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Greeting from Portland, OR!
I used to be super into building models as a kid. To the point of an obsession where my vision eclipsed my skills. I would buy the original MPC Star Wars kits and weather them. When I learned about ILM and kit bashing I amassed all the surplus parts/and kits I could and made my own original spacecraft. I then moved on to 1/35 scale military models and 1/48 scale aircraft. The ceiling of my room looked like the National Air and Space Museum. I would spend hours weathering vehicles and building dioramas for know reason other than chasing my dragon. I ended up chasing a different dragon later in life but "that's a story for another time."And then puberty hit. Hard.Models went away and I was all about touching boob. Well, dozens of boobs later I'm married and have a solid career reboot but I never returned to my favorite hobby. And then Tested came along.
Like others I went down the rabbit hole of watching the builds on YouTube and they excited me. Watching Will, Norm, Adam and Frank doing builds inspired me. I started to watch others on YouTube for techniques and info on advances in materials. Acrylic paint on plastic? I guess we skipped over jetpacks.When I saw the post on Tested.com on the Gundam build I saw Norm quickly show a little orange pod thing that caught my eye. For the record I am not into Gundam and anime bores me to tears. But something caught my eye with it and figured out which kit it was and ordered one. After several trips to the hobby store for miscellaneous tools I sat down and snipped off the first part.In no time I was back in the zone and a place I even listened to some the music that was on the radio when I young. (REO Speedwagon and Xanadu. Don't judge me.) All this is to say "Thank you" Tested for inspiring me to get back into something I never knew I missed.
I look forward to sharing more with the FSM community and seeing the work of so many talented people.
Welcome from another on the wet side. Quite a few of us here in Oregon on the board.
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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Welcome aboard from one fortunate enough never to have strayed from the true parh of the dark side.
Dive in and enjoy.
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
goldhammer Welcome from another on the wet side. Quite a few of us here in Oregon on the board.
Thanks, Goldhammer! Where abouts are you? I'm curious if there are any meet ups or shows coming up.
modelcrazy Welcome back to Plastiholics anonymous. Most of us here strayed from the force at some point of our lives only to return to our childhood love. It’s amazing that as we get older the more we long for the simple things of childhood. The difference is now it’s far more expensive and way more detailed. Enjoy the forum and don’t hesitate to ask questions, the difference between us and YouTube is we will answer questions and give encouragement.
Thanks, modelcrazy! Man, I can't believe how much more expensive kits are today but, wow, the detail is insane. The bulk of my budget goes to suplies and materials but with each kit i get more stuff.
As for feedback I learned never to read the comments or ask questions on YouTube.
Thanks for the welcome.
Welcome to the Forums! Glad to have you aboard!
I've been building for 69 of my 75 years without a break but did engage in other hobbies at the same time. Always had a large workbench so I could work on a couple different hobby items at the same time. My workbench now is the smallest that I've ever had and is only for plastic models. I do have another bench in the basement if I want to work on a stick & tissue for the grandkids or one of my R/C boats. As said before by many members, R/C planes get very expensive especially when the pilot (me) makes a habit of landing the plane nose first. I got pretty good at it.
Jim
Main WIP:
On the Bench: Artesania Latina (aka) Artists in the Latrine 1/75 Bluenose II
I keep hitting "escape", but I'm still here.
Welcome to the forums, good to have you join up.
Long time modeler, age 75, building since before teens. Lately losing some interest in models, becoming somewhat intrigued by boobs again.
Modeling may be on the way out.
Patrick
patrick206 Welcome to the forums, good to have you join up. Long time modeler, age 75, building since before teens. Lately losing some interest in models, becoming somewhat intrigued by boobs again. Modeling may be on the way out. Patrick
Atta boy!
Welcome aboard sir, your enthusiasm inspires me. I look forward to your threads.
Toshi
On The Bench: Revell 1/48 B-25 Mitchell
Married to the most caring, loving, understanding, and beautiful wife in the world. Mrs. Toshi
Welcome to the forums and welcome back to into the fold of the styrene. As for feedback and questions, aside from building, those are the very foundation of these here forums. Do not hesitate to give friendly and constructive feedback and be sure to ask plenty of questions. You are amongst some of the best folks in the hobby. ENJOY!!
"Not only do I not know what's going on, I wouldn't know what to do about it if I did". George Carlin
Welcome to the forums!
Bruce
On the bench: 1/48 Eduard MiG-21MF
1/35 Takom Merkava Mk.I
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