I, too, am new to this forum, and I have been modeling close to 55 years. I am a member of two IPMS chapters (Bedford, Massachusetts, and here in Sacramento, California), and my primary interests are in World War II era aircraft. My current projects include mold-making, resin casting, and refining techniques for scribing, painting, and weathering model aircraft. My current project is a Dornier Do 217K-2 carrying two Fritz-X radio-guided bombs. I am using the Italeri kit, which is good enough to make the project worthwhile, but its deficiencies have taken me many months to correct, to the extent I can.