Explaining Model Building to one who doesn't understand it.
Here's a good one.
I was sitting at my favorite tables at WhattaBurgerin New Braunfels,Tx. The Assistant Manager stopped by. She saw the Model Box lovingly placed on the table so I could read the picture and woids.
She asked me ," Why do you do that" "What"? I asked in return. "Build those Plastic Toys" was her next comment. Of course I had to reply. I asked her is she did sewing or crafting of any type. She said because of limited time she only did Satin Stitch Embroidery.
When I told her I did that too she was speechless. She wanted to know though "Why the plastic " Toy Model ". I explained to her that this was not a toy. That building it would give me hours of pleasure I would otherwise fritter away if I was to go to the movies for instance.
Her next comment concerned my shaking hands ( We are neighbors too). I told her that this solved part of that. Then I explained to her that I was born in the middle forties. By building these models I celebrated those who made my freedom from Nazi tyrany possible.
Why? well, I explained that those who were already fighting in Europe and in the Pacific were to be honored. I can't go to Arlington or a lot of other Memorials. So , I remember their Sacrifice by building a model of their Plane ,Ship, or Armor piece.
Again " Why ? Then I top it off with this" Did you want to live under Pinochet's rule ?"
She says " No " Well, thanks to all the folks that gave it all I didn't have to live under Hitler's thumb or afterwards, the Soviet union's dogma is what I tell her. I am originally from Austria. Nuff said. I also do it because it relaxes me and spurs the creativity inside.
Now , that's when she said "I can tell when you are building one too "."Oh, Really "? " Yup" "You get this far-away look in your eyes" And that my Modeling friends says it all.