I love models
Cars, planes and more. The problem is that I'm no good at putting them together and always make a mess of them.
Cars, planes and more. The problem is that I'm no good at putting them together and always make a mess of them.
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Wee Hooker
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When I was a kid, I always had a plastic scale model kit (or two) working.
Some as simple as a 10 pc car kit, some as complex as an aircraft carrier. I loved model building. Got away from it for some years then started building wooden ship models while in college. Man, Those were some tough ones. I remember having 300 hrs just in the gigging of one. I look forward to the day I retire and hope my hands and eyes are still up to the task by then!
Some as simple as a 10 pc car kit, some as complex as an aircraft carrier. I loved model building. Got away from it for some years then started building wooden ship models while in college. Man, Those were some tough ones. I remember having 300 hrs just in the gigging of one. I look forward to the day I retire and hope my hands and eyes are still up to the task by then!
Juliet_Bravo
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Great thread! My brother had a workbench in the garage and that was where we both used to build model cars/trucks. Spent many an evening out there putting glue fingerprints on 'em...lol Like some others have mentioned, we used to make our own mods by combining parts/pieces from other kits, to make one cool one....oh, the memories.
Built quite a few plastic models like everyone else I guess. A couple of wooden models from kits.
Most fell victim to the Daisy pump BB rifle when that became the favorite past time.
I did build some tiny ships in a bottle.
Actually the bottles were burned out light bulbs. The old clear glass un-coated ones. You carefully separated the glass from the socket, then cut the glass to remove the filament structure and built the model inside. Remounted the bulb back onto the socket when done and onto a nice wooden display stand.
I can't for the life of me remember what happened to those.
Maybe they were that bad and got tossed like alot of my early creative trys.
I tried just about everything when I was a kid, and some weren't so creative though.
Then along came firearms....
Most fell victim to the Daisy pump BB rifle when that became the favorite past time.
I did build some tiny ships in a bottle.
Actually the bottles were burned out light bulbs. The old clear glass un-coated ones. You carefully separated the glass from the socket, then cut the glass to remove the filament structure and built the model inside. Remounted the bulb back onto the socket when done and onto a nice wooden display stand.
I can't for the life of me remember what happened to those.
Maybe they were that bad and got tossed like alot of my early creative trys.
I tried just about everything when I was a kid, and some weren't so creative though.
Then along came firearms....
HOUSTON RICK
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My little brother smashed my models when I went off to school. He is in his forties now and still hears about it.
DigiRebel
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I used to do model ships... mostly submarines, and Battleships, but my pride and joy was the USS Lexington (CV-16) that my Grandfather served on after his time behind enemy lines in China was finished during World War 2.
Now I seem to be the young'un in here (just turned 35) but you know, when I got older I discovered a game that can be played with miniatures and that absorbed my remaining modeling experience (plus I do stuff with my models now instead of just looking at them!)
Of course, between ammo and minis... well I just don't have money for anything else at all.
Now I seem to be the young'un in here (just turned 35) but you know, when I got older I discovered a game that can be played with miniatures and that absorbed my remaining modeling experience (plus I do stuff with my models now instead of just looking at them!)
Of course, between ammo and minis... well I just don't have money for anything else at all.
Arik
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Im 34, i used to build them all the time in my early teens. Both cars and military planes. All ended up in the dumpster eventually
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I was a model builder when I was young. Plastic models of WWll and Korean War vintage fighters and bombers. Control line models came into vogue with small gas engines. Never had the money for those but always wanted to build and fly them. Now that I'm retired and have a few bucks to play with, I've taken up building Foam models and flying them using a radio control transmitter and receiver. No noise, about sixty bucks to build one and $150.00 for a transmitter with 4 channels. Finally doing what I couldn't afford to do when I was young and enjoying it!
This thread brings back some memories... Airfix, Revelle, Aurora, Testors.
I had a bunch of 1/100 scale WWII fighters. Can't remember the maker but they cost me about a half a buck each. Learned all about the various US, Japanese and German planes while building them. I kept a scrap book with their box cover pics and info sheets that came with them.
Testors glue was 10 cents a tube and I never thought about sniffing for pleasure !!!? It usually gave me a headache if I spent too much time with it open.
But my favorite was my air fleet of WWI planes, all 1/72 scale. I had them hung up in a big dogfight above my bed.
John
I had a bunch of 1/100 scale WWII fighters. Can't remember the maker but they cost me about a half a buck each. Learned all about the various US, Japanese and German planes while building them. I kept a scrap book with their box cover pics and info sheets that came with them.
Testors glue was 10 cents a tube and I never thought about sniffing for pleasure !!!? It usually gave me a headache if I spent too much time with it open.
But my favorite was my air fleet of WWI planes, all 1/72 scale. I had them hung up in a big dogfight above my bed.
John
Built and flew control line planes. My buddy and I used to tie pieces of crepe paper to the tails of our planes and dog fight to see which one of us could cut the paper from the other's plane. Never thought of sniffing the glue or paint either, and we had lots of fun. I was going to go into RC flying, but never did.
Built some model cars, trucks, and navy ships too.
Another buddy and I took sheets of plywood, painted them grey, and built the deck of an aircraft carrier with a ramp on the front of it to help launch our planes, and we would then fly our control line planes by flying them off the "carrier".
Built some model cars, trucks, and navy ships too.
Another buddy and I took sheets of plywood, painted them grey, and built the deck of an aircraft carrier with a ramp on the front of it to help launch our planes, and we would then fly our control line planes by flying them off the "carrier".
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Hobie1
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I enjoyed building planes, trains, and...spacecraft.
palmetto99
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I always built small, simple, cheap models (ship and planes) as a younger kid. The ones that were about 1$ or less at the hobby shop. alot of those did fall to the BB rifle. I went through a period in my late teens early twenties where did very detailed armor. Usually WW2 German. Did extra detail work, weathering and battle damage. Great for the winter time. Got out of it and never went back. I still have some of the better ones packed away.
I built a lot of model cars as a kid, along with planes and ships. Eventually, one brother and I got into slot car racing. Our cars were always well-detailed, as well as very fast.
My brother returned to it in recent years and spends most of his Saturdays racing. I can't seem to get interested any more. I'd rather be outside.
My other brother still builds HO scale railroads.
My brother returned to it in recent years and spends most of his Saturdays racing. I can't seem to get interested any more. I'd rather be outside.
My other brother still builds HO scale railroads.
In the 60s, I put together nearly all the popular WW2 fighters and bombers. A few jets, and only 3 boats that I remember, PT109, another PT Revelle kit, and a 4 stack WW1 destroyer like my grandfather was on. My cars were mostly early funny car and A/FX types. The only "custom" I ever did, was a Ford Tri-motor that I mounted bombs and cannon on that were left from other kits, and put AAF decals with a camo paint scheme on it. Man, it was cool.
dpowers311
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I built a lot of planes, helicopters tanks, cars and a battleship. My parents would hang the planes from my ceiling with string and my dresser looked like a battle field
Nephew did military scenes
In just a couple of years he was producing museum quality realistic displays for military vehicles. I was awestruck. For instance, besides the Tiger Tank he would have scenery and personnel. Incredible painting, accuracy and attention to detail.
In just a couple of years he was producing museum quality realistic displays for military vehicles. I was awestruck. For instance, besides the Tiger Tank he would have scenery and personnel. Incredible painting, accuracy and attention to detail.
