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

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. :eek:

Early stuff...I was really into just slammin them. Usually there were no motors. :eek7:
I think this was a Beratta
http://home.comcast.net/~yadayadaya/images/models/lumina.jpg

Taurus SHO - check out those dayglo yellow wheels!
http://home.comcast.net/~yadayadaya/images/models/tarus.jpg

Early Thunderbird
http://home.comcast.net/~yadayadaya/images/models/tbird1.jpg

Later Thunderbird
http://home.comcast.net/~yadayadaya/images/models/tbird.jpg

Convertable Probe!!!
http://home.comcast.net/~yadayadaya/images/models/probe.jpg

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!
http://home.comcast.net/~yadayadaya/images/models/prelude.jpg

Mustang - I had a car that looked exactly like this one.
http://home.comcast.net/~yadayadaya/images/models/mustang.jpg

1937 Chevy - first (and last) car I ever entered in a comp.
http://home.comcast.net/~yadayadaya/images/models/37.jpg

57 Chevy - dayglo again?
http://home.comcast.net/~yadayadaya/images/models/57.jpg

48 Ford convert. - I spent waaaay too much time on this.
http://home.comcast.net/~yadayadaya/images/models/48.jpg

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

They all look great. Welcome to AF.

I guess I was about 7 or 8 when I started, over 20 years ago. :eek: 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!! :biggrin:
Nice job on your kits. I remember most of them. Thanks for bringing back the memories, and welcome!
:smile:

great to see you here calvin!

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

I already have another 3 kits waiting to be built!:tongue: :biggrin:

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

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:rolleyes: :biggrin: :bigthumb:

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

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.

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

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

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!! :biggrin:
:spit: :lol: :lol:

-Pille-

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. :frown:

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

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.

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:
http://slidecentral.rs-scooby.com/modelcars.zip.to/Pictures/Focus/18.jpg
http://slidecentral.rs-scooby.com/modelcars.zip.to/Pictures/Focus/20better.jpg
http://slidecentral.rs-scooby.com/modelcars.zip.to/Pictures/Opel/finished.jpg
http://slidecentral.rs-scooby.com/modelcars.zip.to/Pictures/Opel/frontdone.jpg
http://slidecentral.rs-scooby.com/modelcars.zip.to/Pictures/Progress/Opelpro/yellow3.jpg

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

Thanks for the nice words :smile:

now that i see them up close, i like em even more. doing r/c body's will give you experiance, so that explains where your talent comes from.
very nice.

post pics when you finish your next kit. i'd like to see it.

Thanks
I will have the kit done in about 3 weeks.

Im waiting for my digital camera to arrive to get some nicer pictures! :smile:

My first model was one of those dick tracy cars. I was young and was soo confused why it was soo complicated and why there was some much detail. heheh..now i know why:biggrin2: after that i built a umm...i forget..but i cracked the windshield..and didn't paint it cuase i thought that's what your were supposed to do. I was into r/c for about a year..but was on the rc zone forum and saw " spoolin " had moved out of r/c and into models, i got curious and checked this forum out. From then on i started reading and falling in love with everybodies model. I finally got one(tamiya s2000). I didn't want to start of with an easy kit, and because of r/c, i was kinda a tamiya guy. I'm working on my first model in awhile and you could go see my progress pics of my s2000. hey spoolin :bigthumb:

Great to see some more RC guys getting into it!

Cant wait to see your s2000 completed! :smile:

ever since HPI usa forum went to the toilet I see all these familiar face here and there
hehehehe

1972-1973? First model was the Revell 53/54 Chevy Panel High Boy, second place at Karl Cheverolet ( Current IHRA Drag Sponsor)in Ankeny Iowa. Model was found in my uncles basement and sent to me last winter.
HMMMMMMM 72 73 was 30 years ago I guess that makes me old old school?

Originally posted by God|Zilla168
ever since HPI usa forum went to the toilet I see all these familiar face here and there
hehehehe

lol, i used to post on the hpi forums every day. my screen name was audiS4, dunno if you ever saw me. i usually posted on the micro forum.