Hello all,

I have been lurking here for a while, and seeing as everyone is so helpful and friendly I have been encouraged to register and start posting myself. I've also being impressed with how talented everyone seems to be - I can see I have a lot of room for improvement!

I'm returning to the hobby after a 15year break as the birth of my son has meant I'm spending more time at home now :-)

My current main project is a 1/72 diorama of a Lancaster being armed and fuelled. It's hopefully going to be a Christmas present for my Grandfather as he was a Flight Engineer on Lancs with 100 and 166 Squadrons. I have managed to find a set of decals for a Lanc of 100Sqdn from around the time he was there, so hopefully the model will be an emotional gift as well!

My main area of interest is 1/35 WWII AFV and I've built up a cupboard full of kits to build - mostly bought cheaply on ebay. When I can find the camera I'll add some pics of my work to my gallery: Looking at the quality of everyone else's work I'll need some advice, I reckon!!

Anyway, that's me

Cheers,

Sean

Welcome Pilgrim its always nice to have new members to our modelling family
its true mate everyone is really helpful here
thats why i also joined
so welcome to the Big A and back to the hallowed passtime of plastic and glue :-) talk soon, have fun join a campaign and once again welcome all the best mate ! K

Hi and welcome to Armorama!!!! :-) I am sure you will enjoy it here. Cheers Kevin

Welcome to the Big A Sean!

Glad to have you aboard. This site is the finest and so are the members. Enjoy and share your knowledge and some pics of that lancaster when completed.

Cheers
HastyP

Another 35th scale armourer eh,always room for one more,welcome Pilgrim,look forward to seein some pics of your stuff!

welcome to the site.. and remember don't get discourged.. I know for a fact that it always seems everyone elses work looks way better than what youve done .... and you will beyour own worse critic..

as long as you enjoy yourself and have fun thats all that counts

:-)

Welcome to Armorama. Don't worry about the standard of everyone elses models, just try to do what most of us do - try and make each one better than the one before. If you need help or advice just ask - there's always someone here that'll come back to you.

"Well,.... welcome Pilgrim" is my not too good best impersonation of John Wayne.....

Hello there, and welcome to our world!!!

Welcome to the big "A" Pilgrim glad to have you on board.

Hello Sean, and welcome to Armorama. Glad to see that you have rekindled your interest in modeling again. You have come to the right site to spruce up your modeling abilities. There are a lot of very talented people here who will love to share their knowledge with you. Enjoy

welcome aboard sean! i came back into the hobby about 13 years ago,however it wasnt until i joined this site that my model building began to improve, any questions i have about anything to do with modelling will get lots of replies, its a big family here ,dive in and enjoy!

Welcome Sean to the encylopaedia of military modelling,just ask and you will be part of the family.
Arthur

hi Sean.
welcome to Armorama ..i am glad you joined us.. please post us some model photos when available

Hola Sean,

Welcome to the family. You will have a great time here

Jurjen

Welcome Sean, I just joined a couple of months ago and Armorama has already proved itself invaluable to my modeling skills ( the few I have... ). Some of the work in the galleries is awesome.

Welcome to the big A, Sean.

Greetz from sunny SA!

howdy partner, greetings from Virginia

Pilgrim -

Welcome to Armorama! Always great to have another WW II AFVs modeler on board. You'll soon find that everyone is fantastic about providing all the; info, references, techniques, help, and support you'll ever need. Can't help but get better and learn. A true modeling family,

Blade48mrd

Yep,
Welcome to the most "un-clicky", sociable, friendliest and informative modelling forum on the net!

I really wish I had had chance to do something like your wanting to do for my Granddad.
I lost mine 2 months ago, he was a Bren gun mechanic and after I got back into " the scene" again, I wanted to at least buy him some books on them or make him a diorama of "the one he crashed through a china shop window!!"
Sadly, after his heart attack, it was a matter of days before he passed away and I never got chance

I am sure you will enjoy this place, forever helpfull

Carl

welcome first and foremost. .

You will be a good asset to this wonderful site.

I always say there are NO stupid questions only GREAT ANSWERS .

These people here are more than just about models it's about friends helping friends about everything from a mental issue to Hobby issues.

Have Fun and don't be afraid to ask that little question or mega- paragraph question.

We will all try are best to HELP.

Happy Modeling

welcome sean,

are you a Leeds fan by any chance?
great to see another Brit on the site look forwards to seeing your work

cheers
Dave

OH No!!!!!!!!! NOT another armor modeller stealing our precious SPACE!!!!!!!
How dare you! Go away! Don't post here any more!!!!!!!!!!

Just kidding!
WELCOME!
You will find the most friendly, talented .....and demented people in the modelling world here!
A great bunch of guys and girls who provide a wealth of information.
Armorama ROCKS Man!
Sorry I was reverting back to my Hair Metal band days!
Later,
Bodeen

I'm afraid so - thankfully concentrating on a model distracts me from the pain!

Wow - thanks for all the replies guys! :-)

I've up loaded some pics to me gallery. The Lanc is finished, I think, so I'm working on the base, accessories and bomb dollies - I'll definitely upload a pic of the whole thing when it's finished, but in the meantime you can see the 3 main vehicle models that will be part of it.

The Pak and german infantry will form a small, simple dioarma, and essentially have been built as a learning exercise.

In weeks to come the Sherman will have a lot of extra stowage and maybe some heavier weathering.

Anyway, thanks for the warm welcome and I hope you enjoy my builds!

Cheers