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Mr D
Amazing 👌 really like it 👍👍

Spanjaard
nice tomcat, much better than mine!

Kim Harris
I looked at these masks but ended up buying some really cheap circle stencils. They work quite well if you make sure you use the right stencil and line it up well.

Ronan Donohoe
Hi Kim, that's good advice. I have a great circle cutter tool which I think would do a good job too

Kim Harris
Before the new stencil arrived I actually cut out some circles on a 3D printer which worked out fine too.

Martin Oostrom
There is no messing up. Only learning opportunities

Kesa Tiho
Wise words

John Hughes
Martin is right. The best thing to do is learn by jumping in and building a kit. Don't expect your early efforts to be brilliant. But, every time you finish one, take a good look at what you could do better on the next one. (I wouldn't worry too much about things like weathering on early builds. You can always add that later on).

gorby
Scalemates is great, the problem is seeing the model your building being built by someone who is better at modelling than you….and there is always someone better. Without the internet as a kid we just built models for fun and all my mates were as crap at modelling as I was so I never knew it was possible to produce anything better. It was great.
Some of the modellers you see on here may have 40 or more years of modelling experience. If you compare your model to theirs you'll never be satisfied with what you produce. If you want to end up as good as some of the people on here you need to start simply and learn stage by stage as you go. The most important thing you need to remember now is to relax and just enjoy yourself, it isn't a competition it's supposed to be fun – particularly when you're young

Kesa Tiho
Well i am having fun and i am satisfied with my models, especially my 1:72 F-14A (ill post a pic of it when i get to the city because its a real beauty) my 1:32 F-14A and my latest build the 1:35 challenger II. And about the getting better thing, i have gotten better over the last two years ive been building models. Ive gone from needing help to even build a model to building a model with foggy canopies, glue residue everywhere and broken decals to good(ish) paint jobs, relatively clean builds, good decaling and basic weathering. Im getting better and i know it. But i just cant help the urge to try and be better than everyone else, you know how boys are

Spanjaard
relax and enjoy the ride. di not compare yourself with anybody (gorby is right that we had that easier because there was no internet when we statred). remember that most people only publish what looks good, and not all the mistakes before they got to today. what is more important, is to have fun with your builds. sometimes i think i had more fun when I was using paint to cover gaps (instead of putty, sanding....) than in some later builds where i was trying to make something more advanced. have fun and relax. try new techniques, make mistakes, and learn from them, but above all, have fun. at the end this is a hobby, an arr form, and nobody can tell you their work of art us better than yours 😉