Retroeric

Hi, I've started dabbling with models for the first time since my childhood, I'm now a 40 something who can usually be found making retro video games and showcasing progress on Twitter Always had a passing interest/fascination with aircraft, civil in particular, so inspired by a couple of people I know who do this kind of stuff to an amazing standard I thought I'd try kit models again starting with a 1/144 scale Airbus A319. The finished model can be seen here Still got lots to learn, and mistakes not to repeat. Next up is a 1/32 Spitfire Mk.IIa, which I hope will turn out a lot better than the A319 😀

My first attempt at doing a kit model properly, rather than my childhood experiences of throwing them together, painting them before finally destroying them in an actual blaze of glory! So I'm pretty much a complete newbie. It's Revell's Airbus A319 1/144 kit, with BA and German Wings livery included, I chose BA. The white of the fuselage is painted with Tamiya spray, and I've used Tamiya spary lacquer along the way. Everything else is brush painted with Revell enamels. I've made plenty of mistakes, the worst being trying to mask over decals that had already been applied in order to correct a mistake, resulting in the BA logo on one side of having a chunk missing. Still trying to source a replacement set of decals to fix this. Any critique gratefully received, in particular areas where improvements could be made. I appreciate that this is way off the standard of most of the stuff here, but it's a start!