[JDToumanian]

Hey guys,

I've been a member here since early last year, and I couldn't believe it when I recently noticed that I had never posted before. I guess I've just been reading the countless thousands of posts, but I thought I'd at least say hello...

I've been interested in R/C all my life but it wasn't until I saw a PMD display at a hobby show back in the 1990s that I discovered R/C truck and construction models. I finally bought a few Tamiya kits last year (Globe Liner, King Hauler, Mercedes 1850L, and a few trailers) and I recently got a RC4WD 4200XL that I'm going to modify so I'll probably be posting here more often.

Where I live in Phelan, California, near the foothills in the south end of the Mojave Desert about 75 miles northeast of L.A., it's perfect for excavating, and I'd like to build up a site on my property where I can set up a mining and screening operation. Maybe someday even host an event. Another idea I've had is to build a working cement mixer and a miniature batch plant...

My other hobbies include machining and fabrication, 1/3 scale miniature railways, and full-size trucks... I have 7 of them, a Ford CT-8000 dump truck and 6 military trucks (deuces, 5-tons, and a HEMTT). Boy I love talking about myself, don't I?

Regards,
Jon