samedi 14 décembre 2013

Scale Model Kits

By Donna Carr


Scale model kit construction has become an interest worldwide. It fascinates children, teenagers and older people alike. This activity opens up a world of diversity of innovative machines, dating back to the industrial revolution in the 1800s.

Plastic model figures can be created of boats, cars, planes, and/or even spacecraft. They can be built to any scale one desires, though 1:24 is the most common. They can also be designed and built with different levels of complexity.

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.

The author of this book is a master modeler, and this book is well illustrated. Mr. Jack C. Harris has written an excellent book and he has included chapters about; plastic model kits, how to choose your first plastic kit to build, and how you can work your way up in skill.

Video game companies have long touted the development of hand/eye coordination as a benefit of playing their products. However, assembling small pieces can take this farther than simply learning to push buttons. One must focus on placement of parts in the correct positions in order to assure being able to finish the project.

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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