Whats your Poison??

G'day Ian

Modelling different subjects calls for different techniques. I have built cars and trucks for my brother, motorbikes for the other brother, aircraft, ships and even sci-fi.

Building techniques are basically the same, whatever the genre; It is the way that you approach the painting makes all the difference. You don't weather your Sherman the same way you would a Shelby GT (or drive it the same!) Even the truckie's dusty old Freight Hauler is washed regularly whereas your average WW2 vehicle only got washed when it rained. The effect required should reflects this, but how you go about it is completely different. Check out some of the reviews and tips from other areas on this site and you will see what I mean.

You get better with experience, just don't expect miracles straight away - even the best aircraft modeller would have difficulty in doing his/her firsty armour kit to the standard they would want. At least you're already there with the important genre -armour (still use the English spelling of armour over here).

Peter from Australia

Ah, the power of armor.

I too have done my share of other kits: warships, NASCAR models but, I am always drawn to armor. I still like doing the occasional warbird, just to keep me honest. It's the allure of getting the kit finished, all nice, neat and perfect, then laying down the weathering, mud and dirt. It takes guts to throw some dust and dirt, on a project you just poured you heart into!

Like it says in my signature.......Pick your poison

I ran the full gamot of modelling through the years. A few cars, lots of ships, mass tonage of aircraft but then it happened. A relative bought me my first 1/35 armour kit. I don't build armour in that scale I protested. Too bad they said. the bill has been tossed and you are stuck with it. It was Tamiya's SdKfz 232 Armoured Car. I finally opened it one day, the detail was so crisp, so clean. It had lots and lots of parts that actually fit together !!!!

I was hooked. Gone are the cars ... gone are the ships ...... gone are the aircraft.

Forever Armour !!!!!!!!

I'm mainly a modern armor/WW2 US armor builder. I do like to build sci-fi kits, helicopters and the occasional car. I build basically anything I feel like at the moment including various aircraft and ships.

When I first started building tanks, I was drawn to them because of the mistakes that the kits allow for. Slipped with the exacto knife?? Battle Damage!!! Mess up with the airbrush?? Perhaps the crew was hung over that day!! Lost a part of the kit?? It must have fallen off when going through that building!! And if there is something that is just so horrible that it cant be explained away, perhaps its time for a tarp!!! LOL

I hope I have gotten a little better since then, but for some reason the love for armor kits remained.

I will however make time for the occasional Corsair, F-86 Saber, or how about an F-8 Crusader? Ok, ok, so far I have only found time for a couple of Corsairs.

Originally posted by edog And if there is something that is just so horrible that it cant be explained away, perhaps its time for a tarp!!! LOL[:D true that edog! see my question for shemanfreak and his friends post... i forgot all about the tarp option, silly me ! ROTFL...] frosty Reply Edit Anonymous Member since November 2005 Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, September 4, 2003 9:36 AM Don't go to the darkside my young lad...modelling jeff Gordon's NASCAR over and over will only lead to adult problems...need I go further. Embrace armor. Eat, sleep, smell, live armor. When you stick your hand into a pile of goo that was your buddy... thank God you have a 120mm Rhinemetal cannon to vent. The ramblings of a mad man...we'll see. Reply Edit Anonymous Member since November 2005 Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, September 4, 2003 11:01 AM I model just about anything that piques my curiosity. "Hey, that new Sherman looks pretty cool." "1/8 scale B-52! Would look great as a lawn ornament!" "Wow, that popsicle stand diorama would look nice getting stepped on by my Veritech!" You get the idea. As was stated earlier by Peter, the basic techniques for each type of kit stay the same, it's just the way that you apply them. Practice and patience, grasshopper. demono69 Reply Edit Anonymous Member since November 2005 Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, September 4, 2003 2:30 PM Italian Cavalry AFVs... Ciao Reply Edit Tiger44 Member since February 2003 From: Wisconsin Posted by Tiger44 on Thursday, September 4, 2003 4:56 PM I've built planes, ships, motorcycles but I always come back to armor, specifically German. Just the power of the darkside I guess. Reply tigerman Member since March 2003 From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA Posted by tigerman on Thursday, September 4, 2003 5:58 PM I started building 1/700 ships, then Monogram airplanes and finally armor. The last 25 years has been strictly armor, with two terrible planes thrown in. I keep wanting to try other projects, but I can't seem to stay focused on them or even start my kits. Armor is like a comfort level. I do badly want to build some airplanes, I have a Frank fighter plane waiting patiently for me. Maybe I'm hesitant to try something outside the norm. I've never airbrushed one yet. But armor is my first choice and I may never run out of projects. "It is well that war is so terrible, lest we grow too fond of it.-R.E.Lee  Eric  Reply Anonymous Member since November 2005 Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, September 4, 2003 10:20 PM Frosty, even those little 1/72 fellahs need a tarp once and a while, lol. Or how about some good old GI gear. Reply Edit M1abramsRules Member since June 2003 Posted by M1abramsRules on Friday, September 5, 2003 7:21 AM I do mostly armor, but I really enjoy doing a ship. I have done 1 aa target airplane and I was flat out terrible on it. (give me vinyl tracks over landing gear any day!) Reply Anonymous Member since November 2005 Posted by Anonymous on Friday, September 5, 2003 10:34 AM QUOTE: Originally posted by edog Frosty, even those little 1/72 fellahs need a tarp once and a while, lol. Or how about some good old GI gear. i think i'm going with add-on armor, maybe some sandbags and a spare road wheel, but i've put in a requistion for that tarp... let's spare no expense for our boys at the front ! frosty Reply Edit Anonymous Member since November 2005 Posted by Anonymous on Friday, September 5, 2003 11:23 AM My poison? Wodka-tequila-red bull.. Two of 'em knocks you out cold.. Seriously! Reply Edit Anonymous Member since November 2005 Posted by Anonymous on Friday, September 5, 2003 11:26 AM QUOTE: Originally posted by lssah Don't go to the darkside my young lad...modelling jeff Gordon's NASCAR over and over will only lead to adult problems...need I go further. Embrace armor. Eat, sleep, smell, live armor. When you stick your hand into a pile of goo that was your buddy... thank God you have a 120mm Rhinemetal cannon to vent. The ramblings of a mad man...we'll see. Oh yuck! Reply Edit Anonymous Member since November 2005 Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, September 9, 2003 4:28 AM Well.... nice to know my addiction is a shared blessing/curse. The saddest thing is the unmade kits(43) are almost all aircraft! Relatives are great for handing unexpected challenges.... Ian likes to do models... lets get him a triceratops for his birthday LOL.... I like the thought of biulding other kits, but I like leaving them in the box more..LOL Ian Reply Edit Duke Maddog Member since June 2003 From: Rowland Heights, California Posted by Duke Maddog on Friday, September 12, 2003 12:12 AM Actually. I enjoy building all kinds of kits. I usually go back to armor because my small scale stuff goes together so quickly. That's also why I have over 378 1/72 scale Armor kits built, as opposed to my 240 Aircraft, 288 ships, 3 buildings and 7 cars. :-) Reply animal Member since July 2003 From: USA Posted by animal on Friday, September 12, 2003 10:14 AM You mean there is something other than armor to build? LOL.. I have built just about everything during my life. I started building models in the 1950's and wennnt the whole route. But Armor is my passion. And in armor I like the sodt skins the best. Animal wants trucks!!! http://community.webshots.com/user/gtadw Reply JOIN OUR COMMUNITY! Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account. Login Register SEARCH FORUMS FREE NEWSLETTER SIGN UP By signing up you may also receive reader surveys and occasional special offers. We do not sell, rent or trade our email lists. View our Privacy Policy. 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