My very First model was...

I think my first model was a snapkit of a red corevette. i can't remember who made it amt or monogram, not sure. i was anywhere between 8-10. my dad had got it for me. He was serious into the hobby. he was incredible with detail. but that was my first model.

Hippy-Ed wrote:

My first real model was a 1/96 scale (I believe) of the  Cutty Sark I was 10 yrs. old and a friend of mine gave it to me for my B-day. It was still sealed & no instructions!! But, I was determined to build it. Found all  kinds of books at the library  on ships of that era,etc & I put her together. That was fun. It had the old plastic sails which I tossed & grabbed up an old sheet which gave it some realism to it. Man, what a build that was!!

That's a heck of a build for a ten-year-old's first time effort! The "Cutty Sark" with no instructions!

Whoa, let's ease up on the 'old' comments there eizzle .  I'm only 41 and prefer to think of myself as well matured rather than old.

The first model that I can remember making was a Matchbox 1:72 Spitfire. It was made up of sprues of two different colors so no painting was required.  It was just bang it together with a tube of Airfix cement, leaving multiple finger prints everywhere, apply the decals and then take it out in the back yard and dogfight.  Those were the days, sigh.

Happy modeling

eizzle wrote:

Now, Ed, let me get this straight. You, as a child, painted your father's brand new 68/69, REAL 1:1 Cadillac, bright pink? your father must be a really forgiving man. I do seriously believe had that been me and my father, I would have been in the hospital, and Dad would have been in jail!

Hippy-Ed wrote:

Martacus Mk 2 wrote: If I recall corretly, the first kit I made was a 1:700 or so model of the aircraft carrier Enterprise way back when I was 8 or 9. I just slapped it together with glue and put all the planes out on display. Never painted it, put on decals or anything. It got lost somewhere along the line, but it's still the first kit I ever completed. I had 1 TOO!! I had painted it pink (after a movie with a pink sub & Army nurses at the time) But, my first actual attempt at painting was a 1:1 scale 68/69 Caddilac  that was brand new. IT was pink when I got done But, I was black N Blue when Dad got done!! Man, what a trip down memory lane!!

Now, Ed, let me get this straight. You, as a child, painted your father's brand new 68/69, REAL 1:1 Cadillac, bright pink? your father must be a really forgiving man. I do seriously believe had that been me and my father, I would have been in the hospital, and Dad would have been in jail!

Martacus Mk 2 wrote:

If I recall corretly, the first kit I made was a 1:700 or so model of the aircraft carrier Enterprise way back when I was 8 or 9. I just slapped it together with glue and put all the planes out on display. Never painted it, put on decals or anything. It got lost somewhere along the line, but it's still the first kit I ever completed.

bablenw wrote:

I wish I had a "now and then" photograph. It would be an interesting walk down memory lane. Anyone remember the Revell Model Masters CLub? Neil

Absolutely! My most fervent wish when I was a kid was that y parents would suddenly become wealthy enough to sign me up for the Model Master Club and still keep the book club and American History card clubs rolling. Alas, it was not to be.

I can still list my first few kits. I got a Revell or Monogram 1/72 P-40 as a gift. Eventually I got an F-4J with ace of spade markings, also in 1/72. I also built a dogfight opponents kit from Revell with a Syrian MiG 21 and an Israeli F-16, and followed them up with a Marine Harrier and an A-10 and F-15.

jwareing wrote:

It was a Strombecker P-38 Lightning which required more sanding than I was willing to do at that age.  Let me know if there's anything you don't understand about that. Oh, and you should have seen my mother's face when I told her I needed some money to buy dope.

Now that's funny!

jwareing wrote:

It was a Strombecker P-38 Lightning which required more sanding than I was willing to do at that age.  Let me know if there's anything you don't understand about that. Oh, and you should have seen my mother's face when I told her I needed some money to buy dope.

Haha, my firts build was a 1/72 Revell F-15.

Old and ugly kit... Painted it with Silver car paint, has finger prints all over the place, and put every decal included in the kit on it ( there were LOTS of decals )...

That were days... Some 8 years ago ( I'm 16 now... )

Cheers,

Jürgen

QUOTE: Originally posted by Frunobulax Hey Bruce, that's a heckuva first build. A-10s are complex in any scale. Good luck with that one, and welcome to the forum!!