You need more than just Tiger Blood… Here is a good one for you…“I am to busy at winning, I dont have time to talk to losers”
How does that one sum up for you?
Was that you directing that comment at me?
I don’t get it. I hope that’s not an insult. Insults are not a good way to make new friends. Rick.
No it wasnt directed to anyone at all. Sorry if that came out the wrong way. I am just saying that there is a lot of great Sheenisms out there. More than just Tiger Blood. But its to the point.
…yeah, I just took the “How does that sum it up for you?” as a jab at me for my earlier comment that your Battle of the Bulge summation was innacurate…feel free to PM me…
I think a good blend of all the “non” silly[whstl] comments will work for you… when my son started to build,. he at first would follow the “destructions” , but later on he wanted to be more creative… No pink pirate ships, but some NASCAR’s got grafted on to Monster truck chassis, and some odd painting occured… but he had fun, and thats what counts…[t$t]
but by all means… silly… is just plain ol fun…[Y][::DD0][proplr][prte]
it seems like the conversation went a little sideways.
I agree that you should let your young’un paint the kit however he or she wants. once you start putting rules as to how they should build kits it could start to ruin the fun. for some reason “historically accurate finantics” turn me off to modeling some times. It just seems to suck the fun out of modeling.
I also like the comment of “what would your pirate ship look like?” I built a lindberg “Jolly Roger” kit and did just that. i picked the colors based on what i thought it should look like. and that is still one of my favorite builds to date. you could collect some pictures of “pirate” ships throughout the ages for reference and throw in some historical ships as well to spark thier interest and see if the desire for historical accuracy grows.
remember that modeling is about having fun. it’s a hobby. people need to make thier build’s there own.
I’ve been revisiting this hobby after 20 years and introducing my 12 year old son. We’re nearly finished with a 1/32 A-10 and we’ll be starting on a 1/72 MiG-25 this weekend. I’ve been trying to create a balance between fun and quality/accuracy. He does the fun parts and I follow up and show him how you can refine each step a bit.
For the A-10 I had him do the easy part of each step and then I would follow with the detail work. I had him cut peices from the sprues and then I would do some trimming and sanding. He did a lot of the gluing and I did some filling and shaping. I did the masking and helped him do the spray painting. We split the decals with him doing the easy, inconspicuous ones and I did the harder ones. We’ll do a sludge wash this weekend and he can enjoy slopping it on while I clean it off.
When the MiG arrived yesterday we took the peices and instructions out to get an idea of how it would be. He immediately said he wanted to paint it like it was an American aircraft. I reflexively balked and said we should paint it like a “real” MiG-25.
Now I think I may reconsider his idea, at the very least because it might increase his investment and interest in the project. So, maybe using the idea that through various means countries may acquire and repurpose enemy equipment (at the very least to study it) we can suppose this plane was some type of espionage prize. Maybe we’ll get some after-market decals for a 1970’s US fighter and use them along with USAF colors but in the same Soviet pattern. Who knows, but it should be fun!
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thanks for all the input. he is 8 and has a younger brother. his mother brought them to our meeting and we presented him with an “honary junior member” membership card, a jolly roger kit, glue (the testors black long spout which i use also) and an xacto knife, with his mom’s permission. seems his teacher is also encouraging him and has another child in her class interested in ww2 ships. (i recall iwas interested in ships at that time too. still am and some days i feel i don’t paint that much better). it’s a private school.
i think i will pick up a copy of the kit as well. i have made 3 work boards out of free scrap wood from home depot that they even cut to size for free. i bordered them on the bottom and half way up each side with basswoos strips and sealed the inside “seam” with wood glue. this prevents me from sliding parts off inyo my lap, the concrete floor, or the rug. big enough for a small cutting board. think i will make one for him so any spills are contained on the board.
we hope to see him at our monthly workshop to start on it. is mom says he has soccer and lacrosse so it’s a tight schedule. at the worksjhop he will be with his mom or dad or teacher and about a dozen club members who are snorting sawdust while i sniff glue. that way he has other things to look at when he gets bored, we’ll have additionl tools we can “borrow”. hell i may have to work on a ship model there instead of 1/35 armor.
Set the bar high. not win/lose but good/ better. They all can sit here and watch a P-61 training video on their iPhone while you talk, if they care to.
I don’t like to talk down to people but I do like to challenge them.