[WWI] Kids & models

[Dave Calhoun]

I know my local model club Wings & Wheels based in W. Springfield MA has done a lot of make & takes with local organizations in the community such as the Springfield Boy's club and the New England Air museum, usually a good number of kids turn out and we always do snap tite kits so they will be able to go home with a finished model.  We tried it once with 1/72 scale Academy corsairs that someone donated a case of, but no way to finish any of these even without painting in an hour or so (any longer will lose the interest of most of the kids).  This is the best way I know of of getting kids interested in the hobby, although if they like it they will have to get the tools kits and supplies for themselves, so that's when it's the parent's turn to step up to the plate.
Dave
From: <Cactusbird39 at aol.com>
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Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:39:20 EDT
To: WW1 Mail List <wwi at wwi-models.org>
Subject: Re: [WWI] New guy on the block

In a message dated 7/11/2008 13:29:52 Pacific Daylight Time,
wed317 at mchsi.com writes:
>  
> Dave,
>  
>          You  know, it just depends. While the price of ot armor kits from the
> like of  Dragon/DML/Tasca would certainly put off many young buyers, there are
> still  many bargains to be had out there. The only thing I have withing 3
> hours of me  that passes for a hobby shop is Hobby Lobby. They routinely stock
> Academy  1/72nd scale kits, and those can all be had for under $10.00 US, and
> that is  not counting their 40% off coupon they run at least once a month. For
> OT  subjects there are still cheap Revell and Airfix kits to be had. Granted
> the majority of kits are now priced much, much higher than they used to be,
> niether are they aimed at the young modeler.
>  
>  
>  
> Warren 
Warren:
You make some very good points.  I don't know of many specific efforts ai,ed
at bringing younger modelers into our hobby.  Certainly the one mentioned
earlier was a good one.
Dave

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