Your love in model making

[papa 695]

For me it starts with waiting for the postman/woman to deliver my next model. Then opening it up and looking at all the parts and decals thinking of which version i will choose if not already one in mind but since joining this forum if doing a diorama how can i build it and how to show it and what materials i can use if you know what i meen

[Guest]

Creating a scene, a diorama of times past - from the concept right through to the finsihed article, i suppose in a way its a testament to the subject matter. A way of remembering what has gone before.

Also, the feeling, the feeling you get when you feel "Yes....bang on" when you step back and realise youve achieved exactly what you set out to do.

[Guest]

Also, the feeling, the feeling you get when you feel "Yes....bang on" when you step back and realise youve achieved exactly what you set out to do.

Must be nice, I haven't got to that point yet :dontknow:

[Guest]

For me just to sit quietly, switch off from the world and most importantly relax and enjoy this hobby

[Guest]

Must be nice, I haven't got to that point yet :dontknow:

Don't be modest Andy do a Ussain Bolt. I am a legend !

Laurie

[Guest]

I love sitting thumping through the instructions and looking at all the parts on the sprues even before building begins.

Scott

[Guest]

Don't be modest Andy do a Ussain Bolt. I am a legend !Laurie

I never end up with exactly what I planned, too easily distracted I guess

[Guest]

I`m the same as Scott, I love to open the box and look at all the sprues, I even find myself counting the parts(I dont know why, I count everything)

Then comes the ritual of browsing through the instructions, after this, I put the box away, probably never to see the light of day again...lol

Tom

[stona]

It seems everyone reads the instructions up front,I certainly do. I never do this for anything else much to SWMBO's alarm as I start ramdomly connecting bits to a new household appliance!

Why do you guys do this with your model instructions?

It can't be just for fun,instructions aren't that entertaining.I know I tend to form a plan of attack,how far I'll go before painting a sub assembly,which bits I'll need when etc. Am I alone in this madness or do any of you do the same?

Cheers

Steve

[AlanG]

I tend to read the instructions and mark out the colours i need. Makes it quicker than having to keep turing the page to the instruction references. Especially if they are colour call outs for paints that i don't use i.e. testor paints etc

[stona]

I tend to read the instructions and mark out the colours i need. Makes it quicker than having to keep turing the page to the instruction references. Especially if they are colour call outs for paints that i don't use i.e. testor paints etc

That's a good idea,particularly if you are building an unfamiliar subject.

Cheers

Steve

[geegad]

Picking your next model Opening the box to start a brand new model...it's like christmas every time

[Guest]

Yes my first tack is to list paint colours mainly as I have to do a Vallejo comparison. Type all these or my writing can cause difficulties. Also to make sure I have the paint when needed.

Instructions. I am a felt marker fanatic. I go through the instructions & colour code. Pieces which can be fixed at the last moment to avoid fracture. Also colour code for different colours.

Next I go for as many pictures as I can get. Front back side etc close ups engine detail etc. Find all that a great build up to starting as I then have a fair idea of what I am going to do. Also find that is a good way of getting into method of attack.

Laurie

[Guest]

It seems everyone reads the instructions up front,I certainly do. I never do this for anything else much to SWMBO's alarm as I start ramdomly connecting bits to a new household appliance!Why do you guys do this with your model instructions?

It can't be just for fun,instructions aren't that entertaining.I know I tend to form a plan of attack,how far I'll go before painting a sub assembly,which bits I'll need when etc. Am I alone in this madness or do any of you do the same?

Cheers

Steve

Like most people, I do the same. Read the instructions, note the paint colours, mark on the sheet where PE comes in, if I'm using it, etc. I suspect its probably a bit of a calm-me-down to stop myself getting my grubby mitts on the sprues in my excitement of opening a new kit!

Keith

[Guest]

Call me a sad act, bit i find theres a rising excitement as you progress through the build, or have added some touches that went really well. Also, as you finish the sub-assemblies and start fitting larger sections together you then begin to receive a huge return as it all starts coming together. With my limited experience, ive started to find that i can visualise the end result and see the bigger picture throughout the build and make plans and adjustments along the way which is challenging and exciting. For instance, i think i'll make a certain model in a particular way, but then i'll get some inspiration and take it in a different direction with a mind on my future collection and the current models place within it.

Its a pleasant distraction from the daily grind to be day dreaming about a build and making plans for a project that youre going to be attempting further down the road. For me, its been a very steep learning curve, and ive enjoyed learning loads of new skills and hopefully making improvements with each model i make that i can see with each finished article.

i also know that when im doing boring prep work or filling, sanding, filling, sanding, that the final results will be worth it. Each model i make, i always try out new techniques, or paints so each project will present new challenges, even if the subject matter isnt particularly varied.

Then there comes the satisfaction and niggles of each build..the things that give you a buzz when you see the completed model and the other parts where you inevitably think, 'next time im going to do it like this', 'i got away with that one', and the pleasure in seeing a little miniture on the side that i built which gives me a little buzz that you normally only get when youre 10 but gives me the therapy i need at 41!

i think will model making, you either 'get it', or you dont.