Monday, December 23, 2013

Scale Model Kits

By Ann Singer


People have found many different ways to spend their spare time. Models and hobbies allow individuals to expand their horizons and keep their minds active while enjoying their leisure time. Playing video games has become one of the leading ways to spend one's time when not working. However, it might be wise to consider the advantages of building plastic models kits over video games.

In fact, I had so many airplanes hanging from my ceiling with fishing line, that times you could not see the ceiling. A miniature Smithsonian Aviation Museum in the making - so, that's what I did in my youth, and I enjoyed it very much.

Now that I'm older I still occasionally enjoy building models, air brushing them, and although I don't have space for them all, I enjoy building dioramas also. Now then, if you would like to learn more about building plastic models, or if you would like the models you build to come out better, more realistic, and more historically authentic, then there is a very good book I'd like to recommend to you, and it is actually one that I own myself. The name of the book is;

In addition, passion takes on a crucial part. This passion is sometimes not easy to convey in words or texts. As a result, one may want to exhibit scale model building as a form of their own personal expertise. Building models can be just for fun; built as collector items.

It has long been said that patience is a virtue. While video games can be entertaining, they do nothing to teach one about patience. Assembling a model, on the other hand, teaches one how to be patient. This is because the glue used in assembly must be allowed to dry before one moves to the next step. Failure to do so could result in parts that have been put together falling apart under strain.

He also explains the tools you will need to build these models, along with the glues, and paints. There is a great section on airbrushing, and I wish I had this book back when I was a teenager because I could have really used it.

In addition, assembling plastic models kits can go a long way toward preparing one for a career. There are a wide range of occupations that depend on a scale model to make their jobs easier. Scientists used such items to represent things that are too small to see with the naked eye or too large to contain. Architects and engineers use scale models to visualize and design buildings, bridges, and other structures. Assembling plastic models as a child can help one learn how to place pieces in an intricate item that will be useful later.

In the book there is information on joining master modeler clubs, or even how to make your own club with other local hobbyists. And if you are worried about using the right terminology when talking to your modeling friends, then there is a complete glossary in the back, so you use the proper buzzwords. Indeed, I hope you will please consider this if you plan on building plastic models for profit, or as a hobby. Please think on it.




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