Hello From Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada

[Intrepid]

New member just introducing myself

Haven't modeled since i was a kid and now my wife suggested i find something to do to occupy my free time when i get it. She figured that it would be a nice cheap hobby to amuse myself with. Little did she know how much money a person could spend lol

I guess i should have been a bit more forthright in my introduction my main interest has always been 1:24 1:25 model cars mainly american

I am a foreman/Operator for a heavy construction outfit so my summer months are quite busy, i usually average around 75 hrs a week, but from November to march i don't have too much to do other than a bit of snow removal

So last spring i picked up a kit from a old friend and picked up a starter set of testors paints and a few brushes as well as a couple of rattle cans and sat down to put it together. Had it most of the way together and decided i may as well try to detail it a bit so i did some plug wires and such on it

So after this i decided i was done with rattle cans and bought a airbrush compressor kit on ebay, compressor has a seperate tank and it came with a Iwata HP CS , purchased a vallejo basic color kit and a few things of their primer (huge mistake) as well as a pretty good assortment of model master paints and a portable spray booth since i live in a apartment building then i bought a bunch of tools, files, saws, pin vise as well as a selection of CA's

so basically Amazon was my go to all summer when i had a few minutes of free time i purchased all of my supplies so i would be able to model all winter and not have to spend any money

have 25 or 26 kits in front of me, am almost finished a 1966 Ford Fairlane GT, if i could get the paint to lay down nice without any dust i would be set, I am new to airbrushing and am struggling a bit with it but have been able to get the primer to lay down nice and even and even had a decent turn out of the metallic blue i put on the fairlane but have too much dust in it for my liking so i am about to sand it down a bit and give it another top coat and see how it turns out

Came across the site from watching some of paul's video's on YouTube and even watched a live show this evening. Will enjoy meeting the community

[ForbesHutton]

Welcome!

Seems to be a hobby most take a 20 or 30 year break from, back in the day most were budget limited, now you can spend what you want (or what you hope she won't find out about) everyone is eye-sight limited.

Good hobby for Winnie, it keeps you out of both the winter and the mosquitoes. Stay warm.

[dogsbody]

Greetings from Alberta.


Chris

[Twokidsnosleep]

Welcome
We just won’t talk about those touchy subjects like hockey

[Engine95]

Welcome to the forum!

[Kevthemodeller]

[DRUMS01]

Howdy and welcome to the foray... and keep those receipts from your purchases tight to your chest (smile).

What are your modeling interests?

Ben