Hi My name is Ian and I am a plastic basher.

[Allen Dewire]

Evening Good Folks,
I'm Allen, an old colonist who's been living in Bamberg, Germany for the last 25 years or so...I started nipping plastic and sniffing glue when Abe Lincoln was a road guard. I mostly build 1/35 WWII German stuff and once in a blue moon, a wing thingy or something modern....I thank all the fine folks here at SM for allowing me to join up on this fine site.
I am terrible at finishing projects, especially GBs. I finished 2 from 8 or 9 GBs and the shelf of shame is ever growing. I am trying to get better though.......
Prost
Allen

[PaulTRose]

Paul aka Beowulf
got back into plastic about 11 years ago......been here for 4
prefered genres are bikes and cars but trying to learn armour......get it right every now and then...have a strange attraction for braille scale stuff and really really old kits just for the challenge of turning them into something presentable.....but happy to have a crack at most things

[Jim R]

Hi
My name is Jim. Retired teacher. Spent 11 years living on an island in the Outer Hebrides. Built my first model back in 2010. Build anything that takes my fancy.

[Gern]

Hi, my name is Dave and I'm a model collector .......

Sorry! My story is similar to lots of the guys here. I made models as a kid, stopped, then started again about 7 years ago. I'll try anything that takes my fancy, but I'm hopeless at finishing stuff - which is partly why my stash has just reached the 500 kit mark.

I'm now retired and hoping to build and finish more of what I start.

[grumpa]

Hey, Jim here...don't remember how old I am, been building for a while they tell me.
Old mud grubbing tanker, I can't even see PE stuff:flushed:
Not a technocrat in the least, my bench is a horrendous mess, though I do manage to slop something together every now and then.
Somehow I'm tolerated here :upside:
Jim

[colin m]

Hi there, my name is Colin and I'm addicted to plastic. I'm midlands based, near Stafford.

[monica]

well as you know,I,m Monica,but do like to be called cat,:smiling:
have been sitting thinking,looking thinking,what real to put hear,:dizzy:
did start out when ,young used to take my brothers airfix kits,as they said this is not for girls,you cannot do,
hard a brake for,years as we,do,then one cold winter got back into it,as what is there to do,
well could be like my cats and sleep 18hrs aday sounds good still do ,from time to time,lol :smiling:
would say my main passion id German,Soviet military,armor .but do in enjoy a lot of other ,forms as well,
what real catchers my eye,from kits to figures,its the enjoyment of doing some think ,I,like the most,
maybe not what everone dose won,t to see or like,but do as i see and feel,so will always have that little stand off ,
as what is right or wrong ,but in modeling ,I don,t think there is one,way or the other,
well said my bit,
for you who have seen over the years know,what I,m,like,

[rickoshea52]

I'm Rick and been a member of this site since 2011. Like many I built models kits as a boy until birds, beer and a career came along. One Christmas I was given a train set, by the girlfriend who became my wife, that reignited an interest in modelling railways for many years but I did build a lot of railway related kits including the ex-JB models range as wagon loads.
Then one day I was watching The Battle of Midway and later the same day strayed into Modelzone and saw a USN Dauntless and Avenger on the shelf. Seduced by the box art I took them home, the Dauntless was the old Airfix kit and was built while the 1/48 Avenger is still in the loft.
Since that fateful day my railway interest has waned but that is largely due to the huge rise in prices of railway stuff. I still dabble in them and do the odd weathering commission here and there.
As for plastic modelling my interests are mostly post 1939-ish aircraft and have had a go at RAF, US, Japanese, Ethiopian, Argentinian and German subjects in various scales. Being a member of this site has encouraged me to try scales and brands I shied away from in the past - I had never done anything other than 1/72 before and mostly Airfix, Revel or Italeri. I also moved from enamel paints to acrylics and have learned so much from other modellers on this site about a huge range of different elements of modelling.
With my aircraft builds I use aftermarket and scratch building where I think it benefits the model or if I can afford it - I used to super detail and weather my railway stock so this is a natural progression. I also work in the aerospace industry so with my builds so try to replicate them as closely as possible to how the real thing would be parked, taxiing or undergoing maintenance and also with weathering.
I'm not an exclusive aircraft modeller, I have done a few small scale armour and soft skin subjects - a big step change for me is a 1/35 Airborne jeep and gun with crew that has come to a grinding halt as I rebuild my man cave.
With the rapid expansion in forum membership I hope we'll see more knowledge and problems being shared, I see this as an opportunity to broaden all our horizons and develop new skills, ideas and friendships

[monica]

just like to say been reading all your ,guys post like what ,I,m reading and find it interesting,:thumb2:

[Guest]

just like to say been reading all your ,guys post like what ,I,m reading and find it interesting,:thumb2:

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[Dave W]

My names Dave, I've just turned 60 and have been on this forum for 7 years. I build mostly 1/48 WW2 aircraft.But have recently got into jets as well.Made my first kit when I was 8 and have been building on and off ever since.

[Guest]

Hi my name is Mark, joined in January this year, first post. I've learnt so much from group already, looking forward to picking up some more tips and tricks, will post my first builds soon.
Mark

[papa 695]

Hi I'm Ian, joined the forum 7 years ago on the 9th May. Like just about every body else started building kits when a kid then life got in the way. I used to just built aircraft, but after joining here I will just about build any thing ( well try ) not the best modeler but I have fun trying and that's the main thing. So to all Old and New Happy modeling.

[col68]

Hi im colin. I mainly build afv models in 1/35 from ww2 through to modern day.

[Guest]

Hi, I'm Doug. Been modelling on and off since I was a kid. My latest modelling stint began about 5 years ago, and I specialise in 1/72 WW2 aircraft. I'm now retired, so have a bit more time (and a bit less hand-eye coordination and eyesight). In modelling terms, I'm a completer-finisher - I nearly always finish kits I start, and my stash is tiny. Please note, that word was 'stash', not any other word you may wish to substitute.