Perhaps not the correct place for this........ But ; -
So, perhaps this really isn't the correct place for this.......... my very first post on the Finescale forum. But hopefully It should make sense as I explain?
However my intial thoughts....................... Woah! - Tough Crowd.
I mean, I spent all day yesterday reading through the threads here, and well........... I got to about page sixteen but that took nearly eight hours, and as I said - Tough crowd!
Which makes me all the more nervous as I try to elucidate what it is I'm doing here? You see firstly I'm an Auto' modeller, don't giggle as this is one of the things that bothers me, - and this because I've pretty well had it with the direction Auto' modelling seems to have taken.
Now I'm not going to arrive here and bullit point all the issues I have with my area of modelling, I'm certainly not going to the intro' thread and shout it from the rooftops either. No, here is where I need to be [I think].
Suffice to say I'm searching for something a little more meaningful in my builds. I've been pursuing quite actively the possibilities of exploring the dioramic or narrative qualities of Auto' modelling, but unfortunately my figure skills are nil and my ability to render terrain is non-existent so what I'm looking for is potentially a forum with a little more understanding, somewhere that positively embraces the concept of probability and pathos. One that could also provide encouragement and succour, camaraderie, entente and esprit de corps?
This it would seem positively oozed out of those sixteen pages - certainly it would appear you're all pretty damn passionate about your building. And that's another thing, it's so good to see folk building as opposed to just assembling - now there's a can of worms if you like!
Somewhere in those sixteen pages I spotted the idea of a small dio' being used as an exercise and this I'm keen to have a go at - it'll give you guys a starting point, and one from which to offer guidence. You will have to bear with me initially though as while reading through the various builds I soon realised I was woefully short on the type of materials you guys employ - but making do and mend is just one of the areas I'm very familiar with - and I think secretly enjoy?
So, what else do you need to know? I'm a mature chap whose modelled on and off thoughout his life, came back to it full time about seven or eight years ago......and took it pretty damn seriously for a while - too seriously perhaps?
Without dwelling on the point I was involoved in a traffic accident that left me struggling with co-ordination and concentration issues - this period allowed me the opportunity to reflect and re-assess my hobby [and lots of other things too]. So, I choose now to make sure I'm having fun with what I do - and that it has value, credibility or integrity - take your pick!!
By nature I'm pretty soapy, I tend to listen before I speak, I'll usually try before I ask and I'll laugh with but never at! I feel starved of good modelling conversation, and the positive discourse that comes rom earnest debate. Ultimately I think I've read enough within these threads to enable me to gain most all your flavours! And I look forward to speaking with you all soon!
Cheers for now................ Longbow.