wds
Active member
Hello all,
I’m enjoying the new site and all the fantastic posts and news.
I’m back into modeling after about a twenty-five year hiatus.
Like a lot of other people, I cut my teeth building models as a youngster. Plastic models were a popular birthday present to give and get. I built quite a few. I remember some military vehicles (a Sherman and a Panther), lots of airplanes, boats, cars, and a few figures (the green beret comes to mind). Even as a kid I knew it was all about the paint job. However, a fat artist brush and a fistful of oil paints coupled with no skill on my part yielded unsatisfying results.
I purchased a Paasche VL in 1980 for some school projects, and discovered Tamiya models and their acrylic paints. I picked up a few model magazines and got inspired. I think I finished eight tanks and started a few others before I gave it up due to my frustration and other interests.
I don’t know what flipped the switch for me, but the interest is rekindled, and my backlog of kits is growing. I have finished (or so I thought) a couple of old kits and started and nearly completed (you people set the bar pretty high) a couple of new ones . I’ll post some better photos (there are a couple in the Gallery) when I’m really done and when I get the photography figured out. Get ready to be bombarded with questions.
Cheers,
Bill Stephenson
I’m enjoying the new site and all the fantastic posts and news.
I’m back into modeling after about a twenty-five year hiatus.
Like a lot of other people, I cut my teeth building models as a youngster. Plastic models were a popular birthday present to give and get. I built quite a few. I remember some military vehicles (a Sherman and a Panther), lots of airplanes, boats, cars, and a few figures (the green beret comes to mind). Even as a kid I knew it was all about the paint job. However, a fat artist brush and a fistful of oil paints coupled with no skill on my part yielded unsatisfying results.
I purchased a Paasche VL in 1980 for some school projects, and discovered Tamiya models and their acrylic paints. I picked up a few model magazines and got inspired. I think I finished eight tanks and started a few others before I gave it up due to my frustration and other interests.
I don’t know what flipped the switch for me, but the interest is rekindled, and my backlog of kits is growing. I have finished (or so I thought) a couple of old kits and started and nearly completed (you people set the bar pretty high) a couple of new ones . I’ll post some better photos (there are a couple in the Gallery) when I’m really done and when I get the photography figured out. Get ready to be bombarded with questions.
Cheers,
Bill Stephenson
, the model industry continues to transform but it is a wonderful ride to be a part of . :laugh: 
