[macfantn]

I haven't built one in about 20 yrs, decided to purchase a 65 lincoln 1:24th scale model today. Any tips I need to know before building? I was thinking of picking up a paint kit at Michaels, which includes glue and sandpaper and a brush. I may get a can of spray enamel for the body. Anything else I need? any tips I should follow? Thanks in advance.

[analogika]

Oh man. I built probably hundreds when I lived in Japan.

Tamiya FTW!

[RAILhead]

Don't forget Hasegawa!

[analogika]

Hasegawa were always the cheap alternative to Tamiya (at least in the latter half of the 80's, when I built most of mine), and it showed in their fit, IIRC.

Though they had a wider range of obscure models - most of them military, though.

I was never too much into building instruments of death (nor playing with them).

[Laminar]

I have shelves full of them at home. Most of them are breaking apart or have poorly painted body parts. I'd usually get bored about 3/4 of the way through and then just do a crappy job on the rest of it.

[RAILhead]

Hasegawa excelled in their military aircraft, and Tamiya were the best for tanks and stuff.

[KeriVit]

my big brother built tons when we were kids. Then we broke em all in his teen years. Now he's a well-paid auto body man. Connected?

I have often wondered what it would be like to build as an adult. I bet the craftmanship would shine.

[RAILhead]

I've moved from building models as a "kid" to building guitar effect pedals as an adult -- so it's still in my blood.

Here's my most recent completion: