I usually build 1/35German Armour and 120mm fiqures. I tend to switch subjects in my fiqure modelling ie WW2, Medieval, or any other type that appeals to me. When I started fiqure modelling to was to have a break from model railroading but it grew on me and became a major interest along with armor. One subject I won’t touch is aircraft, after 33 years in the Air Force, [}:)][}:)]to me aircraft are just noisy, polluting, kerosene burners[}:)][}:)].
I’ll build just about anything… However, I’ve yet to start a motorbike and a truck…
I tend to build 1/48th modern jets; got on a kick about USAF/ANG F-16s and have number 13 on the bench (CO ANG Tiger Meet). However, for a change of pace, and to avoid getting burned out on any one venue, I’ve built up just about everything from motorcycles, a friend down the street wanted a model of his BMW R100, to helicopters, to commercial jets - also have a Hooters Air 737 on the bench - to subs and ships. Haven’t lowered myself to armor other than Hasegawa’s 1/72nd Leopold, which I thought of as more railroad than armor; I’ve got this thing against the Army.
I have even built up HO scale boxcars for a cousin in TN who has an attic dedicated to a model railroad. Built up a 1890s narrow gauge boxcar for him of the Colorado Southern RR. I applied home made decals utilizing his name and those of his two married daughters as a fictious medical supply firm with offices in Nashville and Murfreesboro (where he lives). As a retired doctor he really got a kick out of it. I even had the firm being established in 1861, the year our grandfather was born.
I build anything military or star trek. I also build ships or planes that are historically signifigant.
I’ve been building mostly armor these past few years (with a Hindenburg thrown in to mix things up), but I love and have built plenty of aircraft, science fiction and monsters, cars, and ships, too. Even built a few motorcycles.
Even though I’m mostly building armor lately, I sure have bought a lot of aircraft!
What does that mean…
In the past I have built WAY more 1:48 modern military jets than any other subject (F-4, F-14, F-15, F-16, YF-22, SR-71, MiG-29, etc…). I have also built several sci-fi subjects from Star Wars, Star Trek, Dougram, Crusher Joe, and Battlestar Galactica. Sadly, due to reasons like youth, inexperience, and several long-distance moves over the last 20 years, only six sci-fi kits have survived out of all the kits I have built.
Now, my collection of unbuilt kits is heavily skewed toward sci-fi, although I have been buying modern armor kits at a wreckless pace. Last night I resumed work on an “Aliens” Armoured Personell Carrier that has been waiting patiently for my attention for over four years. I think I can finish it finally.
-Mark
I just like to build things. Now, having said that, probably need to qualify it. I tend to stay with 1/72 aircraft, mostly military and mostly prior to the end of WWII. I switch over to 1/35 armor (WW II German & American mostly) with the occasional M109A and M577 thrown in (My Guard unit operates them) and occasionally the 1/700 naval vessel.
But I have built 1/24 cars, 1/24 & 1/32 aircraft, the occasional Egg plane and even a couple of sailing ships. And I have several kits yet to be started in my stash. Also am working on a couple of N scale craftsmen kits. They’re buildings for my N scale RR (I know, I know, it’s only 10 foot long 1 x 12 with a bunch of tracks and switches, but you got to start somewhere and besides its mine)
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I favor Ships and Sci-Fi (specificly Star Trek), I do work on cars (NASCAR) and even have and airplane in build (haven’t touched in months). Most everything I’ve bought in the last 3 months are ships.
I started scratchbuilding naval ships but have been bulding cars (1/43rd through to 1/12th) for about 33 years. However recently I have been purchasing 1/350th and 1/72nd ships and a few 1/48th aircraft kits. I’ve decided I want a change and with 5 weeks off over Christmas I’ll start with a couple of aircraft and a torpedo boat. My onlu concern is where am I going to display them, I don’t even have enough room for the 400 odd cars!
For my own enjoyment - almost exclusively prop driven aircraft.
I have built alot with my kids and it seems they like to do anything but prop driven aircraft (Star Wars, Autos, Armor, Jets…)
I am very specific about my genre. I look at a kit. If it liiks like a cool subject, I’ll build it. As a result, I’ve built models in just about every category.
I do autos, trucks(18 wheel),ships(past and present), armor, and aircraft. I feel that working in all areas enhances my skills. I do not limit myself to one scale in each catagory either. I will say that my aircraft collection is larger than the others.
qmeister…
What’s an “Egg plane” ?
I tend to stick with cars. Hey, I’m the Enzo_Man. I do cars from the Model-T to, well, the Enzo Ferrari. But I have been known to build Bandai LM-HG kits. I have the entire Evangelion LM-HG line. I have several of those Gundam models and other sci-fi/anime kits. I have done a couple ship in my days. Oh, and I like to build thes kits by, I think SkillCraft, the Visible Man and Woman, the Visible Dog, Horse, and Cow. They even have a Visible Trout! I have it mounted on my wall like a trophie.
Started out with jets, went to helicopters, started building Nascars because my brother got interested and these made cheap gifts with the constuction time for myself), then built armour and have bought a LEE kit of the Musachi battleship that someday I will build. I’m the type that will build a jet plane one day and an ancient roman figure the next. I will spend 2-4 months on an armour kit and will buy a cheap kit of something that catches my eye to build quick just to break up the thinking/planing etc.
I build anything I want to. Mostly in 1/72 right now, but a couple in 1/48. Mostly aircraft, and most of those with props on the front, but a few tanks and a couple of cars have snuck in there too. [;)]
I had a pretty good collection on 1/9 Protar motorcycles until my mom…gasp…oh, the horror…
She threw them away.
gasping, clutching my chest the medication helps…most of the time…
[:(!]
Kent [banghead]
yo copterguy…um…i always thought i’d only build fast jets of the private/corporate nature…'cept when i discovered that there was only about 5 kits ever built…i wandered towards military…predominately the “Scooter” (A4 + all variants) Skyhawk…i think the Blue Angels flew their best in that aircraft…then i guess i kinda then wandered into history and the CBI theatre (early 40’s) and was hooked…with plenty of subject matter and tons of research to occupy my interest i thought i’d found my modeling home…then i discovered the UH-60 in 1/48 and decided to convert a revell kit to the VH-60N…[:0]…holy ca ca…it’s about a 5 year project (approx. 200ish hrs. so far) and i’ve yet to put the first coat of paint on it…[:I]…then i discovered the SF3D Ma.K3000 armoured fighting suits and …well…it goes on and on…[^]…
i think when a modeler is finished it’s almost a disappointment, though a satisfying one…because “we” tend to start so many different projects in order to always have one big neverending (neurotic) lol…project that modeling seems to be.
@ 6 months to a year to complete a kit…my 277 kits assures me of at least a life span of a further 250 years…and i’ve not even started some of the armour and car kits in the collection.
um…oh yeah…did i answer your question ?..lol
i love the hobby and everything it encompasses![;)]