I used to build sci-fi stuff, mostly Star Trek, then lost interest in that entirely and got into armor. Started with Soviet cold-war stuff, mostly APC's but a couple tanks as well. Now I'm into WWII, German and a thinking of buying some Soviet kits too. Though that Hummer and LAV-25 are calling me from their boxes saying "make a diorama for us - like you spent so much time planning to do when you bought us"!

Almost all 1:35 modern Canadian with the occasional foray into allied equipment.

The easy anwser to your question is WE ARE ALL WEIRDO'S aren't we???

Russ

For me, if it has tracks, then it is on the list!

Now that said, I have just a bit more Russian than German, and the resin is deffinatly favored on the modern side.

Dave

1/35th scale tracks, wheels, a couple of figures and arty with one or two sci-fi things thrown in for good measure.

However, I have been on this 'Mortar binge' lately.

Thanks,
Kevin Keefe
Mortars in Miniature

I start building about anything, and finish less. I am a fan of Allied ww2 armor when the zimmerit thing wears me out. I build modern armor when the old stuff gets old. I build figures when I am fairly certain that I will have a dio to put them on. I'll build anything. H3ll, you guys are right, I am crazy...

I build a little bit of anything that catches my fancy, but my favorites are still Shermans and Sherman-based vehicles like the M-10, M-12, M-7 Priest, Kangaroo, etc. Right now I have more than 20 Sherman variants on the shelf, another four in various states of completion on the bench, plus at least six or seven in the "planning and gathering" stage. On top of that, I enjoy all types and scales of figures, as well as the occasional diorama.

I don't build much WWII German stuff anymore because I just can't afford all the reference stuff to keep up with the times. Besides, as I have become older, I believe my tastes have become more refined ... In all seriousness, I find that I've become less fascinated with Nazis and their gizmology, and more fascinated with the humble citizen-soldiers who answered the call and saved the world from fascism. Looking to the future and my eventual demise, maybe my collection of WWII Allied stuff will end up in a museum somewhere next to a veteran's personal effects and gear. The German stuff will likely end up in a dumpster or a kid's sandbox.

I have an old, battered copy of Hunnicutt's Sherman, and when I'm dome building all the variants in there, maybe I'll move on to something else. Most of my references are on U.S. and other Allied WWII vehicles/soldiers/campaigns, so that's what I build. I'm also dabbling in Korean War subjects, which aren't a far cry from WWII.

You know what, thats very interesting. What becomes of our kits after a while, not only when we die, but even when our skills improve so much that the older kits are no longer shelf worthy. I guess this could be a whole new thread but; whats the average shelf life of your models and what happens with the ones no longer on display. I think I average about 3 to 5 years per model before something breaks (I do move often) or it just begins to look bad amongst the more advanced kits around it. Still I wish I knew what happened to all my old kits...

Ralph

i build just about every type of WW11 armor, but concentrate on German vehicles. In particular the Pz111 and Pz1V tanks and Stugs. Currently building a DML Pz111, E and using left over parts from the kit to upgrade an old Tamiya Pz111 kit I first built over 25 years ago.

I know there are alot of people out there, that if the armies of the world have used it then they will build it, and that's alright because it's what they want to do. As for me, I build what I like, this includes some German WW2, (mainly Tigers and Panthers,right now I have 3 Tiger II kits "waiting" for me in the closet) Every now and then I'll find an Allied subject that trips my trigger ( M-10). At the moment I'm on a modern kick, my last 4 builds have been modern, with another on the workbench as I type. So I guess what I'm getting at is build what you want. If that is multiple Panthers, or whatever, great, the whole idea is to enjoy it.

Just my 2 cents.
cheers,
Mike