Hey gang,
I'm new to the forums, old to modeling, and stuck in the all too common rut: "Man when I get some free time, I'm going to build (insert your latest passion here)..."
So like some of you, I've got a stack of unbuilt plastic that my wife would love to give away to the first taker. I've also got a couple of kits in various stages, principally a function of trying to get my 3 daughters hooked on this fun hobby. Right now I'm at an impasse, because having moved 6 years ago, my airbrush is buried somewhere, and I haven't been able to put my hands on it.
I'm mostly an aircraft guy. Last summer I knocked out a nasty kit (Esci??)that I picked up at a hobby shop on the road for $ 5 or 6 bucks- F-104 C in SEA colors for my 5 year old nephew, hand painted. He thought it was great, and within 2 hours the fixed refueling boom and nose pitot were history. Oh well, he still loves it, and I'm his favorite uncle! But it was a kit that I didn't have to sweat the "what aftermarket details do I want to add" so I just built it.
In the same vein, I've got a Hasegawa Aggressor F-16 that I want to build OOB (well maybe some Two Bobs decals..). I've finished the cockpit and am ready to start serious assembly, but I sure would like to spray my engine intake with flat white... I've got a couple of other projects in the works, either underway, or in the serious planning stages.
That's a short intro. Good Modeling!