fierytheangelsfell
Private 2
- Joined
- Jun 19, 2012
- Messages
- 87
Good evening all,
As a recent arrival I thought I should write a few lines of introduction and offer my kind regards to the veterans already here. My name is Geoff and I am a forty-eight year old father of two and high school teacher who lives in Sydney, Australia.
I am a convert to 'Toy Soldiers' as an extension of my interests in aviation, World War II and especially the 'Battle of Britain'. For the last seven years I have collected die-cast aircraft and World War II RAF. You will all understand what an addiction this can be so I recently downsized and I have moved slightly sideways having been enticed by the excellent RAF range produced by King and Country. One thing has inevitably led to another and I have branched out to include a modest selection of prominent Axis and Allied personalities as well as now looking closely at late war, Fall of Berlin subjects. I have my eye on a Soviet T34! My local shop also has a fantastic display of Australian Light Horse that whisper to me in my sleep: "Buy me. Buy me..." So... I'm doomed.
I hope that you will find me to be an articulate and agreeable comrade here and I look forward to making new friends in due course.
... And before you ask, the wally in my avatar is actually me. Sad I know. I picked-up the Irvin flying jacket and helmet on a recent trip to the UK. I also managed to get around Europe and see some great WWII sites. Check out my picture quiz elsewhere on the boards.
It's a pleasure to meet you all.
Regards,
Geoff
Here I am in Berlin in March.
As a recent arrival I thought I should write a few lines of introduction and offer my kind regards to the veterans already here. My name is Geoff and I am a forty-eight year old father of two and high school teacher who lives in Sydney, Australia.
I am a convert to 'Toy Soldiers' as an extension of my interests in aviation, World War II and especially the 'Battle of Britain'. For the last seven years I have collected die-cast aircraft and World War II RAF. You will all understand what an addiction this can be so I recently downsized and I have moved slightly sideways having been enticed by the excellent RAF range produced by King and Country. One thing has inevitably led to another and I have branched out to include a modest selection of prominent Axis and Allied personalities as well as now looking closely at late war, Fall of Berlin subjects. I have my eye on a Soviet T34! My local shop also has a fantastic display of Australian Light Horse that whisper to me in my sleep: "Buy me. Buy me..." So... I'm doomed.
I hope that you will find me to be an articulate and agreeable comrade here and I look forward to making new friends in due course.
... And before you ask, the wally in my avatar is actually me. Sad I know. I picked-up the Irvin flying jacket and helmet on a recent trip to the UK. I also managed to get around Europe and see some great WWII sites. Check out my picture quiz elsewhere on the boards.
It's a pleasure to meet you all.
Regards,
Geoff
Here I am in Berlin in March.
