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Renewed hobby - large scale models
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ericrodriguez
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Very impressive!!!
Nice. My son had so many at one time. PM my what types you have; don't want to hi-jack the thread.
Bob,
I still need your address btw, have a shirt here to mail you
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As any hobby its what you're willing to spend. I've already moved from that small cart to a 6' x 3' custom modelling desk. But, outside the setup it's reasonable. I built a small paint booth for $30-60, bought an airbrush and compressor for $200, built the desk but add on and materials probably cost around $150, initial brushes/paints/tints/resins etc about $150. So, about $450-500 initially, but I went a bit over the top, $100 should be plenty to get started if you're serious, as little as $20-30 if you just want to try it out (a kit, a few paints, a tube of glue).
Modelwise things vary considerably. Most of the 1/32 scale models (military stuff, cars, and such) run around $20-30, plus whatever miscellaneous paints you might need. One of those would keep me occupied for 3-4 hours on the build and 5-6 hours on the painting.
The larger scale models can run $75-$150. I picked up that Eagle kit for $80 and it kept me occupied for a few weeks. The recent Yamato kit ran $115, though I still have to do some research, spec colors, and pick up any missing paints, but it'll keep me going for a month or two.
Some of the kits that are made from PVC and resins for hard to find stuff (The Seaview from Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, The Nautilus from 20,000 leagues, Babylon 5 Star Furies, etc) can get into the hundreds. Fortunately there's enough commercial stuff on the market (thank the Gods for the Polar Llights and similar companies) to keep me occupied at reasonable costs.
I still need your address btw, have a shirt here to mail you
.As any hobby its what you're willing to spend. I've already moved from that small cart to a 6' x 3' custom modelling desk. But, outside the setup it's reasonable. I built a small paint booth for $30-60, bought an airbrush and compressor for $200, built the desk but add on and materials probably cost around $150, initial brushes/paints/tints/resins etc about $150. So, about $450-500 initially, but I went a bit over the top, $100 should be plenty to get started if you're serious, as little as $20-30 if you just want to try it out (a kit, a few paints, a tube of glue).
Modelwise things vary considerably. Most of the 1/32 scale models (military stuff, cars, and such) run around $20-30, plus whatever miscellaneous paints you might need. One of those would keep me occupied for 3-4 hours on the build and 5-6 hours on the painting.
The larger scale models can run $75-$150. I picked up that Eagle kit for $80 and it kept me occupied for a few weeks. The recent Yamato kit ran $115, though I still have to do some research, spec colors, and pick up any missing paints, but it'll keep me going for a month or two.
Some of the kits that are made from PVC and resins for hard to find stuff (The Seaview from Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, The Nautilus from 20,000 leagues, Babylon 5 Star Furies, etc) can get into the hundreds. Fortunately there's enough commercial stuff on the market (thank the Gods for the Polar Llights and similar companies) to keep me occupied at reasonable costs.