Hello, I'm not sure if I'm posting this in the right place or not. I'm new 'round these parts and thought I ought to introduce myself.

I'm a "returnee" to the hobby of modeling, coming back at the ripe old age of 52 (at the time) when a serious injury to my left leg resulted in my being unable to pursue some of my more active hobbies. I was a avid modeler when I was younger, but drifted away from the hobby well over 30 years ago. Since coming back to modeling I've concentrated on ships, mostly in 1/350. Lately I've been hearing the warbirds call. I built a ton of them when I was a young guy modeling, but I haven't delved into them since I came back to the hobby. And, like ships, there's a bunch of new stuff available, PE, resin, etc., and a whole new learning curve to climb.

I do have a life long interest in WW2 war planes, primarily American, but a beautiful plane of any nationality will catch my attention. I've been lucky enough to have a chance to fly in a restored B-17G and the experience was one of the highlights of my life, as was a war bird flight my wife bought me a few years ago, giving me a chance to fly in an AT-6 Texan. Wow!

I'm interested in learning the ins and outs of aircraft modeling from the folks on here. I'm sure there is a lot to learn. Some modeling techniques are universal and apply just as well to planes as to ships. But, planes also present their own unique challenges and issues and I'm sure there are probably things that I haven't even thought of that I will discover as I learn from the folks here.

I took the plunge this past weekend and bought my first airplane kit. Revell's old 1/48 B-24D. I know its not a "state of the art" kit, but in doing ships I found that starting with the latest kits was a double edged sword. Yes, the detail was great, but that same intricate detail and learning to use photo etch and resin for the first time could be a bit overwhelming. So, with that in mind I decided to go with an older kit in a larger scale and try to trick it out as much as my skills will allow. I ordered the Eduard BigEd PE kit which contains all of the Eduard PE sets for this kit. Should be quite a challenge and I'm anxious to get to work.

I look forward to getting back into war birds and expanding my skills and modeling experiences, as well as getting to know some of the folks here.

Bob

Hi Robert,
Welcome.
Like you I too returned to kits after more than 30 years - and like you, I bought an 'old-school' kit to get back into the swing of things. I hope you had more luck with yours, as the GAZ-AA (soviet soft-skin, basically a Ford Model A built under license) certainly wasn't a 'shake and bake' and needed extensive work.

Welcome and post pic's