Novice Builder Picking Up an Old Hobby

Welcome aboard. Its nice to start opf nice and simple, once it gets more serious, it get really series

If that Ju 87 you have is the tamiya kit, be warned its actually an Italeri kit so don't expect tamiya level of fit. If its the Academy Ju 87G, its the best Stuka on the market in that scale, IMHO.

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Welcome. I suggest you try a variety of subjects and scales. There is so much variety available online.

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Your friend, Toshi

Welcome to the Forums Mark! Glad to have you aboard.

Jim  

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Howdy !

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I did build an A-10 Warthog first, because that is my favorite modern aircraft.

My favorite too, but I havent built one in year's.  ( My first A-10 was a Highschool project for Aviation class. I got a B. But I had modeling experience.... nobody else did..... man were their plane's crummy !)

My A-10 is still on display in the Aviation building.... so I must have done "Something" right.

Flying the Helicopter simulator..... That's why I didn't get an A in class.....  ( something about flying 400 feet BELOW SEA LEVEL , just didn't sit well with my Instructor. )

Anyways.....

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Yes, it's the Academy Ju-87g Kanonenvogel.  I am trying to figure out how to post photos.  If you can enlighten me I'll add my photos.  My A-10 was Academy, the P-47 Razorback was Academy, the P-51d was Tamiya and the Messerschmitt bf 109 I am working on is Tamiya.  I also ordered a Spitfire from Tamiya for a future build.  I see pros and cons from both.  I like Academy for some aspects, Tamiya decals seem to bond better and are easier to apply.  My Christmas request from my family was to get me a Hasegawa B-24 Liberator in the 1/72 scale(that's my prefered size).  The B-24 is my favorite aircraft from WW2.  I actually met a pilot of the B-24 while having a conversation at my past job with a regular of my restaurant.  He was an old man and while we were discussing aircraft, he said what was your favorite plane from WW2 son?  I said the B-24.  He teared up and said, wow most people mention the P-51 and P-47.  The next day he brought me photos to see of his plane and crew, his flight records of bomb runs and his discharge papers late in the war after getting injured from a German plane hitting his cockpit on a strafing run that hit him in the shoulder.  He managed to fly the plane and land it back in England.  I come from a military family, my father worked in the Marine Corps as a drill instructor first then a flight coodinator with the Marine Corps Air Station.  My mother was also a Marine when she was young, my Grand-Father was a Marine and was wounded in the Korean War.  My other Grand-Father was a Filipino that escaped during the Japanese invasion and joined the US Navy during the war.  Building these aircraft is my way of honoring those who fought in the war and the beauty of the aircraft built at that time.

Thank you!

Thank you.  I am doing mainly WW2 aircraft so far, and the scale of 1/72 I'm kind of sticking to because of display purposes.  So far have done a P-47 Razorback, P-51d, Ju-87 of course, working on a Bf-109 and next a Spitfire MkI.  Soon, I want to do a B-24 Libertor as well.  In the future I can see maybe trying to build a few tanks from the WW2 era.  I am trying to figure out how to post my pictures so you all can see them.

Thank you for the welcome!

Thanks for the welcome!  My family was all Marine Corps, I had a fascination with the A-10 when I was young.  After High School and half way through college, I asked my family which branch to enter if I wanted to go into the military.  They all said go Air Force and use your brain.  I went to the recruiter and spoke with him about being a pilot and my interest in the A-10.  He was honest and told me what it took and said the A-10 was on the schedule to be eliminated from the arsenal.  I passed on joining and became a chef eventually.  I met this recruiter in 1999.  After the sad events of 9-11 the A-10 became vital and John McCain helped make it part of our arsenal moving forward.  Had to build one, it's the greatest ground support aircraft we have ever had.  

Thank you!  Asking all how to post photos so you guys can see my models.