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Title: Hi I'm Rickard and I have G.A.S.
Post by: Rickard on May 02, 2012, 12:18:06 AM

Hi My Name is Rickard
I Have G.A.S. (Gear Addiction Syndrome). I've been lurking around for a while and gleaming lots of great info, and I'm becoming more and more excited about spending time making chips of metal 
Iv'e Raced 1/24 Model Slot Cars for over 30 years and am now Semi-Retired (Health Reasons) over the Last year or so I've become increasingly Board with slot cars. I've had a Small Unimat SL for 7-8 years now, and my main use has been to modify slot car parts, motors and Building specialized tooling for Slot  cars. I've also been involved in Hot Rodding and Motorcycles. I Grew up around guys that instilled the Hot Rod Ethic in me, so I'm more interested in building tooling, then finding a use for it. so one of my big Problems is I enjoy spending time Making parts, but still have no application in mind other than using the tooling I have to make more tooling. Currently I live in a rather small Apt, so everything I do has to be on a SMALL scale. so My shop Just Happens to be in My Drafting Studio, that I happen to also sleep in. I also still do Drafting and Industrial Illustration o a consulting Basis to earn extra income. I've attached some examples of my illustration work.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v692/rickard5/CanAmBeta.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v692/rickard5/explode5.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v692/rickard5/DRS45Fomula1sm2withbroad9.jpg)

Title: Re: Hi I'm Rickard and I have G.A.S.
Post by: spuddevans on May 02, 2012, 05:44:46 AM

Hi there Rickard  :wave: welcome to madmodder  :mmr:


Tim

Title: Re: Hi I'm Rickard and I have G.A.S.
Post by: doubleboost on May 02, 2012, 07:09:01 AM

Hi
Rickard
Welcome to Madmodders :beer: :beer:
Some nice drawings :thumbup:
John

Title: Re: Hi I'm Rickard and I have G.A.S.
Post by: AussieJimG on May 02, 2012, 07:48:24 AM

Welcome Rickard, I have not played with slot cars since the early 60's when Scalectix was all the go. I did make my own cars then and I will be interested to see what is happening these days.
Jim

Title: Re: Hi I'm Rickard and I have G.A.S.
Post by: Rickard on May 02, 2012, 10:40:03 AM

Thanx Guys, Jim what part of Aus. are you in There are lots of track down Under you aught to check it out it's gone a long way since Scaletrix
 

Title: Re: Hi I'm Rickard and I have G.A.S.
Post by: Brass_Machine on May 02, 2012, 12:40:20 PM

Hiya Rickard  :wave:

Welcome to the collective :borg:

Eric

Title: Re: Hi I'm Rickard and I have G.A.S.
Post by: DaveH on May 02, 2012, 03:25:00 PM

Hi Rickard  :wave:

Hello and welcome to MadModder  :clap: :clap: :clap:

 :beer:
DaveH

Title: Re: Hi I'm Rickard and I have G.A.S.
Post by: krv3000 on May 03, 2012, 03:37:54 PM

jump in and have fun