remember your first?

[HeavyKevie]

Originally Posted by Lex

I can see the FG Cub is one of the most popular "first builds" ^O^

I'd agree with you there.....
It's all Chips fault!!!

I'm sure many people have taken this one on as their first build - Even Jonny! It looks as good as all of his other stuff who would ever think that this was his first! What a talent! - Wonderful work!

[the4ce]

My first paper model made on a computer(I think it was a computer) was USS Enterprise when I had ~8 years. I have bought it from a library and my first model made by me with my own hands with no computer was a tank I think when I had ~6-7 years

[zachy]

I am old so I can remember building the Wheaties box models. I got back into it in 2000 with Fiddlersgreen models. Now I'm addicted and have even designed my own. Work, build and play with the dogs is about all I do now. Does anyone have an interest in building my Sopwith 1 1/2 strutter? I can send it to you. Zachy

[cbg]

Fiddler's Green Gee Bee Sportster was my first. . .



It now belongs to my nephew. FG is one of the best places for newbies to start, in my opinion.

cbg

[gregh]

this is the link to my first - oldest grandson was into "spacecraft" at the time. Modular Space Toys MODULAR SPACE TOYS
easy to build and re-color

[Gainer]

Remember my first card model? Yes, unfortunately. :P

[JonUK]

My first model was a Pin Tumbler Lock with three pins complete with Key - came in a set of models in a pack from "Take Nobodys Word for it" A kids science program presented by Carol Vorderman in 1989 - I sent off for it when I was about 12 and never got around to making any of them until I started getting interested in Locksmithing about 3 years ago!

It was a lovely little model and I made a lock pick and tension wrench (out of paper too, natch!) to go with it!

[DarthPineapple]

I believe my first model was a simple one: The tank from Paper Toys. My dad gave me the link to Paper Toys and that's how it all started...

[john wagenseil]

In the early 1970's, a WWI Emdem, by Wilhelmshaven. I bought it at either Berkeley Hardware or Jeffrey's Toys. That was when the DM was not worth much compared to the dollar and German paper models were a bargain.
It was a tricky build for a first time paper model, but it turned out OK. It was recognized as Emden by a visitor who walked by my open dorm room door.
Then there was a thirty year period doing plastic models and the occasional wooden ship model, until I stumbled the PMI catalogue and then Chip's site and got bitten again.
My unbuilt plastic models went on EBay (check your old unbuilt plastic models, some of them may be quite valuable). I still like wooden ship modeling but there is a lot of clean up after each building session.
When I am done with a paper model I can usually find a taker, or leave them around at work and they get "adopted". One was saved from an office move and has been on a former co-workers desk for several years.