SPA Modeler

Thanks, Jim. Back in those days It was hard finding kits in Indonesia. For almost 7 years.. we had no hobby shop, no kits, supplies, no imports. Zilch. It was bleak.

The only way to get kits back then was to ask a friend to bring some if they were going to Singapore or Hong Kong.

Until a year before ('94) things were beginning to look more promising. Shops started to bloom. Kits were in quantity: Tamiya, Academy, Italeri.

Thanks, Jim. It wasnt until recently that I started programs to promote the hobby. After i left grad school, i thought about redefining my hobby. How can I add value and purpose. I want to pay my skills forward. Thats when I started the Facebook project. In the past, there was no such thing as organized tutorials, how-tos in the local language. So this is the first. my project went on to hosting shows, live workshops, and partership with hobby shops, magazines, and kit Manufacturers.

a recent workshop I organized to introduced the hobby to the public. Sponsorshop from Academy and Toy City (local toy store)


There is a huge and untapped market in Asia for the hobby. Modeling is defined as a toy. It is still percieved as a luxury, a 'toy' for the haves. And there is no such this as a modeling convention, IPMS, annual shows and contest. everything is small scale, domesticated and informal.

Here is a proud young modeler showing her first aircraft model.



Sorry for ranting too much!
Monty

My heartfelt thanks and admiration for everybody being involved in getting our youngsters close to or into our hobby! Monty, I love the happy smile of this little girl, this much happiness!

Don't apologise Monty - you are doing great work, and seeing kid's enjoying themselves doing something constructive is always nice to see.

Well done!

dmminiatures wrote:LoL.... great discussion thread! Ok...time to show off my 'hall of shame'. Here is a Academy Mirage III I build way back in '95 twenty years ago. All hand painted with Tamiya acrylics, everything was OOTB of course.

lol - this thread is making me cry, I'd be really pleased fi my current stuff ends up as good as this!

You guys are just TOO good!

I just found this Thread. Like Portman said, I haven't seen anything embarrassing here; All these models are excellent compared to what I did when I first started out.

You want embarrassing? Check out some of my first models....

First Fighter: 1/72 Scale MPC Focke Wulf FW-190:



First Bomber: 1/72 Scale MPC Do-17Z:



First Jet: 1/72 Scale Airfix MiG15:



First Painted Jet: 1/72 Scale Airfix MiG 21:



First ship: Revell 1/600 Scale USS Forrestal:



First armor. 1/72 Scale ESCI Panzerjager I (This ain't so bad)



First Painted Armor: 1/72 Scale ESCI Hanomag with Rockets:




Yeah, that's embarrassing.....


Oh, and by the way; I still have every one of these!

Ok, going pants down here...... My very first model was Revell of Germany's Mig-3 in 1:72. Boy it sucks....





Even forgot to take the cockpit masking off for the final pictures.... And yes, i did love that tamyia weathering set a tad too much

you used MASKING????