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Disco58

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Jan 4, 2011
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Location
Davenport, IA
Hi all, Michael here -- I found this website through an IPMS member who answered a question I had posted on the IPMS board regarding painting to simulate leather. He highly recommended looking at Mongo Mel's work and posted a link to here. I took a look through the gallery, saw there was some very good figure modelers here and decided to stay. It appears that most here do miniature figures, 150mm and smaller, where I prefer much larger 1/4, 1/5 and 1/6 and so on. I have only recently begun figures. My history has been with military subjects (mostly WWII aircraft, usually in 1/48). I got too caught up in the 'rivet counter' fever where there seemed to be only two levels of work, perfect or failure. I started dabbling sci-fi where there is a greater amount of leeway, but still wasn't satisfied with results. I started reading Amazing Figure Modeler and Kitbuilder magazines (don't get me started on Kitbuilder...) and found this a lot more to my liking. Unfortunately I am somewhat right back in the rivet counter mindset where nothing I do looks as good as the other guys, but I'm working on it.
 
Welcome aboard Michael (y)

I can relate to the rivet counting mindset, it is a paralysis. Once broken free of it, I can start things, finish things AND enjoy it!

Have a great visit and many more!
 
Hello and welcome!.....I am glad to see a fellow Iowan here on the board. You will like this forum.

(Quad cities here also)
 
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