I was just wondering about how any of you developed a preference in subjects if you have one? Do many of you just do armor, or just aircraft, or both? Or just whatever, sci-fi and all that kind of stuff thrown in too?
I only ask because as I get a little further into the hobby I find myself having a preference for aircraft over armor, where when I first started out I thought aircraft were a pain in the butt because of the “paint this then assemble a little, then paint this then assemble a little more, then mask this off and paint and then mask some more stuff off and paint some more”, but now I think that’s kinda the fun part of it. The first time I took a mask off a canopy was “Cool, look at that!”
i will build almost anything,i think my preferences lie in subjects easily researched and readily available in styrene.i try not to be a rivet counter so even with references available most of my work is “inaccurate”,what can i say its a hobby.build what strikes your fancy,get good at one area then use other subjects as a “break” from the grind.[2c]
Military armor, vehicles, and figures in 1/35 is my prefer ans primary interest. I’ll build cars and trucks and also kitmash whatevers. I think I like the details and history of military is the draw to this, esp. the movies. I’ll also paint trains and convert die cast toys.
My preferences are WWII aircraft, sci-fi and modern military aircraft, in that order.
Right now, my stash is a half-@$$(embled) P-47, an F4U-4, a P-61, a Fine Molds X-Wing and a studio scale X-Wing.
I just haven’t found a modern aircraft that really tickles my fancy as of yet. I was a bigtime F-4 fan when I was younger, but it seems like everyone is building them nowadays. So, I’m just looking for something a little more off the beaten path.
1/35 Scale military subjects - armor, vehicles, figures, etc. - is my primary interest. However, I have also built the odd SciFi kit and do have a couple planes in my model stash.
1/48 & 1/35 Armor, mostly WWII, but it’s all good.
I haven’t got into doing ships yet. Probably because I would feel silly pushing the model across the table top while singing “Anchors Aweigh” at the top of my lungs. Totally uncool, as opposed to zooming my cars around, or strafing the armor with my P-47.
While I marvel at what people do with figures, I haven’t even tried. I’m totally intimidated by the painting skill required!
One thing I don’t build is cars/truck models unless it’s OD green, mounts a .50 cal and says USMC on the bumper. I enjoy building aircraft most of all but also armor and ship models and, I just ordered the 1/350 carrier ‘Triconderoga’ from E-hobbies so my ship collection is starting to add up a little bit.
I use to work in only 1/48th scale and some 1/72nd aircraft but now I must have about 15 plus 1/32nd planes and several in 1/24th scale. But it all comes down to that I love this hobby[swg]
For me it would have to be 1/35 Helos, 1/35 Vietnam Subjects and 1/35 WWII Armour, also i have Been known to put together a few 1/48 WWII Bombers both U.S and German.
The way the kits are today how could ya resist not buying one of everything??
Mostly aircraft in 1/48 & 1/72. My passion is the WWI era, but I do like some of the WWII and modern stuff too. Figures rank second. A rare armor build is a nice change of pace for me.
I love WWII aircraft, especially the Spitfire, P-40, and oh yeah, the Spitfire. [:)]
Even when I was a kid in the 70’s and 80’s building kits, I really preferred WWII aircraft. I’d build other stuff, but if I spent my money, I went right for those.
I guess it shouldn’t surprise me. the vast majority of the books I have- even ones from my childhood- are about WWII aircraft, pilots and so forth.
I’ve probably got a little of everything. 1/72 and 1/48 Aircraft. Mostly WWII but a few preWWII and a smattering of jets. 1/35 armor again mostly WWII. 1/24, 1/25 cars, not much on the bowties and blue ovals but ya gotta love the old mopars. A few NASCARS and a semi truck or two. Ships, well almost all are 1/350 scale except a couple of schnellboots. More odd ball stuff like 40K and regular warhammer. But I suppose my all time favorite is… maybe… I reckon… I just don’t know! Heck I like em all [:D] !!! If I really had to choose it would depend on what I was working on at the time. Right now it’s a 1970 Dodge (what else ) challenger. 2 weeks ago it was a Dewoitine 520 with a resin pit with PE. Next month it looks like it might be my USS Indy. Who knows? Guess I’m not very focused. Sorry for the cop out.
Though I have built most everything, I have settled on WW II armor as my primary modeling. I do have a few 1/48 Japanese fighters in the stash that may never get finished. LOL
I’ll do almost anything: Air, land or sea. Irish or Greek a plus.
However, there are still restrictions. I won’t do anything before about the 1970s, and I will try to avoid anything American. I figure enough other people are doing Tigers, Shermans and Abrams.
Used to be primarily WWII aircraft, but lately I’ve been getting into the Korean War era jets - I’ve grown to like the old, straight wing, machine-gun/cannon armed jets. My most recently completed models are:
I like to build aircraft, armour and ships but I stick almost exclusively to WWII era and 1/72 scale. Why? I don’t really know, it just kind of ended up that way. I guess I like comparing things in the same scale and having a focus helps to limit that “GOTTA HAVE IT” syndrome which is really important when you’re on a budget! [;)]
I have built quite a few 1/700 scale ships in the past (no room for a 1/72 scale Essex carrier in the basement - though I know it’s been done [:O]) and my son has me helping out with his warhammer stuff.