I think I post a question in response to the most dreaded part of modelling. Say what you liked most about modelling. For me it's:

1. Painting camos.
2. Weathering
3. Installing Metal gun tubes.

hi dave,
for me the best things are:
1). putting figures on a tank
2). stowing equipment on said tank
3). weathering

Figures I cannot do them yet, my painting skills not so advanced...."Those small eyes!!!"

Adding the little detail parts on a tank, Accessories, etc. Camo painting, I like the use of rubber treads. And mostly I have to say that when it is finished I get to sit back and looking it over I am satisfied that everything is where it is suppossed to be and the paint colors are the way that I had hoped and worked so hard for it to be also.

DAGGER-1 "When Science Fails, Brute Force WIns"

Everything is good when kit is good

Hmmmm......my 'Love / Hate' relationship is proper weathering.


Tread.

1. That feeling you get when you stop and look at whatever you just finished (one step, a single process, or a whole model) and realize, "Whoa, that really looks good!".

2. The feeling you get when you try a new technique that you heard about somewhere, or just dreamed up yourself, and IT WORKS!

3. The feeling you get when your 9-year old asks you, out of the blue, if you can show him how you did that. (OK, maybe this one is personal to me, but God that felt good!)

One of the funnest parts for me is adding all the extra details. I like adding stowage or extra equipment that makes the model unique and realistic. I also like weathering and detailing with oils once I have the base coat on.

only done one afv but got a kick out of the weathering,next best thing finding figs to match it
Cheers
Arthur

The things I like about modeling is:

1. applying the decals
2.creating the base
3. weathering

:-) Major Penny you have a certain masochistic streak it seems! The ground work and end details such as decals sometime seem a chore to me. I most enjoy:

Detailing
Talking about my projects,
Detailing and more talk.

What I like most is maybe sketching things, letting the idea wander here and there, then putting it on paper in an instant.

In modeling itself,
1. The smallest details, hotspots of the model
2. Weathering (especially exhaust dirt)
3. Adding all the little stuff that shouldn´t be there

Right now I´m looking forward to the day when my Schwimmwagen is ready and I can place a bottle of Moselwein in the hand of the drunken driver. Label for the bottle is already printed (it´s readable!) and all I have to do before the last climax is to build, paint and weather the car and the driver.
:-)

Toni

PS. Hey CaptainJack, what country are you from? Technicolor?

dave,
the eyes are not that bad to do. faces used to be hard, but with much practice it is now my favorite part of a figure to do. i also like to put photoetch on armor and softskins, but only for enhancement.

confucius say"if beauty in eye of beholder, then honorable person need glasses".........ah, so

I like to:
1) glue all the main assemblies together
2) use my airbrush - no matter what I'm painting!
3) play with the finished model, making appropriate sounds! *BOOM*

YodaMan

most of all i just like starting a new project :-)

1]. Cockpit superdetailing wit just a brush and some paint
2]. Weathering

I like a lot of things but a few of the most desirable to do is:

Making houses etc for bases and ground work for that matter
Converting and scratch building
Weathering anything!
To put a finished piece on the shelf and start a new one!
Buying models is always great fun!

I like " think building". When you "think build", every thing goes perfect. Actually "think building" is when you plan in your head what you want to accomplish with a particular model, and how to make it happen.

Don

My favorite aspects of modeling are:

1) Buying new models
2) Building the kit (especially doing the super-detailing)
3) weathering

getting past apathy helps me greatly with my modeling

one thing i dont like is cleaning the air brush

Scott,

Amen there. I hate cleaning the airbrush which in turn has made me dislike painting.

Adam

don't use airbrush, developed sponge method. cleaner and neater

but what kind of a finish do you get?i dont think it could be as good as an airbrushed finish
also there are places you cant get with sponge bob square pants

Pak,

can you please tell me more on the sponge method, or do you know an article about it ?

Sounds like an alternative for some jobs to me !