I'm reverting to my early teens!

Well the healing process is taking it's darn time and I am doing a little work from home now (about 3 hrs. a day). To pass the days I've tried a few games, but I didn't like them; Q3, Myst III, and a couple of others. There were a couple I liked but tired of; Max Payne (that one was awesome-took me 4 days to get to the end) and Fox Arcade - Buffy the Vampire Slayer Pinball (corny but I liked it). I mean this as no slap at those who play it's as I've mentioned before I'm not much of a gamer.
My lovely wife (she really is :) ) went down to the local Hobby Shop and bought me a P-51D Mustang and Spitfire MK 11 model kits and ordered me a ME-109 kit + also ordered me the USS Arizona and the USS The Sullivan. She also bought me a full Tester's paint kit. I've spent most of this evening working on the P-51D cockpit (painting, sanding & gluing). Man I feel like I'm 13 all over again! :D

Great stuff...have fun!

I wish I knew where my Airfix models went - I last remember having them before a big family move when I was 16. Planes hanging 'round the room on fishing line, bikes & MV's on the shelf, the smell of Humbrol...

Can we look forward to some pics of your handiwork?

There are much worse hobbies you could get involved with, but there will give you a finished product that you can display.

Good luck!

I should get back into model rockets.. ;)

you should get into bulding RC cars :)

My, my wife and I are just putting the finishing touches on a Spiderman model.

Fitting, filling, sanding and color selections were done by me.

My son too kare of gluing the pieces together and painting the first coats on the backdrop.

My wife finished off the fine details and applying clear coat where needed.

http://store3.yimg.com/I/ehobbies-com_1685_12721960

Pak that brings back alot of memories. I used to build the Revell 1/32 scale airplanes, P-51, Corsair, Zero, P38 Lightning, etc. I'd really get into detailing them with bulletholes and bent props and other battlescars. I had planes hanging from the ceiling in dogfights and displayed on shelves. I also had alot of fun with model rockets. Enjoy!! :)

Nitro r/c yet another of my expensive vices. Why can't I just like knitting.

Pak, I bet you're getting quite the high from that modeling glue. The stuff used to make me real dizzy while I was attempt to build.

[quote]Originally posted by Daemon:
<strong>you should get into bulding RC cars :) </strong><hr></blockquote>

He couldn't. He'd have to find a way to make an rc SNOWMOBILE :D :D

Hehe thanks everyone. Adept Spidey looks AWESOME!!! Kymera my kit came with the non-toxic blue tube glue :( ;) , so I get no er...fume diversion! I was never into the cars, always planes or ships (but the RC's look interesting). I also did some dynaramas, but don't intend to get that detailed now. Arghhh snowmobiles (it's snowing here today). I called the hobby shop today and ordered a P-39 AirCobra and The Graf Spee. He's also holding an A-10 Warthog for me (I fell in love with these beast while living in Tucson, where the A-10 training base is DM AF Base).

The A-10 Thunderbolt II (Warthog)
http://www.a-10.org/photos/small/small_151470.jpg

Now that you mention the Graf Spee, I recently bought my Dad a model of the Tirpitz. I think he may need some help with it :D :D http://store3.yimg.com/I/ehobbies-com_1685_26180039

Aw man. Where I used to live (long, long time ago) I had a buddy that got me into them big time. He gave me all kinds of model planes. I would spend a great many hours out of the day putting the final touches on them, making them perfect. Then we moved, and darn near every one of them was destroyed.... after that I never really got back into them :(

Hey Kymera, what kinda vehicles do you drive?

I have a Traxxas T-MAXX, Losi NXT, and I just built a hopped up Ofna Ultra-MBX 1/8th scale buggy. All nitro of course. :)

Didn't know that anyone here shared that EXPENSIVE addiction of mine. :D

[quote]Originally posted by pakprotector:
<strong>Hehe thanks everyone. Adept Spidey looks AWESOME!!! ...</strong><hr></blockquote>

It should! I filled, sculpted and sanded this baby 4 times before I was satisfied with the results :D

Our paint job is very similar to that of the picture (who does it "exactly" alike anyhow :rolleyes: ).

I still have the USS Constitution, complete with cloth sails) in a box - waiting for me to gather up enough courage to start working on it...

What I'd really like to get my hands on is Robotech/Macross/Gundam Wing kits, but they're almost impossible to find where I live :(

Funny, I was throwing out some junk from my Ex and found a box with a model I never finished..a 1949 Merc. You can build it one of three ways: Stock, Custom, and Drag..I chose a mixture of the Drag and Custom..black with black and silver interior..I found that most of it was done and painted..engine all done etc..just need to glue it all together....My dad used to build models all the time and for a while when I was kid I had his Purple '53 chevy...think my mom threw it out...

Geez Tacklebox it's ironic you bought your dad the Tripitz, one of my Dynarama's was of the Bismark (Tripitz sister ship), Prince Eugen, HMS Hood and HMS Ark Royal (couldn't find the Prince of Wales). It took me 6 days to finish that thing! That was 30 yrs. ago I have no idea what happened to it. :( :D

I do warhammer 40k models. Don't get to play much but I do enjoy painting the models.

Wow...this thread brings back many happy memories. I was a real fan of the model kits by "Monogram." In one summer, and as much as my grass-cutting income would allow, I was addicted to building every WWII Navy plane that Monogram offered. [Perfectionist to the point that I'd vaseline the props so that the breeze coming in the window would actually turn them, hanging them on black threads from the ceiling, and using a needle heated over a candle to make "bullet holes."]

Wow.. cool :)

I havent played with a model since I was 17... her name was.. oh, hang on.. Im missing the point :D

[quote]Originally posted by pakprotector:
<strong> I called the hobby shop today and ordered a P-39 AirCobra and The Graf Spee. He's also holding an A-10 Warthog for me (I fell in love with these beast while living in Tucson, where the A-10 training base is DM AF Base).
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Pak, I used to live at Myrtle Beach before they closed that base and I really miss those ugly little planes! Got a large scale one in the works now and it's gonna have "MB" tail markings (354th TFW).

Kewl weazel! I'm not sure which one I'm getting. He told me he had one that a customer ordered a while back and never came in to pick up. I guess I'll find out tomorrow. :)

[quote]Originally posted by pakprotector:
<strong>Geez Tacklebox it's ironic you bought your dad the Tripitz, one of my Dynarama's was of the Bismark (Tripitz sister ship), Prince Eugen, HMS Hood and HMS Ark Royal (couldn't find the Prince of Wales). It took me 6 days to finish that thing! That was 30 yrs. ago I have no idea what happened to it. :( :D </strong><hr></blockquote>

It probably got thrown away just like all my models did when I had gone into the service :rolleyes: