Here is a nice site to check out vintage airplane models. The detail is excellent quality. Read through the past blog posts. And check out all of the links. There is a lot of information here.
Located at this link are over 2000 links for models and tools. I haven't seen anything bigger than this. Great site, and cudo's to the owner Tony Matteliano. Check out his site and browse till you pass out!
Look at the models on this page. It takes modeling to another level. These models are very detailed. Look at the guys face on the LunaDiver Stingray half down the page. Amazing!
Something I haven't found is a place to go to learn more about model building. I'm not talking about on the web, I'm talking somewhere local to me to attend in person. Wouldn't that be cool to go get more instruction from professional model builders. That would make a cool small business.
Any ideas from all of you readers would be beneficial to all of us. Does anyone want to send me stuff to post?
Check out this site for more planes. http://www.2dogrc.com/ecommerce/os/catalog/electric-planes-axon-micro-plane-series-c-90_186.html?gclid=CJvso-HDtJwCFRBbagodDny0mw
Download this and have fun. Its really designed well.
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This site is excellent for R/C Jet Planes. I went through it and want several planes including the SR-71 and Stealth jets. Very cool stuff, terribly affordable also. Check out this site and buy something. We need to keep the modeling sites in business. Here are some examples.
This site is worth a read and follow up visits. The advice is very worthwhile and sometimes hard to find. You can read expert reviews of model building, painting and other tips that are useful for us builders.
This site has lots of great information for building models. It is put together very well. A great source for commentary and articles. Try the blog for excellent go to information and go to the website http://www.oldmodelkits.com/ to purchase hard to find models.
Its people like these experts that help the rest of us out. You can learn a lot from them.
I live next to one of the best hobby shops in the world. If there was one complaint about them it would be the prices. They jack their prices on models. I can't speak about the trains, and R/C stuff because I haven't researched it yet. But I have looked into the models they sell and I can get them cheaper from other websites I have listed on my blog. Disappointing because they are so close and handy.
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Anyone can enjoy modeling. I am interested in just about every kind of model. Static models, flying models, sailing models, floating over water type models, Maglevs, Monorails, Balloons, Scifi. You get the picture. I am not a professional but love to build. I learned a lot from my dad when I was young, but I am still in training. I seek out model builders and find out what techniques they use. You never know when your going to run into that nugget of gold.
If you like what you see and want to add, just post a comment and pictures of your work. Tell us what you do. Anything special you can pass along to the rest of us. We'll see where it takes this project. There's tons of stuff on the net to learn. Thanks for your input.