Hello and I'm a paper modeller...
Thank you for letting me join this forum, I hope you will all go easy on me and help me on my journey of discovery as I head down the path of paper.
Born and residing in Norwich, UK I'm a 51 year old with a passion for all shapes of models.
My brother 10 years my senior indoctrinated me in my early years by taking me to the cinema, of which a certain Star Wars film had a profound effect on me at the age of seven. Many science fiction films followed and t.v was there too, Dale 'the brother' would watch Gerry Anderson shows, Doctor Who, Blake's Seven and just about every Sci-Fi show going.
Whilst the the film and t,v were being watched, I was always drawn to the models and wondering how the effects were achieved, thus having a great love of those wonderful wizards who helped bring lifeless plastic - into screen icons.
Early modelling years were full of plastic kits - Airfix, Matchbox, MPC and Monagram to name a few...tanks and aircraft were staples, but the lure of something off-world was looming.
Watching as my brother build Rockets, robots, Enterprise's, monsters, Daleks and scratch-building his own creations left and impact on me to dabble in Japanese Mecha, radio control and other oddities, but focus dropped as I got older, a job, finding pubs and other general life issues raised their head until I met my partner in 2010.
We become an item, moved in together - the miracle born out of this was to have a spare room, in which a bench could always be ready and willing for the re-kindling of model making my old forgotten hobby burn bright again.
A friend was turning a significant age and I thought "make him a model" his favourite plane and invention was Concorde. Through the wonderful world of the internet, I found files for this beautiful aircraft in the form of files which I could construct the ultimate in paper planes. Various small tests were made -mistakes happened, but above all I was enjoying my new found love of turning flat lifeless parts into a thing of wonder.
I hope you can help me along the way as I progress onto more complex things, welcoming any help and advice along the way...
A hearty handshake to you all
Chuffy
Thank you for letting me join this forum, I hope you will all go easy on me and help me on my journey of discovery as I head down the path of paper.
Born and residing in Norwich, UK I'm a 51 year old with a passion for all shapes of models.
My brother 10 years my senior indoctrinated me in my early years by taking me to the cinema, of which a certain Star Wars film had a profound effect on me at the age of seven. Many science fiction films followed and t.v was there too, Dale 'the brother' would watch Gerry Anderson shows, Doctor Who, Blake's Seven and just about every Sci-Fi show going.
Whilst the the film and t,v were being watched, I was always drawn to the models and wondering how the effects were achieved, thus having a great love of those wonderful wizards who helped bring lifeless plastic - into screen icons.
Early modelling years were full of plastic kits - Airfix, Matchbox, MPC and Monagram to name a few...tanks and aircraft were staples, but the lure of something off-world was looming.
Watching as my brother build Rockets, robots, Enterprise's, monsters, Daleks and scratch-building his own creations left and impact on me to dabble in Japanese Mecha, radio control and other oddities, but focus dropped as I got older, a job, finding pubs and other general life issues raised their head until I met my partner in 2010.
We become an item, moved in together - the miracle born out of this was to have a spare room, in which a bench could always be ready and willing for the re-kindling of model making my old forgotten hobby burn bright again.
A friend was turning a significant age and I thought "make him a model" his favourite plane and invention was Concorde. Through the wonderful world of the internet, I found files for this beautiful aircraft in the form of files which I could construct the ultimate in paper planes. Various small tests were made -mistakes happened, but above all I was enjoying my new found love of turning flat lifeless parts into a thing of wonder.
I hope you can help me along the way as I progress onto more complex things, welcoming any help and advice along the way...
A hearty handshake to you all
Chuffy