I've been coming back to the hobby for 47 years since I was 9. I was bought a WWII military cargo truck that I did not know at the time was a model kit that needed to be assembled. It seemed to have a million little pieces that overwhelmed me when I opened the box. My sister, who was in her early 20s at the time, took pity on me and went out to buy the tube glue. I watched in silent amazement as she actually read the instructions, used nailed clippers to cut the parts free and then patiently and lovingly glued the parts together to build the damned thing for me. I could tell she was frustrated but she did not complain once. She just did it. I knew that if I wanted more of these cool trucks and tanks I needed to build them myself; and that is what I did from that point on. There have been many years that I was away from the hobby but I always come back; moslty because I love history, being creative, learning new techniques and building models. However, as with many others my age, nostalgia is a huge factor. Everytime I walk into a hobby shop I actually get excited like a little kid as to what treasure I may find. Few other things still do that for me. If it wasn't for my sis showing me you need to be patient, persevere, and follow the instructions, that kit would probably have ended up in the trash. I would not have learned valuable life lessons and I would have missed out on a wonderful hobby as well. Anyway, sorry for being verbose but I just wanted to share that.
What keeps me coming back to scale model building is just the fact that I enjoy building kits. I like being creative and it's a hobby that allows me time to pursue my interests in creativity, learning and fueling my imagination.😊
I started when I was around eight or so, but I never really left the hobby, I'm 63 now. All through life it has been my therapy, keeping me level through some pretty stressful times. It's my down time, my "me" time. And it has done a really good job of keeping me out of the pub!
Yes! Returning regularly to the hobby each week. Not only a big stress relief from anxieties, but a whole world of creativity, at multiple levels. Especially for designing, modifying, and super detailing, and weathering historical scale models, and dioramas. That's just some of the main reasons why I love modeling.
I have been missing these videos, so I appreciate the return to start the new year! I am currently building the Tamiya F-35C for a review and it is building up incredibly well. Regarding your question, I have remained active in modeling for over 50 years because I enjoy seeing my end results.
What keeps me coming back - 1) The process of planning a build for the best possible result 2) Improving technical skills in multiple facets of modelling 3) Overcoming challenges during the build to achieve the desired result and the sense of accomplishment when I do so
The hobby provides me with a needed space of time to let go of the daily things crowding my mind. It is relaxing in a way that baffles my wife. I will show her the work I finish detailing small parts and assemblies and she just shakes her head that something like this relaxes me. It is even more baffling to her when the objects of my work will be covered by other parts and never seen again. The hour or so I can devote to the hobby on the weekend provides a level of relaxation I sorely need. Then there are the kits. Every year there seems to be a new level of fine detail and inspired engineering in the new kits. There is always another kit I NEED to build.
What keeps me coming back is mainly the people I meet in the hobby. Some of the most interesting and coolest people I’ve met have been through this hobby. After that I enjoy the moment of zen that modeling can provide.
I came back to modelling 30 odd years after building model planes for my son (41). I started back after retiring and realised that I missed the process. As Aaron said I can spend hours modelling and not realise the time has passed. It gives such a relief from the rat race and such pleasure when you achieve the goal you set for that session or complete a model. Also the learning curve with all the new upgrades available, photoetch and the painting and weathering I never tried before. It's something you can do every day or leave it for weeks, it's always there when you pickup again. The only problem is walking into a hobby store and coming out with any money left, I need more kits and then more. LOL
Nice to see all three of you back on air. And Tim looks pretty attached to the cute little air brush. 😅 Oh to answer youre question about coming back to modeling: history of subject, love of assembly, quiet time and brings out the creativity side of me.
Great show! I'm intrigued by the airbrush. Always good to see Kendra back as well. I started modeling when I was 5 years old and I'm 711 now. It's the variety of interesting kits that keeps me involved plus all the friends I have made in the years. Happy New Year and keep up the great work.
I fit more in the what brought me back catagory - when I was in junior high and high school, I was always building some sort of kit. Glue everywhere, paint fumes, no mask, no gloves. 😂 But I liked doing it. Then life happened, went to college, got married, had 4 kids, etc. etc. etc. and I stopped building. But then when we got sent home to telework 5 days a week because of the 'rona lockdowns, my wife and I were separated, the kids were all grown and out of the house, and my brother and parents are all picking up puzzles and stuff to occupy themselves, and I'm thinking that would be cool to pick up an actual hobby again. Because I knew I liked modelling, I decided to give it a whirl and bought the Revell Olds '85 442 Cutlass Supreme, and I was hooked again. Probably the top reasons I like modelling is 1) I can look at the completed model, and have a sense of accomplishment - when I got back into it, because I would do bits here and there to take a break from work, so I determined that I would be patient enough to do it right, with the right tools, and I also decided to push myself to expand my horizons to learn new methods and techniques like airbrushing and filling or sanding to make parts look more realistic instead of two plastic halves stuck together. Not everything has worked out, of course, but I can honestly look at where I am now and where I started and am pleased with the progress, and it shows in the models, too. I have always loved to learn new skill sets. 2) I can feed that retro kid in me. Some of the kits I have, I have them just because they're fun, or whatever, but some, the '85 Olds (I was totally infatuated with the mid-80s Cutlass in high school), the AMT VW Scirocco (that was my second car, the one I really learned how to work on and fix), the Gabriel/Hubley metal Duesenberg kits, all have some connection to my childhood. 3) It has given me something to share with the kids and grandkids - my grandson wants to see all of grandpa's cars whenever he comes over, and the kids like looking at them, too. Well, the crafty kids, anyway. 😂 4) I was gonna stop at 3, but this just popped into my head. 🤭 As far as hobbies go, just like anything else, you can spend as much or as little as you want. But I think, modelling has much better value than some other hobbies that you can spend a whole lot of money on. I know people who collect bourbons - spend $300 on a bottle, just so it can sit on a shelf. There are things like my compressor and air booth that I spent a couple of hundred dollars on, but for the vast majority of my tools and stuff I use, cost much less than that and will last a long time. For all the high speed Iawatas and Harder & Steinbech airbrushes out there, one like the one in this video will do the trick just fine for most people, certainly for me. I also do homebrew, and if you want to upgrade from bottles to kegs, or plastic fermenters to conicals, you will spend some serious cash to do that upgrade. The return I get for that $60 Paasche H is just so much more than what I paid for it. Even with kits being more expensive, if I push myself to do better and try to make this car's finish better than the last, etc., then the hours spent enjoying and assembling that model make it worth paying $75-120 for. Now I'm done. 😅
What keeps me coming back to this hobby? It’s the connection that it gives me to my youth. It is a hobby that allows me to have a mental break and bring focus back to a busy and hectic work life. It is a hobby that lets me feel happy with the purchase of that new kit, the building of that kit and the contentment of completing it. This is what brings me back to the hobby.
What keeps me coming back? First, I am a creative person and model building is my medium. Some people paint, other people draw, I build models. I build car models and with every kit I get to come up with a style, and a color pallet. And I get to choose the parts I want to add or leave out in order to create that model. Second, I get to learn. With every kit I build I pick out a new skill I want to learn. When I started building 6 years ago, the new skills were things like learning how to use an airbrush. Then as I continued to build kits, the new skills were things like Learning how to customize things like ride height, or doing engine swaps. And now I am trying to learn things like using transkits, or doing body modifcations.
What brought me back has been the increased quality of molding and aftermarket refinements true to original designs. Case in point: 1/48 scale A/B-26 by Revell/Monogram vs. the more recent ICM kits, each with their own aftermarket Eduard, QuickBoost, Bombshell decals, Quinta 3D decals, SAC zinc landing gear, and more... not to mention acrylic paints! But wait! There's greater variety than just tube glue and the old variety of liquid glue. That brings me to looking at real estate with more hobby/craft space... I still have an old MPC/Airfix 1/72 C-130E kit I purchased in the early 1970s to build, same scale F-4 C/D/E Fujimi kits (5-part canopies) from the 1980s, when living out of field camp tents in AK... Just found VMF-212 decals for the old Hasegawa F-4J as we watched their F-8Es practice strafing passes toward the ranges at K-Bay MCAS, where our NRA Jr. Rifle Club shot one evening a week... Wayne Smith (son of 'Mudhole" Smith) had his Super Cub modeled in 1/48 so I had to get that since I knew him and his brother. I did not recognize the plane from the box art colors, but the N# looked familiar... DeHavilland Canada dash 2, 3, and 8?
What keeps me in the hobby is exploring tools and paints that I didn’t have as a kid when I started. I used to be dependent on what dad brought me, but now I can afford the tools, airbrushes, etc that I wanted as a kid. I remember asking my dad why the models on the box pictures don’t have brush marks. I wanted an airbrush since!
Happy New Years!!! Arron sportin his cool Maiden tee! Long live Eddie! Up the Irons! Let's make it a great year with lots of builds! And Kendra looking beautiful as always.
What keeps me coming back patience. It helps to recharge that part in my life. Also the love of building when I get a chance to. When I was driving 48 states and got home for a few days off,it was relaxing and unwind ti E.
Use to carry a few and worked on them when layed over in st.charles,mo or in Sacramento, ca. My ex wife was with me and hauled fed-ex at the time. Solo driving had no time to build to busy driving.
Hi guys, this was another great catch-up of kits and tools, I jope you all had a great Christmas and you all have a great 2025, best regards from Australia, Les
What keeps me coming back is the kits, the friends from our club & our show at The Atlantic Nationals car show every summer. Also when I am at the bench I the everyday troubles & or concerns are put on the back burner!
I was a kid of the 60s. I would get a model and it would be too complicated for a kid to build so they would be put in my closet I see a lot of those kits being reissued now and I can build them so nostalgia is part of it for me. Also creativity falks in the mix and the feeling of accomplishment. I love seeing a finished model in my display case! Great that you all are back for season 4!
What keeps me in the hobby? "The next kit" is my first response. Another is modelling along with my best friend of over 50 years. A third reason is the connections I have made via the internet. I am part of a few modelling live chats that offers me the opportunity to meet and communicate with fellow model builders all over the world. All three reasons encourage and invigorate my love for plastic scale modeling, which I have been doing for almost 50 years.
What keeps me coming back to the hobby? Well it use to be when I was young, a fun thing to share with my friends. As I got older and life took me away from that time, I fell out of the hobby, but I always managed to hold onto it by getting a copy of FSM, or dropping by a local model show just to see and marvel at someone’s technique, then when time and money was available I would get my hands on a kit and loose myself in it. Now that I’m older and time has become more available it has become a therapeutic exercise that allows me to escape the everyday stresses and gives me joy no matter what the end result looks like.
I started as a kid back in the 60's and 70's. I left for many years (career, family...). Now that I'm back and have more time, I enjoy the creativity and art aspects. I probably enjoy most the weathering of WW2 items. Also the tech has kept moving forward with kits, airbrush, tools...
There are so many great aspects to this hobby, it's hard to narrow them down, but the joy of buying a new kit - so full of promise and possibilities. The challenge of developing the skills to do a good job. The satisfaction of making a model just that much better than the last. And I would be remiss if I didn't add that in my case, the fun of popping them into the water and operating them with my buddies! (Note, the tank models don't really do quite as well in that aspect. 🙂 )
My first airbrush back in the late 60's was a Badger siphon feed with a propellant can. You screwed the nozzle up or down to change the pattern. I believe it cost about 19.99 or something like that. It didn't work very well but it got me started. To get something like that Fengda system to start airbrushing with would have been beyond amazing!
What keeps me coming back is the kits. Great new kits keep coming out, but I also love the reissues of the classic kits I built as a kid thanks to Atlantis!. I also love building kits that have a special meaning to me like ships that I and my family have served on.
For me, it's the commradie ( hey look at me using big, fancy words😁 ), the shows and especially being an automotive modeler the idea of seeing the same kit differently from the next guy ( or gal ). Just looking at the Stranger Things Blazer, my mind immediately went into what would it look like decked out as if to show at SEMA or Autorama.
What keeps me coming back to modeling? That is simple the verity of kits(military) I was happy to see a plastic model of the 1/35 PACV from VIETNAM era. Now from GECKO, GECKO also has the 1/35 Otter, Another VIETNAM era vehicle. this one related to the Weasel of WWII. There are other kits too. Like Hasegawa1/35 construction vehicles. Even publications such as FineScale Modeler fits in there. Thanks Guys.
Yes, I've been building and collecting models for about 50 years, My imagination of bringing a model to life, I just love building models armor airplanes, ships, cars, and trucks, sci-fi.👍
First, I had to laugh at Tim’s constant struggle to remain completely PC and not cause any offense whatsoever during the airbrush review. Every turn of phrase had each word carefully weighed and pondered, and then Aaron needles Tim with “That was a nice little airbrush set” and that sets poor Tim off again, with Aaron trying not to smirk as Tim struggles. I love it. That must’ve been exhausting! As for “What has kept you in the hobby?” - That's a fairly hard question to answer briefly, because like most people I’m sure, there are multiple factors. First and most importantly for me, it’s a creative outlet. I get to make it with my own hands, using my own skills, finished the way - and to the level - that satisfies me. Nobody else gets to judge my work. I don’t enter contests or shows, so there's no judgy stress or anxiety. Second, models are challenging….but there's always a finish line, so you get to see the rewards of your efforts, which is hugely satisfying. In one or two months, your model is complete. How many of us can say that about the kinds of things we do at work? I also like it because I’m always learning. Sometimes I wish EVERYTHING wasn’t a learning experience (if you know what I mean...maybe SOME day I won't make a mistake...), but it’s fun to research new skills and techniques and apply them, and see how every new model is incrementally better than the last. Lastly, I’ve dabbled in other hobbies - I got back into model railroading for awhile - but plastic models are still relatively cheap to buy and finish (except for the relentless upward surge in pricing since COVID…), whereas the price of entry for model railroading has gotten so out of hand (especially locomotives) that I’m surprised there are still people left in the hobby that can afford to keep buying new releases. With plastic models, I can still contentedly pick a model from my stash and the most it’ll cost me is a bottle or two of paint. I love my modelling time, and I always look forward to it.
Personally, what keeps me coming back is the same thing that scares me away. It's the potential for a perfect representation of my favorite things...far better than anything mas-pproduced .I love the potential that comes from a super detailed kit. On the flip side, it's this same detail that overwhelms me and makes mistakes so frustrating.
I keep coming back to the hobby cause I have a shitload of kits in my closet and I have to build one occasionally so my wife allows me to get more... It's like a vicious cycle...
For me, modeling provides an escape from the worries of life while producing something at a relatively low cost. Other escapes are expensive or produce nothing.
Just gonna put this out there- can someone come up with a new kit of the DeHavilland Dash-8? PLEASE? Hobbycraft Canada went under 20 years back, and theirs wasn't actually that good to begin with. The Dash-8 has been in service around the world, there would be a market for it. Heller put out the CL-215 and CL-415, so it wouldn't be a stretch... Just sayin'...
I've been coming back to the hobby for 47 years since I was 9. I was bought a WWII military cargo truck that I did not know at the time was a model kit that needed to be assembled. It seemed to have a million little pieces that overwhelmed me when I opened the box. My sister, who was in her early 20s at the time, took pity on me and went out to buy the tube glue. I watched in silent amazement as she actually read the instructions, used nailed clippers to cut the parts free and then patiently and lovingly glued the parts together to build the damned thing for me. I could tell she was frustrated but she did not complain once. She just did it. I knew that if I wanted more of these cool trucks and tanks I needed to build them myself; and that is what I did from that point on. There have been many years that I was away from the hobby but I always come back; moslty because I love history, being creative, learning new techniques and building models. However, as with many others my age, nostalgia is a huge factor. Everytime I walk into a hobby shop I actually get excited like a little kid as to what treasure I may find. Few other things still do that for me. If it wasn't for my sis showing me you need to be patient, persevere, and follow the instructions, that kit would probably have ended up in the trash. I would not have learned valuable life lessons and I would have missed out on a wonderful hobby as well. Anyway, sorry for being verbose but I just wanted to share that.
What keeps me coming back to scale model building is just the fact that I enjoy building kits. I like being creative and it's a hobby that allows me time to pursue my interests in creativity, learning and fueling my imagination.😊
Perfect! I've been doing models on and off for almost 57 years and love it!
I started when I was around eight or so, but I never really left the hobby, I'm 63 now. All through life it has been my therapy, keeping me level through some pretty stressful times. It's my down time, my "me" time. And it has done a really good job of keeping me out of the pub!
Yes!
Returning regularly to the hobby each week.
Not only a big stress relief from anxieties, but a whole world of creativity, at multiple levels.
Especially for designing, modifying, and super detailing, and weathering historical scale models, and dioramas.
That's just some of the main reasons why I love modeling.
I have been missing these videos, so I appreciate the return to start the new year! I am currently building the Tamiya F-35C for a review and it is building up incredibly well. Regarding your question, I have remained active in modeling for over 50 years because I enjoy seeing my end results.
What keeps me coming back -
1) The process of planning a build for the best possible result
2) Improving technical skills in multiple facets of modelling
3) Overcoming challenges during the build to achieve the desired result and the sense of accomplishment when I do so
The hobby provides me with a needed space of time to let go of the daily things crowding my mind. It is relaxing in a way that baffles my wife. I will show her the work I finish detailing small parts and assemblies and she just shakes her head that something like this relaxes me. It is even more baffling to her when the objects of my work will be covered by other parts and never seen again. The hour or so I can devote to the hobby on the weekend provides a level of relaxation I sorely need. Then there are the kits. Every year there seems to be a new level of fine detail and inspired engineering in the new kits. There is always another kit I NEED to build.
What keeps me coming back is mainly the people I meet in the hobby. Some of the most interesting and coolest people I’ve met have been through this hobby. After that I enjoy the moment of zen that modeling can provide.
Creativity is what keeps me engaged in the hobby. Coming up with new designs and trying new techniques.
I came back to modelling 30 odd years after building model planes for my son (41). I started back after retiring and realised that I missed the process. As Aaron said I can spend hours modelling and not realise the time has passed. It gives such a relief from the rat race and such pleasure when you achieve the goal you set for that session or complete a model. Also the learning curve with all the new upgrades available, photoetch and the painting and weathering I never tried before. It's something you can do every day or leave it for weeks, it's always there when you pickup again. The only problem is walking into a hobby store and coming out with any money left, I need more kits and then more. LOL
Nice to see all three of you back on air. And Tim looks pretty attached to the cute little air brush.
😅
Oh to answer youre question about coming back to modeling: history of subject, love of assembly, quiet time and brings out the creativity side of me.
Great show! I'm intrigued by the airbrush. Always good to see Kendra back as well. I started modeling when I was 5 years old and I'm 711 now. It's the variety of interesting kits that keeps me involved plus all the friends I have made in the years. Happy New Year and keep up the great work.
I fit more in the what brought me back catagory - when I was in junior high and high school, I was always building some sort of kit. Glue everywhere, paint fumes, no mask, no gloves. 😂 But I liked doing it. Then life happened, went to college, got married, had 4 kids, etc. etc. etc. and I stopped building. But then when we got sent home to telework 5 days a week because of the 'rona lockdowns, my wife and I were separated, the kids were all grown and out of the house, and my brother and parents are all picking up puzzles and stuff to occupy themselves, and I'm thinking that would be cool to pick up an actual hobby again. Because I knew I liked modelling, I decided to give it a whirl and bought the Revell Olds '85 442 Cutlass Supreme, and I was hooked again. Probably the top reasons I like modelling is
1) I can look at the completed model, and have a sense of accomplishment - when I got back into it, because I would do bits here and there to take a break from work, so I determined that I would be patient enough to do it right, with the right tools, and I also decided to push myself to expand my horizons to learn new methods and techniques like airbrushing and filling or sanding to make parts look more realistic instead of two plastic halves stuck together. Not everything has worked out, of course, but I can honestly look at where I am now and where I started and am pleased with the progress, and it shows in the models, too. I have always loved to learn new skill sets.
2) I can feed that retro kid in me. Some of the kits I have, I have them just because they're fun, or whatever, but some, the '85 Olds (I was totally infatuated with the mid-80s Cutlass in high school), the AMT VW Scirocco (that was my second car, the one I really learned how to work on and fix), the Gabriel/Hubley metal Duesenberg kits, all have some connection to my childhood.
3) It has given me something to share with the kids and grandkids - my grandson wants to see all of grandpa's cars whenever he comes over, and the kids like looking at them, too. Well, the crafty kids, anyway. 😂
4) I was gonna stop at 3, but this just popped into my head. 🤭 As far as hobbies go, just like anything else, you can spend as much or as little as you want. But I think, modelling has much better value than some other hobbies that you can spend a whole lot of money on. I know people who collect bourbons - spend $300 on a bottle, just so it can sit on a shelf. There are things like my compressor and air booth that I spent a couple of hundred dollars on, but for the vast majority of my tools and stuff I use, cost much less than that and will last a long time. For all the high speed Iawatas and Harder & Steinbech airbrushes out there, one like the one in this video will do the trick just fine for most people, certainly for me. I also do homebrew, and if you want to upgrade from bottles to kegs, or plastic fermenters to conicals, you will spend some serious cash to do that upgrade. The return I get for that $60 Paasche H is just so much more than what I paid for it. Even with kits being more expensive, if I push myself to do better and try to make this car's finish better than the last, etc., then the hours spent enjoying and assembling that model make it worth paying $75-120 for.
Now I'm done. 😅
What keeps me coming back to this hobby? It’s the connection that it gives me to my youth. It is a hobby that allows me to have a mental break and bring focus back to a busy and hectic work life. It is a hobby that lets me feel happy with the purchase of that new kit, the building of that kit and the contentment of completing it. This is what brings me back to the hobby.
Love the relaxing time at workbench while listening to my music.I’ve been building models for the past 50 years👍
What keeps me coming back? First, I am a creative person and model building is my medium. Some people paint, other people draw, I build models. I build car models and with every kit I get to come up with a style, and a color pallet. And I get to choose the parts I want to add or leave out in order to create that model.
Second, I get to learn. With every kit I build I pick out a new skill I want to learn. When I started building 6 years ago, the new skills were things like learning how to use an airbrush. Then as I continued to build kits, the new skills were things like Learning how to customize things like ride height, or doing engine swaps. And now I am trying to learn things like using transkits, or doing body modifcations.
What brought me back has been the increased quality of molding and aftermarket refinements true to original designs. Case in point: 1/48 scale A/B-26 by Revell/Monogram vs. the more recent ICM kits, each with their own aftermarket Eduard, QuickBoost, Bombshell decals, Quinta 3D decals, SAC zinc landing gear, and more... not to mention acrylic paints! But wait! There's greater variety than just tube glue and the old variety of liquid glue. That brings me to looking at real estate with more hobby/craft space... I still have an old MPC/Airfix 1/72 C-130E kit I purchased in the early 1970s to build, same scale F-4 C/D/E Fujimi kits (5-part canopies) from the 1980s, when living out of field camp tents in AK... Just found VMF-212 decals for the old Hasegawa F-4J as we watched their F-8Es practice strafing passes toward the ranges at K-Bay MCAS, where our NRA Jr. Rifle Club shot one evening a week... Wayne Smith (son of 'Mudhole" Smith) had his Super Cub modeled in 1/48 so I had to get that since I knew him and his brother. I did not recognize the plane from the box art colors, but the N# looked familiar... DeHavilland Canada dash 2, 3, and 8?
What keeps me in the hobby is exploring tools and paints that I didn’t have as a kid when I started. I used to be dependent on what dad brought me, but now I can afford the tools, airbrushes, etc that I wanted as a kid. I remember asking my dad why the models on the box pictures don’t have brush marks. I wanted an airbrush since!
Happy New Years!!! Arron sportin his cool Maiden tee! Long live Eddie!
Up the Irons!
Let's make it a great year with lots of builds!
And Kendra looking beautiful as always.
What keeps me coming back patience. It helps to recharge that part in my life. Also the love of building when I get a chance to. When I was driving 48 states and got home for a few days off,it was relaxing and unwind ti
E.
Used to carry kits in my sleeper. Nice to be creative on a layover
Use to carry a few and worked on them when layed over in st.charles,mo or in Sacramento, ca. My ex wife was with me and hauled fed-ex at the time. Solo driving had no time to build to busy driving.
For me it’s the relaxation of the hobby except when the carpet monster strikes!
Hi guys, this was another great catch-up of kits and tools, I jope you all had a great Christmas and you all have a great 2025, best regards from Australia, Les
What keeps me coming back is the kits, the friends from our club & our show at The Atlantic Nationals car show every summer. Also when I am at the bench I the everyday troubles & or concerns are put on the back burner!
I was a kid of the 60s. I would get a model and it would be too complicated for a kid to build so they would be put in my closet I see a lot of those kits being reissued now and I can build them so nostalgia is part of it for me. Also creativity falks in the mix and the feeling of accomplishment. I love seeing a finished model in my display case! Great that you all are back for season 4!
What keeps me in the hobby? "The next kit" is my first response. Another is modelling along with my best friend of over 50 years. A third reason is the connections I have made via the internet. I am part of a few modelling live chats that offers me the opportunity to meet and communicate with fellow model builders all over the world. All three reasons encourage and invigorate my love for plastic scale modeling, which I have been doing for almost 50 years.
What keeps me coming back to the hobby? Well it use to be when I was young, a fun thing to share with my friends. As I got older and life took me away from that time, I fell out of the hobby, but I always managed to hold onto it by getting a copy of FSM, or dropping by a local model show just to see and marvel at someone’s technique, then when time and money was available I would get my hands on a kit and loose myself in it. Now that I’m older and time has become more available it has become a therapeutic exercise that allows me to escape the everyday stresses and gives me joy no matter what the end result looks like.
I started as a kid back in the 60's and 70's. I left for many years (career, family...). Now that I'm back and have more time, I enjoy the creativity and art aspects. I probably enjoy most the weathering of WW2 items. Also the tech has kept moving forward with kits, airbrush, tools...
There are so many great aspects to this hobby, it's hard to narrow them down, but the joy of buying a new kit - so full of promise and possibilities. The challenge of developing the skills to do a good job. The satisfaction of making a model just that much better than the last.
And I would be remiss if I didn't add that in my case, the fun of popping them into the water and operating them with my buddies!
(Note, the tank models don't really do quite as well in that aspect. 🙂 )
My first airbrush back in the late 60's was a Badger siphon feed with a propellant can. You screwed the nozzle up or down to change the pattern. I believe it cost about 19.99 or something like that. It didn't work very well but it got me started. To get something like that Fengda system to start airbrushing with would have been beyond amazing!
I find it relaxing. Helps me focus.
What keeps me coming back is the kits. Great new kits keep coming out, but I also love the reissues of the classic kits I built as a kid thanks to Atlantis!. I also love building kits that have a special meaning to me like ships that I and my family have served on.
The relaxing time. Just not thinking about the day. The challenges faced with new kits.
Hi guys keep these coming. Question what with the Canadian coffee cup. Nice touch eh!
Hi Aaron & Kendra! Welcome back!
For me, it's the commradie ( hey look at me using big, fancy words😁 ), the shows and especially being an automotive modeler the idea of seeing the same kit differently from the next guy ( or gal ). Just looking at the Stranger Things Blazer, my mind immediately went into what would it look like decked out as if to show at SEMA or Autorama.
That would fit in a desk drawer nicely.
I keep coming back because I love to paint. 3D figures, models, and reguar old flat paintings that you hang on the wall.
Great video
Thank you!
I think it is the passion for the craft.
What keeps me coming back to modeling? That is simple the verity of kits(military) I was happy to see a plastic model of the 1/35 PACV from VIETNAM era. Now from GECKO, GECKO also has the 1/35 Otter, Another VIETNAM era vehicle. this one related to the Weasel of WWII. There are other kits too. Like Hasegawa1/35 construction vehicles. Even publications such as FineScale Modeler fits in there. Thanks Guys.
I love the eggo box on the blazer decals ,that's great research! Is it just the lighting or do the clear parts for the blazer look a bit "milky"
Yes, I've been building and collecting models for about 50 years, My imagination of bringing a model to life, I just love building models armor airplanes, ships, cars, and trucks, sci-fi.👍
What are your thoughts about Gaahleria airbrushes.
my fengda airbrush broke after first use, I have harder steinbeck (very reliable) now
First, I had to laugh at Tim’s constant struggle to remain completely PC and not cause any offense whatsoever during the airbrush review. Every turn of phrase had each word carefully weighed and pondered, and then Aaron needles Tim with “That was a nice little airbrush set” and that sets poor Tim off again, with Aaron trying not to smirk as Tim struggles. I love it. That must’ve been exhausting!
As for “What has kept you in the hobby?” - That's a fairly hard question to answer briefly, because like most people I’m sure, there are multiple factors. First and most importantly for me, it’s a creative outlet. I get to make it with my own hands, using my own skills, finished the way - and to the level - that satisfies me. Nobody else gets to judge my work. I don’t enter contests or shows, so there's no judgy stress or anxiety. Second, models are challenging….but there's always a finish line, so you get to see the rewards of your efforts, which is hugely satisfying. In one or two months, your model is complete. How many of us can say that about the kinds of things we do at work? I also like it because I’m always learning. Sometimes I wish EVERYTHING wasn’t a learning experience (if you know what I mean...maybe SOME day I won't make a mistake...), but it’s fun to research new skills and techniques and apply them, and see how every new model is incrementally better than the last. Lastly, I’ve dabbled in other hobbies - I got back into model railroading for awhile - but plastic models are still relatively cheap to buy and finish (except for the relentless upward surge in pricing since COVID…), whereas the price of entry for model railroading has gotten so out of hand (especially locomotives) that I’m surprised there are still people left in the hobby that can afford to keep buying new releases. With plastic models, I can still contentedly pick a model from my stash and the most it’ll cost me is a bottle or two of paint. I love my modelling time, and I always look forward to it.
But does the airbrush work with our model paints?
We are ready for another 24 hours of FS Modeler!
Great. A ton of Tamiya decals.
fascinating 🎉
On that airbrush. I would be curious to know if it maintaining the air pressure if the compressor is running al the time.
What keeps me coming back is I am never happy with my finish models so I keep wanting to build better and better models
Personally, what keeps me coming back is the same thing that scares me away. It's the potential for a perfect representation of my favorite things...far better than anything mas-pproduced .I love the potential that comes from a super detailed kit. On the flip side, it's this same detail that overwhelms me and makes mistakes so frustrating.
The kits reviewed not my cup of tea but the tee shirt is great.Up the Irons.Value for money when compared to other hobbies.
I keep coming back to the hobby cause I have a shitload of kits in my closet and I have to build one occasionally so my wife allows me to get more... It's like a vicious cycle...
I have a similar airbrush compressor but from another brand
Is the dual action airbrush available on its own?
Can we get T-Shirts that say "I Survived The FSM 24 Hour Marathon!!" ? 😃
The advancements in the complexity and quality of models , tools and paints, also 3D resin printers have blow the lid off the hobby of what’s possible
Apart from book...Iron Maiden t shirts the best thing shown lol
For me, modeling provides an escape from the worries of life while producing something at a relatively low cost. Other escapes are expensive or produce nothing.
All manual settings should have a number 11 option!🤣
So don't toss off(no pun) my micron just yet?🙄
Jman
Guess it was a matter of time before technology came out with reduced air supply rather than the traditional 50 lb compressors we grew up using?😳
Jman
Just gonna put this out there- can someone come up with a new kit of the DeHavilland Dash-8? PLEASE? Hobbycraft Canada went under 20 years back, and theirs wasn't actually that good to begin with. The Dash-8 has been in service around the world, there would be a market for it. Heller put out the CL-215 and CL-415, so it wouldn't be a stretch...
Just sayin'...
Coming back: researching subjects and I used an airbrush for the first time Jan. 1,2025!
CCXXIX !
I believe the company name is pronounced TAMiya.