Post by okdoky on Aug 2, 2010 20:46:24 GMT
Hi Folks
My girls, Jasmine (8) and Holly (6) have been at me for ages to show them how to build a model. What better to get them interested than a tripple truck trail through the Airfix 1/76 range at Jenners Toymaster Elgin.
I cut my modelling teeth on Airfix kits at the tender age of 7 (40 years ago ouch) with the two that I picked for them being a true trip down memory lane for myself. The AEC Matador and 5.5 inch for Jasmine and the White Half Track and 1 Ton Trailer being two of my very first model builds. I bought myself a newer Bedford MK 4 Tonne to munch on with my older and rather worn down, filler filled wisdom teeth !!!!!!
This is to be a simple build first and paint later start to modelling which the girls took to very quickly even though the fit and fix of their two older kits leaves a lot to the imagination. I am happy with this though because their kits have small number of parts with some rather challenging fit issues that got them scratching their tiny little heads over while I watched on and built my own, JB Models kit now produced by Airfix with better detail and much more positive parts fit.
Jasmine
It's nice to know that the kids were not over-awed by the kit instructions and with a simple introduction to the parts and box art, were both quickly setting about their sprues hunting out the first of their build segments.
Holly
Jasmine had a struggle with the matador cab at the begining with a little blurp in the build having to take off the cab doors to swap them round to the other sides
Holly had a bit of a fight getting the tracks all cleaned up, having loads of sprue connections and flashfrom these ancient castings.
Their consetration was great and they were smiling as they fought the tiny parts to get them to stick together. The only tools they had were a small pair of nail scissors, Revell glue in a pin tube applicator bottle and a nail file sanding stick.
I was enjoying my Bedford build which falls together so easily.
My girls, Jasmine (8) and Holly (6) have been at me for ages to show them how to build a model. What better to get them interested than a tripple truck trail through the Airfix 1/76 range at Jenners Toymaster Elgin.
I cut my modelling teeth on Airfix kits at the tender age of 7 (40 years ago ouch) with the two that I picked for them being a true trip down memory lane for myself. The AEC Matador and 5.5 inch for Jasmine and the White Half Track and 1 Ton Trailer being two of my very first model builds. I bought myself a newer Bedford MK 4 Tonne to munch on with my older and rather worn down, filler filled wisdom teeth !!!!!!
This is to be a simple build first and paint later start to modelling which the girls took to very quickly even though the fit and fix of their two older kits leaves a lot to the imagination. I am happy with this though because their kits have small number of parts with some rather challenging fit issues that got them scratching their tiny little heads over while I watched on and built my own, JB Models kit now produced by Airfix with better detail and much more positive parts fit.
Jasmine
It's nice to know that the kids were not over-awed by the kit instructions and with a simple introduction to the parts and box art, were both quickly setting about their sprues hunting out the first of their build segments.
Holly
Jasmine had a struggle with the matador cab at the begining with a little blurp in the build having to take off the cab doors to swap them round to the other sides
Holly had a bit of a fight getting the tracks all cleaned up, having loads of sprue connections and flashfrom these ancient castings.
Their consetration was great and they were smiling as they fought the tiny parts to get them to stick together. The only tools they had were a small pair of nail scissors, Revell glue in a pin tube applicator bottle and a nail file sanding stick.
I was enjoying my Bedford build which falls together so easily.