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One of my friends from work still does models. He buys kits from japan and Europe....much more detailed than anything Revell or Monogram ever made. Everything he builds is military....tanks and aircraft mainly. I have photos of one of his models....a WWII German Ju-87 dive bomber....that look so real you expect to see the pilot open the canopy and climb out of the cockpit. He's built tank dioramas that are on display at several military bases. Downfall, that kind of detail usually involves anywhere from 6 months to a year of build time.
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This is a 1/40 th scale science fiction model from a Japanese comic series .
It is from a company called Wave , excellent kit , almost went together with out glue .
Machinen something Kreiger ( MaK ) I built it in a desert camo for a competition .
I build military from about Vietnam onwards , science fiction and cars , only built a couple of aircraft , both Huey helicopters .
Carry on
As to models, my ones of preference are r/c and powered, preferably reciprocating engine powered, noisy and really smelly. I've got a couple of half-done projects I've not completed I want to finish one day, unfortunately difficulty in getting some of the stuff i want/need (large sheets of super thin marine ply) has been a bit of a spanner in the works though and stopped the build in it's tracks. I want to finish one day, and perhaps take them out with my kid to have fun with
Also I used to do the warhammer model thing, the lead model thing. Lots of fun, shame they don't use lead any more :-\.
Carry on
Charlie dont surf !!!
I built this for a sci-fi competition
Cool suit
Tamiya 1/35th scale M113 ACAV , Vietnam
Two Hueys , cant remember the manufacturers 1/35th scale slick , and Revells 1/72nd scale Gunship
Hasegawa Subaru WRC
I've got a lot of inbuilt kits I have picked up over the years. Someday.
You can't blame the kids. When I was a child, there was a hobby shop or two in every town. It was normal to build airplanes, rockets, train layouts, slot racers.
A few years ago, I went to Toys 'R' Us and asked for a plastic scale model kit. The clerk had to get the manager, as he had no idea what I was speaking about. The manager told me "kids today don't have those skills."
Anyway, I like aircraft. I built a Cessna 172, Gates Learjet, and am doing a DC-10, Wright Flyer, Buddy Holly's plane and an F-14.
So, it ain't dead, but it's dying.
Carry on
You can't blame the kids. When I was a child, there was a hobby shop or two in every town. It was normal to build airplanes, rockets, train layouts, slot racers.
A few years ago, I went to Toys 'R' Us and asked for a plastic scale model kit. The clerk had to get the manager, as he had no idea what I was speaking about. The manager told me "kids today don't have those skills."
Anyway, I like aircraft. I built a Cessna 172, Gates Learjet, and am doing a DC-10, Wright Flyer, Buddy Holly's plane and an F-14.
So, it ain't dead, but it's dying.
My B-52 is missing an engine pylon thanks to the cat. My Backfire bomber is also a casualty. The F-105 Thunderbird is missing a landing gear. The C-130 Herky bird is still in one piece, though. The Tirpitz luckily managed to escape destruction.