First Model on its way

[boatman]

Decision will be HMS ships or German or Japanese battleships/cruisers. I did the Hood and George many years ago but the modern kits are quite superb although the Japanese ships look interesting. I shall spend a bit of time looking

Great stuff im into fairly modern warships
chris

[topgazza]

Ooh, I'll check the Roma out. I have an itch for the Yamato.
I went up in a twin seat Spitfire at a show 15 years ago. Still get tingles. Thing of beauty

[boatman]

The wonderful Spitfire has got to be the most beautiful plane. Just the sound of a merlin makes my hairs on my neck stand up!! Glorious :thumb2:

I too like ships, I have 3 1/350 battleships Tamiya Bismarck and Yamato plus Trumpeters beautifull Roma. Just have not found the courage to give one a go!

COR Bob you been keepin that secret I thought you was stug through an through lol
chris

[JR]

Takes me back Gary when you mention Airfix as a lad.
Going to Woolies buying the kit, and by evening it was built, painted and hanging from the ceiling on a thread. ! Those were the days :smiling3::smiling3:
Good luck , remember to post the build, and remember no question is considered silly, we're all still learning . As Jim rightly said " have fun "

[BattleshipBob]

COR Bob you been keepin that secret I thought you was stug through an through lol
chris

Its not all Stug Chris only about 99%

[JR]

Its not all Stug Chris only about 99%

Plus the .99

[boatman]

Plus the .99

:thinking:GAWRD John give Bob the one per cent an I hope to get him hooked on ships in about a hundred yrs time lol:tongue-out3:
chris

[BattleshipBob]

Knew i left that .99 somewhere lol

My next build (in the middle of GB's) might surprise you. Just arrived today?

[boatman]

Knew i left that .99 somewhere lol

My next build (in the middle of GB's) might surprise you. Just arrived today?

Knew i left that .99 somewhere lol

My next build (in the middle of GB's) might surprise you. Just arrived today?

ANOTHER STUG Bob cant be anything else but what with the secret addmissiom of battleships in his stash well its got me:thinking:
chris

[adt70hk]

Great to hear Gary. Looking forward to seeing it come together.

Just make sure your enjoy it and don't be too hard on yourself when you put it together!! We are all our own worst critics.

ATB

Andrew

[Guest]

I remember Jakko's build for the starter kit GB. I think he only had two paints and a brush with bristles at each end.
The end result was better that expected.

I had much the same feeling about it

[topgazza]

Whist I was waiting I bought an Airfix Starter pack for £10. Just to practice. Oh my word what an utter pile of rubbish. Its a Hurricane although it’s hard to tell. Ok it’s 1/72 but the lower half of the wing is 1 mm longer than the upper. so lots of sanding down. The fuselage doesnt fit around the seat. There other things but this would put me off modelling if I didn’t know the story of moulds etc.

Also thanks to this forum I wasn’t expecting much but this hasn’t even met those expectations. To be frank it’s junk. But I’m going to persevere just to try things. My Tamika 1/48 Spit has just arrived so I’ll finish off the Hurricane then get started on the proper job

[spanner570]

Gary, that is strange.
I built what I presume to be the self same 1/72 Hurricane kit for the 'Starter Set' G.B. on here last year and the fit, everything about it was nigh on perfect.

Weird or what?

[topgazza]

Variance in production runs ? Using lots of clamps to hold things together which is Ok. I’m not too bothered with the gaps either as I needed to practice my filling, sanding and fettling skills. Hardly any of the locating pins fit in the locating holes for instance.

So to be positive it’s useful. Now I’m determined to make the finished model almost perfect. I won’t be doing any weathering etc as i do prefer the factory fresh new look. Although I might experiment

Despite the moan I’m enjoying fixing it

[Dave Ward]

Gary,
it's sometimes good to build a poor model, struggling with poor fit, mismatches, shrink marks etc! It really makes you appreciate a good model when you lay your hand on one. - that 1/72 Airfix Hurricane, the 1/48 version is a completely different story , same maker, different scale
If the model you want is only made by one maker, you have to take what you can get. If, it is a popular subject, ( like the Hurricane ) then a little research & searching can get the best model for you, & don't always assume that it if it costs more, then it's better than a cheaper one!
Part of my enjoyment comes through the research, and hunt for a model - particularly if I get it a good discount price!
Dave