Wow! I never knew!!

Those darned Revell Arizona models, in addition to numerous others, led me to 25 years in the Navy.

I thought we were just developing fine motor skills.

Rick

Well, I went into Land Surveying and paleontology.  But the painting was real fun fo me.   I realy liked the Hawk models that I built.

Rick, & look what you can do with that Revell Arizona model.

http://www.shipmodels.info/mws_forum/viewtopic.php?f=59&t=165105

black widow

On the side of the box it said this- "A boys future begins with modeling for he will learn patience and the satisfaction of building with his own hands . Following simple instructions is the first step toward well developed logic patterns. His interests will widen and newer, more complex hobbies will enlarge his range of knowledge and technical competence. The world will be his as he models it. and as he researches it. To find out more he will seek information and the quest will lead him into interst areas yet unimagined. This is modeling, a boys first step into his future."

I have not heard that before. I think it is one of the most awsome explanations of modeling that I have read. For me I was in the Air Cadets, built tanks and joined the Navy. I think that just says something about my confused state of mind..... Doctor, are you there? Doctor?............

45 years an architect. go figure.

I dunno, that's exactly how modelling works for me! :-)

Thanks for sharing and have a nice day!

Paweł

PS. I'd love to see that Lysander, too!

Well, many HAWK kits showed up in yellow Testors boxes during the 1980s. I built that particular kit while a college kid.

i think I have one of those in my stack.  Are there any aftermarket sets for it?

Working in the aerospace industry I found a large number of co-workers credited model airplanes with seeking a career in the industry, and many of them continued in the modelling hobby.

Wow! It seems obvious, but it is formulated so ingeniously. I think we kind of know this  but it's heard to explane.

I would like all people who doubt their hobby to see this text. Thank you for sharing!

Sure is inspiring !and is a glowing endorsement for scale modeling even today!

Was it modeling that developed our intrest or was it our natural desire to build, research, design and paint that drew us into the hobby? Chicken or the egg?

Oho!   

       That is so true! The Navy and Corp shaped me up to be the bigger fellow like the old " AtlasAds" The Guy getting sand in the face was me. Not after service and college though. But!  I Must clarify, I never kicked sand in anyone's face-That part of the ad did not apply!

 I was basically a loner, but The modeling skills that came from found pieces of wood and making models stuck with me. I started Plastic just before enlisting. Neat stuff that plastic. Sooo to make a long story short. I still enhance my grey cells and motor skills with the things. Any Genre I like at any given time.  

ModelCrazy;

 To give you a succinct answer, I think it's our inborn desire to create something pleasing to our eye in our personal environment ! Kinda Like( I did That!)   

Building models apparently reveals the future. In my teens, I built a Revell model of the U.S.S. Haven hospital ship. I shouldn't have. About six years, later, I was an emergency-surgery patient on Haven's sister ship, U.S.S. Repose.

However, building models isn't always a crystal ball. About the same time I built the Haven model, I built a model Christ-Craft cabin cruiser, but I've never owned or even been on a Chris-Craft cabin cruiser! So, at best, building models is only a 50% accurate predictor of the future. 

Bob   

So perhaps I should build that Ford GT I have in the stash