Phycological Profile

The average modeler:
1) male
2) 6'3"
3) blond
4) blue eyes
5) 210lbs
6) perfect teeth
7) 6 figure salary
8) drives a 6 fig. price tag car
9) has a whole room just for modeling
10) His blond 120 lbs wife also models in her own room
11) has another room just for refrence material.

So anyone fitting this discription raise your hand

QUOTE: Originally posted by RAF120 The average modeler: 1) male 2) 6'3" 3) blond 4) blue eyes 5) 210lbs 6) perfect teeth 7) 6 figure salary 8) drives a 6 fig. price tag car 9) has a whole room just for modeling 10) His blond 120 lbs wife also models in her own room 11) has another room just for refrence material. So anyone fitting this discription raise your hand

Yep, that's me allright!!! (to the mirror)

OK, OK, wife says I can't have anymore beer tonight untill I fess up.

I fit #1(male), & #9 (whole room just for modeling)--- OK, it is a basement and I have to share with W&D.

And everytime I suggest to the wife that she do a model the side of my head starts to hurt for some reason.

QUOTE: Originally posted by RAF120 The average modeler: 1) male CHECK 2) 6'3" HOW BOUT 5'11" 3) blond YES, WHEN I WAS A KID, NOW IT'S JUST BROWN. 4) blue eyes CHECK 5) 210lbs TEETERING AROUND 200 BUT NEED TO LOSE ABOUT 20lbs 6) perfect teeth I LOVE CANDY... 7) 6 figure salary WHAT,DID YOU SKIP A DECIMAL? 8) drives a 6 fig. price tag car 1987 HONDA CIVIC... COULD BE 6 FIGURES IN YEN?? 9) has a whole room just for modeling NO ROOM RIGHT NOW... 10) His blond 120 lbs wife also models in her own room BRUNETTE! 11) has another room just for refrence material. NOPE. So anyone fitting this discription raise your hand

Well I'm 58 and I'm really starting to enjoy life, near retirement and I'm just a big KID, so my wife says. Ohhhhhhh well!!!!!!!!! You're only a kid twice in life

Believe me, that ink blot thing doesn't work. This one shrink I saw I thought I was seeing pics from an airshow. At another I was looking at armor tread and muzzle flash patterns. Well this got me sent to a third. I asked the dude where he got the pics of all the haze patterns for US warships in WWII. I made them all mad I'm being committed. LOL

Lets see, what am I???
I have a collection of matchbox cars on the self in my work area. (I'm 36 years old)
I shop at K&B toys and claim I'm shopping for the kid.
I'm and introvert
I'm an engineer
I believe in Star Trek
I have the Discovery Planes and History Channel as the only two channels programmed in my cable box.
All my vacations are planned around museums, hobbyshops, and airshows.
I can spend hours in a Art/Craft, Beauty Supply, or Fabric store wondering how I can adapt their merchandise to aid in my modeling.
Same goes with Home Depot and Lows.
I know what every line is called and is used for on a 19th century 1st rate ship of the line, the CV designation of every carrier in the US Navy, can tell the differences between an F4U-1 and F4U-5N, yet cannot remember how to give you directions to my house.
I will buy generic dog food, skip a root canal, and drive on three bald tires and only one brake so I can afford the PE set for my latest project.
I have all my hair, it's just moving to my back.
I have a 6 digit figure mortgage, to afford the extra two rooms for my models.
My wife is 105, Brunette, and I think married me to fullfill a requirement for her psychology degree.
I can build, rig and paint 36" long frigate in 18 months, but will take me 12 years to finish painting my house.
I can airbrush in my sleep.

The wife gave me a shirt for Christmas proclaiming me a trophy husband. Who needs anything else?

I spent 17 years working as a psychiatric nurse, and I can tell you there is no such word as "typical"... or "normal" for that matter. I will say this: the folks I know who are "serious" hobbyists-- meaning they spend a substantial amount of time, money and/or effort in pursuit of the hobby-- whether it's modeling, woodworking, carving decoys, collecting train numbers or whatever, may seem a bit odd to some but are (in my experience) among the most well-adjusted individuals around. My guess is we all have an outlet for our stress, and as I pointed out on another posting, it's hard to concentrate on what's bothering you if you're in the middle of numerous repetitive assemblies (as we armor modelers know well). The distraction is relaxing and clears your thinking, often allowing you to discover solutions to your difficulties. As a matter of fact, we often recommended a hobby of some sort to our psych patients (and no, not basket-weaving, either). Relaxation pursuits are also part of the usual care-plan for heart-attack patients.
On a personal level, modeling is just one of my hobbies, although granted it is by far my most serious; I also paint, draw, take pictures, do computer enhancements and restorations of photographs, and read. So am I "typical?" I don't know. Should I worry about being labeled for my interests? I think not. Neither should you.
By the way, Happy New Year to all

QUOTE: Originally posted by Murray Kish Here's an observation I've made: - put a bunch of model builders in a 'forum' like this and you won't be able to shut them up. Some of the nicest, most sincere, and interesting people you will ever meet. Always willing to reach out to a fellow modeller and offer advice and/or support whether or not it's related to models, or just life in general. - put 'em in a big room together (in real life) and you'll hardly hear a peep out of them. There are obviously exceptions to this, but in general my observation is that they are hard to get to know (in person). Personal observations. Murray

QUOTE: Originally posted by djmodels1999 I think you are right Murray... But put models on the table and pass beer around and things will get a little moe intimate soon...

Actually, that isn't true in my model club's experience. Since the first day I started going there, all the modelers that attend never shutup! In fact, the biggest complaint at our meetings is that there is too much talking going on during presentations and seminars! We are seriously looking into a microphone sound system just to be heard! AND, there is no beer present, but there are models, since we have both a model contest at each meeting. There is also a show-and-tell table where we display Works in Progress to talk about them or request assistance/ideas for where to go from where we are in the build.

Everyone not a modeler may look at us funny, but on the whole I think we are a happier, more educated, coordinated, and helpful bunch of people who are slow to judge those who make a sincere effort at anything they do in life.

Just my

I can't believe my husband told people I eat peanut butter and pickle sandwiches. It all started in a galaxy a long time ago when I was younger and pregnant and had a strange midnight craving..
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