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Jan Voorbij (cupofwondering)
NL

About me

Name:
Jan Voorbij
Nickname:
cupofwondering
Country:
NL Netherlands
Town:
IJsselstein
Member since:
September 16, 2013
Communities:
scalemates.com (Scale modeling)
papermates.net (Paper modeling)
gundammates.com (Gundam modeling)
railwaymates.com (Train modeling)
diecastmates.com (Diecast models)
rcmates.net (RC modeling)
Hi folks,
Found this board a week ago and after spending some evening time here where the paint was drying 😄 I decided to give it a go. I,m Jan from Holland and use Cupofwondering as my handle, since I´ve been a die hard Jethro Tull fan since 1968 and built a website dedicated to their lyrics: cupofwonder.com
I started modelling as a kid in 1965 (!). Everytime I managed to save 1 guilder and 45 cts back then, I got of to the toy shop to buy me a new Airfix baggie (the kits were in plastic bags at the time, as you all know). Then after a few years I stopped to pick it all up again when I hit 30 and specialised in WWII aircraft. I particularly liked to build Luftwaffe airplanes because of the variety of types and subtypes, the multitude of camouflageschemes, varying for each front and season. I was particularly fond of doing extensive research before the building itself, which sometimes was quite an ordeal in the pre-internet days and tried to make it all as historical correct as possible. Then my kids came and I had to give it all up for my hobby room was needed for one of them. Now that they have all grown up and left the house the is room voor daddy and his hobby again. Hurray! 58 years and still a boy!!

I started again in October 2010 with some small kits to see if I still could do this modelling thing. From the contributions here I get the idea that I´m probably the last modeller on earth that still paints his kits with the brush instead of the sophisticated airbrush...., so my kits can´t match the beauties I´ve seen here so far.

I really look forward to reading your contributions, to share information and ideas.

Activities

Modeling clubs

I'm a member of following scale modeling club(s):

IPMS Nederland
IPMS Nederland
NL

Favorite webzines

Hyperscale
Hyperscale
AU
Stormo!
Stormo!
IT

Scale modeling forums

Modelbrouwers
Modelbrouwers
NL
Airfix Tribute Forum
Airfix Tribute Forum
GB

Scale modeling magazines

Modelbouw Magazine

Scale modeling shops

No particular shops are on my favorite list

Paint ranges

I use following paints on a regular basis:

Model Master
Vallejo
Humbrol
Revell Color
Revell Aqua Color
Tamiya
Italeri Acrylic Paint

Favorite scales

No particular scales are on my favorite list

Interests

Vehicles

Airfield Utility Vehicles Vehicles » Utility | 1905–Now

Other topics:
WWII-Fleet Air Arm » No topic page

Contact

Homepage
Jethro Tull - The Annotated Lyrics Resource

My next events

I currently have nothing in my agenda.

Mates

Daniel Dees racedees
NL
Clifford Keesler stormrider509
US
Erik Leijdens Tug Benson
NL
Eduardo Leon Denegri eleondenegri
NL
Martien Lourens The Elder
NL
Jake Poyner Jake_Models
CA
Bart Teunis Bartus
NL

Following

I'm currently not following any other modelers, magazines or websites on this site

Followed by

Jay Dubya Boris
AU
Eduardo Leon Denegri eleondenegri
NL
Jake Poyner Jake_Models
CA