Hi from Scotland

[Spartacus]

Hey

Looking to start with some Star Wars and Mass Effect models. Will take it from there!!

That's it I guess.

[Vermin_King]

Welcome. You've come to the right place.

[Tim Crowe]

Welcome to the forum, Spartacus

There is a huge range of Star Wars models available to build. Some a quite simple up to completely insane.

Tim

[papercruiser]

Welcome from Indianapolis!

[cardist]

Welcome Spartacus, from a fellow Scot. It's good to see the joy of paper spreading here too.

All the best

Bernie

[Dancooper]

Welcome Spartacus. Are you talking about building existing SW and ME models, or about designing those models ?

[Spartacus]

Thanks for the thanks. And - goodness - I'm looking at building pre-existing models for the first few months.

That might change in time, I'm a fair coder, can use some 3D modelling programs well enough to build SW ships in them (Softimage XSI), and know my way around PaintShopPro9, so providing I can use those or similar tools I'll have a fair chance.

But in the meantime I've been on a massive download spree. From the simple miniature fighters by Momir Farooq right through to the PhD-level mindbenders by UHU02. In the main I've downloaded as much Star Wars as I can find, anything Mass Effect, as well as any 1-to-1 scale Sci-Fi replica guns.

I'm thinking starting on a mid-level Star Wars fighter or two, then looking at some of the Mass Effect characters.

Perhaps the Loenf variant of Ninjatoes Tie Fighters. Too advanced for a first model?