You mean your daughter will play with you when your having fun with your TECHNIC right???[;)]
My dad had a few kits up in the closet that he wanted to do with me as a kid, so we did a few and then about 3 years ago, something clicked in my brain and said I should get into modeling. So I took it up seriously last year.
My advice is not to push your kid start out with snap togethers and then eventually give him a real one to put together. And make it a father son project. And mabye your kid will like them and stick with them.
Hey Berny, I bought my daughter that VW bug. What a messy kit. It’s from Revell Monogram and it needs lots of cleanup on it. Wow, I get to teach her about sanding and filling, etc. She ended up picking out Hot Pearl Pink instead of purple. I hope she doesn’t get to frustrated, because I told her it will take some time. I’m going to let her do most of the painting though.
Hello,
I have been working with kids and art for some time now. Last year I started teaching them how to build models. What I have found is that you must make it fun. For young kids a YU-GI-OH model from walmart about $7.00 will get them started. What I had them do is paint the whole model Acrylic white then they can paint the model any color. I have done this with some frist time students. Also a clear goal of what you want them to learn about models is a good idea. The kits are aesy to build and they can play with them. I have some pics posted on my website. I hope this helps you out.
MAKE IT FUN !!!
Dale
Thanks all .
All of you have good ideas and advise.
Please feel free to keep the ideas coming.
Hi all;
I agree with the previous comments. My kids range from 13 to 22, and they all build models of one description or another. One is into RC planes, another plastic, and the third just likes to blow things up! I started them with Lego, K-nex, that sort of thing, and let them find their way from there. In fact I was out of the hobby for many years and my kids got me back into it.
I agree with letting them pick out their own kit; just guide them when they aim for the fully rigged clipper as a first project! I cannot recommend strongly enough your friendly local hobby shop owner as well; if he/she is worth their salt they’ll talk to the kids and encourage them. Bert at Argus Hobbies was great with my kids; he always kicked in a free tube of glue or paintbrush, which made them feel special (as well as keeping me coming back). He also had a kid’s window in his shop and they busted their bib with pride every time their creations went in there!
One last thing I can add is to give them tips on things before they start, that way the tips won’t come across so much as correcting what they did wrong. After a couple of airplane models I bought my son a tube of putty along with his next one and showed him how to use it; he then went ahead and started filling seams on his own.
Start simple Snap together. The really best part is spenting time with them, and teaching them a skill: patienece.