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Photoetch pioneer Fred Hultberg is dead
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Wed Feb 15, 2017 6:39 amby SpaceRanger
Frederic Hultberg, proprietor of Fotocut, and known by his email signature, "oletcherfred," died last September at age 70. In association with the late Harry Woodman, Fred developed sheets of photoetch details for World War I aircraft models in the 1970s, and expanded the line to include photoetch details in other scales for specific models as well as sets of generic photoetch products.
Re: Photoetch pioneer Fred Hultberg is dead
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Wed Feb 15, 2017 7:01 amby F-27pax
Very sad news. Even though I'm prone to say bad things about etched parts when I find them stuck to my fingers rather than where they should go.
Leigh
Re: Photoetch pioneer Fred Hultberg is dead
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Wed Feb 15, 2017 7:28 amby RayS
Sad to hear, I have some Fotocut frets for airliner antennas and air stairs somewhere in the stash.
Re: Photoetch pioneer Fred Hultberg is dead
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Wed Feb 15, 2017 9:21 amby Graeme H
very sad to hear, like Leigh I have a love hate relationship with photo etch
I well remember the articles in Scale Models with Harry Woodman all those years ago
A revolution in modelling
Re: Photoetch pioneer Fred Hultberg is dead
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Wed Feb 15, 2017 4:09 pmby Adam the Akrodude
His legacy lies on! Future generations will continue to loose tiny brass bits and/or glue them to their fingers and thumbs! Without a doubt, Tom has added to the hobby in a great way. RIP Mr Hultberg!