Hello Everyone. I would like to introduce myself. I am Richard and I hail from Malaysia. My interest are in AFV WWII, so I guess I am joining a huge crowd over here who models in this era.

I began modeling at a very young age with Airfix and Monogram, mainly WWII planes and some Jets, but left the hobby after about 7 years, to persue other interest. I know my story is like so many others, who have found a renewed love affair with scale modeling.

I got back into the game in 2002, but that lasted only for a year before taking up golf. Now, I think I wasted my time with golf and hopefully this time round, with the help of ppl in this group, I will stay on till I can't do this no more due to old age.

I bought a number of kits from Tamiya in 2002 and lately I have bought some from Dragon, and some stuff from Verlinden as well. Building my first tank in years, a Tiger 1 Late Command by Dragon. Must say, they are not an easy kit like Tamiya to build. But man, are they realistic.

I have just put on the primer and painted the base color with an airbrush. I put that on hold yesterday to try and paint figures, following the Verlindens way. I think I have done it wrong. It don't look nearly as good as those in the pictures. In fact, my figures are starting to reveal the base coat. I am a dufus when it comes to painting. Figures are essential in any diorama base, and if I don't get my act together, I will be displaying tanks that just rolled of the factory floor :-)

I think I will have a ton of question to ask you and I hope you guys don't mind some stupid ones thrown in.

Have a good day,

Cheers,

Richard

Welcome Aboard Richard.
Looking forward to seeing your work.

Welcome aboard Richard!

It was once said that golf was a good walk ruined...hehe. Have a good peruse about figure painting here, as I'm sure there is a more successful method than the Verlinden way for you... Oh, no such thing as a stupid question either...

Greetings Richard..

Welcome to Armorama...

Looking forward to seeing some of your work....

Thanks everyone for the warm welcome. I am glad to see that there is no such things as a stupid question posted here in this forum. Cos I have a ton of them.

Yeap, I do agree that the Verlinden way is not the only way, but thats the only book I have for figure painting. The System. I used to have one by Shepard Paine, but thats all ruined, its a very old book.

As for posting some pics, maybe on my second tank, not this one, as I would be too embarrass. I made too many mistakes, I think the best way to display this tank is with full camouflage of foliage and perhaps a whole tree tied to the side of it :-) That was before I realize they have thin cement, though I think it wouldn't have mattered.

But, I shall not give up. Must perservere.

welcome to Armorama Richard. glad to have you in our modelling family...
greetings from Turkiye

Bonjour Richard!

Bienvenue sur Armorama!

Jean-Luc

Hi Richard, Welcome to the Big A

redleg

Welcome aboard Richard!!!

Thank you all so much for the warm welcome. I really appreciate it.

BTW, how do I get about putting a picture or logo at my callsign?

Thanks

Hi Richard,

To put an avatar, go to the top of your screen and click on "my account".

It'll bring you to a page where you can "Update Password/Profile". Click on it and you'll be at another page.

Scroll down till you find "My Avatar".

There you can change the default picture to the list provided.

Cheers,

Welcome aboard Defender
Glad you joined the family !!!!

Richard, Welcome to the Armorama family...You are now a member of the best web based model sites around. Great to have you with us.

Mary (++)


PS ...If you happen to have a lady in your life..we also have a Ladies Modelling Forum. Send her our way!

Welcome to the big A

Another Richard

Richard, welcome to big A, look forward to seeing some of your work. Cheers Kevin

Hello Richard

Welcome to Armorama

Velkommen.

Hi Richard, welcome to the Armorama family. Waiting to see your works here

Welcome to the club... Golf the other 4 letter word...

Welcome to the forum...enjoy your stay here!!

:-)

Thanks everyone for the warm welcome. I really do feel at home here.

Have been catching up on all the older forums here, its gonna take a long while.

Cheers to a fantastic forum !

Welcome Richard. Glad to have another member on board.

hi i am lewis chris edwards son
i am new and dont have a clue what to do so i am writing to get some advice on posts and things
plz help is can
lewis

Welcome to Armorama Richard!

Welcome Richard!
As long as your having fun,then your in the right zone and it's still a hobby.This site is the motherlode of info,tips,ideas,and examples.A rather nice world.
As far as golf goes,I've got to get back to spraying balls around again in order to work some fat off my butt :-)
cheers!