Greetings From Barcelona

[chris.Funx1]

Hi everyone my names christian and I have finally decided to get back into building models again!!!
I used to be obsessed by the 3 in 1 Kits back in the nineties (AMT/Ertl) my first being a deep purple 32 hot rod when i was only 13, and now 20 + years later I have decided to pick up the Dremel again for the reason I bought it for originally and not for fixing speakers during and after the festival season!!!

Now I have some time during winter I would love to get back into it!

I managed to buy for very cheap as they are from the 90s and in perfect box and condition in a flea market for (5 Euro = 4 Dollars) 1 Lancia Delta S4 Bburago die-cast (I know but i have to start somewhere) and a 1997 Porsche GT3 cup die-cast all unused and in the box.

I just wanted to know where It was worth putting together or keeping everything in the box as is unbuilt (worth more in the future??) or start hacking/Modifying/ratting  the Porsche for practice (not the lancia) after all these years.

Im more than certain after 20+ years the glue will not go where i want to too and everything else for that matter and for 4 dollars I certainly wont have a problem scrapping the porsche in my soon to be built fallout car dealership from all my soon to be made mistakes.

I just wish the models were not as expensive as they are, now here in Spain around 50 dollars each (if I can find any online) and to have to start all over again.. With all the amazing spares I manage to gather over the years which unfortunately i lost due to my house getting burgled seems like it will be very costly.

Oh well I have to start somewhere

Amazing to meet you all and thank you for any help for the future

Best Regards

Christian

[Dann Tier]

Welcome to the community!! and we think kits cost a lot here!!!! There are a great bunch of builders here with all types of building styles and levels! We have no problem helping each other!  WELCOME!!

[chris.Funx1]

Thanks Dann Really looking forward to all the help and inspiration from everyone. It seems there are lots of peoples finally getting back into what I thought was a dying art.

so good to hear that there is still a massive community going strong.

And now with internet I cant wait to start building.

[Harry P.]

Welcome aboard, Chris!

[Foxer]

Welcome back to building and to the forum, Chris. I'm a believer in 'models were made to be built', so I would have everything die cast in the purple pond getting paint stripped. I can't but something for exorbitant prices just because someone thinks it's oldness or rarity deserves it. Everything I buy I plan to build, though I may never live that long! Most car model kits are far cheaper than what they're charging for armor or even planes.

[slusher]

Welcome Chris

[DumpyDan]

Welcome to the show Chris

[chris.Funx1]

HI thanks so much
 for all the welcomes

 

I spose i can start on the porsche now

 

[RiskiestLion]

welcome to the fourm and the amt 3 in 1 kits are my favorite !!!!!!!!!