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Introduction |
Choosing Your Kit | Kits
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Your Tools | Getting Started
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| Choosing Your Kit | |
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you're a beginner, it may be difficult for you to assess which kind of
aircraft model kit you should start with. Most of us have
aesthetic preferences that come into play when making such a decision,
and sometimes it can be detrimental. My first kit was a model of
the Enola Gay (the B-29 Super Fortress which dropped the atomic bomb
on Hiroshima) which I had ordered from a catalogue. Weeks later,
when my model arrived, I couldn't wait to get started building it, but
there was one little snag... I didn't know where to start.
Needless to say, the kit was never finished, my father, himself having
dabbled in the world of kit building, was also at a loss for the time
and skill required to finish putting together the silver behemoth.
When choosing your first model kit, it is highly recommended that you look at the instructions on the box, which will also sometimes provide you with an ideal age or skill level required to put together the project. There are a few options you can choose from:
1. The main advantage of choosing the 1st option is that it yields more realistic results, and can also feature smaller parts than the snap-together model. These models are also quite fragile, and are best suited for display; we have chosen to explore the construction of a styrene model on this website, so that we can further explore the finishing process. The other options mentioned are well represented in our links sections in a series of very informative websites which we consider to be complementary to this one. |
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