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Posted by Anonymous
on Monday, February 16, 2004 8:10 PM
Originally posted by Rob Gronovius
The reason why you see so many older males (late 30s and above) is because we were the last generation not to grow up with video game.
Yeah right, I am 14 and i didn,ty grow up wi video games, we put firecrackers in our models and throught themat stuff.![Black Eye [B)]](/FSM/CS/emoticons/icon_smile_blackeye.gif) .
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Posted by Kumy
on Monday, February 16, 2004 9:50 PM
I'm a 40 yr. old engineer who got into modeling back in the 70's. My dad was a modeler so I guess around the age I started working on his models he must have got tired of me getting glue everywhere and got me a model or two of my own to build. I had the simplest of tools and no airbrush. But I'd try any model that looked cool. I was a pretty heavy modeler right up until high school. Not sure why but I got out of modeling altogether.
From time to time I see models for sale on Ebay.... ones that I built growing up. Its odd how your perspective changes. But I had a great deal of fun building them. I'lll probably buy a few of the kits just for nostalga sake. ![Wink [;)]](/FSM/CS/emoticons/icon_smile_wink.gif)
I didn't get back into plastic modeling until I got the bug to fly RC planes. Thats about 5 yrs ago. I had barely gotten into them. But I knew I'd enjoy building one then airbrushing it. But wait.... oh thats right.... I didn't know how to airbrush. A lightbulb goes on over my head that I could practice on plastic models before I go trying it on an RC warbird.
I started off building WW2 warbirds... then built some modern fighters.... started reading FSM.... had a real itch to build some of the german armor and I got sucked right into the dark side.
I don't build them as quick as I did when I was just a young pup but I finally learned how to airbrush so its a good tradeoff. Some types that I built as a kid but haven't built since I got back into modeling are ships, subs, motorcycles, dragsters, sports cars and space stuff. I can still picture a lot of the models I built. And I'm hoping one of these days to build them all again.... but probably not as many.
For me its really nice to see younger people getting into models. Its just a great hobby.
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Posted by CTrill09
on Monday, February 16, 2004 9:55 PM
im 23 years old and i got into the hobby back in the 80s when i got the testors TOP GUN aircraft kit in 1/72 scale, with the three planes based off the movies, i helped my dad buld them and i still have them on display. i got serious into the hobby this summer when i put the money into it to get the necessary tools, but i suppose my specialty as a history major got me into it.
= chris
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Posted by Anonymous
on Monday, February 16, 2004 10:17 PM
great topic. I am 47 years old and spent 20 years in the US military as an Infantry Officer. I have been modelling for most of 40 years. Even finding time in the military to build a kit now and then. I build any and all kits that strike my fancy. I seem to go through moods,, Aircraft, armor, ships, cars, figures. I have soemwhat concentrated on figures and armor as of late. Usually large scale figs unless using for a diorama.
One problem I see with kids getting involved in the hobby is the price of kits these days. I don't mean to start any discussions on pricing, but the days of the .98 cent kit are gone. We have much better kits but it seems most are targeted towards boomers, those of us with at least minimal disposable income. That said, there are some great starter kits out there and I continually see fantastic work by 'juniors' in the shows. The way I look at it, whatever it takes to get someone 'hooked'! Be it diecast or prepainted plastic kits, a level 1 snap together or a standard Monogram 1/48 P-51 picked up at a yard sale for a buck. It is a great hobby and we should all do our part to impress that fact on anyone we know, no matter what the age of the 'kid' is...
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Posted by Anonymous
on Tuesday, February 17, 2004 1:50 AM
I'm a 26 year old Electrician who got back into modelling just recently after 6-7 years off.
I got into modelling when I was about 10 through a love of aircraft and history, as well as just pure fascination with minatures. Now I model dioramas from WW2, my favourite area of history.
I also like playing sport, writing/recording music, movies, video games, reading, beer, spending time with my girlfriend/family/friends etc.
Good news for the hobby; my 25 year old flatmate just built his first model, and my 20 year old apprentice is about to start his. This is hobby that you come back to, or appears to you when life changes pace etc. I think I am enjoying it more this time around, and being able to discuss it online just makes it better.
Matt
Like ShermanFirefly said: I'm me!
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QUOTE: Originally posted by tigerman
To a certain degree I had more FUN building models a s a kid. My friend and I would play war almost every day and we didn't care how accurate the models were or painted. As long as they looked like they should we were happy. Now that I'm so stuck on accuracy, it has indeed taken a bit of the fun out of modeling.
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I agree with you Tigerman but the only diff is I still build them that way! Like Spector822002 said I too got one of my first kit's while i was sick. I'm a 30 yr police officer and son of a retired Army man and grandson of a man who earned a silver star in WWII. So i have a natural interest in weapons of all types. I started modeling regularly in the '80's with Robotech, Gundam [before they were popular and when they were only available from Japan], and the AMT Star Trek kits. I later moved on to WWII A/C bombers and 12" vinyl figures. I stopped modeling when I got married. Then soon after the stress of marriage, kids and police work brought me back to my sci fi kits.
When you build sci-fi kit's it has always been my experience that the originality you put into a kit more so than the accurracy that makes it fun and interesting. All us sci-fi modelers do is customize and scratch build even though we have our fair share of "rivit-counting" as well. We don't have nearly the selection of quality kits and companys to choose from as military builders.
Modelers of Armor and other similar "real world" subjects tend to focus on accuracy. When I first came here it was a whole other world!lol I love the this subject because of all the history that came with the use of these vehicles and I have found an interest in the desert campaigns and the more "unique" military vehicles [both modern and WWII] which are seldom depicted.
On my U.N. Bradley thread someone stated basicly that there was no such thing as a white Bradley suggesting that maybe I hadn't done my research. Fact is I have. That's why I'm building it. I could build a cammo or desert Bradley but the only diff between it and someone elses would be the amount of gear and after market dollars I pumped into it or the dio I place it in. So as a result most everything i build is unique be it military or sci-fi. There is nothing wrong with building a "replica", I build them too. But I just like to find the balance between accuracy and fun.
Now I'll get off my soapbox and go look for some resin wheels for my hummers! ![Big Smile [:D]](/FSM/CS/emoticons/icon_smile_big.gif)
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