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    #1

    New to Forum - Hello

    Hi everyone,
    I'm a retired 59 year bloke who has just got back into modelling after a 47 year break but I can still clearly remember slinging together my last model (Airfix Ark Royal) and painting it with a large brush and Humbrol Enamels and no thoughts of seam lines, PE, aftermarket parts, drips, runs or other issues. I'm just about to apply decals to my 1st model (Airfix Spitfire Vb) and although I'm absolutely loving the experience, it's been quite stressful realising how much there is to making a nice model nowadays (and how long it takes!). I've made loads of mistakes (including a rather massive one on the wheel orientation ????) but I'm sort of happy with how it looks and am looking forward to learning from all you Pros in the forum. Hoping my decaling experience goes well ????. Once finished and I work out where/how to post a picture I'll stick it up
  • pjgtech
    SMF Supporters
    • Dec 2023
    • 904
    • Peter
    • Swale Kent UK

    #2
    Hi and welcome mate, relative newbie here myself, but they seem a friendly enough bunch, not too scary at all.
    Feel free to ask questions, I still do, (lots)!

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    • Mr Bowcat
      • Dec 2016
      • 4613
      • Bob
      • London

      #3
      Hello mate, welcome aboard.
      Si vis pacem, para bellum.

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      • Jim R
        SMF Supporters
        • Apr 2018
        • 15774
        • Jim
        • Shropshire

        #4
        A warm welcome to the forum.

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        • HAWKERHUNTER
          SMF Supporters
          • Feb 2012
          • 1639
          • Steve
          • Halifax, West Yorks.

          #5
          Welcome to the forum.
          Steve

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          • Richard48
            SMF Supporters
            • Apr 2018
            • 1907
            • Richard
            • Clacton on Sea

            #6
            Welcome fella.

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            • yak face
              Moderator
              • Jun 2009
              • 13862
              • Tony
              • Sheffield

              #7
              Welcome to the forum D ( it’ll have to do until we get yo know your name) cheers tony

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              • Airborne01
                • Mar 2021
                • 4024
                • Steve
                • Essex

                #8
                Welcome mate! No 'Pro's' here - only 'Enthusiastic Amateurs' ... ((in the words of an ancient Rugby song ' an enthusiastic amateur is worse than any pro ... !)
                Steve

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                • flyjoe180
                  SMF Supporters
                  • Jan 2012
                  • 12456
                  • Joe
                  • Earth

                  #9
                  Hi Dejaypea, welcome! If you want any guidance or help, someone will usually offer some answers or advice if you ask for it. Friendly place here.

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                  • Guest

                    #10
                    Thank you all for the warm welcome
                    Dave

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                    • JayCee
                      SMF Supporters
                      • Aug 2019
                      • 1133

                      #11
                      A warm welcome from me too.
                      John.

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                      • Geoffers
                        SMF Supporters
                        • Jan 2017
                        • 1735
                        • Geoff
                        • Shropshire

                        #12
                        Hello bud, welcome to the forum

                        Geoff.

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                        • rtfoe
                          • Apr 2018
                          • 9111

                          #13
                          We used to have a local singer named DJ Dave...Hi Dave, welcome. Noticed you looked into one of my dios but unfortunately the new platform of the site had miniaturised the images but I have since inserted the larger images on page three if you want to see it up close.

                          Cheers,
                          Richard aka Wabble

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                          • Guest
                            Guest commented
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                            Hi Richard, yes I did try and get a bigger view but for some reason my system still only shows thumbnails and not the full sized piccies. Still looked great though when I zoomed in, I'm guessing that dioramas of that quality come when the kits available are not such a challenge anymore?

                          • rtfoe
                            rtfoe commented
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                            I just did a repost of new larger images on page 3 of the same post. You don't need to enlarge them but can be enlarged even bigger. Postings pre January will have had their images fixed as thumbnails.
                            Last edited by rtfoe; 07 April 2025, 17:04.
                        • adt70hk
                          SMF Supporters
                          • Sep 2019
                          • 10435

                          #14
                          Welcome!! Please feel free to ask away with any questions. We all had to start somewhere.

                          ATB

                          Andrew

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