discussion Modelling as Therapy.

[Guest]

Here it is. I managed to build the Trumpeter Hawker Sea Hawk while I was at it.

Strange session as I spent most of the allocated 45 mins talking about it.

The reason for me builing it was to have something to work towards and a form of relaxation, I won't pick anything like this again, blimey those decals were utter :censored2. I don't usually complain about models, after all that is part of the hobby isn't it, I can't see the fun of just building umpteen HaseTamiya kits, where is the fun it that? I won't pick another Bucc for sure, even though I still have another FAA and two RAF versions to do.

The other exercise was to learn to enjoy things again and also to make me tired at night. The therapist is going to get me to say that my models are good as I didn't look very happy when it was fished out of the box. So that is something else to make me see that I do good things and it is worthwhile.

The Bucc is one of 800 sqd. Finished in experimental scheme with Sqirrel grey undersides. I used the Neo-Mega cockpit. Airwaves wingfold and Paragon bulged main wheels and flaps.

 

[Guest]

Despite the troubles, the model looks wonderful from here!

 

[Guest]

dear Pan-am-clipper...

Love the Bucc...bravo on the the seahawk too...all you need now is a scimiter, vamp and a spey engined F4 and you have the FAA jet set, then you can start building a nice 1/48 scale Ark Royal for the driveway to base em on!!!!

Note: it might be a bit on the large side to take along to each session tho...:grinball2:

 

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As far as the comments go regarding a golden age of air travel - it was only golden because it was so inordinately expensive, only the super rich could fly and when they flew they expected almost 4 star hotel levels of luxury, on par with the experience they'd get from travelling on a luxury liner. They wanted their own cabin on the plane. It's also apparent that the super rich dress better, are better looking, have whiter teeth and better health insurance, and are generally more glamourous than the average Wayne or Waynetta on a council estate.

Regarding current day air travel, advances in technology and aeronautics and amazing engineering have enabled airlines to package huge numbers of people into the tightest spaces and for a reasonable fee you can now fly anywhere around the world, in relative comfort and very quickly too. Bringing travel to the masses, shrinking the world, breaking down boundaries and making the world a nicer place.

Even if you're in Economy class, it's not much of a hardship, you have to sit and watch films. Which are a couple of things that a lot of people like to do anyhow!

I think the fact that airliners are so sucessful has obviously been to their own detriment, they are really a victim of their own sucess, but in economic and engineering terms we're in a "golden" age of airtravel, however, current social and environmental factors don't look on this so favourably.

Thats my rant over!

HEHEH

 

[Guest]

dear Pan-am-clipper...Love the Bucc...bravo on the the seahawk too...all you need now is a scimiter, vamp and a spey engined F4 and you have the FAA jet set, then you can start building a nice 1/48 scale Ark Royal for the driveway to base em on!!!!

Note: it might be a bit on the large side to take along to each session tho...:grinball2:

Thanks for the comments on the Bucc :grinball2:Everyone is soo kind here.

Do you mean an F4 like this one??? *giggles*

I have a Scimitar to build too when I get round to it...I think i'll be in my 70's when that comes around though! I seem to do one or two Navy thing every decade, so it's a good job i'm going to live forever then isn't it!

Toodle pip.

Love you lots,

Perry X X X

 

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So few people place a proper respect on naval aviation... why only every decade or so?

 

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Rofl, your kinda not in a minority mate...Im one of the forums true Blue water addicts, With the exception of the mk5 cheiftan kit I have to struggle to recall the last NON navy build I have attempted!

With regards the F4.... darn, this Girl has it all!!!!

Now, all we have to do is ween her away from those civil types and get her hooked on carriers and British BattleShips

and her journey to the dark (Blue) side will be complete...

Muh Ha ha ....

:knight: "this is not the kit your looking for... you can go and buy a nice F18A...move along."

 

[Guest]

Weeeeel I have the Trumpeter 1/350th Hood to build, though I might wait for the earlier version (Hint Trumepter!) and a really nice JSC 1/250th Lion, a cooel cat if there ever was one!

So I'm not adverse to a bit of naval action and I do love the Graf Spee and Eugen and Deutschland and....running out of room...stop..send sheds..stop...stop...message ends.

 

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So I'm not adverse to a bit of naval action.

All the nice girls love a sailor!

:music_too

 

[Guest]

After all our hot days I think I need therapy as well but I don't ewaqnt to go to a therapist ( the rapist) :nono: get it. Just model building will do.:grinball2:

 

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I don't want to go either but if it means I'll function properly and not be ill I'll go for that!

 

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All the nice girls love a sailor!:music_too

P.s who says I'm nice? *giggles*

 

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Here we go again.

 

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:knight:When did we ever say that clipper was nice?... guess

all the nice girls may love a sailor, but only a woman

of true fibre and moral substance knows that the way

to a mans heart lies in a 30,000 ton battlecruiser...

Been Looking for a splendid cat to build for years now!

Anyway, One must keep on target and not get to the

point where the spare room is full to over flowing with

kits that one rearly ought to get started on one day!

Now, all that remains are those six 1/96 scale sword

-fish, two corvettes and the small matter of the

Escort Carrier from deans ... arrrrrrrrrrr!!!!

:emo10: How did it come to this... I think I need two spare rooms.

 

[Guest]

Easy peasy...eyes bigger than belly...spending power greater than build output...more and more interesting stuff released...er...have I missed anything!

 

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It's nice to know I'm not alone in having a pile of kits on the to build list!

The worst thing is scratchbuilding models too - then you can have an even larger and overwhelming list of things to build!

 

[jspitza]

Oh man-this would be an entire thread-too many cool box art covers! BUT, as I was explaining to my oh so patient and rational Wife-I can only compare my purchases to album art and how it was fun just to buy the LP regardless the music. Ahh, those were the days long ago...................Oh wait I'm only 37.

 

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Hi every body,

Hope these few words won't feel to serioud to you all, but lets just say I' ve got a theory about this hobby and the reason why it drives some intelligent grown-up adults through a unresonable passion taking them more time, attention and money they could resonably afford.

You see in this crasy world where avery thing seems to be out of control : Politics, wars, pollution, prices etc, an average normal person sometimes need a place where he can find peace and hope. But when you get home affter a hard day of work, you find that even your place n family is a mess. That's the moment in your life when you need to creat a world of your own, where all is Beautyfull and wright. Model makers over the world are make seeking with out nowing it, the same sanctuary.

Please excuse my weird english and remember I'm Greek.

Love and peace to all of you.