What Are Your Modeling Interests?

Well Then !

   Could you be a Nerk or a  Neek then ? Hmmm . LOL.LOL.  T.B.

Oh Don !

    You knew I would have to reply to this , Didn't You ?

    Don , my interest in civilian planes goes all the way back to the forties ! I learned to love to fly at an early age .

    Our Crop - Dusting Postman took me up more than once .Never knowing what he started . There was a fellow about our age manufacturing 1/24 models on paper of the more common high wing aircraft we all knew and came to love .

      Sadly , he does so no longer .I have two left . A Taylorcraft and a Piper . Both Gorgeous . My interest in Tankers , Freighters and Early to late Liners and Excursion ships goes back to both , my childhood and my time in the U.S. Navy as well as many years in the Merchant service on these types .

   Also in competition ( which I still do occassionally ) If you've lived and worked on a ship and the time has been good . Well , you build a model to remember those times and celebrate the very existance of that craft , and it's place in your life . But , rarely , even with an info sheet , does a judge Really know what he or she is looking at when it comes to a Victory or Extended T-2 left over from the War .

    Even the Canadiana .( A small excursion ship that went from Buffalo , N.Y. to Crystal Beach , Ontario every summer , for instance ) is unknown to most . Truth is , the ship in " The Crossing " ( the Taiping ) was originally built for that kind of service here in the States !

     They're so many . I still have my " Comet " 1948 Chrysler " Town and Country convertible kit . In it's original box . All original wooden blocks , wheels and the instructions and Decals to put on after you painted it ! I enjoy pulling it out and looking at it because I got it when Dad got the real one ! Those were good times indeed !   Tanker - Builder

My main interests are:

• WWII Aircraft (any nation) in 1/72 and 1/48
• WWII Ships (battleships, subs, carriers, destroyers, etc.) (any nation) 1/350 and 1/700
• WWII Armor (any nation) 1/35 (mainly Tamiya, but Dragon too)
• 1900's Ocean Liners - Lusitania, Mauretania, Titanic, Olympic, Britannic, Queen Mary, etc. (any scale)
• Television/Movie cars in 1/25
• Science Fiction (Star Wars, Star Trek, Forbidden Planet, etc.) (any scale)
• U.S. Space (Gemini, Mercury, Apollo, and Shuttle missions) (any scale)
• Styrene and Plank on Bulkhead sailing ships (war, treasure, merchant, privateer, or pirate) of the 17th, 18th, and 19th centruies

Mostly interested in military planes 1:48 from kind of almost any era WW1, WW2, 50s .. I have just started on the hobby so right now I am planning to build WW2 planes.

Being new to modeling I have only built a 1:48 WWII aircraft. I would like to branch out into all genre so I can gain experience. But with that said I like military aircraft, ships, armour, sci-fi and cars. I prefer to stay in the 1:48 to 1:32 scale, 1:72 is too small for me.

PaintsWithBrush

I've always been partial to WWII US aeroplanes in 1/48. Now that I've passed 50, I find myself more interested in 1/32. It would seem the manufacturers have realized the customer base is aging because they have ramped up their 1/32 offerings.

I've recently been buying motorcycles , both for the bigger scale (1/12 to 1/8), as well as to get away from the "war machine" genre.

 

LMAO! yes, I like 1/32 much more these days. My eyes just are not what they used to be. I have been building 1/48 since I was a kid, but give me a 1/32 and I'll be all over it.

tankerbuilder

Now as far as passenger craft , my interest ended with the 707 . The older planes had character .

 

ww1 to modern a/c in 1/48,some armour and naval and large 1/72 a/c.

TOS Star Trek.

Science fiction.

1/48 WWII fighter planes.

That is all.

TOS Star Trek.

1/48 WWII fighter planes.

That is all.

Man, I would love to see a crop-duster in 1/48.  None are available?

Hmmm;

     Let's see; , I like anything that floats , whether it has wings or not , doesn't matter . There are classic American autos and trucks as well as some Armor .

     Now things with wings - Usually the final prototype or the first unit in service . Now as far as passenger craft , my interest ended with the 707 . The older planes had character .How about those dusters ? Nobody's ever done an " AG-Cat " in any scale .

     By the way , they are fun to fly as well . In closing I would say less Warships and more civilian marine commerce of all types .     Tanker - Builder

Mostly 48 scale WWII aircraft. I also have a burgeoning collection of 32 scale aircraft, mostly Tamiya, in my stash.

I have two tanks 35 scale, two cars 24 scale, and two 350 scale US Navy ships. Then there is a collection of Fine Molds and Bandai Star Wars kits, an old vinyl/plastic kit of Darth Vader. Finally a few Sci-fi/comic figures of the Alien, the Creature from the Black Lagoon, Iron Man, Thor and Captain America.

Mostly sci-fi kits (2001 is an obsession) and girl figure kits. I'm probably an outlier here.

Wow, I'm glad this thread is still going! It's nice to hear other people's interests. Plus, I get to meet forum-goers that hang out in different sections. Keep posting!

Kevin Ma

Lol

I see what you mean.....its about $90...........the revell bismarck is only $92......

Lol

Can you give me a few models that require a lot of time?

thanks

(besides ships)

 

yeah, an Airfix 1/144 727 airliner. You'll thank me later...... NOT!

I'm all over the place when it comes to models.

From plastic or resin aircraft, cars and ships to wooden sailing ships to scratch built replica props, starships and costumes. Even a replica 1874 Colt Gatling Gun that fires .22's. I also enjoy the odd R/C aircraft simply because bigger is better in my book.

If it's a model, I'm in.

   any ww2 aircraft ,USA ,GERMAN,JAPANES, BRITISH, all of them as long its in 1/32 or larger

5-high

modelcrazy

Was that the game with graduated dowels and the models were on clips and wire through the tail so you could put the aircraft into all 3D positions? Man I loved that game, can't remember its name though.

I'm not sure if it's the same, but the description sounds right. Ours is called 'Mustangs & Messerschitts'. The WW1 set is called 'Triplane'.

Sailor Steve

I discovered an air-war game that used models on stands.

I'm something of a heretic. My fascination has always been with 1/72 scale aircraft, from the smallest to the largest. My heresy comes from the fact that many years ago I discovered an air-war game that used models on stands. I built a lot of WW2 models for the game, but my problem was that unlike most of the people I knew I still felt the need to put in a lot of hours going after the realistic finish. Today I build a lot of WW1 models with the same concept in mind. I try to make a good, realistic representation of the plane but still strong enough to withstand a fair amount of handling.

This doesn't mean I don't still build display kits. Back in 1990 I built a model of the Boeing 299, the prototype of all the B-17s to come. It has lived in the main entrance of the Hill AFB museum ever since.

I've also been thinking lately of looking into the Roden 1/32 Albatros D.II, but I've also always wanted to scratch-build a Huff-Daland B-1 in 1/72. And then there's the prototype B-52, and the B-9, and the......

Kevin Ma

Can you give me a few models that require a lot of time? thanks (besides ships)

Take a look at Wingnut Wings. WW1 aircraft. very detailed.

Lol

I see what you mean.....its about $90...........the revell bismarck is only $92......

Lol

Can you give me a few models that require a lot of time?

thanks

(besides ships)

I can embrace any one of those lables.

My Mrs calls me a Geek, but looking at that chart, i think i fit in the dork group.

Bish

 

 

Moff

 

wolfhammer1

 

Love the research on the planes

 

 

 

 

 

I enjoy the nerdy aspect of modeling as well 

 

 

 

 

 

Who you calling Nerds.

 

Kevin Ma

i like battleships, because they r hard to build and take up time

 

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