Hi all.

Having returned to the hobby after around a 38 year break I have noticed lots of things have changed. As a kid I built Airfix and Matchbox models as those were the sort of models that were available to a limited budget.

Now I see there are lots of kit manufacturers and I am perplexed at the choice.

I have been given kits as gifts and purchased some as well. I have Airfix, Revell Tamiya models and one Academy model to build.

Is anyone able to recommend any other makes that are worthy of buying, because some I have never heard of before now? The kit would have to have easy enough to follow instructions, preferably in English as I am a multilingual illiterate.

Thanks for any advice you can give.

Brian

It's difficult to generalize one company as okay to buy and another not any good.What subjects and scales are you talking about ? better to fix on a kit you are interested in then research it for reviews and blogs,or ask questons about that kit.

all of the manufactures have good kits and some dogs.Some are better with ships then planes,others excel at armor.

I would avoid Dragon. Although they have some highly accurate kits, the instructions are a nightmare. Trumpeter's instructions are better, but they are plagued by dimensional inaccuracies. Meng kits are quite nice and have easy to follow instructions. The newer AFV Club kits have decent instructions and are accurate. As Anthony said, it is difficult to generalize. I recommend researching the kit you want to build. Scalemates is usually a good starting point.

I am speaking only of 1:35 scale kits.

I would say if there is a specific kit you have in mind ask about it. Odds are someone has built it and can tell you about the instructions and assembly issues. Those brands you mentioned are generally known for good instructions.