I've built a few models in my life, but most of them were very early on in my life. I was probably 8-9 years old when I build my first models. By the time I was a teenager, I had built quite a few, mainly aircraft starships, but shortly afterward, I just stopped. My last aircraft build was a Monogram P-61 BlackWidow.
Recently, I decided to revisit my childhood pasttimes, including model building. I've put together a work space tools, and have started a few little projects.
Not sure if anyone else does this, but I like to have a few things on the go at the same time. If I have to wait for something to dry in project #1, I can jump into project #2 for a bit. At the moment I'm finishing one model, and about to start into another.
It's not an airplane, but what's on the bench now is this... a very tiny one piece model of the Tantive IV, Princess Leia's ship from the movie Star Wars. It's 1/4222 scale, I think. I'm building a diorama of a Star Destroyer chasing the Tantive IV, ala the opening scene in the film Star Wars.
I've spent quite a few hours on it so far. It's not done yet. I still need to touch up the paint and then weather. You might wonder why a one piece model in 1/4222 scale can take hours to put together...
... the engines light up!
Getting 11 strands of optic fibre through an 'elbowed' 1/16 drill hole in a tiny 1/4222 scale model ain't as easy as you may think. Drilling the holes was even harder. Some parts of the model's hull aren't much thicker than the 1/16 hole I drilled to run the optics through.
Then, in stark contrast to the above, my next project arrived today... a 1/24 Airfix JU87B-2. My first aircraft model in about 30 years!
I'm going to take my time with this one. I'm just doing my research at the moment, and gathering supplies. Excited to get started though.
Leif