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Post by mustang1989 on Dec 29, 2016 4:49:18 GMT -7
As shown back a few weeks ago , I got my son a Revell Pro Finish Fw190 and P-51 Mustang. I guess given my love (and modeling influence) for the Fw190, he went with that one first. Our subject, the 190, appears to be a mix of variants but I'd venture to say that it's an F-8 model since that's the only variant that could carry bombs. I'll be helping him most of the way through the build (which would take about 5 minutes to build if it were totally up to him ) to instill a little patience and creativeness in him. He's used to building Legos and he can put most of the larger kits (500+ pieces ) together in just a few hours so this'll be a challenge for him in the patience department. I think I can round up a spare set of swastikas for the tail and I'll be showing him how to pull off a pretty squeaky clean install of an aerial antenna to give the build a little boost.
The kit:
and the layout/ break down of all the parts on HIS workbench:( the neat thing about these kits is that they come pre-painted and turn out pretty cool looking when built and I think he'll be happy with it since he has no airbrush experience yet)
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Post by Jay's Mini Scale on Dec 29, 2016 8:16:03 GMT -7
It's nice to see kids building I think he will do a great job on this one
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Post by Big D on Dec 29, 2016 11:15:06 GMT -7
Very good thing to do. How old is your son?
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Post by mustang1989 on Dec 29, 2016 12:05:03 GMT -7
It's nice to see kids building I think he will do a great job on this one lol thanks Jason. It's getting him to listen that's the trick. 😀 |
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Post by mustang1989 on Dec 29, 2016 12:09:13 GMT -7
Very good thing to do. How old is your son? I did succeed at getting him away from the computer/ Xbox to work on something that he has something to show for. He's 12 years old . |
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Post by coyotecrunch on Dec 29, 2016 17:08:32 GMT -7
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Post by mustang1989 on Dec 30, 2016 6:07:18 GMT -7
He's pretty much got the fuselage assembled in this picture.
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Post by coyotecrunch on Dec 30, 2016 20:44:26 GMT -7
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Post by mustang1989 on Jan 9, 2017 15:39:04 GMT -7
I worked with him pretty close on getting the gear set up at just the right angles but he did most of the work.
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Post by Big D on Jan 9, 2017 15:40:39 GMT -7
Looks like good work too.
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Post by mustang1989 on Jan 9, 2017 15:42:56 GMT -7
Looks like good work too. Thanks Dennis. He listens to me for the most part. Sometimes he comes up with his own ideas of doing things and while not trying to force his hand I'll explain why he should or shouldn't do things and then I just let him go from there. Most times he goes with what I say. We almost had a glue disaster with a close call on tipping the Tamiya thin cement over.  |
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Post by sharp on Jan 9, 2017 18:35:26 GMT -7
It's great to see young kids in the hobby,that's something you just don't see much anymore.
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Post by mustang1989 on Jan 9, 2017 20:08:22 GMT -7
It's great to see young kids in the hobby,that's something you just don't see much anymore. You're right about that Mike. He's off and on with it. I may have to give him and little nudge this weekend with it. |
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