Modeling Psychology 201

Dioramas? I have no room on the shelves now.

The one saving grace ( ah GRACE KELLY ) sorry, is plastic display cases that can be stacked. As long as the cat stays away. For the 1/24 and 1/18 scale cars. Would like to find cases for 1/48 planes.

Fullbreasted......you must be going to CA.

[StephenLawson]

Fellow Modelers:

To be *serious just for a minute, I would like to relate a story told to me recently by a longtime modeler. *

When I was younger I visited the home of a dear friend that had a large collection of models in his basement. *Models of every type size and shape. After he retired several years ago, he had a house full of built up kits. He began displaying his *builds at every opportunity. *Once, during the holiday's he went to a retirement home to erect a temporary display. *He found a fellow that had served on a ship that he the modeler had built. He found a woman that had come across the prairie in a covered wagon. Like the one he had built. He found a man that had worked on Studz Bearcats in his youth. *As you may guess the modeler gave his builds to these and others. *As he is a private individual i won't embarass him by mentioning his name. He has given away over 300 kits in 2 years.
I asked him how he felt about doing it. *He smiled and said '...it makes them feel good and I have more space to build!' *Spoken like a true modeler. *Here's a toast fellow forumites. *To the best of us ! *

[stringbags4ever2]

Stephen:

You've captured the spirit of modeling in one short paragraph. Mazeltov! This gentleman is deserving of the highest praise, and is a shining example for all of us. After all, we can't take our models with us when we go. Why not spread the history and the joy to others who can appreciate it. Top kudos to this man!

[StephenLawson]

Tink Happy Toughts !

[stringbags4ever2]

Whenever I'm building, I have happy thought running through my head.. Here's one for you. Not too long ago, I posted that my wife's uncle, a veteran of the 490th BG, 8th AF based in Eye, England, passed away suddenly. I had built him a 1/48 scale Monogram B-24 painted in the BG's colors. Well, I got it back recently. I'm donating it to the Bradley Air Museum in Windsor Locks, CT. Beasides being a memorial of sorts, I don't have a shelf that will fit the model!!

[StephenLawson]

Bravo Pete!

I have one big shelf....with a B 17F ( M> Belle) a B 17G , B 24D, B24J , B29, C47, P 61 and misc smaller aircrft 1/48 scale models.

When I sit down to the building board it is with a sense of adventure of learning, relaxing with some soft music in the background, enjoying myself with what I do with my time, and answering to no one but myself. But there is also the challenge to teach through demonstration.
You see, my dad has asked me to teach him patience since I have mastered it at a very young age. I was thinking one morning how best to teach dad this when he surprised me by choosing the medium when he bought two Guillow kits, a Sopwith Camel and a Nieuport 11. he gave me the first choice and I picked the Nieuport 11.
Dad has always been the type of builder that builds fast to see his completed project. He usually puts the formers together without regard to lining them up or making sure they fit together first before applying the glue.
It wasn't long into the building of the fuselage that I found that the bottom wing was too low and had to be raised. Then I decided to build the Nieuport 23 instead of the 11 making the necessary modifications as I went.
In the meantime, dad had finished the Sopwith Camel and was now going on a Curtis Robin with a 60 inch wing span. Dad had seen my work on the top wing where I added ailerons, made ailerons tubes and cranks from metal parts and assembled them following a Hardesty plan for detail not supplied in the Guillows kit. Dad seeing this was making a real effort to build the Curtis Robin with more precision in the basics. He now tried to get the parts to line up and fit and to plan out his steps ahead of time.
I finished both wings and found that Paul Guillows had made the fuselage to scale but had shortened the wing span a full three inches. I told dad and proceeded to take out my factory drawing on the Nieuport and draw up a new set of wings. From my own drawings I built the wings in the same method that you would use on a real aircraft where ever possible. I must admit it was the first time I had ever attempted anything this detailed.
Dad would ask for help from time to time and I happily gave him suggestions and ideas on how he could proceed, then I let him make up his mind as how he wanted to proceed. He decided to hang the Curtis Robin up for now not satisfied with it and he started the Hanriot HD-1 of 67 inch wing span. It is with this plane I am delighted in sharing with all that dad has come a very long way with his patience. He is also trying to build the Hanriot like a real plane, building a form to make the wing ribs, et cetera. He has completed the bottom wing and is presently working on the top wing. The tail and fuselage are nearly completed except for the radio gear to go in the fuselage. Yes, dads Hanriot is going to be a electric radio controlled aircraft.
I thought dad was going to have a fit when I spent a full week building the Lewis machine gun from scratch. Putting 16 hand made parts into it and then taking another three days to mix the right shade to paint it. All in all I'm happy with my work, with dads progress and the time we share together building.
I just thought I'd share this with you all.

David1

[StephenLawson]

Inspirational and very cool!!!

I admire you for getting your Dad into the hobby.

My Dad got me into the hobby, and when he owned a Hobby Shop he got young kids into the hobby by GIVING them the kits. And my Mother could never understand why the hobby shop never made money.

If we don't get the PC GAME Set into models, the hobby will die with us.

Some of the model co. are trying, but it is up to us the "masters".

There are 3 kids next door and maybe I should take My own advise. And maybe in the long run it will help my modelling.