Patrick Portrayal Press Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 My name is Patrick Tipton and I recently became the owner of Portrayal Press. I wanted to stop by and say hello to this global community of military vehicle enthusiasts. I have been a student of the military and military vehicles since I found my elementary school library's collection of military titles at age 7. The school had a large collection of books on WWII and I decided then and there that I needed to own a half-track. My parents were not particularly supportive of the half-track idea, but humored my obsession with things military by supporting a military book habit. Cut forward a few decades. I have not obtained my half-track, but I do own an MB that is currently in parts in my shop. I am a gear head at heart and have built or worked on just about everything - airplanes, cars, motorcycles, tractors, heavy equipment and so on. I still see a half-track in my future. :-D I live in the northwestern, very rural corner of New Jersey with my wife, two kids and too many animals. I am very excited to be the new owner of Portrayal Press and look forward to continuing a 30 year legacy of supporting military vehicle enthusiasts throughout the world with high quality reprints of vehicle manuals and related titles. We are busy updating our catalog and will be adding new titles over the coming months. We are also building a new website which will include our complete catalog and have a proper shopping cart with PayPal/Visa/Mastercard checkout. We are now on Twitter (@PortrayalPress) and Facebook and would love to hear from you with suggestions, questions or just to say hello. I look forward to participating on HMVF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon_M Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Good to see you Patrick, welcome, and good luck with your new venture. Please pass our thanks and best wishes on to Dennis too, as he has served the community well for many years. Gordon McMillan Aberdeen ( the real one, not the US one ... ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Welcome Patrick, and thanks for continuing an essentail service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big ray Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 My name is Patrick Tipton and I recently became the owner of Portrayal Press. I wanted to stop by and say hello to this global community of military vehicle enthusiasts. I have been a student of the military and military vehicles since I found my elementary school library's collection of military titles at age 7. The school had a large collection of books on WWII and I decided then and there that I needed to own a half-track. My parents were not particularly supportive of the half-track idea, but humored my obsession with things military by supporting a military book habit. Cut forward a few decades. I have not obtained my half-track, but I do own an MB that is currently in parts in my shop. I am a gear head at heart and have built or worked on just about everything - airplanes, cars, motorcycles, tractors, heavy equipment and so on. I still see a half-track in my future. :-D I live in the northwestern, very rural corner of New Jersey with my wife, two kids and too many animals. I am very excited to be the new owner of Portrayal Press and look forward to continuing a 30 year legacy of supporting military vehicle enthusiasts throughout the world with high quality reprints of vehicle manuals and related titles. We are busy updating our catalog and will be adding new titles over the coming months. We are also building a new website which will include our complete catalog and have a proper shopping cart with PayPal/Visa/Mastercard checkout. We are now on Twitter (@PortrayalPress) and Facebook and would love to hear from you with suggestions, questions or just to say hello. I look forward to participating on HMVF. Its likely to be mine if fuel prices keep rising like they are here in the U.K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane.c Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Welcome to HMVF, :cool2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
private mw Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 hi welcome to the forum , Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Portrayal Press Posted February 8, 2013 Author Share Posted February 8, 2013 Thanks all for the warm welcome. @Gordon - will send Dennis your regards. He has moved out of state to live with his son, but I am barraging him with questions via email. @Big Ray: Hear you on the fuel prices and we don't have it half as bad as you folks do. Regards, Patrick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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