I'm a newbie now (by convetional definition) but I think I'll always be a newbie because, regardless of how "beautifull" the final result may be, I'm know I'm going to try and do something new - either big or small - in every model I build. Otherwise I suppose that there's a chance that I become a "collector" of different 1/24 plastic cars and that's not why I enjoy my modelling experience so far (and life, too
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