I am fifty mumble, have absolutley no interest in war or things that go bang, and am having a major identity crisis since starting my first armour model, a Tamiya Centurion in January. I have been an enthusiastic modeller since my first Airfix Spitfire in the mid-fifties (gee that was last century) and have built 1/72 aircraft, 1/32 cars including slot cars during the sixties, and then settled on 1/24 cars, mainly Ferrari - until now.
My main interests are cars and bikes, I own a '93 Toyota MR2, a '90 BMW K75s and a Norton 650SS cafe racer.
The Centurion has been a real challenge. I bought it as a quickie when I found the Fujimi model of the Toyota MR2 was going to require major surgery for accuracy and lost interest. I thought a weekend tank build would get me fired up to solve the Fujimi problems. Little did I realise that the Centurion was also going to need a lot of work. So far I have devoted about 60 hours to it and think I am about half way.
Unfortunately the bug has bit. I still think armies are just to keep our handies on, but already the next armour project has been purchased, a Tamiya Chieftain. That should see me through the winter. The Centurion has given me the opportunity to explore new modelling techniques, - well they are new to me, - and the next thing I want to try is a base, and then a diorama. I might never build another car model. (Unlikely as I have a cupboard full of unopened kits)
I have visited several modelling sites and I 'enlisted' with Armorama when I realised that it was the site that I just kept coming back to. Already I have had helpful responses to my niaive questions and hope I can sometime contribute something useful myself.
Regards Dave
Flogging will stop when morale improves.
