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**Bunkerbarge** · 25-10-2005

I think it is very important to realise with modelling that you never actually "do" something and then move on.

Modellers are always learning and developing thier techniques as long as they are doing the hobby and they can always find a suitable challenge in whatever they turn thier hands to. As an example over the years I have made a number of models more than once and each time I was determined to make it a lot better than the previous time.

The modelling world is unbelievably diverse and the range of kits available is almost limitless so it is open to you to decide on what direction you want to go in.

Anyone can suggest a possibility but the subject matter may not appeal to you or it may require tools, techniques or expertise that you may not possess.

I also started with quite a number of 72nd scale WWII aircraft many years ago but then I would turn my hand to anything that caught my fancy. A good way to progress from there and to give you the vehicle to develop many new techniques would be to incorporate the aircraft into dioramas. This will introduce you to weathering, scratchbuilding, figures and modifying standard kits. You are limited by your imagination only.

Maybe try an unusual aircraft variant that will give you the opportunity to modify a kit and put it into a diorama setting that incorporates a building and some support vehicles. I have always thought that the use of a simple base with a bit of road, runway or grass can spectacularly bring a model to life.

Good luck.

25-10-2005	#2 (permalink)
Bunkerbarge Moderator Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Halifax, Yorks: Nassau, Bahama's:Port Canaveral, USA: and all points in between. Real Name: Richard My Models: Robbe U-47, Deans Marine Cossack, Steam Coaster, Revell U-Boat, Motorcycles. Visit Bunkerbarge's Gallery Posts: 3,754 Images: 230	I think it is very important to realise with modelling that you never actually "do" something and then move on. Modellers are always learning and developing thier techniques as long as they are doing the hobby and they can always find a suitable challenge in whatever they turn thier hands to. As an example over the years I have made a number of models more than once and each time I was determined to make it a lot better than the previous time. The modelling world is unbelievably diverse and the range of kits available is almost limitless so it is open to you to decide on what direction you want to go in. Anyone can suggest a possibility but the subject matter may not appeal to you or it may require tools, techniques or expertise that you may not possess. I also started with quite a number of 72nd scale WWII aircraft many years ago but then I would turn my hand to anything that caught my fancy. A good way to progress from there and to give you the vehicle to develop many new techniques would be to incorporate the aircraft into dioramas. This will introduce you to weathering, scratchbuilding, figures and modifying standard kits. You are limited by your imagination only. Maybe try an unusual aircraft variant that will give you the opportunity to modify a kit and put it into a diorama setting that incorporates a building and some support vehicles. I have always thought that the use of a simple base with a bit of road, runway or grass can spectacularly bring a model to life. Good luck.