Hello from Kent

[Mini Me]

Howdy from the Rocky Mountains of the Pacific Northwest! When you were Railroading, what scale did you work in? I was an HO scaler way back and we have one or two others on the forum that model in HO as well.....not to mention our resident O scaler. Also a few are interested in Hornby etc......can't be helped.:tongue-out2: Make yourself at home and fire away in the question department, some one here will have an answer or know where to look .:thumb2:

[Airborne01]

Greetings Ralph. look forward to seeing you around!
Steve

[Dave Ward]

Ralph,
welcome to the forum - loads of information on models & techniques - friendly banter - above all enjoy the hobby - don't forget the discount from John at the SMS!
Dave

[Sprue42]

Howdy from the Rocky Mountains of the Pacific Northwest! When you were Railroading, what scale did you work in? I was an HO scaler way back and we have one or two others on the forum that model in HO as well.....not to mention our resident O scaler. Also a few are interested in Hornby etc......can't be helped.:tongue-out2: Make yourself at home and fire away in the question department, some one here will have an answer or know where to look .:thumb2:

Good morning from a wet and windy UK.

Over the years I have dabbled in several scales. When I first joined the military book publisher I was building WWI 1/32 scale vehicles and figures using the few period vehicles that were around. All these were civilian prototypes and needed 'converting' to WD use, much as had been the case with the prototypes. Through this I had asportations to model the narrow gauge railways of the day, that were used to support the troops. The head of Editorial office was a man called Chris Ellis, a prolific author and ex editor of Airfix magazine. This was back in the early 1970s. Chris was a keen model railway enthusiast and he got me into the railway side of things. Narrow gauge railway was my interest, and although the WD railways of the front line were what inspired me, I never did model one. Instead I built several OO9/HOe layouts.

I later got interested in True scale S4 (or P4) 4mm scale on 18.83 gauge track. In those days that meant scratch building everything.

Years went by and I had some LGB for a while. Later in life I inherited a huge amount of OO. a whole layout that had been built by my late brother-in-law. As this was not my thing, I sold it and invested the money in On30, which I still have today. one day I may well build the logging layout I had planned for it.

Now we have retired to the coast I am in the process of sorting out all my modelling stuff, catching up with the current market and building my new workshop/hobby room.

Ralph.

[The Smythe Meister]

..... and it's a warm welcome from me too Ralph....
.... I look forward to seeing you around the parish :thumb2:.

[BarryW]

Welcome Ralph, from another Man of Kent, from Dover, myself. I got back into the hobby myself around 2010, building mostly 1/32 aircraft. Enjoy both this rewarding hobby and this excellent forum.

[Guest]

Hi folks,

My name is Ralph and I am about to have another go at scale modelling. I have not built a model kit for several decades and everything has changed. My airbrushes are getting on for 50 (yes fifty!) years old and the last time I painted a model, the only paint choice at my local model shop was Airfix or Humbrol enamels. I have been looking at all the now stuff out there and still trying to take it all in. I was an armour modeller and heavily into WWI 1:32 scale. I also modelled WWII in 1:76 and 1:35 scale. The choice of kits was fairly limited back then. At the time I worked for a now, long defunct model magazine. The editor there was a rail enthusiast and I spent a long time going down that path. Life and work took over and I spent many years away from the hobby. Now, retired and in my late sixties, I am coming back to the hobby.

Early days at the moment, but I am looking forward to catching up on the theory, while I build my new workshop/model room. I may have to buy some stuff on the way.

I look forward to joining in and I will probably be asking a few questions, at least initially...

Hi Ralph, I’m pretty much in the same boat but am now one and a half kits built after my hiatus. You are spot on about changes especially enamels - I think most use acrylics now - it seems to me that no more point and spray - all about thinning down and compressor pressures etc. Anyway I hope you enjoy your stay here! I’m also a Garden of England man so hail fellow man!

[adt70hk]

Welcome Ralph!

[Tim Marlow]

Welcome Ralph. Nice to see another ex P4 boy on here :smiling: . Never did much in narrow gauge though, just a couple of vehicles in O/16mm for my brother in laws steam garden railway. Seemed huge after the P4 4mm stuff.

[Guest]

Years went by and I had some LGB for a while…:dizzy:

[Peter Gillson]

Hi Rslph

welcome. as others have said - things have changed in the modelling world. Fewer physical model shops (shame) but far more choice of kits and upgrading sets.

interesting your mention of and old airbrush, originally in 1979\ I bought a Badger twin action airbrush and over the years have tried others, including Iwata but I keep returning to my trusty Badger. yours may be old but if it still works there is probably nothing wrong with it.

Peter

[Scratchbuilder]

Welcome Ralph,
There will be a lot of help available to steer you back into the hobby on this forum.
Mike.

[Guest]

..... and it's a warm welcome from me too Ralph....
.... I look forward to seeing you around the parish :thumb2:.

I thought it was referred to as ‘The Bay’ lol

[Andy the Sheep]

Welcome from me too, Ralph.