whats your motivation

For me it's mainly to own a scale replica of something I will never have the money to really own. I have done mostly autos but did several planes when I was a kid. I am an old car nut so that played a big part in what I decided to build.

I build 1/48 WW II aircraft because my father flew B-24s & P-51s in the war. We never got along very well when he was alive, and my interest in his generation sparked a desire to honor the work & sacrifice that he and his peers willingly gave. I am trying now to find information on the B-24 that he flew into Ploesti. This model will receive more care & attention than anything I have thus far built.

I chose my subjects on
1) History
2) the chance meet with a veteran pilot, in honour i built his plane, vehicle etc
3) a striking looking subject i ve seen in museum, TV, airport, documentary, book etc
4)a built review

believe it or not it is quite often the possesion joy rather than the quality built which drives me in keeping my old models.
eg i value my hedious kid age models more even if they ooze with glue, have gaps large enough to hide an elephant, and lack painting. My most precious one is alas gone in a sad sad story.....(a chuck yager's mustang signed by him at the wing....)

For me, it's whatever has inspired me, or at least piqued my interest. Sometimes I'll see a kit in the Reader's Gallery in FSM and think, "Man, I have to build one of THOSE!!" My primary focus is armor, because of all the diversity in shapes, and all the mechanical fiddly-bits. But I really like airplanes and ships, too!
Gip Winecoff

It's mostly an interest in history I think. I buy a lot of mags and books and I tend to fall for the weird stuff. Thereafter, it's mostly the challenge of modifying and scratchbuilding that motivates me. If I were better at painting figures, I'd do a lot of Roman stuff. I just love that period of time.

to answer my own question and to let eveyone else know, i remember walking to the local fire house when i was about 7 or 8 and getting to climb all over the new 1976 mack pumper that the city had just got,real small town so it was a big deal, dont think i will ever forget that.

Dave,
Curiosity killed the cat but satisfaction brought him back.
For me, the raven aspect kicks in. Something catches my eye and I get interested in it. While I focus on armor and figures, I've done ships and planes as well. I think it depends on what has peaked my interest at the moment.

Mike

Since serving on a carrier in the Navy, I tend to model more aircraft than anything. I still enjoy an armor subject occasionally, but I mainly stick to military throughout. Guess it's just the background.

demono69