New Member from Sussex

[De.Mort]

Hi all .
Just got back into modeling , not something i've done since i was a kid but am enjoying getting into this hobby after so many years .Things have certainly moved on from just the small tins of enamel paint that i remember ! Im learning to spray paint and have also almost completed my first diorama .. a huge learning curve there and made plenty of mistakes but it's all good for future ones .. Btw .. attempting a waterfall was probably a mistake as it took a week to even get something half sensible let alone good lol .

Anyways .. just on the off chance any of you are running around in a Porsche then feel free to message me with any issues .. Advise i can give but Not actual work ... im a porsche mechanic working for an Independant and often give advice but on another forum .

Iain.

[Airborne01]

Hi all .
Just got back into modeling , not something i've done since i was a kid but am enjoying getting into this hobby after so many years .Things have certainly moved on from just the small tins of enamel paint that i remember ! Im learning to spray paint and have also almost completed my first diorama .. a huge learning curve there and made plenty of mistakes but it's all good for future ones .. Btw .. attempting a waterfall was probably a mistake as it took a week to even get something half sensible let alone good lol .

Anyways .. just on the off chance any of you are running around in a Porsche then feel free to message me with any issues .. Advise i can give but Not actual work ... im a porsche mechanic working for an Independant and often give advice but on another forum .

Iain.

Hello Iain and welcome! I'm afraid my Porsche is now but a distant memory - I'd still have it if the Police hadn't reclaimed it ... :rolling:
Steve

[Andy the Sheep]

Welcome Iain. A nice dio indeed. No Porsche here, sorry, just BMW. :smiling4:

[Waspie]

Welcome Iain. Nice dio.
I’m sure the Porsche owners will be here shortly!! :thumb2: :smiling3:

[Dave Ward]

Iain,
welcome to the forum, Sad to say my only Porsche experience is with the 1/24 Tamiya 911! - Although I did spend several weeks fitting a new engine to a Lamborghini & running it over a test circuit!!! Have to say it was a tractor, not a supercar!
We all make mistakes, the important thing is not to repeat them!
Dave

[Mickc1440]

Hi Iain, welcome to the forum from my second county home

[Jim R]

A warm welcome to the forum Iain. Great that you're enjoying the hobby.

[JR]

Welcome Iain. Think you'll fit in well here .
No question is laughed at I do you have a problem. There is always someone able to help .

[scottie3158]

Iain,
Welcome to the mad house.

[De.Mort]

Thank you all for the comments and welcomes .. much appreciated i must say.

Porsche also made tractors !

Main reason for my Porsche comments .. i often meet people that have spent their life savings on one .. and it goes wrong .. i'm pleased to say i've helped many such people hence i added it here just in case .

Problems and mistakes .. a good way to learn i feel .. i've done 3 models so far , first was the cheap panzer kit from Tamiya .. i mistakenly tried to water down an enamel wash with acrylic thinners .. yeah .. that didn't go so well when i hand painted a panel with it , realised something was wrong and tried to wipe it off .. completely taking off the acrylic paint entirely .. sigh .

I also learned you need to seal a diorama base before using water .. it leaks out .. I looked at it the following morning and thought .. im sure i used more water than that .. picked it up and the dinner tray its on came with it .. yup .. stuck the 2 together lol .

Attached a pic of the first 2 i've made , i'm getting a little better but a long way to go yet .. but thats half of the fascination .. to improve , to develop a new skill .. excellent fun !

Anyways .. i don't think this is the right part of the forum to post images so as i progress i'll find the correct place .

Btw .. thanks for having me !

[Waspie]

A friend of mine owned a Porsche for less than 8 hours before he wrapped it around a fly over support in Manchester!!! He drives Land Rovers now!!!!!

[papa 695]

Hi Iain and welcome to the forum.

[Tim Marlow]

Welcome Iain Dio is interesting.

[adt70hk]

Welcome Iain

[The Smythe Meister]

... and it's a warm welcome from me too...
.... I look forward to seeing you around the parish :smiling3:
( There's a Porsche next door to us..... What a spoilt little cow she is!! )