles D i c k e n s becomes Charles Dancerens for example & who can forget the big bad highwayman Dancer Turpin!   Rob  Nolli Illigitimi Carborundum!!!Current Builds: HMS Victory, SV Thermopylae 
            
 
         
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                  Hi Mike     Welcome to the forum and will look forward to your build best of luck with motorising her      regards        Andy   Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
 
   
            
 
         
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                Welcome aboard Mike, it is always great to have somebody on the forum with your wealth of knowledge. Rgds, Hans "It's okay to make mistakes. mistakes are our teachers - they help us to to learn, even if it is painfully" Current Build: Endeavour Cross section,D51 Completed: HMS Victory Under the bench:  Endeavour x 2,Sovereign of the Seas, Akagi and The Black Pearl!HMS Victory Cross Section  
            
 
         
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