New member, not so new modeller. Returned to the hobby 6 years ago and am a very, very slow builder. Partly because my chosen scale is 1/24 and subject is ww2 warbirds. The other reason I don't build very many is that I have a tendency to throw away/box most of the insides and redo, which obviously takes time. Shift work doesn't help much either.

Am closest to Dublin chapter, so hopefully will make a few of the meetings.

Regards,

AndyB

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How do you eat an elephant....
....start at one end and keep chewing.

On the bench:
1/24 Airfix Bf109 E OOB
1/24 Trumpeter Hurricane IIc, most definitely not OOB.

In the wings:
Trumpeter Hurricane MkI, BoB in flight versus Airfix B2 Stuka, 1/24 dogfight double.

Hi,

You are most welcome. Hope to see at the next Dublin meeting.

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Up the middle with smoke!

Sitting here (at home) reading all the threads, I realise that I am not the only "returnee" to the hobby, although I haven't built anything this year.
What strikes me is, do the new comers back into the hobby find the changes incredible. I used to be able to get the correct paint (WW2 aircraft 1:72) very simply, enamel and brush it on.
Now there are two choices and what I find frustrating is that the code on the tinlets used be simple - "RAF Sky or RAF Dk Green" Now it is all numbers! So I go looking and end up wondering if what I think is the correct colour, is it the right one.
I could instance other examples, and the array of other gear is incredible.

I have spent the past nine months selling off my stash, and clearing the decks. So I have decided to limit my modelling to Spitfires (maybe Hurricanes)and the aircraft of the Aer Corps.
I have a question: do the returnees have the same problem(s)? and where do you get the bits

have a Great weekend and enjoy D1

Ah Opadag, man after my own heart. Spitfires and Hurricanes alone have enough variations to keep a guy busy for years, although I do plan on branching out myself.

I did notice a huge variety in the number and quality of kits and after market gear when I returned, and it is only getting bigger and more varied year by year with more and more smaller companies launching parts to replace the bits that should be right in the first place. As for colours....don't get me started. I almost had a minor coniption a few years ago when one gentleman in conversation tried to tell me that my azure blue wasn't quite right, as he had a photograph that clearly showed the RAF WDAF had a darker tone....on a 1943 photograph...in, you guessed it...black and white. So bearing in mind the following.
1. Most modellers are men, and quite a high percentage if not exactly colour blind, are borderline.
2. Old photos degrade, especially colour ones.
3. Even official paint chips vary. And when was the last time you bought two tins of paint from the same batch that were exactly alike (thats why decorators mix them I believe).
4. Field applied paint was just that, often not of the official colour and a bit hit and miss, despite best efforts of maintenance and stores.

...and at the end of the day, dark brown is just that, dark brown. I do try to get as close as possible to the recommended colours, but I have been known to mix my own when I've run out of the official colour. Different paint manufacturers seem to have slightly different shades too, and I think there is a website with a chart somewhere that some kind person put together that has most of the usual makes of paint, along with corresponding 'official' chip numbers, plus colour description , e.g RAF interior green H78, Gunze Sanyo etc. If I remember where it is I'll post a link in a new thread.

Regards

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How do you eat an elephant....
....start at one end and keep chewing.

On the bench:
1/24 Airfix Bf109 E OOB
1/24 Trumpeter Hurricane IIc, most definitely not OOB.

In the wings:
Trumpeter Hurricane MkI, BoB in flight versus Airfix B2 Stuka, 1/24 dogfight double.

Welcome to the forum Andy. 1/24 WWII flying things must limit your choices, but they must look impressive. Looking forward to seeing some at a future meeting.

On the colour-blindness 1-in-7 men are with the most common variety being green-brown colour-blindeness. Not good for doing camo schemes. That's why I like sand coloured vehicles as I am one of those 1-in-7.

Here's a pretty good site for color matching among the brands and also by FS number: http://www.paint4models.com/

Cheers
Sean

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Cheers
Sean

Sean,
thanks for the link to the colour chart. Neat and one can add your choice of manufacturer.
Now we are motoring......

Many thanks for the tip, will do.