Building models is rewarding, educational and fun!
The Quality Hobby Shop has put these pages together to help maximize your enjoyment of the wonderful hobby of scale model building. Here we hope you will find many useful tips and tricks.
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scale '55 Ford Pickup Street Rod Snaptite kit#0858 from Revell. Skill 1.
Newcomers to the hobby should choose a simple to build skill 1 or 2 plastic kit for their first two or three models. This gives you valuable experience and a finished model quite quickly.
Don’t give up on a project if things go wrong as you build it. Get it finished as best you can even if it’s totally messed up! Get experience painting your finished masterpiece even if its not perfect because it will help the next time.
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scale Four-mast bark PASSAT Sailing Ship kit#5626 from Revell Germany. Skill
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- Look for a model at the proper skill level. Think about the person the model is intended for - his interests, his hobbies, his personal history.
- Consider what attracts the person's interest. For example, he might have a favorite race car driver, and a model of that driver's car would be an appropriate choice.
- Look around the person's house. Notice the character of the models that have been assembled and seek out one of similar style.
- Check the manufacturer's name on the person's assembled models to learn the type and quality he prefers.
- Ask for recommendations from a friend or relative
of the person you're buying the model for.
Remember that model kits aren't confined to cars, ships and airplanes. Perhaps a model of the Saturn moon rocket or the starship Enterprise would appeal.
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Peterbilt Alaskan Hauler Semi Truck kit#7545 from Revell Germany. Skill 5.
