New guy question.

Sounds like the others are giving you sound advice.

Thanks, you all of been great!  I'm really enjoying these forums!

J

to the forums, johnnyrockets!!! Hope to see you around!

I've tried building 1:72 aircraft, and my eyes aren't up to the task. I've tried building 1:32 aircraft, and my budget and display space aren't big enough.

So I stick with 1:48 for aircraft. It's just right! Your results may vary!

Should I avoid some scales?

I like the 1:72 and 1:144

Are they harder, worse, etc?

Welcome, John!

I'll echo Gerald's suggestion of a Revell kit, Spirit of St. Louis is a good kit, but their P-51 is also a good starter kit. While Hasegawa and Tamiya are superior kits, they are also superior in price, and I suggest holding off buying any of those brands until you've decided the hobby is for you.

I too am pretty new to scale modeling (only 9 months in). My opinion would be a 1:48 scale ME-109. Pretty easy build, directions makes sense, painting can be done in a day and lots of books out there about color schemes, designs etc. I picked up my kit from Hobby lobby and i was very happy with the results.

A good first kit suggestion is Revell's Spirit of St Louis. It is an affordable kit and builds up rather nicely. As a person with aviation interest is is a good piece of aviation history that you can display once completed.

Besides those resources here on FSM you can visit my blog to get some useful tips on assembly, decaling and painting. Link in signature.