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Your modeling preference?
Posted by tabascojunkie on Sunday, September 9, 2007 10:18 PM

I was just wondering about how any of you developed a preference in subjects if you have one? Do many of you just do armor, or just aircraft, or both? Or just whatever, sci-fi and all that kind of stuff thrown in too?

I only ask because as I get a little further into the hobby I find myself having a preference for aircraft over armor, where when I first started out I thought aircraft were a pain in the butt because of the "paint this then assemble a little, then paint this then assemble a little more, then mask this off and paint and then mask some more stuff off and paint some more", but now I think that's kinda the fun part of it. The first time I took a mask off a canopy was "Cool, look at that!"

Just curious how it works for everybody else. 

Bruce
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Posted by armornut on Sunday, September 9, 2007 10:30 PM
 i will build almost anything,i think my preferences lie in subjects easily researched and readily available in styrene.i try not to be a rivet counter so even with references available most of my work is "inaccurate",what can i say its a hobby.build what strikes your fancy,get good at one area then use other subjects as a "break" from the grind.My 2 cents [2c]

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Posted by SprueOne on Sunday, September 9, 2007 10:39 PM
Military armor, vehicles, and figures in 1/35 is my prefer ans primary interest. I'll build cars and trucks and also kitmash whatevers. I think I like the details and history of military is the draw to this, esp. the movies. I'll also paint trains and convert die cast toys.

But, primary is 1/35 armor.

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Posted by Gigatron on Monday, September 10, 2007 9:14 AM

My preferences are WWII aircraft, sci-fi and modern military aircraft, in that order.

Right now, my stash is a half-@$$(embled) P-47, an F4U-4, a P-61, a Fine Molds X-Wing and a studio scale X-Wing.

I just haven't found a modern aircraft that really tickles my fancy as of yet.  I was a bigtime F-4 fan when I was younger, but it seems like everyone is building them nowadays.  So, I'm just looking for something a little more off the beaten path.

-Fred

 

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Posted by Foster7155 on Monday, September 10, 2007 10:56 AM
1/35 Scale military subjects - armor, vehicles, figures, etc. - is my primary interest. However, I have also built the odd SciFi kit and do have a couple planes in my model stash.

Robert Foster

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Posted by Tojo72 on Monday, September 10, 2007 11:04 AM

1/48 airplanes+jets

1/350 ships

1/48 armor+

I just bought my 1st 1/35 armor kit...dragon's new king tiger

 

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Posted by Bgrigg on Monday, September 10, 2007 11:35 AM
  1. 1/24 & 1/25 Cars, mostly Classic Muscle Cars
  2. 1/48 & 1/32 WWII to Korea Aircraft
  3. 1/48 & 1/35 Armor, mostly WWII, but it's all good.

I haven't got into doing ships yet. Probably because I would feel silly pushing the model across the table top while singing "Anchors Aweigh" at the top of my lungs. Totally uncool, as opposed to zooming my cars around, or strafing the armor with my P-47.

While I marvel at what people do with figures, I haven't even tried. I'm totally intimidated by the painting skill required!

So long folks!

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Posted by Rob Gronovius on Monday, September 10, 2007 12:29 PM
I prefer armor and sci-fi models. I have built just about everything and own plenty of car, plane, and ship kits.
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Posted by Archangel Shooter on Monday, September 10, 2007 2:54 PM

One thing I don't build is cars/truck models unless it's OD green, mounts a .50 cal and says USMC on the bumper. I enjoy building aircraft most of all but also armor and ship models and, I just ordered the 1/350 carrier 'Triconderoga' from E-hobbies so my ship collection is starting to add up a little bit.

I use to work in only 1/48th scale and some 1/72nd aircraft but now I must have about 15 plus 1/32nd planes and several in 1/24th scale. But it all comes down to that I love this hobbySmile,Wink, & Grin [swg]

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Posted by wooty on Monday, September 10, 2007 3:10 PM

For me it would have to be 1/35 Helos, 1/35 Vietnam Subjects and 1/35 WWII Armour, also i have Been known to put together a few 1/48 WWII Bombers both U.S and German.

The way the kits are today how could ya resist not buying one of everything??

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Robert

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Posted by ruddratt on Monday, September 10, 2007 4:05 PM
Mostly aircraft in 1/48 & 1/72. My passion is the WWI era, but I do like some of the WWII and modern stuff too. Figures rank second. A rare armor build is a nice change of pace for me.

Mike

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Posted by jwb on Monday, September 10, 2007 4:39 PM

I love WWII aircraft, especially the Spitfire, P-40, and oh yeah, the Spitfire. Smile [:)]

Even when I was a kid in the 70's and 80's building kits, I really preferred WWII aircraft. I'd build other stuff, but if I spent my money, I went right for those.

I guess it shouldn't surprise me. the vast majority of the books I have- even ones from my childhood- are about WWII aircraft, pilots and so forth.

Jon Bius

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Posted by ogrejohn on Monday, September 10, 2007 5:09 PM

I've probably got a little of everything. 1/72 and 1/48 Aircraft. Mostly WWII but a few preWWII and a smattering of jets. 1/35 armor again mostly WWII. 1/24, 1/25 cars, not much on the bowties and blue ovals but ya gotta love the old mopars. A few NASCARS and a semi truck or two. Ships, well almost all are 1/350 scale except a couple of schnellboots. More odd ball stuff like 40K and regular warhammer. But I suppose my all time favorite is.... maybe... I reckon.. I just don't know! Heck I like em all Big Smile [:D] !!! If I really had to choose it would depend on what I was working on at the time. Right now it's a 1970 Dodge (what else ) challenger. 2 weeks ago it was a Dewoitine 520 with a resin pit with PE. Next month it looks like it might be my USS Indy. Who knows? Guess I'm not very focused. Sorry for the cop out.

 

John 

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Posted by mitsdude on Tuesday, September 11, 2007 12:50 AM

Real Space models

TV/Movie models- Mostly Scf-fi and Horror. Some cars, Dukes, A-Team, Hillbillies, Kit, etc

Historic- Titanic, White House, Viking ship, Old ironsides, etc

 

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Posted by tigerman on Tuesday, September 11, 2007 6:52 PM

Though I have built most everything, I have settled on WW II armor as my primary modeling. I do have a few 1/48 Japanese fighters in the stash that may never get finished. LOL

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, September 12, 2007 6:17 AM

i build anything and everything

it all depends on my mood,  and i will admit  i am a very moody person

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Posted by Manic Moran on Wednesday, September 12, 2007 2:53 PM

I'll do almost anything: Air, land or sea. Irish or Greek a plus.

However, there are still restrictions. I won't do anything before about the 1970s, and I will try to avoid anything American. I figure enough other people are doing Tigers, Shermans and Abrams.

NTM

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Posted by bilbirk on Thursday, September 13, 2007 12:41 AM
Anything that strikes my fancy.
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Posted by jschlechty on Monday, September 17, 2007 8:55 AM

Used to be primarily WWII aircraft, but lately I've been getting into the Korean War era jets - I've grown to like the old, straight wing, machine-gun/cannon armed jets.  My most recently completed models are:

Trumpeter 1/48 F9f Panther

Academy 1/48 T-33 Shooting Star

Tamiya 1/48 F-84 Thunderjet

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Posted by razordws on Monday, September 17, 2007 6:44 PM

I like to build aircraft, armour and ships but I stick almost exclusively to WWII  era and 1/72 scale.  Why?  I don't really know, it just kind of ended up that way.  I guess I like comparing things in the same scale and having a focus helps to limit that "GOTTA HAVE IT" syndrome which is really important when you're on a budget! Wink [;)] 

I have built quite a few 1/700 scale ships in the past (no room for a 1/72 scale Essex carrier in the basement - though I know it's been done Shock [:O]) and my son has me helping out with his warhammer stuff.

Dave

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Posted by Duke Maddog on Saturday, September 22, 2007 2:57 PM

Well, my Primary Modeling Preferences are:

-> 1/72 scale Armor and Aircraft

-> 1/600 scale Ships.

However, I build just about any scale commercial ship as long as it looks good. When it's a warship, I get specific:

-> Cruisers, destroyers, submarines, light fleet carriers, patrol boats and 'phibs in 1/700 scale.

-> Battleships and full-sized carriers in 1/500 to 1/600 scale. 

 

I also build all eras too, I have no primary preference there.

 

My other primary preferences in Sci-Fi are anything from favorite TV shows or movies.

Preference for Cars, anything from Tom Daniel's, the 1930's or older, including European designs. Followed by show cars from TV and the movies, and the '57 Chevy. 

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Posted by jadgpanther302 on Saturday, September 29, 2007 11:36 AM
 i am the greatest modeler wrote:

i build anything and everything

 

EXCEPT CARS!

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Posted by ben1227 on Saturday, September 29, 2007 2:41 PM

1/32, 1/48 and 1/72 Aircraft. Very, very rarely some 1/35 Armor. No boats, ships. No figures. No cars.

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Posted by DesertRat on Sunday, October 14, 2007 9:53 PM
I tend to dabble in a little bit of everything to kinda break up the monotony. Never built armor before, but i'm interested in trying it out at some point in time. But mostly i do aircraft (in 1/48 scale only- my preference). And i think cars might come to a somewhat close second though

Warmest regards,

Roger

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Posted by 375supermag on Monday, October 15, 2007 7:30 PM

Hi...

I build mostly WWII armor 1/35 scale with some modern armor thrown in here and there.

I will shortly be taking on modifying HO scale trains as my son's train layout moves along. Apparently, nobody builds HO engines or cars in the exact paint scheme that he wants.

No interest in boats or wingy things...cars bore me to tears, whether they be models or the real deal.

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Posted by Deputy_Brad on Saturday, October 20, 2007 1:42 AM

I started the hobby with a set of 1/72 MPC Fallschirmjager that I just played with on my HO train set. Since then Ive moved the trains down a scale to N and started modelling in 1/72, armour, aircraft, modern, WW2 and in between even.

Im also interested in building up a 1/72 sci-fi collection kinda and I am currently working on a diorama, just figures though. Im big into Halo and Starship Troopers type stuff but there are no models in 1/72 in either of thos, guess Ill have to get better at scratch building

Also recently I got some Takara 1/144 tanks and a few other 1/144 plane kits off eBay. Im always moving down a scale it seems lol. The model R&R might have to move down to Z.

My real name is Cam. Interest: anything 1/72, right now mostly sci-fi and modern In progress: 1/72 Sci-fi diorama (link in my web) 1/72 Leopard 2A5 1/72 APC Conversion to a MEGA DESTROYER
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Posted by ben1227 on Saturday, October 20, 2007 10:08 AM
I used to do HO and N scale trains until there was no more space, no more money, and model building took over.
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Posted by cardshark_14 on Thursday, October 25, 2007 3:59 PM
In general I like 1/48 WWII airplanes, especially 1/48 twin props, and especially german twin props...they're big, have beautiful lines, and usually crammed full of detail! I wish there were more 1/48 Japanese twin props...maybe someday...

I also like 1/72 BIG seaplanes like the Bv 222, Bv 138, Mavis, Emily...that kind of thing. Oh, and 1/72 four engine bombers, like the P.108, Fw 200, Rita, B-29...Guess I just like 'em big!

I've never been too fond of single engines like the P-51, Bf 109...the things everyone does and has seen a million of...just not my cup o' tea...

This could be useful for the Secret Santa GB...Wink [;)] JWB, you readin' this?? Smile [:)]
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