Models....

[Nilsen]

Originally posted by Angus
Söring, - Sörland like Kristianssand-Lista?
I was there once, and heck, they knew how to throw parties.
Even gott bitten by a Norse Vampire girl

Oh no.. not that far down and west. Thats the bible belt so you can imagine how us closer to civilisation can PARTAY!

[Angus]

Ehh, so you're closer to Oslo. Out of memory I think the train ride was some 6 hours. On my return tour, I sailed from Kristanssand to Hirtshals.
And...those folks did not seem particularly biblical to me. Must have swapped books, - maybe in the sixties ? ()

[Nilsen]

lol yeah.

I live closer to Oslo. You may be right about the trainride time, but i havent taken train that way in 10 years. I have taken the boat to Hirtshals on a weekend and its paradise if you are in your late teens and into heavy drinking:D

The biblical folks prolly does not take the boat. I guess its un-holy or something.

[TheBug]

Originally posted by Angus
Hello all.
I'm thinking of picking up this...hobby, - making models of either aircraft or ships.
It's ben a long time since I last touched this, and on top, my wife might be in on this as well, so I ask you, always-wise forum for advise, - where to start?
I am thinking plastic-aircraft in not the smallest scale, as well as possibly sail ships.
So, is it all Revell still today, or is there some nice stuff to begin with?

Just recently I myself got back into modeling as a hobby and went through all the learning curves(well at least the basic ones).  To this point I have solely built aircraft, most 1/48 scale but a couple 1/32.  As some people mentioned Tamiya and Hasegawa are known as the "Shake and Bake" kits and usually provide the best models for learning on.  But there are many other manufacturers that make quite nice models so if you were looking to build a specific aircraft that they didn't offer, a little research on the internet might lead you to a nice kit.  As a starter I too would recommend a Tamiya kit, but I would pick one of their new P47 kits, they are very well done.

http://ipmsstockholm.org/magazine/2004/03/stuff_eng_isaksson_p47d_razorback.htm

http://modelingmadness.com/reviews/allies/us/cleaver47dpreview.htm




I have bought most of my kits from http://www.squadron.com and have never had a problem with them.  They send out a monthly flyer which can also be downloaded at their site.

One other company I have used(only once) was http://www.greatmodels.com had no problems there either.

A great place to get tips, ask questions, get reference info and inspiration from their galleries is http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com It is by far the site that has been most helpful in helping me get back into the hobby.  

Also if you have an interest in hooking up with local modelers you may want to check out http://www.ipmsusa.org/   I am not a memeber so I can't vouch for it, but looks like it could be very helpful

If you have any specific questions feel free to shoot me a PM.  I won't even dare to say I have answers to many modeling questions, but I hopefully know which direction to point.

Good Luck and enjoy yourself

[Shamus]

Talk to Bazi or Edo..those two guys have built more of those things than you can imagine.

shamus