Hi From Downunder

[Norman Long]

Hi Guys

I'm new here and have been told about the site and had it highly recommended by a friend and member of our local modelling club here in Bendigo Australia

I make mostly Aircraft but love British and Russian Armour , i want to expand my skills in armour modelling which is why i'm here, i have been modelling since i was around eight years old and have never really stopped for long periods and am now 63

I have chosen to build the Roden 1/35 British Armoured car ( pattern1920) in a Desert scheme i think, if anyone has any tips on building this kit i would appreciate any advice !

See you on the forums

Cheers

[John Everett]

Hello Norman!

Not nearly enough old British truck builders around here. I'll look forward to seeing your work.
Sorry I can't help with the Roden. I've never seen the kit.

John

[Justin Wooding]

Hello Norm!

Great to see you here, so welcome Plastic Armour is where i call home when it comes to internet modeling sites, such a good bunch of people here. Hopefully they can help out with your armoured car. I don't think i have seen one being built so will be watching with interest. Maybe Dez, Adrian(x2) and Gary will get on too, and Scott might like it here also

And to the good chaps on this forum, may i introduce Norm. He runs the modeling group i have recently joined up with, and kindly lets us use his garage to meet in. He's a top bloke, a good modeler and an absolutely fantastic photographer with some really outstanding photos that i have seen. I am ever so grateful to have run into Norm. Him, and his band of modelers have been an enormous boost to my modeling mojo

[Steve Hutchinson]

Hi Norm

Welcome, you come highly recommended

I have never seen or built a Roden, looks like you will be a trail blazer for us here too

Pop up some photos, you never know what will happen

Have fun

Steve H

[Olivier Carneau]

Hello Norman,
welcome to the forum. I'm a modern thing modeler but I can appreciate when other topics are well done. Hopefully you'll post pics of your work soon.

[Gary Boxall]

Welcome along Norman. We won't hold it against you that you know Woody

Good luck with the Roden kit - you certainly aren't making life easy starting your armour career with that I bought it on sale a while back from my LHS but ended up using it for the moulded on rivets for other projects. Hopefully you'll be more adventurous than I and make something out of it

Gary

[Justin Wooding]

Welcome along Norman. We won't hold it against you that you know Woody

Someone had to say it

[Philipp Gross]

Welcome Norman! I'm glad you found uns

Philipp

[Mark Aldrich]

All are welcome!

[Norman Long]

Thanks Everyone you are all very kind ,

Not much to report

Been working on my 1950's model of a Lindberg Walt Disney/VonBraun 1952 ( which is as old as me !) Moon rocket today i am doing lots of mods and additions after watching re runs of the old Disney shows he did with Willy Ley and Von Braun which most will not be remotely interested i guess , so as a result have done very little to the Roden Armoured Car , except research, but i will post some pics in next few days, after searching the Net it seems i will be one of few who have made this kit and posted results online, which does worry me a little......but not a lot !!! i always charge in ...so see you soon with pics then

Cheers