Hello!
My name is Alex, and I am/was a model making machine a few years ago. I used to be subscribed to FSM some time ago, but my subscription ran out at some point.
I'm in the process of getting "back on the horse" so to speak. I've dug out my old unfinished and unopened kits, and I'm really excited to try and finish a couple of these. My main focus of interest has always been world war 2 aircraft, but before I went on my "hiatus" I was really getting into whatever armor I could get ahold of. My collection is a motley assortment of kits I'd gathered from all over the place- usually whatever was the cheapest at the time. I don't have a preferred scale, but I have the most experience in 1:72 (again, cheapest).
Now that I'm out of school and can really afford to spend some time (and a little money) on this again, I'm looking to build some new things, and build them "right" this time. I figured the best place to go to when I get stuck (it's inevitable...) would be here, so here I am!
I wish I had more to offer the members here, but my skill sets were never great, and I'm pretty rusty on top of that. If you have any questions for me though, I'm happy to give a crack at any of them.
I guess my only question at this point would be where is the gallery here. I know most forums have a gallery, and on a lot of them you have to be a member for awhile to access them, but I do have quite a few photos of when I was making kits as well as a ton of photos from a few others who have helped me a long in the past. Otherwise, I've got a couple kits here from Revell (P-51, Supermarine Spitfire) and one from Airfix (Tiger I), so I'll get started on those and take pictures of whatever happens. Thank you all in advance for this great community, and thanks to the publishers for this awesome magazine. I've got to get a real subscription again, as I know I'm missing a few here and there, as I've been grabbing them at the local bookstore for the last few months.
Thanks all! I look forward to working with and learning from you guys!