Finally getting around to introduce myself!

[Whingeingoldgit]

Hi, I’m another Andy, and have been meaning to introduce myself for ages. I have been hovering outside for a long time, and although I am a paid-up member, I just kept waiting for a topic that I thought I could add something worthwhile to. My modelling isn’t to a high standard, by the time I get around to the painting stage I have usually forgotten how I did something the last time, and then make a different mistake each time, and then cover up the mistake with copious amounts of ‘weathering’! I am mainly an aircraft builder, but I got back in to modelling, after the usual late ‘teens, early twenties break, when I by chance came across some of the early Games Workshop metal figures (I am a sci-fi fan as well) I stuck with Games Workshop for a while, and my sons and my partner built with me, my youngest son even won a silver award one year, and a bronze the next year, in the Youngblood category at Gamesday. His figure painting was better aged 10 than mine is now!
I got fed up with GW vehicle kits as their price was high but quality and detail wasn’t. I then thought I could by cheaper 1/35 vehicles, and then convert them to fit in with Warhammer 40000. I did this once, then decided to just build them as they were meant to be built! Anyway, I hope this ramble makes up for not introducing myself sooner!

[adt70hk]

A belated welcome to the madhouse!!

ATB.

Andrew

[Andy the Sheep]

Welcome, Andy.
Hope you'll show some of your previous works soon.

Andrea

[boatman]

WELCOME Andy to one of the best forum goin
chrisb

[colin m]

Andy, this is the best one yet. Two years on the side lines, you must have seen something in all that time that piqued your interest ?

[Jim R]

Hi Andy
Welcome to a great forum. All scales and genre are covered by the members.
Jim

[Mark1]

Hi welcome to the forum Andy

[Tim Marlow]

No probs with a late introduction Andy. Post some of your builds. You won’t get criticism, that’s not how we roll. You will just get support, and advice if you want it.

[papa 695]

Hi Andy and welcome to the forum

[Dave Ward]

Andy,
welcome! No modeller built to show standards from the off! Experience, and good advice are on the learning curve, and there's plenty of that on this forum. Changing genres can almost be like starting modelling again. As long as you are enjoying yourself, and happy with the result, then that's a big plus!
Have you anything on the bench at the moment?
Dave

[stillp]

Welcome Andy!
Pete

[JR]

A warm welcome from me Andy .

[rtfoe]

Hi Andy, welcome and thank goodness your name is another Andy...typing your avatar name would have been a challenge. :smiling6: Whatever you build will get good advice with no pressure of levelling points. Take the constructive criticisms as a learning curve. Post what you have built and improvements if needed will start from there.

Cheers,
Richard

[Whingeingoldgit]

Thanks for the (mostly) welcoming messages guys. I would have have introduced myself a long time ago, but I struggle with social interactions, even virtual and on the phone. I also don’t say much, unless I think I have something worth saying, or that might be useful to someone else. I am also hopeless with technology, and a very slow typer, I tend to keep changing what I have written, and the punctuation, until I think it says exactly what I want, so that what I write is clear and can’t be misunderstood. When I can work out how to do it, I will show some of my builds. I have not posted on a forum before, and haven’t got a clue what I am doing, so I hope I don’t offend anyone if things go to the wrong place or person Also, although I have not been joining in with conversations, I am a paid up supporter.

[AlanG]

so I hope I don’t offend anyone if things go to the wrong place

Don't worry about that. Us mods and Admin can always move it if it needs to be. It's no hassle