yeah, just getting back into the hobby. i have a semi-ambitious goal of trying to model all the AH planes (Ah2 ones since the officially approved skins will make it somewhat easier to find decals).
here's a list of ah1 "pilots" as an aside...
http://www.hitechcreations.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=95562been slowly acquiring the necessary kits, some i'm still looking for.
i do think it is sabre as the ARC sabre uses the same avatard.
I just joined ARC, FSM and Hyperscale in late feb. mostly just reading for references, tips and stuff. tip: i'm *not* shane there.
if i ever get around to getting a digi-cam, i'll post some pix of my workspace and finished models (when i get around to actually finishing them
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always had an interest in ww2 props, god knows how many i blew up with firecrackers years ago.
with the occasional car thrown in for good measure.
currently working on 2 cheapo monograms to brush up on techniques with NMF and cameoflauge. a p-51 and p-47.
who knows, maybe in a year or 2 i'll attend a con and give some to HTC as a bribe to allow me to continue to be shane.
or offer some as a door prize or for sale. or just hang on to them all and in 10-20 years offer the collection for an insane price for some nostalgia freaks.
in any case, it's a fun hobby.
here's my stash so far (all 1/48):
3 revell razorback jugs for practicing stuff on. one will become the d-10 jug.
2 revell 51d's - also for practice.
one revell p-38j to perfect my alcad2 nmf skills on.
when i get "serious" i want my painting skills to be as good as i can get them, both airbrush and regular brush (detail work). the paintjob makes or breaks a model, imho.
now for the "AH" planes...
revell:
ju88-a4 (promodeler)
Hasegawa:
p51d
p38L
p47d25 (2) - i have the brazilian aftermarket decals, the 2nd will be to model a jug flown by a guy who flew them in italy in ww2, earl miller (he played Aw3, too which is how i "met" him, and posts on another forum i frequent - bigweek)
Tamiya:
f4f-4
f4u-1a
Fujimi:
110b/c
hobbycraft:
hurri2 - can be built as b/c/d model, probably go with the d.
academy:
la7 (but want the gavia, 3 cannon option) can be either la5/7.
accurate minitures:
sbd-5
tbm-3
p51b
amt/ertl:
a20b/c
a20g
airfix:
mosq VI
the hardest kits i think to find will be the yak9u and la5fn (unless i use the academy la7 as a 5) and maybe the FM2. i'm basically starting out with the american iron. the most expensive will probably be the lancaster.
for chits and grins, i also picked up the revell pby-5 (who could resist it when it was 1/2 price?) an accurate mintures b-25c/d, and an amt/ertl a20j.
heh, don't even get me started on the tools and paints.
sorry for the rambling, but this was as good a place as any to sit back and take stock of another fine mess i've gotten myself into.
