How long have you been into modeling? Old skool modeler here! Tons of pictures.

[calvin3]

How old were you when you started modeling? I can't really remember my first model but I went up into the attic today and pulled out some of my work. I built these when I was still living at home. So that would be around 15-16 years ago.

Early stuff...I was really into just slammin them. Usually there were no motors.
I think this was a Beratta


Taurus SHO - check out those dayglo yellow wheels!


Early Thunderbird


Later Thunderbird


Convertable Probe!!!


Prelude slammer - real tinted windows. God I wanted a real one of these. NOTE: Paint was custom mixed by a local paint shop and put into an aresol can!


Mustang - I had a car that looked exactly like this one.


1937 Chevy - first (and last) car I ever entered in a comp.


57 Chevy - dayglo again?


48 Ford convert. - I spent waaaay too much time on this.


Well I hope you liked my lil walk through history. Sure brought back tons of memories......off to the LHS I think I'm gonna start up again.

Lets see any of your first models.

Thanks for lookin
calvin3

[RyanGiorgio]

They all look great. Welcome to AF.

[Hawk312]

I guess I was about 7 or 8 when I started, over 20 years ago. In fact, my first model was the annual `82 or `83 Trans Am from Monogram. I built it first, and then tried to paint it....with q-tips!!
Nice job on your kits. I remember most of them. Thanks for bringing back the memories, and welcome!

[spoolin12]

great to see you here calvin!

I started model cars........5 weeks ago LOL

I already have another 3 kits waiting to be built!

[850turbo]

spoolin12, you only did your first model 5 weeks ago and you get results like that opel and focus? you must have some serious talent.
could you post closeups of those two kits? or do yo have a link to more pics of them?

thanks

[ZoomZoomMX-5]

My first models were built almost 35 years ago...brush painted a pair of original annual '69 MPC Impalas. They're worth a fortune today unbuilt. And I'm too cheap to replace them! I started building really decent models in 1981 or so. So if you guys are thinking you're old school, I'm prehistoric

[Modgod]

My first one was last year one 4 1st place trophys in the model car show and im happy!

[008]

Hey Calvin, those bright colors really scream late-80s/early 90s! heheh

I've been modeling since about 1981 but nothing good has come from me until the past couple of years. I was mostly into hacking things up and not finishing them. Once I put all my hacking knowledge together I surprised myself on how easy it was to finish a custom project.

My first automotive model from around 1982 was a 4x4 Toyota pickup, a motorized kit with no engine detail. I don't even remember who made the kit.

[CamaroSSBoy346]

nice mustang. I'd like to see the "later thunderbird" get worked on some more.

[73superduty]

I used to watch my Dad build models when I was a young 'un.
My first kit was the Dodge Challenger by Monogram in 1983. Remember when they were putting turtle wax in them, yeah that was the stuff! LOL
So, it would have been 20 years ago August 21st. Don't ask how I know, it's a story.
At any rate, I have been modeling on and off the rest of the time.
Joining this board and Hobby Heaven board got me into the groove again for the umpteenth time.
I really never leave it(modeling), cause the kits are always there for me to build.
Chris

[-Pille-]

Originally posted by Hawk312
In fact, my first model was the annual `82 or `83 Trans Am from Monogram. I built it first, and then tried to paint it....with q-tips!!

-Pille-

[egon_dude]

its weird that even though im still only 18 ive been into model making for like 9 years on and off, i started off with little airfix planes (1/72 scale, cos they were cheap and i wasnt very good at making them!) and then after a few years got into 1/48 planes, and 1/35 military (love big scale, shame that ive got no where to put them!). I only got into 1/24th cars about 6 months ago, due to changing interests and realising that it looks cooler to have a room full of nice shiny sports cars rather than tanks . . . ) although ive only finished 2 coz of school work and exams. But hopefully by the end of the summer i'll have my dream garage built and displayed on my bedroom shelf, although thats pretty doubtfull seeing how it seems to take me like 5 weeks to finish 1 model.

[EMAXX]

I have been since I was like 5, but most of them were all snap-together kits.

[z33guy]

ive been doing it for prolly 13 years, but 5 or 6 in a regular basis. And just recently have i had the patience to make them look decent.

[spoolin12]

Originally posted by 850turbo
spoolin12, you only did your first model 5 weeks ago and you get results like that opel and focus? you must have some serious talent.
could you post closeups of those two kits? or do yo have a link to more pics of them?

thanks

Thanks!
I used to be into RC body detailing but got out of it becuase it was so limited. (thats how i know calvin)

Here are a few pictures:






Im about to start my next kit but i have the flue and its REALY ANOYING lol

Thanks for the nice words