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  • Member since
    October 2015
Posted by bornagainmodeler on Wednesday, November 4, 2015 1:37 PM
Impressive websites - thank you
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    December 2002
  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Wednesday, November 4, 2015 12:38 AM

We are fortunate in that there are loads of on line model stores in the UK and getting items from Europe is quite easy as well. My preffere on line store is Hannants.

https://www.hannants.co.uk/

I have been ordering from them since the mid 80's, pre internet of course. Creative models is also really good. Both have a large range and i generally get the items in 2 or 3 days at most.

http://www.creativemodels.net/

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

 

On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3

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    October 2015
Posted by bornagainmodeler on Tuesday, November 3, 2015 2:17 PM

Bish

I'm a Leicester fan but living in Worcestershire!!

As you are a UK modeller and I am new to this hobby, can you recommend any reliable  UK suppliers for various kits and materials. All of my purchases to date have been at a local but small hobby shop. At the moment, I favour model cars but the more I get into this, I am also taking an interest in WW1 & 2 tanks and vehicles.

 

  • Member since
    December 2002
  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Sunday, November 1, 2015 2:57 PM

bornagainmodeler

Thank you for the humour.......are you a tractorboy or a canary?

 

You got to have a laugh haven't you, i am English, thats all we have left Big Smile

Need you ask, Norfolk is in the blood. Wink I come from Norwich and i could never go back if i was blue.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

 

On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3

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    March 2013
Posted by patrick206 on Sunday, November 1, 2015 2:17 PM

Hi, Rob -

Welcome aboard, always good to see others joining the forums. So many talented builders here, plenty of help offered when questions are asked, my limited abilities have been greatly improved, by asking for assistance with something new to me. Hope you enjoy being a member and that we'll see some of your finished models.

Patrick 

 

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    August 2007
  • From: back country of SO-CAL, at the birth place of Naval Aviation
Posted by DUSTER on Sunday, November 1, 2015 12:18 AM

  Welcome Rob.

Don't worry we all (well some of me more than the others) are still struggling with various things-- Just Never hesitate to ask questions. That way we all (well, me) learn .

Cheers   

 

Steve

Building the perfect model---just not quite yet  Confused

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  • From: AandF in the Badger State
Posted by checkmateking02 on Thursday, October 29, 2015 4:58 PM
Welcome to FSM, Rob!

 

 

 

 

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Posted by bornagainmodeler on Thursday, October 29, 2015 4:48 PM

Thank you for the humour.......are you a tractorboy or a canary?

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    July 2014
Posted by modelcrazy on Thursday, October 29, 2015 4:30 PM

Instructions??? I just look at the pictures and match up the shapes.

 

Welcome aboard Welcome Sign

Steve

Building a kit from your stash is like cutting a head off a Hydra, two more take it's place.

 

 

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  • Member since
    December 2002
  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Thursday, October 29, 2015 4:23 PM

Welcome aboard, dive in and enjoy.

As for not reading instructions properly, sounds like your a real model builder already.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

 

On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3

  • Member since
    October 2015
Hi from UK
Posted by bornagainmodeler on Thursday, October 29, 2015 3:37 PM

Hi all. My name is Rob and have recently taken early retirement and as days are now getting shorter, I decided to move away from reading crime thrillers in the evening by taking up modelling again after a gap of around 40 + years. I decided to start from scratch and bought a couple of Airfix car starter kits. Upon completion, I decided to "mark my own homework" and I gave the VW beetle 2/10 and the Triumph Herald 3/10. I have now bought a Tamiya BMW Roadster and, hopefully, my scores will improve. My current weaknesses are not reading instructions properly, applying too much glue and poor painting techniques. I have joined a number of forums and have picked up some great tips for beginners and look forward to improving my modelling knowledge via this Finescale Forum

 

 

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