has anyone ever had their better half help them build a model
maybe as an xtra set of hands here and there or…
(i know is is a crappy ship) but… i am building a 400th scale heller FOCH a/c carrier and because of my failing eye sight and crippling hands my wife helped me tape the waterline so i can paint it
she said she liked helping me and would help me more as i go
My wife?!? AH HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! Thanks… I needed a laugh today. She good at breakin’ them. In fact, she broke one of mine while I was out shopping for groceries last night. I was p*ssed!!!
I would love to build a model with my wife. Or, even have her build her own and we build together. Nothing would make me happier. But, my wife has a very sensivtive nose, and she can’t handle the smells that model making produces. I swear she could out sniff a drug sniffing dog! Anyway, I’m trying to get more Acrylic paints in my inventory. Maybe then she will change her mind.
I bought her a Monogram 56 T-bird that she wanted. She may or may not build it but she won’t let me touch it.
When we were redoing our basement a couple of years ago we moved our deep freeze to be under my display shelves. We had bought part of a cow and were putting the meat in the freezer when she bumped the shelf and everything came tumbling down. I was able to gather up all the pieces and repair a few kits, but several were thrown into the spare parts bins.
I’ve never built a model with her, but I did help her with a Snap Tite SR-71 several years ago. She hasn’t had much interest since.
My wifes nephew Danny, age 28, has down syndrome. He loves cars and airplanes, so we both help him with building and painting, doing the least possible so that he is the major builder. Some of the more complex models that he will display in his room Karon and I worked on together, they make dynamite gifts for special times.
So yes, she is a great help, but actually becoming quite accomplished and turning out nice work on her own. Her favorite part now is airbrushing, she just finished a Camaro done in candy apple green, Danny’s favorite color. Danny and I were totally impressed with how it turned out and told her so. She took me out to dinner that night.
Note to self, find a way to do that again.
Patrick
NO WAY would I let my wife help with a model!!! She just doesn’t get it, and is too totally dominant! Especialy with paint colors! Please dear, go away!
I was reading this thread and told my wife who was across the room. She gave me the look as if…you must be crazy
Do 1:1 people count?
Damn right! This hobby is suppose to be “me time”. Not with the better half. LOL!
I help the wife with her business whenever I can and she returns the favor with an “extra pair of hands” when needed. She sewed the sails for the “Scottish Maid” in my avatar, copies pics of Instrument panels from the internet and reduces them to fit what I’m working on and prints them out for me. She’s aways ready to lend a hand when these old shaky hands of mine need help. I keep saying that she’s a keeper. Guess I’m just one of the lucky ones.
Jim [cptn]
So…she’s breakin YOUR stuff, while you’re out doing HER job!!![:P]
Mine tried, God bless her…many years ago. We went through some pics and she picked a plane. I hit the stash and handed her the kit. She looked at it…and the instructions…looked back at it…let out a long, drawn out “mmmmm…noooooooooo”. She has picked out a couple schemes for me though…when I just couldn’t decide…or care!
DURR, if you’ve got a wife who is willing and happy to help, then let her help. If she wants to build with you, then that’s even better. When two people can share a hobby and love doing it together, then THAT, my friend, is part of what marriage is all about. My wife, who has her own hobbies (quilting & scrapbooking), is wanting us to get a large craft room together so that I can build while she does her thing. And I am definitely all for that. The way we have it set up now, I have my office/hobby room/guitar room/man cave, while she has her own hobby room/girl cave. Both are too small for two people to work on a hobby at the same time. But, once we get our own house (we rent right now), we’ll have that one large crafting room. But, I’m glad and thankful to the Lord that He gave me a wife who understands hobbies. Treasure that wife that you have!
My wife and I have built two models together. The youngest just graduated high school. The instructions were missing!
gk
I really don’t mind grocery shopping at all. Another way to decompress. When she does comes along with me, she tend to make the trip longer to do. You know how women are, they have to look at something and decide if she wants it or not. Me, I grab the sh!t and get the hell out. Of course, I get to sneak in a little treat for myself like a novel or a $5 DVD at Walmart. LOL!!
I hear ya. I do some grocery shopping too…all part of being in a good partnership. I do prefer to go on my own, for the same reasons…get in, get out!
Mine is a good one…she understands that I can’t stand to sit and watch tv, and have to be doing something. We’ll “hang out” for a few after she gets home from work…then…“I appreciate the effort…you can go work on your models”!
SEE YA!!!
Now you’re talking Fermis!! LOL!
Hi !
As the semi - retired C.E.O of MinShipCo I can say that when alive she was my BEST helper . Many models on display throught the country in Boardrooms and Museums attest to the fact I was blessed to have the time with her . When she was in Medical school she built pickup trucks for relaxation . Some pretty darned good ones too !
You know what though . I still find myself thinking of asking for her help .She’s been in heaven for 20 years now . I Hope ! The second one liked the finished product but there was no interest to build . Heck of a cook though ! She’s up there too , I hope !
Hmm , I wonder if they have a model shop there ? Hmmmmm . Tanker - Builder
LOL!!!
No she does many things well, some better than me, but meticulous craftsmanship is NOT one of them.
She’s a very impatient person.
Already had one divorce.