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07-19-2009, 11:12 PM
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| Member  Join Date: Jul 2009
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| Hi!!! (Another Aussie) Hi, I've posted a few times in these forums, but think it nice to introduce myself. I'm River, which is a nick name I've had for many years now and most people only know me by that name. Indeed, sometimes I ignore my real name as it is used so little. I've always been itnerested in aircraft and machinery, especially WW2. My uncle flew with RAAF 1 Squadron with Ansons and then Hudsons. My other uncles were in Africa and Europe as infrantry, and uncles from my mothers side were in the navy. I like WW2 war gaming, from figure games to board games. Regarding board games I've plaued (and still have in my posession) Panzer Blitz, Panzer leader, Arab-Israeli Wars (don't like that gam much), Fortress Europa (another one I am not fond of), Luftwaffe (not bad, but not real good either), original Squad Leader (good fun) and now I play Advanced Squad Leader (great game, if you can get over the learning curve) and also got the ASL Starter Kits to help others get into the game (if only there were others who wish to learn and play). I collect and repair/build old computers - such as the S100/IMSAI machines and Multibus-I etc. I really don't know why I do this, and I look towards science and medicine who one day may explain this absurd and relatively useless hobby. When I got time and the family isn't competing for my resources I restore and modify (depending on the vehicle condition as to whether it is a restoration or a modification) old school Toyotas, and rebuild/fix/enhance car engines. I like to take my cars racing, cruising , to car shows, drags, picking up chicks and anything else that requires minimal automotive prowess, and the ability to embrarass my children. I enjoy scalextric cars, building models of WW2 AFV and aircraft. Also, after many years of splinters, destroyed projects and abundant swearing, my woodworking skills are getting better. I probably drink a little too much, smoke too much, swear a lot and often take the piss. I enjoy a good discussion over many topics and try not to let facts ruin an interesting debate.  Finally, reports of my incredible handsomeness may be a tad too optimistic.  river |
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07-19-2009, 11:47 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Abingdon, VA.
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| Welcome to the forum River. I believe you will find it very interesting. Happy posting!!  |
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07-20-2009, 02:49 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Queensland
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| G'day Rivers. Did your uncle serve at Singapore and Malaya?
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07-20-2009, 02:53 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: A Swede living in Glasgow, Scotland
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| Welcome to the family River....
__________________  JAN "Felicis Tredecim" "I´m going back to the front to relax" "THE BLACK CATS FLIES TONIGHT" "Find your enemy and shoot him down - everything else is unimportant!" "When you're out of F-8's... You're out of fighters!"  |
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07-20-2009, 03:35 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Vojvodina, Serbia
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| Welcome and greetings from another side of the Globe. Enjoy the forum.
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07-20-2009, 03:53 AM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Penzance Cornwall UK
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| Welcome aboard river.  You will find some kindred spirits here. |
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07-20-2009, 04:14 AM
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| Hi, Quote:
Thanks for all your kind replies. river | |
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07-20-2009, 04:56 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Melbourne, Victoria
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| G'day mate. Into older cars myself, currently run a LX Torana. What sort of Toyota's, do tell Cheers
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07-20-2009, 06:00 AM
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| The Pop-Tart Whisperer   Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: South Jersey, United States
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| Welcome to the forum!
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07-20-2009, 06:32 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Hurst, Texas
Posts: 3,476
| Welcome aboard! I've got an older Commodore Amiga1000 that still sputters to life....keyboard and mouse are shot, it seems, and all the floppies seem to have lost their data (20 years in an attic....ya think?). Puttin the classics back together is a sickness indeed, but a fun one!
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07-20-2009, 06:37 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: May 2009 Location: Denmark.
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 | Hi and welcome, greetings from Denmark. *waves* Why mess with cars when there's motorcycles in the world?  J/k, sounds like you've got a lot of good things going there.
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07-20-2009, 06:38 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Adelaide Sth. Aust.
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| G'day river welcome aboard mate! 
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07-20-2009, 07:32 AM
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A modified RA28....  An an original JDM RA25GT....  And I just bought another RA28 to restore river | |
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07-20-2009, 07:38 AM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Melbourne, Victoria
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| Hi River, Very impressive machines you got there  Cheers
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07-20-2009, 07:49 AM
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| Member Join Date: Jul 2009
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| Hi, Thanks. I'm still having a hard time trying to get an R2800 into one of them.... and then to try and get it engineered for general road use. river |
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