discussion Disabled modellers.

[eddiesolo]

It is surprising to hear that we have a good, healthy...well knackered but still twitching...supply of disabled or ill members. I am one and think it is great that this kind of hobby seems to be away to help and keep minds and hands busy.


Si

 

[Guest]

Yes I had a stroke January dvla took my bus licence and class 1 so this keeps me sane well kind of lol

 

[Guest]

Therapeutic Si. Although it sends my wife nuts at times.


But then most things I do, do. Poor love must get her onto building a Spitfire.


Laurie

 

[Robert1968]

Therapeutic Si. Although it sends my wife nuts at times.
But then most things I do, do. Poor love must get her onto building a Spitfire.


Laurie

Your wife my wife do they know each other??


I got my wife to build a p51 air fix kit 2 yrs ago and she bush painted the 1/72 all herself. ( paints like she's painting her nails!!!


Shane cat sat on it last year.


I got blamed for that too!!!


Robert

 

[Guest]

No I was only joking Robert.


She has been a gardener all her life. Now in a flat as a garden is to much for her. But the flat balcony is stuffed with flowers, a lemon tree, an orange tree, an olive tree, every herb on earth, 3 tomato plants, a Christmas tree ferns and hidden amongst this wilderness is a Tower of London Poppy.


I can some times, with a cup of coffee, crawl through this jungle to my very small chair.


But she has the balcony, mistress of it, and I have the second bedroom Squadron Leader in charge Sir.


Laurie

 

[grumpa]

I am technically disabled {last jump went bad} but I don't consider myself as such, though sitting for long periods at the bench {card table} can get to me at times. I try to stay active as much as I can as inactivity is probably the worst thing for me, just have to know my limitations. Luckily I have some big boys about for the heavy lifting then I just supervise, which you know they just love! View attachment 111147

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[Guest]

I was surprised to see how many disabled modellers there are on this forum


I don't know about the hands Si, but if it wasn't for my wife helping, especially with the fiddly bitsthere would be more kits broken and in the bin

 

[Alan 45]

I'm not surprised that less able people model as I think it helps ,my youngest son has CP and it doesn't stop him he's halfway through a spitfire at the moment and he's doing really well with it , he also does figure reviews for Dr who on YouTube as well as scratch building sets out of balsa and plasticard, it does make you feel good to see someone doing something instead of feeling sorry for themselves and moping about


Well done to you doers

 

[Guest]

I was surprised to see how many disabled modellers there are on this forum
I don't know about the hands Si, but if it wasn't for my wife helping, especially with the fiddly bitsthere would be more kits broken and in the bin

My wife is very good at finding the bits that the Carpet Monster as grabbed from me as I cant get down there myself Tommy .


John.

 

[Guest]

The most incredible thing I have got out of model making is patience. Before I started making models anything I did had to be a speed the result of which was that I had to redo things which is not a friend of impatience.


Model making has brain washed me out of impatience (mostly). Now if it is a bit of carpentry organising something I do it all very patiently planning ahead and I get so much more pleasure. That has amazed me.


Laurie

 

[grumpa]

I was surprised to see how many disabled modellers there are on this forum
I don't know about the hands Si, but if it wasn't for my wife helping, especially with the fiddly bitsthere would be more kits broken and in the bin

That is so nice to hear, your Mrs. must be such a dear. If I get a polite "Oh, that looks great Hon" with the thought to be unseen {though loving} eye roll, I consider myself lucky!

 

[Ian M]

I find it all very therapeutic. Keeps my fingers working. Even during this short (sic). Hiatus I can feel my fingers are quite stif at times. Looking forwards to getting back to the bench. Just got to build it first.LOL


It does help with relaxing and as Laurie pointed out, patience.


My only complaint is I tend to seize up after sitting a couple of hours, so I have to get up and move around a lot.

 

[ojays]

I find that it helps keep my brain active & fingers working.


After a while I have to take a rest as everything starts to cramp, doesn't help I have to do my modelling on the floor.


However I do have to put up with a certain amount of ribbing from my family!


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[ojays]

I don't know what has happened there, seems to have duplicated my post ???????


HELP! admins.


Gregg

 

[bazers]

I am always doing that Gregg I put it down to my 67 years soon be 68 I think!!!.