Hooray, a very model-ly Christmas as Chez GF! Surprisingly so, actually...
I bought the boy a model I want him to try on his own:
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With a bit of help in the "sharp things & chemicals" department from yrs trly, think he should be able to manage this as his first 'did it on my own' model. He's 7 in a few weeks, so maybe a touch young but he seems keen so I don't want to discourage him on age alone.
I was put in charge of my own prezzie-buying - not something that leads to many surprises, but does lead to getting what I actually want... rather than jumpers! I got myself some Draper needle files, a set of Rolson tweezers (the type that actually meet at the end unlike the pair I had previously nicked from SWMBO), a pin vice and a few drill bits (might have stuffed this one up as the pin vice won't close on the two smallest bits... grrr, they came as a set!).
Oh and my first 1/48 scale plane:
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Looking forward to getting into this, will prob do it with engine exposed as per box art just to see if I can. May also try using bits of wire & solder etc to mock up the various pipes not included as parts. Will involve some research so could be fun.
Then...
Then things got a little out of hand! SWMBO bought The Boy a model too - but she was a little more ambitious! I think the agenda is: Dad & Boy together = "me time"! So we have one of these...
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The Boy is very excited, and we weren't allowed to wait on this...
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And Granny sent another not-very-kid-oriented model:
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To be fair, I knew this one was coming and have been preparing for it... but had it out of the box yesterday and it's a quantum leap ahead of what I've done before, so The Boy isn't going to really have much to do here... other than destroy it once it's made of course.
So - there you have it, an excellent haul! I'm going to be benefiting from my son's prezzies quite handsomely.
So how has Santa treated the rest of you? Want to share in yr joy! Spill it!
I bought the boy a model I want him to try on his own:
[ATTACH]75258.IPB[/ATTACH]
With a bit of help in the "sharp things & chemicals" department from yrs trly, think he should be able to manage this as his first 'did it on my own' model. He's 7 in a few weeks, so maybe a touch young but he seems keen so I don't want to discourage him on age alone.
I was put in charge of my own prezzie-buying - not something that leads to many surprises, but does lead to getting what I actually want... rather than jumpers! I got myself some Draper needle files, a set of Rolson tweezers (the type that actually meet at the end unlike the pair I had previously nicked from SWMBO), a pin vice and a few drill bits (might have stuffed this one up as the pin vice won't close on the two smallest bits... grrr, they came as a set!).
Oh and my first 1/48 scale plane:
[ATTACH]75260.IPB[/ATTACH]
Looking forward to getting into this, will prob do it with engine exposed as per box art just to see if I can. May also try using bits of wire & solder etc to mock up the various pipes not included as parts. Will involve some research so could be fun.
Then...
Then things got a little out of hand! SWMBO bought The Boy a model too - but she was a little more ambitious! I think the agenda is: Dad & Boy together = "me time"! So we have one of these...
[ATTACH]75257.IPB[/ATTACH]
The Boy is very excited, and we weren't allowed to wait on this...
[ATTACH]75261.IPB[/ATTACH]
And Granny sent another not-very-kid-oriented model:
[ATTACH]75259.IPB[/ATTACH]
To be fair, I knew this one was coming and have been preparing for it... but had it out of the box yesterday and it's a quantum leap ahead of what I've done before, so The Boy isn't going to really have much to do here... other than destroy it once it's made of course.
So - there you have it, an excellent haul! I'm going to be benefiting from my son's prezzies quite handsomely.
So how has Santa treated the rest of you? Want to share in yr joy! Spill it!
All I got was some renovation tools...
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