Hello from Nottingham

Welcome to the FSM forums!

Yes its the right place to learn more about this great hobby!

Simply state you are new when posting, the old guard will keep the comments constructive. If any criticism surfaces take it with a grain of salt and realize sometimes its how comments are worded which blurs the fine line between informative vrs. negative.

Airfix has made a comeback in recent years, back in my 'western stash' awaits their new 1/24 scale Mosquito.

Welcome aboard and welcome back Mik

This is a great site for feedback and helping you get back in to or just simply improve in this wonderful hobby. And as you know already, it is quite addictive. Have fun! What are your areas of interest for kit subjects?

Cheers guys.

I shall post my novice status as suggested. I know that it will take a long time to reach the status of you guys . Looking wround the net and seeing some awesome work pulled to pieces doen't inspire me with confidence. But I enjoy doing this again and as I'm sure you areall aware, it's how 'we' feel about our work that really matters.

Thanks again for the welcome.

Oh sorry..Area of interest?

Since Christmas i have built 28 kits of what I feel is ascending quality (?) which I guess is the idea?

 I have built WW2 Aeroplanes, A couple of bits of armour, a couple of civil airliners a sub and the Hood.

That 1:24 Mozzy i have drooled over myself but my abilities don't warrent the outlay just yet.

Heh you are the most important critic of your own work.

If the build was enjoyable, you pushed your personal skills & learned a new technique along the way then it was successful. Quality will come with experience and studying others work. 

Well first and foremost, have fun. Build whatever you desire. If a kit appears to be too mcu of a challenge for your current skills, set it aside until you feel ready for that level of challenge. For now, concentrate on the basics build and clean up skills. Proper part alignment, mold line removal, seam clean up... basic painting. Each build will improve your sills there, and some kits will present more obstacles than others. Get a set of good paint brushes and take your time with painting and decals. It will all fall in to place.

to the forum .

Ron

Howdy Hi!  Welcome to the asylum!!  I, too, just returned to modeling since the late 70's.  Each model build has shown an increasing skill curve.

Remember, this is supposed to be fun.

Welcome to our little corner of the world. Don't worry about being a "Novice". I count myself as a practiced novice. You will get some great advice here if you want it.

Welcome to the forum, got a bunch of great modelers here and all willing to help with all your modeling questions so fell free to ask , so build on and happy modeling..

Welcome to the group.  We are all still learning.  It's all about the fun.