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                        Restarting my modelling hobby!! :)

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Restarting my modelling hobby!! :)
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, September 18, 2006 9:24 PM

                        Hi - After 10 years away from (Aircraft) Modelling, I have got re-hooked!! In my time away I want to be better than I was when I was in my teens....

                        This said, Ive bought an airbrush (my 1st)!!, 1:48 Scale Spitfire Vb & Hurricane Mk1, associated paints, tools and brushes and have befriended my 'local' hobby shop where the owner has been a godsend.... however...

                        Can anyone please direct me to a website where I can re-learn painting techniques etc etc so that my finished models dont look like the ones I didn 10 years ago!! Id love top get my models as detailed and well painted as possible!!

                        Thanks in advance for any suggestions and I look forward to continued modelling!!

                        Andrew

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                        Dubau
                        • Member since
                          March 2006
                        • From: Boyertown, PA, USA
                        Posted by Dubau on Tuesday, September 19, 2006 7:06 AM

                        1st off...............Sign - Welcome [#welcome] Back.

                        Here are some links that I and others have put together. I hope it helps.

                        http://www.finescale.com/FSM/CS/forums/629986/ShowPost.aspx

                        And ALWAYS Remember ASK ASK ASK ASK

                        Have a GREAT day and please post some pics

                        Bud

                        " You've experienced a set back, and without set backs and learning how to fix them you'll never make the leap from kit builder to modeler "
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                        jwb
                        • Member since
                          February 2006
                        • From: Parkton, NC
                        Posted by jwb on Tuesday, September 19, 2006 10:42 AM
                        Welcome back to modeling! I got back into it this February after being out 20+ plus years. I've had a blast ever since.

                        One of the thing that really helped me in painting was just looking at what other folks did, and reading their techniques. Check out the very good stuff Dubau referenced above- I've been through that whole list and it's quite good. Here are some of the ones I find helpful, and I check them quite frequently:

                        Swanny's Models
                        Wingnut Models
                        Scale Model Aircraft by Pixilater

                        These all have great tips and photos of models at every stage of building. The best part- every one of those guys is a member of this forum, and they (and every one else) are glad to help out with tips, suggestions and advice.

                        Main thing I'd encourage is just try stuff out!

                        Welcome to the forums and have fun!

                        Jon Bius

                        AgapeModels.com- Modeling with a Higher purpose

                        "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~ Jeremiah 29:11

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, September 19, 2006 2:57 PM
                        Sign - Welcome [#welcome] to the forums!
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, September 19, 2006 5:16 PM

                        Sign - Welcome [#welcome] back to the hobby and to the forums.
                        You'll find dozens of threads on technique here, just forum search the key words you are looking for. I really would check out (As Jon said) Swannys Models though, Matts a great modeller and shares everything (reviews, techniques......)

                        Will

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                        rjkplasticmod
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Tuesday, September 19, 2006 7:15 PM

                        Welcome to the Forums Sign - Welcome [#welcome].  Glad you're here.

                        Regards,  Rick

                        RICK At My Age, I've Seen It All, Done It All, But I Don't Remember It All...
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, September 20, 2006 5:32 PM

                        Fantastic - Thank you. I particularly liked the advice (idiot-proof!) on world-war-2-airplane.com. My only problem, is that it highlighted how bad I was when I was younger lol..

                        I aim to be better quickly and will be sure to post pics on here as I progress.

                        Thanks once again.

                        Andrew

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                        m60a3
                        • Member since
                          April 2005
                        • From: I am at play in the fields of the Lord. (Texas)
                        Posted by m60a3 on Thursday, September 21, 2006 11:23 AM
                        Welcome, friend!!

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                        "I lay like a small idea in a vacant mind" - Wm. Least Heat Moon "I am at the center of the earth." - Black Elk My FSM friends are the best.
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