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The New Guy.
Posted by Anonymous on Monday, February 23, 2004 10:05 AM
Hi everyone. I am new to modelling stuff and I don't know anything about it. After I saw one of this model on display, I was hooked. They look so real despite the size. Where can I get books on this subject? What size of model should I strat of with? Any advice is appreciated.Big Smile [:D]
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  • From: Dahlonega, Georgia
Posted by lizardqing on Monday, February 23, 2004 10:57 AM
Welcome to the forumand to the hobby ninjamaster. This is a great place to start out. Lots of people here willing to help you out with any questions. You could find books at a hobby shop on all sorts of stuff. FSM has some on different subjects. As far scale that would depend on what you want to build. 1/35 with armor is good and 1/24 or 1/25 with cars is pretty much standard. Some one else would have to say on the other subjects.
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, February 23, 2004 11:09 AM
Welcome to the forum, and welcome to the hobby, ninjamaster. For learning the techniques of this hobby, I would suggest buying inexpensive kits that have been released recently. Older kits are sometimes less expensive also, but they may have fit problems that require experience in order to finish. Choose a subject, see what kits are available, then post questions on the forum to find out if it is an appropriate starter kit. The people here will be more than willing to assist you.

Have fun & enjoy the site !
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, February 23, 2004 11:11 AM
Hi and welcome to the forum. I get most of my books froum used book stores, start there first.
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Posted by fightnjoe on Monday, February 23, 2004 11:18 AM
welcome to the hobby and the forum. this is a knowledgable crowd, their advice is outstanding.

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Posted by shermanfreak on Monday, February 23, 2004 2:39 PM
Welcome to FSM ninjamaster.

Before making any recommendations, where does your interests lay? Do you like war materials, aircraft, ships, or cars? Once that is determined, then it would be a lot easier to recommend a kit.

Enjoy the forums !!!!!
Happy Modelling and God Bless Robert
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, February 23, 2004 2:49 PM
Welcome to the forum.

Tell us in which direction your interest runs and we can recommend some kits to start on.
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  • From: Indiana, USA
Posted by cassibill on Monday, February 23, 2004 3:13 PM
Welcome there is a lot to model. You might want to give us a direction or we'll send you in a dozen differant ones.

cdw My life flashes before my eyes and it mostly my life flashing before my eyes!!!Big Smile The 1/144 scale census and message board: http://144scalelist.freewebpage.org/index.html

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, February 23, 2004 3:35 PM
Welcome to the hobby and to FSM. These guys are great at answering questions so don't hesitate. I'm just starting myself and doing 1/48 F-14. I haven't used any books just been getting all my info from this site, so far so good. Good luck
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Posted by Dwight Ta-ala on Monday, February 23, 2004 6:14 PM
Welcome to FSM, ninjamaster. Glad you can join us.

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, February 23, 2004 6:30 PM
Welcome to FSM
It woiuld help knowing what you build then we could help you a little more.
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, February 23, 2004 6:53 PM
Welcome to our little forum page! This is a great source for all sorts of info! You'll find a great group of people here! Good luck and happy modeling!
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, February 23, 2004 8:21 PM
Welcome to the family Ninjamaster!!!
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  • From: NE Georgia
Posted by Keyworth on Monday, February 23, 2004 9:08 PM
Welcome to FSM and the forums. ninjamaster.
"There's no problem that can't be solved with a suitable application of high explosives"
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Posted by mark956 on Monday, February 23, 2004 10:47 PM
Welcome to the FSM forums ninjamaster.
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, February 24, 2004 2:55 AM
Thanks again for the help, guys. I am kinda interested in modelling WW2 tanks. I am off to the tanks forum for more info.Cool [8D]
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  • From: Tochigi, Japan
Posted by J-Hulk on Tuesday, February 24, 2004 6:23 AM
Welcome to FSM!
See ya in the forums!
~Brian
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, February 24, 2004 7:46 AM
Welcome to the Fold

New to modeling , wow must be exciting , I'd suggest like I'm sure many others have told you , to take a look around a hobby shop . See what they have to offer and if anything grabs your interest , most of us build all different kinds of models from anything from aircraft to monsters , it's a very dirverse hobby and one that only gets better in time and the more you build the more fun you'll have . Anyway welcome and don't be affraid to ask questions .
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  • From: Manila, Philippines
Posted by shrikes on Tuesday, February 24, 2004 8:21 AM
Welcome to the forums, Ninjamaster! Tanks, huh? Well, 1/35 is the norm for tanks, so that would be a good scale to start in (although, i've seen people build tanks in the smaller 1/72 scale, to great effect!). I remember i built my first tank because it looked so much like a tank (an M-41 Walker Bulldog, i think)... I had know idea who used it and when, but that didn't really matter to me then (come to think of it, i still don't know who used it and when!). Not very knowledgeable about them tread thingies, so, i can't help you there... Shermiefreak, Dwight, J-hulk and Chris can help you out there. Happy modeling and tell us what kit you bought! Smile [:)]
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, February 24, 2004 12:48 PM
Welcome, ninjamaster ! Sign - Welcome [#welcome]
Alright - more armor ! Get a Tamiya Panther.
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  • From: Newport News VA
Posted by Buddho on Tuesday, February 24, 2004 8:12 PM
Hi and welcome Ninjamaster!

Good choice...1/72 scale is fun and you can put a kit together with relative ease in a short amount of time. See you in the forums...

Regards, Dan

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, February 25, 2004 9:11 AM
Welcome to the forums, ninjamaster!

I will through in my My 2 cents [2c] and say that, whichever subject you wish to model, start with a good kit. I would say Tamiya for Armor or Tamiya, Hasegawa for Aircraft. They go together smoothly and look great, without a lot of headaches.

It can be frustrating to get all psyched up about building and starting with a less than perfect kit, that needs a lot of work.

One thing to keep in mind...HAVE FUN!
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, February 25, 2004 6:59 PM
Welcome aboard Ninja!!!!!!! Armor hmmmmm good choice!!!!!!! I just built the Tamiya 1/35th scale T34/85 and that was a fairly simple kit at least I thought it was. Bottom line tho as most people have said have fun building what ever you do decide on.
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, February 28, 2004 6:08 AM
Welcome Ninjamaster!!!Cool [8D]Big Smile [:D]
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  • From: Northeast Washington State
Posted by JCon on Saturday, February 28, 2004 2:17 PM
Glad to have you come and join us and share your knowledge! Enjoy the forums!Sign - Welcome [#welcome]
Happy Modeling, Joe Favorite Quote: It's what you learn after you know it all that counts!
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