Fred Engels
Scale Modeling Interests: 30s-40s-50s-60s cars, street rods, customs, rat rods or any kind of old pickups
Born on Date: Feb 13 1943
Family: 2 grown daughters 1 wife 1 grown stepson 2 cats
Profession/Job: Letter Carrier USPS (Retired)
My Celebrity Look Alike is: Sean Connery Definitly
Personal vehicle: Jeep Liberty-Chevy Silverado
My First Car was A: 58 Volvo
I've been building models since: 1959
Boxers or Briefs: ? What Briefs?
Favorite Automobiles: 55-57 Chevys, 64-69 Chevelles, 49-54 Fords + Mercurys, 32 Fords, some 65-69 Plymouth, 36 Fords, Model As, 60s Pontiacs-Buicks
Other Hobbies and Interest: Stamps-Painting as in arts and inking
Favorite Place: Adirondacks or Maine + NH
Favorite Movies: American Graffitti, The Omen, John Wayne + Clint Eastwood Flicks
Favorite TV Shows: History Channel/Discovery
Favorite Foods: raw vegtables, peanut butter, ice tea
Favorite Recording Artists: Pink Floyd/Led Zeppelin-Byrds, Bob Seger, Rolling Stones
Favorite Sports Teams: None whatsoever
My Modeling Ambitions: Experiment with paint/do better paint jobs
My Modeling Regrets: Disposing of or selling old now rare models that can't be misplaced
Why I'm A Modeler: Good way to have a winter or indoor pasttime, combined with a love for fine American cars, and a way to create your own version of whatever car you can envision
Family: 2 grown daughters 1 wife 1 grown stepson 2 cats
Profession/Job: Letter Carrier USPS (Retired)
My Celebrity Look Alike is: Sean Connery Definitly
Personal vehicle: Jeep Liberty-Chevy Silverado
My First Car was A: 58 Volvo
I've been building models since: 1959
Boxers or Briefs: ? What Briefs?
Favorite Automobiles: 55-57 Chevys, 64-69 Chevelles, 49-54 Fords + Mercurys, 32 Fords, some 65-69 Plymouth, 36 Fords, Model As, 60s Pontiacs-Buicks
Other Hobbies and Interest: Stamps-Painting as in arts and inking
Favorite Place: Adirondacks or Maine + NH
Favorite Movies: American Graffitti, The Omen, John Wayne + Clint Eastwood Flicks
Favorite TV Shows: History Channel/Discovery
Favorite Foods: raw vegtables, peanut butter, ice tea
Favorite Recording Artists: Pink Floyd/Led Zeppelin-Byrds, Bob Seger, Rolling Stones
Favorite Sports Teams: None whatsoever
My Modeling Ambitions: Experiment with paint/do better paint jobs
My Modeling Regrets: Disposing of or selling old now rare models that can't be misplaced
Why I'm A Modeler: Good way to have a winter or indoor pasttime, combined with a love for fine American cars, and a way to create your own version of whatever car you can envision
