Ever get teary eyed over an airplane kit?

Glamdring wrote:

All of the above.

Read and let it go Mike, never think! That's where nightmares come from

-dave

Ouch!!

My eyes watered just thinkin about that one. :)

jwb wrote:

rudy_102 wrote: I'm scared of growing up now. Thanks alot. Nothing to fear. Nothing to fear at all. 'Cept the hair loss, poor eyesight, unsteady hands, flatulence, grumpiness, stiffness in the joints and saying "What's that?" a lot. And it gets worse after 8:00 AM...... Of course, you can run with scissors, turn the lights on and off, eat all the Froot Loops in the box, leave the fridge open and scratch in public.

And extremely bad at 4:00 AM. Especially the flatulence and scratching

-dave

mikepowers wrote:

Awesome story man. I feel the same way and can relate because we are the same age and we got back into this hobby at the same time. If only I could remember my first kit. Well, there are plenty of other things to get teary eyed over. Glued fingers, slicing a finger open, etc.

Awesome story man.

I feel the same way and can relate because we are the same age and we got back into this hobby at the same time. If only I could remember my first kit.

Well, there are plenty of other things to get teary eyed over.

Glued fingers, slicing a finger open, etc.

rudy_102 wrote:

I'm scared of growing up now. Thanks alot.

rudy_102 wrote:

I'm scared of growing up now. Thanks alot.

Name Taken wrote:

If you do get 3 of them (one still sealed) you should paint one to be fantastic and very detailed, and the other with gloss brown paint built in a day or two, I think it would be a nice momento. I recently did the same thing on ebay for airfix models. I can remember building the Hurricane flown by Stanford Tuck during the Battle of Britain, I still remember the red spinner on the prop, good memories.

Glamdring wrote:

By the way JWB, love the pants....

tigerman wrote:

I'm with you Scott. Accuracy can just be so boring sometimes. I recall when I built my Monogram  Pz IV in one night! Of course no paint, but that didn't stop me from playing with it the next day. Man I was as high as kite. Now I'd be lucky to build the turret in a week.

I hear that, I haven't finished a project since March.

By the way JWB, love the pants....

rudy_102 wrote:

O god, I am going to get this emotional over models when I grow up?

scottrc wrote:

Great story, thanks! Although I like building, one thing that really bogs me down is having to build "accurate" models.  I wish IPMS would make a catagory called "The kid in me" catagory, because I love take an occasional model, such as a Lindberg or old Monogram, and glue it together in one night and paint it with whatever color floats my fancy. It is great therapy for modelers who are approaching burnout. Scott

I'm with you Scott. Accuracy can just be so boring sometimes. I recall when I built my Monogram  Pz IV in one night! Of course no paint, but that didn't stop me from playing with it the next day. Man I was as high as kite. Now I'd be lucky to build the turret in a week.

scottrc wrote:

Great story, thanks! Although I like building, one thing that really bogs me down is having to build "accurate" models.  I wish IPMS would make a catagory called "The kid in me" catagory, because I love take an occasional model, such as a Lindberg or old Monogram, and glue it together in one night and paint it with whatever color floats my fancy. It is great therapy for modelers who are approaching burnout. Scott

They build relatively well straight out of the box and take me back to an era where one wasn't expected to buy the XYZ brand tracks and ABC brand photo etch and add the LMNOP resin correction set in order to "build the kit properly."

Yann Solo wrote:

I whish I could tell a story like that but the only time I get teary eyes over an airplane is when I put too much CA glue on it! It's a wonderfull experience you add!  It's wonderfull to see how little things like that can still affect us after so many years (no offence).  Is it possible that the fact that your mom and dad were really proud of you is the real reason why you are so happy to build it again.  No matter how you paint this , the memories are the important part of it? Enjoy!

You hit the nail on the head, Yann Solo.

The plane itself is a rather unremarkable cast. Not bad, but nothing fancy. However, what it represents is worth far more than a room full of Tamiya kits with cases of goodies from Eduard.

It transported me to a time of:

• No mortgages
• No budgets to deal with (work or home)
• No rush to get things done
• No bills
• No pressure to make sales

It was a wonderful snapshot in time- good grades, I made my parents proud and got a present, and all was right with the world. So many things that looking back, just seemed so simple. In a happy childhood (which I am thankful to my parents for providing) this was a shining moment.

I think we have those moments now, but sometimes the child in us isn't there to recognize it. The grownup says "Yeah, whatever, now back to the bills" and that's it.

I think that's what getting back into building has done for me- it's brought out that 8 year old kid who could just enjoy the moment for what it was- great. It's spilling over into all the parts of my life- and I'm having fun beyond plastic and paint.

I sound like I needed therapy. I guess this is better. :-)

Man I'm getting sentimental.

And I've decided how to paint it- just like the instructions say. Brown with a sky blue underside. I don't know if it's historically accurate in a WWII sense, but it IS accurate in my history. And Captain Thunderbolt will be proud!

;-)

I whish I could tell a story like that but the only time I get teary eyes over an airplane is when I put too much CA glue on it!

It's a wonderfull experience you add!  It's wonderfull to see how little things like that can still affect us after so many years (no offence).  Is it possible that the fact that your mom and dad were really proud of you is the real reason why you are so happy to build it again.  No matter how you paint this model, the memories are the important part of it?

Enjoy!

Rob Gronovius wrote:

The P-47 and Hellcat are on the way and should be there shortly. Enjoy the walk down memory lane.

You are the MAN! Thanks so much Rob!

I'll post pics when it's complete.

bah, wuss

lol, I'm just j/k

Its a great story, and its always fun to read accounts of people getting back into this hobby, and having themselves transported back to their childhood.

flippersdad wrote:

I have experienced what you have Jon - my older brother got me into building s when our Dad was stationed at Offutt AFB. He passed aaway about 4 years ago, and since then I have been buying Aurora kits and remembering simplier times. Our stories are somewhat similar. I have a question for you. Are you going to paint that P-47 gloss brown again? Cheers, Eric

I've been thinking of that. I'm not sure yet. When I painted it as a kid, that gloss brown went on so thick that it might as well have been a truck bed liner. After a while I*knew* it wasn't supposed to be that way, but I loved that plane so much, I never saw it as it was- a poorly glued together, glossy brown first attempt. I saw Captain Thunderbolt and his heroic P-47.

So right now I'm leaning towards painting it as the instructions actaully say (brown and blue), but doing it right. I figure that way it will look like I always imagined it. Kinda goofy, I guess- but I'm turning into an old softie. :-)