What Happened before MMM? A Glimpse of my Modelling Journey
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- What happened before I started this channel? Today I'm going to give you a bit of history on my modelling journey, and show you some of my earliest recorded models.
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Thanks for bearing your soul on this. Like you, I've stop started over the years and have just got back into the hobby again - and really enjoying it, despite some of the issues we all encounter.
For me the important thing is that I enjoy it for me, I do my best to get as accurate as I can but so long as I enjoy it that's good enough for me!
Well said!
Interesting video. I restarted model making about five years ago after a gap of 45 years. A lot of things have changed! TH-cam and people who share their knowledge helped enormously with basic skills and as inspiration for us that have restarted. The biggest thing I have learn't is be selective when buying aftermarket for a kit, too often you never see it and the second thing learnt is patience.
Fully agree Alex...always said if someone has a problem with how you build YOUR model then thats THEIR problem and not yours...its YOUR model and up to YOU to build and paint (if you so choose to paint) and to put whatever markings /decals on it as YOU see fit.
amen
Id agree with that statement , but it's when you enter a model into a contest is the problem. Then it's open to scrutiny, same as if you post it online . People seem to get offended easily when someone else offers some criticism.....unfortunately some criticism is very misguided though .
@johnlinford3791 true...some is constructive which is fine if taken in the context its meant but dadly a lot of it is the elitest snobs critizing for the sake of it while they conviently forget that they too were once novices who didnt know 1 end of a paint brush from the other....that is why i left ipms ireland and will NEVER join another club....too much snobbery and elitisim in the hobby sadly
I agree. It's sad when people forget they were once novice . It's a great hobby and it doesn't need snobbery or elitism.
@@Mrtwowongs exactly.could not have said it better.👍
Well said sir, I’ve seen beginners proudly post pics of their models on sites, only to receive criticism, some of them were kids! Thankfully a lot of us stuck up for them and gave encouragement!
Thanks for the lookback Alex. Our backgrounds are pretty similar. Thank goodness for the Internet and TH-cam - I learned more from these than I ever did poring over books and magazines. Videos show you every step and progress, which you don’t get as much with stills and text.
My first model I felt was the turning point from being average to being something different that stood out was a mk2b spitfire by Eduard in 1/48. It was the first time I used an airbrush, photo etch and weathering. I spent hours on just researching how to airbrush, weathering, panel lines,decaling etc. It was worth it.
Your story does date back to a time when I was not even alive! Crazy to see how much progress you’ve also made, and I guess that is what the hobby is about! About your question in the comments, I really feel that the first kit that I felt really proud of was my T-72. This was also my first airbrushed kit, and it also had a wash for the first time, so I got really excited about it. Looking back now, it is not even that bad, but I have definitely improved!
You have been on a similar journey as me, "I'm still learning... mainly from TH-cam, I've had expensive airbrushes for a long time now, and I only just learned that you don't stop the airflow when finishing off because of splutter. You should just stop the paint flow.
What was your first model that you really felt proud of, and do you feel you're making progress in your modelling journey?
For me, it was a Roden Junkers D.1 in 1/48. Tricky build what with Roden being Roden but I got some extra detail into the cockpit and did some pretty damn good weathering and decal work on those corrugations (and for anyone who has had the "pleasure" of using Roden decals you can imagine how much fun that was). I felt like a proper modeller at last. I guess I should also give a shout out to Revell's ancient Albatros D.III where I managed to get my first acceptable rigging achieved via the monofil/drill through method.
Mine was a Airfix Mig-29 in the early nineties. After a 30 year hiatus i feel I've forgotten more than i know now.
The Matchbox 1/72 Vickers Wellesley, built a couple of years ago. A scratchbuilt interior, Falcon canopy with the pilot's section opened, one of the bomb panniers opened with 4 off 250lb bombs, and detailed wheel wells to reflect the internal structure. Light freehanded airbrushing to bring out the geodetic structure detail in the fabric covering of the wings; very well represented by Matchbox to begin with. Proof that, as long as the basic shape and form is good, you don't need a modern kit to produce something you can be pleased with. I strive to try something new with each kit I build. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't, but I enjoy the learning process.
My first build with pride was a Reveal 1/32 scale F4U Corsair.
This was excellent indeed and it really does highlight how good some people can get if they practice and work at it. If I was you, I'd be incredibly proud of how your skill has improved over the years. Superb!
Thank you!
I may have said that picking the He111 was a mistake for a return to modelling kit on the livestream yesterday.. but I take it all back. It's not half bad. And seeing the clear progression in quality and complexity of the builds is inspiring. As always, if you're happy with what you've built then that's all that really matters. As someone just back into the hobby after a six-year hiatus I'm loving the stupid mistakes that I'm making because I know that i'm re-aquiring knowledge for future builds. Thanks, Alex. (PS: Much love for the PM Kits!)
Fair play. You've done some pretty impressive stuff.
Thanks!
An excellent video, a glimpse of a journey very similar to that trodden by many who share this modelling passion I would think. I concur with your comment that those who have found a level of modelling they are happy with are likely to be the happiest modellers.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks Alex, great video.
I stopped modelling when I was about 13 years old (1968) and didn't start again until I was made redundant in the early 90s. During that period making models was about the only thing that kept me sane.
There was then another gap until I retired 3 years ago and have got really back into it.
I am an average modeller at best and scared to death of using an airbrush, although I have two.
One of my biggest regrets is missing the Matchbox years, never had the pleasure of making one.
I felt the same about air brushes, until I tried one, then I was hooked, they produce an amazing finish, without losing details. Give it a try, you will be pleasantly surprised, if you mess up, empty it, clean it, and try a different approach. Happy modelling.
@@davidpowell6098 Thank you, I appreciate that.
I would say there's never been a better time to try an airbrush, as there are many affordable options out there - including hand-held compressors and airbrush combos for around £40 - one of those with an air hose will let you try it without spending heaps, or if you want a better setup a small tanked compressor with brush combo from the likes of Fengda is around £100-120. Never be afraid to try something - the worst that can happen is you mess up a bit of plastic!
@@MannsModelMoments Thanks for your reply Alex, very much appreciated. My greatest fear using an airbrush is that I haven't the faintest idea how much to thin paints and what with.
@@Slycockney Video on thinners coming soon!
Nice one looking forward to the paint deep dive .got an m3 grant mini art kit for a good price today smashing kit but the tracks 😂 will need to find an alternative for sure lol.
Nice progression of your tastes and your skills.
Thank you kindly!
Revisiting and completing or improving your old kits would be quite interesting to me, but could you find the time?
I came back in '22 and i am yet to complete anything. Every kit is an ongoing project.. MotoGP bikes, WW2/Cold war/Gulf war planes and a Honda RA272 (old F1 car) oh and some Tamiya RC body shells too.
That scratch built cockpit towards the end was impressive and reminded me of all the things i did as a kid..
holding bits of kit frame over a gas hob and making anything from subframes to linkages on landing gear. My dad smoked like a chimney so burning plastic and glue was never commented on in our house 😅
We even tried to make our own glue from polystyrene and cellulose thinners (in the garage of course). The eighties/nineties were different times 😂.
My favourite finished kit was an Airfix Mig-29 (1/72)
As a teenager I only did Tamiya 1/12 bikes and then naturally faded out of the hobby.. College etc (ahem) beckoned.
So a *thirty-ish year hiatus.
*edit, where has time gone!
Always interesting to see people from England who go mostly go for building the 'baddies'.😂
As a mainly WWI modeller.. well, those planes with the big crosses on them just tend to look that bit cooler and had more interesting paint schemes. Of course, I'm from Ireland, so..
Well, your 1997-98 still looks better than my 1988-91 Alex.
I started modeling when I was 5,my dad got me started.there was a few times over the years that modeling was off and on.most of those times was when I was driving over the road.1st wife didn't like me doing modeling so it got shelved for awhile.2nd wife didn't care and liked what I could do.my current wife likes hobbies and started back up in 2012.been doing it since.things have changed in modeling since then. I can tell you with all the photo etch and new paints have in a way ruin the hobby,this is how I see it.with that being said,the art of scratch build is lost which I do alot. I will buy photo etch for ships and the correct guns that can't be scratch built.love the hobby and still build the older kits.it is a satisfying hobbie when you build it and see what you did with your own hands.don't listen to the rivet counters and have fun with the hobby.
sorry I missed your video
Hi Alex.. this reminded me of an abortive return to modelling I had when I was late teens. Mistakenly I decided to progress far too fast; from memory the model was an Airfix 1:72 scale Hawker Hurricane, and bearing in mind it was my first model in decades I decided to modify it. Not a fantastic idea. For some reason the tail-plane was a different shape, and I wanted to model a damaged Hurricane with wheels partially down - not the hard part - and an open canopy /well/ before any manufacturer supplied them in 1:72 scale - which //was// the hard part. Cue two days of painstakingly cutting the one piece 1:72 scale canopy into three pieces with a craft knife. I've had better ideas.. most of them! Having finally got my three pieces I then glued them in place. Remember what I said about nobody supplying canopies? Yeah.. there was no clear drying glue either. Predictably after all that effort the little ...... fogged up almost instantly.
Oh and this was the late 1980s so I didn't have TH-cam videos to refer to, to see how it /should/ be done.
Rest assured when I try again this year I will be going slower.
Glad to hear it!
Evening
Well done for dumping the wife for modelling.
I dumped my wife for modelling but had to go to court to force her to take the kids.