Traditional model kits like airplanes and more recently, Gundams are available to build. They seem like an interesting activity. My question to you is: Do you own any?
@hydralisk86: Okay. Is there anything else I should know about?
If you want to know more about gundam modeling, you could join a site that has members which talk about those kind of stuff. People there will be better at describing to you how to do the specific stuff.
Yeah I built a few many years ago. Did cars, airplanes, and battleships. I really enjoyed it, don't know why I stopped. Should try to get back into it.
I took a break from scale models/dioramas after someone stole my airbrush set during a move. I have a number of unassembled model kits I will focus on someday:
Hasegawa F4U-5 Corsair
Tamiya M2 Bradley with interior detail
Italeri Panzer Mk IV
Testor F8F Bearcat
Revell 75mm German antitank gun with crew
Monogram: Star Trek USS Voyager, P-47D Thunderbolt, AH-64,
When I was younger I used to collect/build/paint Warhammer and 40k stuff but that's about it. Think I probably did do one or two model planes when I was very young but don't recall it that well.
Models are a lot of fun. The last one I built was a Hummer but that was a LONG time ago. If I had a kit right now there's no question I'd build it, although some buy them just for the artwork on the box and never make them!
When I was single, I used to make a lot of armor dioramas and then gave them away to those I considered as friends. My joy was in assembling and painting, not the finished product. My uncle reminded me that they cost money and that I should have given all my dioramas to him instead. He He. He has the glass cases for them at home.
I was especially fond of armor dioramas like this one:
Someday, I will resume scale models as a hobby. Armor is the easiest one to get back into. But, I want to start collecting scale models of the Star Blazers universe:
I built at least a dozen of them during my childhood, mainly "Airfix" and "Matchbox" kits.
The following ones were especially memorable---the Yak-9D because it was one of my first and the Lancaster because it was probably the largest model that I built.
I built at least a dozen of them during my childhood, mainly "Airfix" and "Matchbox" kits.
The following ones were especially memorable---the Yak-9D because it was one of my first and the Lancaster because it was probably the largest model that I built.
It's pretty damn nostalgic to see them again. :-(
I built a few Matchbox kits as well (Jagdpanther, A-20 Havoc, Hawker Hurricane). They're okay. My only gripe is the unconventional two-tone plastic colors. I prefer the simple neutral color of other brands because I can sometimes dispense with a primer coat.
yeah i have put an airfix or 2 together in my time....and a millennium falcon. i could never bother painting them though. it would be build, let the glue dry then play with it.
.....well when i said i did...i really mean my dad did :P.
i must see if i can dig up a model of the galactica (new one).
I built at least a dozen of them during my childhood, mainly "Airfix" and "Matchbox" kits.
The following ones were especially memorable---the Yak-9D because it was one of my first and the Lancaster because it was probably the largest model that I built.
It's pretty damn nostalgic to see them again. :-(
I built a few Matchbox kits as well (Jagdpanther, A-20 Havoc, Hawker Hurricane). They're okay. My only gripe is the unconventional two-tone plastic colors. I prefer the simple neutral color of other brands because I can sometimes dispense with a primer coat.
Ah yes, now I remember the differently-colored parts from the Matchbox kits. Truth be told, I seldom bothered to paint the models. I think the Lancaster was the only one I ever painted.
As a child I wasn't aware of the Lancaster's role in the deaths of tens of thousands of civilians during WWII in cities like Dresden. To me, it was just a very cool model with four propellers and multiple little gun turrets!
Still, this is a thread about model kits, so I'll resist the temptation to launch into an anti-Bomber-Harris polemic. :-P
Used to enjoy putting together model cars when I was a kid. Thinking about it, I wouldn't mind doing it again now that I'm an adult and have a better attention to detail
The original release Star Trek Voyager was $13 when I bought it. It's now up to $125 (among collectors). I'll assemble these someday before buying new ones. I may have to look for newer decals. I'm not sure if the old ones will still stick or fall apart.
Favorite paints are Tamiya and Humbrol acrylics.
The MIllenium Falcon is huge. I may suspend it from the ceiling.
My favorite brand for aircraft is Hasegawa plus Tamiya and Italeri for armor.
Damn Korean movers smashed every Japanese WW2 aircraft model kit I had back in 1995. They really hated anything WW2 Japanese.
1/48 Otaki Kawasaki Ki-61 (Tony) Hien
1/48 Tamiya Nakajima Ki-84 (Frank) Hayate
1/72 Hasegawa Kawasaki N1K2-J (George) Shiden Kai
1/48 Otaki Mitsubishi J2M (Jack) Raiden
1/48 Otaki Kawasaki Ki-100 (Ki-61 fitted with radial engine)
1/72 Hasegawa Aichi E13A Jake with catapult assembly
1/48 Hasegawa Mitsubishi A6M5 (Zeke) Zero
In another move, my Paasche airbrush set disappeared along with 3 big (1/32) model aircraft kits:
Hasegawa FW-190A
Hasegawa Spitfire Mk VI - rare Spitfire version plus rare kit.
Hasegawa A-4 Skyhawk
The cover art for many of the above were on my dorm room wall long ago.
Edit:
One more thing I look at with scale models is the box art.
Get the impression you might like airplanes.
OT: After playing DCS, decided to buy a little KA-50 model kit for my computer desk. It came in multiple versions, some of them very expensive, in the end got a cheap £20 one.
OT: After playing DCS, decided to buy a little KA-50 model kit for my computer desk. It came in multiple versions, some of them very expensive, in the end got a cheap £20 one.
I love WW2 aircraft first followed by armored vehicles (German and Russian). In my case, I need to buy a glass or fiberglass cabinet first before I resume assembling scale models. Can't have the kids handling them.
I was into Warhammer and Warhammer40k years ago but it just got to be too expensive and time consuming to keep up with and being able to get a game together was hard since my ex wasn't into it at all. Probably not much of an issue now that I'm single again but I'd have to learn the rules again and update my armies and that just seems like too much work. Especially now that there are decent Warhammer video games now where I can get my fix.
I scratch built a few WW2 tank models decades ago been kind of wanting to do that again.
I use Gorilla Super Glue. Dries much faster and stronger than model cement. I also use my wife's fancy nail polish for paint because they have a much greater variety of colors to choose from and come with their own brush so you don't have to mess with turpentine and clean your brush each time you switch colors. Plus nail polish goes on smooth, dries fast and seems to be pretty scratch resistant and glossy...at least the kind my wife gets.
For larger pieces, I use that enamel factory automotive touch up spray paint that you can find most any auto store. It's pretty good quality paint and easy to apply smoothly.
For sanding, I use those sanding sticks for nails. Always sand each piece after you cut it. Also beware that some brands of models are just flat out junk. Sometimes have missing pieces or the parts don't go on as they should...I can't remember which brands I've had the worst luck with because it's been quite a few years since I bought any but do the research and look for brands that make quality models.
Traditional model kits like airplanes and more recently, Gundams are available to build. They seem like an interesting activity. My question to you is: Do you own any?
I had some old school cars, built them, never got around to paint them. I even purchased the spray paint machine thingy. I have a problem with finishing things in life. Don't know why. I can, i just don't. Like my classic, gots new everything, chrome engine, new interior, new tires, ect. But the paint, i just like it how it is, messed up paint, and no shine. I don't know why, i like the incompleteness of things ? So to answer your question, yes i did do some kids, but hey are primered, lol ...
I've built some RC planes and helicopters but that's not what you're asking. No, I haven never built models, but I had a neighbor once who did. He would paint each piece individually before detaching it from its dye frame and assembling it. There would be a lot of paint work that you could not see once he put it all together but he seemed to enjoy it.
He had some really nice aircraft and cars but his sailboats were crazy good.
When I was in high school I tended to glue and paint both Model kits and Warhammer figurines, Helped as a stress relief to simply sit down with some music and tinker with them from time to time.
Been something I've pondered on doing again once in awhile when things in life gets quite stressful again.
He He. 1993. It was supposed to highlight my first DIY PC, assembled in 1992. But, I was also into scale models and dioramas back then.
AMD 80386DX-40
640k RAM, 128k cache
Trident SVGA card
Cirrus Logic 1x CD-ROM drive
3.5" 1.44 Mb and 5.25" 1.2 Mb floppy drives
52 Mb IDE hard drive
MS-DOS 6.22
SB Pro sound card
14" Packard Hell SVGA monitor
Many of the wall images were cover art from my scale models. I also have a mix of VHS, audio cassette, and audio CD.
I knew very little about computer hardware back then (given that I was 8 at the time) but I have a feeling that was quite high-level stuff. Especially a CD-ROM drive. My first CD-ROM drive, I think, was a 4x back in 1995/1996 that I paid $80 of my own money for so I could play CD games.
It still blows my mind how far computer technology has come since then, and how people take things like 1TB HDD's mostly for granted now.
I built a few Gundams and TechnoZoids back in high school and elementary school. The Zoids were pretty kewl since they had motors and could walk (not very good mind you). It was a fun Chrismas putting together Evil Pegasus and Battlesaurus.
I painted some of the Gundams with enamel model paint, but I never went too crazy with it. I still have some of the enamels, but I haven't bought a model in some time.
I don't really build anything like that but they do grab my attention. I'm not interested in planes or stuff, but a ship? Now that would be pretty cool!
I don't really build anything like that but they do grab my attention. I'm not interested in planes or stuff, but a ship? Now that would be pretty cool!
Ships are among the hardest models to assemble. Same with dioramas. I have trouble making my waves look decent, much less realistic.
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