Hey there fellow plastic fanatics:) I’m one of those old geezers who’ve been putzing around with scale car building for years but never really developed the passion (and skills!) that some of these very accomplished builders seem to posess today. I pretty much lost my interest a few years back, but it wasn’t until recently that I realized why.
Once I dove back into the hobby, I was constantly dissapointed in the end results of my builds, from many perspectives. Bottom line is the fact I was turning out plastic hunks that were a sad replica of the actual 1:1 car, no matter how I approached it. Polishing powders, buffing metalizers, a sea of aftermarket parts, etc…still in the end, a sad replica.
Not to be judgemental of the domestic kit builders, Revell, Amt, Polar Lights, etc, but generally, in my experience, the castings bore a mediocre replica of the actual component, at best! There were occasions when finding where the part began and the flashing ended was a true mystery, and that in itself makes creating even a (somewhat) realistic finished model quite a challenge- so your feet were stuck in the mud the moment you began the build! But here’s where it gets better…
My renewed interest in this very rewarding and enjoyable hobby can be summed up with a single word- Tamiya! Yes, Tamiya was kind enough to rescue me from the as-always disappointment in my finished model! Once I discovered there was a manufacturer here on earth that could actually cast (borderline) perfectly replicated parts…it was a definite game changer! So, without rambling on much longer, I’m happily back at it with a completely renewed outlook!
My reasons for becoming an active member (again!) are to hopefully make a few like-minded friends, discover different approaches to building, and to get tips and helpful suggestions from more experienced scale model crafters just like you! Hey, I can use all the help I can get- and then some!
I’m looking forward to watching these builds as they go along, and being down right amazed by some of these off the hook completed projects!
Thanks so much for peekin, now get back at it!
Carmad1957
