About me
- Name:
- Pete
- Nickname:
- Pete05
- Country:
Australia
- Town:
- Melbourne, Victoria
- Member since:
- December 26, 2021
- Communities:
- papermates.net (Paper modeling)gundammates.com (Gundam modeling)railwaymates.com (Train modeling)diecastmates.com (Diecast models)rcmates.net (RC modeling)
I'm a 52-year-old Truck Driver. I'll be moving house early 2023 & am working on building up a tasty stash of kits to build once I'm set up in my new home.
My first experience of modelling dates back over thirty years ago to the late-1980s.
I used to build Tamiya 1/20 Formula One and 1/24 cars. My painting efforts were amateur at best, always by brush after a disastrous effort with a spray can. If the plastic was the correct colour, I didn't bother trying to paint white or black & never once did I use a clear coat.
The completed car would then sit on display out in the open eventually collecting dust & the homeless spider.
I gave the hobby away around 1991 but always watched from a distance.
Why am I back? I guess the main reason is I've been bitten by the modelling bug again after watching some absolute genius builds on Youtube.
I used to build Tamiya 1/20 Formula One and 1/24 cars. My painting efforts were amateur at best, always by brush after a disastrous effort with a spray can. If the plastic was the correct colour, I didn't bother trying to paint white or black & never once did I use a clear coat.
The completed car would then sit on display out in the open eventually collecting dust & the homeless spider.
I gave the hobby away around 1991 but always watched from a distance.
Why am I back? I guess the main reason is I've been bitten by the modelling bug again after watching some absolute genius builds on Youtube.
Activities
Modeling clubs
I'm not a member of a scale modeling club.
Favorite webzines
No particular webzines
Scale modeling forums
No particular forums
Scale modeling magazines
No particular paper magazines are on my reading list
Scale modeling shops
Paint ranges
I use following paints on a regular basis:
Favorite scales
1:121:20
1:24
1:72
Interests
Contact
My next events
I plan to attend following scale modeling events and shows:

ESSMC First (2025) SWAP MEET 16 March
BOX HILL
16. March 2025

16. March 2025