gino's room

[gino b2]

here is my room.
the place where I destroy perfectly good model kits .
on the desk is a trumpeter 1/32 me 262 in progress. it's a love hate relationship,
I work on it til it bugs me then I put it away for a while. I will post some pics soon.

and some of the stash.

[Stuart]

I'm senseing a love of the 262 - you should get on well here!

you need to post up some pics of that Trumpy build!

[gino b2]

here is my other hobby,
I played in a rock and roll band for over twenty five years.
one of the reasons I stopped modeling for many years.
I retired from playing out three years ago after the bass player passed away.
he was my best bud for thirty five years and it really hurt when he passed away.
now I just noodle around in my room sometimes but not much.
gino

[gino b2]

yes stuart the 262 is my favorite.
the only reason I chose to build a 1/32 aircraft.
due to always having space limitations I stuck with 1/72 .

[BorgR3mc0]

I see some familiar kits in that stash. I am currently working on the MPM XP-47H.

http://www.spamodeler.com/forum/viewtop ... f=20&t=115

And I have build the SH P.212

http://www.spamodeler.com/forum/viewtop ... =212#p2625


But what is that old red box MPM kit beneath?

[gino b2]

I see some familiar kits in that stash. I am currently working on the MPM XP-47H.

http://www.spamodeler.com/forum/viewtop ... f=20&t=115

And I have build the SH P.212

http://www.spamodeler.com/forum/viewtop ... =212#p2625


But what is that old red box MPM kit beneath?

I have read your post on the xp-47h and you are doing a great job on the kit ,
very inspiring !
the red box mpm kit is a sukhoi su-9 (me 262 lookalike) .
it is a vacumform kit purchased in the mid nineties.
gino

[gino b2]

Plastic models and Stratocasters? A man after my own heart. I have that exact Texas Fat Strat in your second photo on the left BTW....perhaps yours is the later version that they renamed (name escapes me).

I did the band thing for several years after high school and through college myself. Mostly now I'm like you...just noodling and recording over tracks though I haven't touched a guitar in about six months. Maybe I should change that.

it's called the lonestar strat. 1998 usa model. it was hot-rodded at the factory with a billy gibbons pearly gates plus humbucker and two
srv single coils. it's my baby and I used mostly for playing out. I was skeptical of having a humbucker in a strat but found it to be very versatile
it gave me the heavy rock sound and the quack when I needed it . great guitar. all my other strats are Mexican, people say there isn't much difference except double the price. well I'm here to tell ya , big difference . the quality is light years ahead of the mexi.

gino

[gino b2]

You're right. Thats the exact one I have. It was changed to the Texas Fat after it was called the Lonestar...and I think they dumbed the Pearly Gates for a regular Humbucker? I don't remember...my serial number is calling mine a 99 It was a wedding gift actually.

very cool ,
is yours the sienna burst like mine ?
when I saw mine at the music store I was like scwwwwiiing !
plus I like maple fretboards better . the person at the music store didn't want to sell it .
when I walked up to the counter with it he said to me " aaww your buyin the sienna ? "
I said yup .
gino