bluestringer Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 I'm mostly a gear head, but I do like the old military warbirds. I've decided to take a break from the car kits and try a aviation kit. I chose this one because it seems like a simple one to start with and it was cheap. I'm waiting on some paints before I get started on it. Comments welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmMike Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 54 minutes ago, bluestringer said: I'm mostly a gear head, but I do like the old military warbirds. I've decided to take a break from the car kits and try a aviation kit. I chose this one because it seems like a simple one to start with and it was cheap. I'm waiting on some paints before I get started on it. Comments welcome. Ha, interesting choice for a first airplane model there James. Good luck with it....are you gonna attempt the camo paint job? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stavanzer Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 I think, that is one of Airfix's newly tooled kits. It is a great choice for a first build. Have fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluestringer Posted December 20, 2022 Author Share Posted December 20, 2022 28 minutes ago, TransAmMike said: Ha, interesting choice for a first airplane model there James. Good luck with it....are you gonna attempt the camo paint job? Thanks Mike. I'm going to try it. Been watching some videos on doing the camo paint and I think I can pull it off. 8 minutes ago, stavanzer said: I think, that is one of Airfix's newly tooled kits. It is a great choice for a first build. Have fun! Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucius Molchany Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 Should be an interesting build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tcoat Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 Welcome to the darkside of modeling! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluestringer Posted December 24, 2022 Author Share Posted December 24, 2022 Thanks all. Got the paints I need, but the weather is too cold to get started on it. My work shed is not heated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 Wow! And you come in with a bang with that small scale kit. Looking forward to seeing what you do with this one James!! Will be watching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluestringer Posted December 28, 2022 Author Share Posted December 28, 2022 Finally got started working on it. Man these parts are small. I got the helo for a christmas gift and it looks to be a really nice kit. And it's a little bigger at 1/35 scale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 Good start so far on the Spitfire James. I know a lot of folks who build in 1/72 scale and turn out some very solid and convincing builds, For me, it's too small a scale to work with. I'm 54 years old and my eyes aint what they used to be so I work in the middle with 1/48 scale. Large enough to work with and put some good detail into and small enough to still fit into my display case. That Cobra kit looks sharp!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluestringer Posted December 29, 2022 Author Share Posted December 29, 2022 28 minutes ago, mustang1989 said: Good start so far on the Spitfire James. I know a lot of folks who build in 1/72 scale and turn out some very solid and convincing builds, For me, it's too small a scale to work with. I'm 54 years old and my eyes aint what they used to be so I work in the middle with 1/48 scale. Large enough to work with and put some good detail into and small enough to still fit into my display case. That Cobra kit looks sharp!! Thanks Joe. I know what you mean, I'm 71 with bad eyes and shaky hands. I can see now that 1/72 scale is going to be too small for me. That helo is a really nice kit, lots of detail, I think it will be a fun build, even has a PE fret with it. It will probably be the first of Spring before I start on it. I'm still a gear head first and have a few auto kits I want to get built. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 I hear what you're sayin' James. For the longest time, I built aircraft and after a while I wanted to get better at it and at the same time, I wanted to build a scale auto that had all the details AND the perfect shine. With all that in mind, I took a break from aircraft building and switched to autos. I've been back twice now to re-visit aircraft modeling since 2014 while learning new techniques while I was away. Aircraft building is something that I enjoy very much but like you, I'm a dang gear head so I've gotta have my auto fix. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluestringer Posted December 29, 2022 Author Share Posted December 29, 2022 Went to Hobby Lobby today, I was wanting the Monogram 55 Chevy Street machine and they had it. Then I saw this Revell Mustang P51D ( my favorite old warbird) in 1/48 scale and had to get it also. I guess now I'll be getting cars and aircraft every Hobby Lobby trip. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 (edited) Oh man!! I've been meaning to pick that 55 Chevy Bel Air kit up. Gonna have to go and get me one of those. I've gotta tell ya on that Mustang kit. Revells version is a pretty straight forward kit but if you REALLY want to build a Mustang and it practically put itself together then you might want to spring for this one from Tamiya: You WON'T be disappointed. Edited December 30, 2022 by mustang1989 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluestringer Posted December 30, 2022 Author Share Posted December 30, 2022 Coming along...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 Lookin good!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotnitro? Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 nice start !! its always fun to take a detour for awhile building something different, keeps the building fun and refreshing Ive been working on a couple 1/350 modern warships, and just picked up a Nimitz aircraft carrier..havent decided which wall to knock down to make space yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluestringer Posted January 2, 2023 Author Share Posted January 2, 2023 On 12/30/2022 at 4:41 PM, mustang1989 said: Lookin good!! Thanks Joe. On 12/30/2022 at 8:42 PM, gotnitro? said: nice start !! its always fun to take a detour for awhile building something different, keeps the building fun and refreshing Ive been working on a couple 1/350 modern warships, and just picked up a Nimitz aircraft carrier..havent decided which wall to knock down to make space yet Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluestringer Posted January 2, 2023 Author Share Posted January 2, 2023 Ok, I'm calling it done. Came out ok I guess, needs improvement. I certainly will be moving up in scale. Thanks for all the comments. Putting a couple of photos under glass. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 1 hour ago, bluestringer said: Ok, I'm calling it done. Came out ok I guess, needs improvement. I certainly will be moving up in scale. Thanks for all the comments. Putting a couple of photos under glass. Headed there now..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Roberto Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 I built one of these a few months ago. It's a really nice kit, you'll enjoy building it. I have a problem with storage space, so I started building 1/72 scale stuff but they are hard to see small parts when building. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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