Hello from Colombia

Hi there !!

My Name is Carlos 33 years old and Im from Colombia. Im totally new in modellers forum.

My history with models has started at 13 years old when my dad bought the USS Enterprise Aircraft Carrier (dont remeber the brand) for himself. That night when I saw the model, Ive builded the whole model in just 1 night (finishing at 06:00am)

As you can imagine, I didnt use any tecnique, or maybe yes, the tecnique to cut, paste and paint at the end the whole model. So my dad saw a gift in me and start to give me more models. At 16 years old I was a kind of veteran, ships, aircraft, old ships, tanks, cars, motorcycles, more than 40 models was passed through my hands......until....some day the nanny by mistake put my stuff at the garbage

So at that time was the end of the history for me.

Now I'm back after 17 years of relax. Im back but this time I want to learn from the basics. I want to learn about tecniques, now I have the patiente and the money

SO i bought 2 models at my local store (and I must say it was pretty empty of models). I have the Revell 1:35 Ural being constructed and the Revell 1:35 SpPz 2 Luchs. I've detected a light lovely decision for military models since I was for 3 years internet player of Operation Flashpoint and American Army PC simulators.

But now I come here with the questions:

a) I was trying to buy some stuff like more models, contacta, masks, paintbrush, glue, etc because my stock will be reduced soon and I just founf an online store at UK called ANTICS ONLINEhttp://www.anticsonline.co.uk.

I presume this will be my first and last buy there because shipment from Europe to Colombia will be a bit expensive. So any idea about an online store at USA?

b) I was reading those others forums and what I see....Am I the only one using brushes? Or are experts using aerosol? I reckon 17 years ago I didnt have the money to think in had one of these. If the advise is to buy one. Which one brand is recommended?

c) Any of you guys is building 1:35 plastic models? Wich one is better Revell Germany or Tamiya?

Thats all for now, and Im sorry for my poor english language skills. :) Im still learning it.